For Your Research: 40 Different Types of Glossaries ~ A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet

I've heard some students ask if a glossary is the same as a dictionary. Growing up without the Internet, I learned that a glossary was a listing of terms at the end of book. Each one of my textbooks had a glossary, which made it easy to look up any words which I didn't understand. Most of today's textbooks have glossaries, and unlike dictionaries, which have the definitions to all words, the glossary is a vocabulary list from a specific topic or work. So, for example, the digital photography teacher would use a glossary with vocabulary related specifically to digital photography, and an elementary school teacher would have their students use a dictionary to look up their spelling words. This list will be placed under the Reference tab and be updated over time.

•ART AND MUSIC

A Glossary of Color Science

Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture

Glossary of Musical Terms

Medieval Music Glossary

•EDUCATION

Glossary of Education Terms and Acronyms

Glossary of Instructional Strategies

Glossary of United States Educational Terminology

LDOnline Glossary- learning disabilities

•GRAPHICS-PHOTOGRAPHY-TECHNOLOGY

Desktop Publishing Glossary