Abstract
Methodology
Fact
Speculation
Source
Citation
Confirm
Secondary information
Derivative record
Verification
Manuscript
Analysis
Assertion
Factoid
Assumption
Inference
Primary information
Correlate
Annotated bibliography
Best evidence
Claim
Evidence
Proof
Repository
To compare and contrast separate items in order to identify conflicts and agreements between them and to define patterns and relationships.
Confirming the accuracy of an assertion by consulting other authoritative and independent sources.
The statement in which one identifies the source of an assertion.
An artifact, book, document, film, person, recording, website, etc., from which information is obtained.
A “fact” that is fictitious or unsubstantiated but repeatedly asserted to promote its acceptance.
Material produced by copying an original record or manipulating its content e.g. compendiums, compilations, databases and translations.
A conclusion backed by thorough research, sound analysis, and reliable evidence.
An opinion unsupported by evidence.
Section of a report detailing how research was undertaken.
A piece of writing in its native, unpublished state. Derived from the Latin meaning written by hand.
A premature conclusion unsupported by evidence.
Details provided by someone with only second-hand (hearsay) knowledge of the facts.
A claim or statement of “fact.”
An original record or records of the best and highest quality that survives.
An assertion for which no evidence is supplied or else the evidence is insufficient.
A presumed reality—an event, circumstance, or other detail that is considered to have happened or to be true.
A 150 to 250 word paragraph that provides an overview of the report.
Information or assertions that are relevant to the research problem.
The process of examining evidence, e.g. studying individual pieces of data for inherent clues, strengths, and weaknesses.
To test the accuracy of an assertion or conclusion by (a) consulting at least one other source.
A “fact” deduced from information that implies something it does not state outright.
A statement made or details provided by someone with first- hand knowledge of the facts he or she asserted.
An archive, government office, library, or other facility where research materials are held.
A bibliography which discusses the sources, as well as providing a full reference for them.
