Abstract

A summary of a journal article.

Academic Library

A library belonging to a University or College.

Accommodation Department

For advice on all aspects of renting property

Acronym

A set of letters that stand for a standard term (NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation )

Article

A piece of work within a journal written by one or many authors.

Attachment

A file linked to an e-mail message, such as a Word document. Attachments can carry viruses that damage computers.

Audio Visual

Materials that are not books, such as audio cassettes, video tapes, DVDs and slides.

Author Search

Used when searching a catalogue or database. This type of search would retrieve everything in the catalogue or database written by that person.