Glossary



This page contains terms that may be helpful when using this wikispace on the research process.

the condition or degree of validity of a source being true, correct, or exact.
 * Accuracy**

gaining improper access to answers or information as in taking an examination or test in a dishonest way.
 * Cheating**

the act of quoting or citing a reference to an author or precedent.
 * Citation**

the exclusive legal right, given to an originator, to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
 * Copyright**

licenses a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators.
 * Creative Commons**

the full text list of guidelines from the Consortium of College and University Media Centers advising professors and students on acceptable uses of multimedia materials for educational purposes that would not infringe on owners' copyrights.
 * Fair Use Guidelines**

"the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand." - as defined by the National Forum on Information Literacy.
 * Information Literacy**

refers to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized. These include, but are not limited to musical, literary, and artistic works, discoveries and inventions, words, phrases, symbols, and designs.
 * Intellectual Property**

the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
 * Plagiarism**

refers to ideas, information, and works that are "publicly available" or available for use by members of the public.
 * Public Domain**

a mention or citation of a source of information in a book or article
 * Reference**

Once referred to as, Acceptable Use Policy, this is a set of rules developed and applied by AHISD that restricts the ways in which the network site or system may be used. All members of the district who use the system/network are required to sign a Responsible Use Policy before they will be given access to the district network.
 * Responsible Use Policy**

refers to the right to use copyrighted material or intellectual property without the need to pay royalties for each use or per volume sold, or some time period of use or sales.
 * Royalty-free**

a series of steps or actions to follow when looking for information on the internet
 * Search strategies**

the state or quality of being valid, legal, or sound.
 * Validity**

a redefinition of the goals of education, to transform how learning is practiced each day, and to expand the range of measures in student achievement, all in order to meet the new demands of the 21st century.
 * 21st Century Skills**