Perhaps because I have never been a Teacher-Librarian, I find that searching up terms in ODLIS can still leave me a little confused. For example, we were told to make sure we understood the term “synoptic” so I promptly looked it up in ODLIS. However, I found that in order to fully understand it I had to do a search on the internet. I think it is because often the definition in ODLIS uses words that for me need defining as well. So I was pleased to see that I was able to understand almost all of the words in the Glossary of our textbook except for a few that I would say I could not confidently define. Gazetteers? I had never heard of it before but it actually sounds pretty interesting! I am sure as I continue through my courses I will become more comfortable with the terms. But right now because it is all so new, I find all the abbreviations for things a little confusing! ODLIS, OPAC, LIS, OCLC, EBSCO ... the list goes on! I see the importance of understanding the terms however, and I will definitely make it my goal to confidently define them all!
The gazetteer is almost an anachronism today because of the Web.
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