Oth 1001 Library Orientation Quiz

1. A scholarly journal

Is any publication that contains book reviews.

Is one written exclusively by college students.

Contains articles written by academic experts in their particular field.

Is only available in print.

2. An article abstract is:

The full-text of an article.

Information about where the article can be found

A summary of an article.

A citation of an article

3. What are the limitations of using the open web for research?

It doesn't contain very much information.

Googling is so quick and easy that it takes all the fun out of research.

The information found on the web can be unreliable and time-consuming to sort through.

None of the above

4. A good research question...

Can't be answered with a simple yes or no.

Is often concerned with cause and effect relationships.

Is broad and general

A and B

5. Which part of a research article describes how the research was conducted?

References

Discussion

Methods or Methodology

Results or Findings

6. When evaluating a website to see if it passes the CRAAP test, which of the following is important?

The number monthly visits the website has.

The sponsor of the website

The year the information was created or updated

The color scheme used on the website

B and C only

None of the above

B) The year the information was created or updated is important because information that is too old may be outdated or even incorrect.

C) The sponsor of a website is important because it gives a clue to whether it is authoritative, and whether or not there is a commercial or other bias.

Explanation

B) The year the information was created or updated is important because information that is too old may be outdated or even incorrect.

C) The sponsor of a website is important because it gives a clue to whether it is authoritative, and whether or not there is a commercial or other bias.