Transition Skills Glossary
The Meanings of Key terms
Glossary of Key Terms
| Term | Meaning |
| Academic Researcher | A person who undertakes research or an investigation within an academic institution |
| Articles | A short piece of academic writing published in a journal |
| Copyright | The exclusive right given by law for a certain term of years to an author, composer, designer, etc. to print, publish, and sell copies of his original work |
| Editing | The act of preparing a particular version |
| Edition | The different form, often an updated form, of an established literary work |
| Editor | A person who prepares the literary work of another person, or number of persons for publication, by selecting, revising, and arranging the material |
| Editorial | A piece of writing which expresses the author's observations, comments or opinions on a topic |
| Grey Literature | Documentary material which is not commercially published or publicly available |
| Licensing Conditions | Permissions granted by the supplier of the book or journal |
| Peer Reviewing Process | The procedure used to evaluate the academic standing of information |
| Primary | The original source of information |
| Provenance | The history of ownership or source of the information |
| Publisher | A company which prepares and issues information in print or electronic format for distribution or sale |
| Review | A piece of writing which examines and evaluates works, such as books, music, artworks etc |
| Secondary | The source which discusses the primary source |
| Transferable Skill | A skill that can be used in different contexts |
| Undergraduate | A student in a university who has not yet taken a degree |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
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