The value of your investments and the income received from them can fall as well as rise. You may not get back the amount you invested.

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Library of Congress

A classification system developed by the Library of Congress used to assign subject headings and a call number. This process often groups items about a similar topic together. This system is used by most academic libraries including Milner Library.

Library Research

Using sources such as books and articles to collect information on a topic. This is different from primary research, which uses original experiments or tests.

MLA In-Text Citations

An MLA citation uses the author’s last name and page numbers.

Open Web

The parts of the internet that is available for free and can be accessed by anyone. This also where anyone can publish on the web. Free web search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo…) search only this portion of online items.

Peer-Review

A process established by researchers and scholars to review written works (e.g., articles, book chapters, books, etc.) of their peers prior to being approved for publication. The process is typically anonymous, meaning the reviewer does not know who author is and the author does not know who reviewed their work. This is often referred to as a blind peer-review. A non-favorable review often means the work will not be accepted for publication.

Peer-Reviewed

Has been approved by a panel of experts in the same field of study before it is accepted for publication. Also could be called a refereed or scholarly source.