Ibid

An abbreviation of the Latin word ibidem, which means 'in the same place'. Used when writing a citation to refer to the last work cited, which saves rewriting the citation. For instance,
1. Smith, M. (1998) A Good Book. Pergamon p.23
2. ibid p.27

Icon

An image used to represent a program or a link to a web page. To access that program or page, you generally click or double click the icon.

Index

A detailed list of topics, sub-topics, places, or names. This could be at the back of a book or may cover a number of issues of a journal or it could be a database.

Internet Explorer

A browser that allows you to access the Internet. It was developed by Microsoft.

Internet Service Provider (ISP)

A company to which you would subscribe for your connection to to the Internet. For instance BTinternet, NTL, or AOL.

Intranet

A set of web pages that is only accessible to certain people or by using certain computers. Most Schools in a University have Intranet sites and these are generally only accessible by using computers within the University.

IP Address

Internet Protocol Address. This is a unique number that identifies a particular computer.

ISBN

International Standard Book Number. This is a ten figure number which is given to an edition of a book. It is usually found as a barcode on the back cover of a book.

ISSN

International Standard Serial Number. This is an eight figure number which identifies a journal title.