A mailing list or forum with a person (moderator) responsible for reviewing all postings and ensuring they relate to the topic at hand. Multimedia Works that combine various communication media, such as text, graphics, sound and video.

Text file that stores information about pages viewed, passwords, etc.

Identifies a specific e-mail account (username) located at (@) a particular domain.

A short sequence of keyboard letters and symbols that signifies a facial expression or emotion. Also called a "smiley." For example: :-)

Another (older) name for the Ohio State University Libraries online library catalog and circulation system.

A database of articles appearing in magazines and journals, which can be searched by author, title, journal name, subject, words in the abstract, etc.

The smallest, most focused search tool, where information is usually limited to a specific topic but provided in-depth. They are sometimes called the "Invisible Web" because they contain information that is not listed in Web indexes.

A brief summary of the key points of a written work, such as an article.

This is the e-mail address of the mailing list manager (software) for all lists that are hosted on a particular mail server. It is used to subscribe, unsubscribe to a list. For example: listproc@lists.unc.edu

Main purpose of this type of Web site (also called a "soapbox" site) is to sway opinion. Useful for understanding opinions on a controversial topic, but not necessarily for unbiased information.