Falvey Research Challenge (fall 2015-2016)
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After viewing the two short videos, see how much you've learned about searching the Falvey Online Catalog by taking this quiz. Perfect score = 100. You may take the quiz as many times as you like to improve your score. You will receive an email report after each attempt.
- 1.[True or False]To start your search, simply type a term into the search box located at the top of any of the Falvey Library pages.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Entering the search terms "Midsummer Night's Dream" in quotation marks will
- A.
Retrieve all the terms in any order
- B.
Find those exact terms in that exact order
- C.
Make them sound fancy
- D.
Make no difference in your search
- 3.What types of resources appear in the far left-hand column of the search results page?
- A.
Books and media
- B.
Articles only
- C.
Web pages only
- D.
Tasty recipes only
- 4.To find a book on the shelf of the library you need to copy its
- A.
Home phone number
- B.
Patent Office number
- C.
Call number
- D.
ISBN number
- 5.What feature of the Falvey online catalog will help you focus your broad search and narrow your search results by publication date, document type or topic?
- A.
Designators
- B.
Filters
- C.
Specifiers
- D.
Pointer thingies
- 6.After finding the information for a journal or magazine article, what do you click to access the full text?
- A.
The title of the article
- B.
"Add to favorites"
- C.
The "Find it" button
- D.
The journal article icon
- 7.Which option will enable you to retrieve only articles of the highest scholarly level?
- A.
Smart stuff only
- B.
Expand results using synonyms
- C.
Include newspaper articles
- D.
Limit to peer-reviewed journals
- 8.After clicking "Find it," if you see a list of databases like the one pictured below, what should you click next to go directly to the full text of the article?
- A.
Any of the "Journal" links
- B.
Any of the "Article" links
- C.
Any of the database names (such as LesixNexis Academic)
- D.
Coverage range
- 9.Which one do you like?
- A.
Option 1
- B.
Option 2
- C.
Option 3
- D.
Option 4
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