Glossary of Terms


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D

Database

It is an organized collection of data held in a computer, especially one that is accessible in various ways.


G

Gateway

It is a device used to connect two different networks, especially a connection to the Internet.


Gold Open Access

A term to describe when authors provide open access by publishing in an open access journal.


Green Open Access

A term to describe when authors provide open access by self-archiving their journal articles in an OA repository.


H

Hybrid Journal

It is a kind of journal which itself is not fully open access, but authors may pay a sum of money to make their articles open access. This type of open access articles is called "Gold OA". This is also known as hybrid open access journal.


I

Indexing & Abstracting Service

It is an alerting service that provides bibliographic data and abstracts of new and latest research.


Inter Library Loan

A service whereby a user of one library can borrow books or receive photocopies of documents that are owned by another library.


L

Least Developed Country

A country that, according to the United Nations, exhibits the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of all countries in the world.


P

Patent

It is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time, inexchange for the public disclosure of the invention.


Peer Review

It is the evaluation of work by one or more people of competence to the producers of the work. It constitutes a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field.



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