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Library Terminology

An A-Z glossary of Library and Academic terminology

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Figshare is the university's institutional repository, a collection of Open Access Data and Research from Cardiff Met.

A search filter is a feature on online platforms and websites, which enables you to select or remove information based on chosen parameters, such as resource type, language or date range.

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The term 'Franchise' refers to another college or university that shares Cardiff Met's courses and resources, also referred to as a partner institution.

When you see the term full text in a research database or ejournal it means you should be able to get the entire article immediately within the database or journal you are using.