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Working Aid

Any tool that supports the completion of work. For example: methods manual, list of examples, concept maps, writing aid on research topic, etc.

DOI

Digital Object Identifier. The DOI system provides a technical and social infrastructure for the registration and use of persistent interoperable identifiers, called DOIs, for use on digital networks. (Source: International DOI Foundation). This method allows the long-term preservation of addresses of resources.

Digital Identity

Technological link between an actual entity (person, organization or enterprise) and virtual entities (their digital representations).

Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is defined as a type of computing that relies on sharing computing resources rather than having local servers or personal devices to handle applications. (Source: webopedia)

Spatial Intelligence

Spatial judgment and the ability to visualize with the mind's eye (Source: Wikipédia)

Licence

A licence (or license) grants the licensee permission, consent or clearance to use the copyrighted work according to the terms specified by the licensor, who is the owner of the copyright. (Source: Clinique juridique des artistes de Montréal)

Mediagraphy

List of all documents referenced, either paper documents, audiovisual or documents available on internet. (Source : Office de la langue française, GDT, 2001 - Free translation)

Metadata

Information that is held as a description of stored data. (Source: Collins English Dictionary). Data added to a digital document to describe it (its nature, content, history).

Concept Map

Research item important ideas that are expressed by key words.

Recall

Capacity to easily find saved documents.

Teaching and Pedagogical Technician (SMTE - spécialiste en moyens et techniques d’enseignement).

Job category for Library Science.