Glossary of Terms


E-Book:

A book available in electronic format -often a digital version of a print book



E-Reference:

Reference material available in electronic format. See also Reference Collection.



E-Journal:

A journal available in electronic format - often a digital version of a print journal



Edition:

One of a number of printings of the same work e.g. Book, newspaper etc. The work usually is issued at different times and has alterations and/or additions. (Macquarie concise dictionary, 1982)


Editor:

A person who selects and prepares the works of other writers for publication, by selection, arrangement, and annotation.



Electronic Reserve:

E-reserve items are available electronically from the course reserve section of the Library Catalogue. They have a library location on the catalogue of 'electronic reserve' and a call number of e-item. They are either journal articles in a database or PDF documents. To access E-reserve you need to log in using your library barcode and family name.



Encyclopedia:

An alphabetical listing of subjects with entries giving an overview of each subject and background information. Recommendations of further reading for more specialized information are also given.