Information Literacy Pre-test
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Pre-test to assess information literacy skills prior to taking Modules 1-6.
- 1.I need to locate a book that my Instructor said was in the Giorgetti Library. What should I use?
- A.
An online database
- B.
Giorgetti Library online catalog
- C.
Vermont Department of Libraries Catalog
- D.
Google
- 2.When searching in a research database, the use of Boolean operators "And", "Or" and "Not" can be useful in narrowing or widening your search results. To increase the number of items I will retrieve, what word would I use?
- A.
Not
- B.
And
- C.
Or
- D.
All of them
- 3.The following call numbers are in correct order: BL B B BX B BV 117 80 80.5 80.5 81 1210 .J7 - .G56 - . L97 - .L67 - .G6 - .Y89 2004 1998 1967 1976
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
I don't know
- 4.I read a article on "Reserve" for my Education 207 class. In the article it has a footnote: Johnson, W. (1999). What have we learned about treating autism? Psychological Reports, 112, 54-89. This citation is for?
- A.
A book
- B.
A journal
- C.
A journal article
- D.
A web cite
- 5.Google is?
- A.
An online catalog
- B.
A book
- C.
A research database
- D.
An internet search engine
- 6.If you need a book or an article that is not available in the Girogetti Library, you can?
- A.
Buy them at the library circulation desk
- B.
Request that item through interlibrary loan (ILL)
- C.
Don't bother, forget about it
- D.
Request it directly from the auther
- 7.Failure to give credit to the sources you used in writting your reearch paper is?
- A.
Abstracting
- B.
Plagiarism
- C.
Partial citation
- D.
Copyright
- 8.An abstract is?
- A.
A type of reference source
- B.
A book quotation
- C.
Full text article
- D.
A summary of a resource
- 9.A primary source is?
- A.
The first jbook or journal article that is written on a topic
- B.
An original document such as a diary, letter, etc.
- C.
A collection of critical essays
- D.
An article or book that extensively analyzes a topic
- 10.Library classification systems arrange books on the library shelves?
- A.
By subject
- B.
By title
- C.
By author
- D.
By publicaiton date
- 11.When beginning research, what is the best resource to use in order to familiarize yourself with a topic that is new to you?
- A.
A journal article
- B.
A 450 page book
- C.
An encyclopedia
- D.
An online catalog
- 12.To find research that has been published by scholars in that field, the best place to look would be?
- A.
In popular magazine
- B.
In books and scholarly journals
- C.
On the internet
- D.
In newspapers
- 13.What is the best way to search for books on a given topic?
- A.
Keyword or subject
- B.
Author or title
- C.
ISBN ir ISSN number
- D.
Publisher
- 14.What is the difference between a keyword search and subject (controlled vocabulary) search on a research database?
- A.
No one is sure what the difference is
- B.
They usually produce the same number of results
- C.
Subject searches produce more and better results
- D.
Keyword searches produce more and better results
- 15.When critically evaluating information sources you should consider all but?
- A.
The credentials of the author
- B.
The length of the information source
- C.
The accuracy of the infornation
- D.
The timeliness of the information
- 16.Doing an "Advanced Search" in our online catalog or research databases, allows you to?
- A.
Combine terms which may produce better, more specific results.
- B.
Search for books or journal article by author/title
- C.
Search for book or journal article using boolean operators
- D.
All of the above
- 17.Before you begin any research on your topic, it is important that you?
- A.
Develop a research question
- B.
Develop a research topic
- C.
Develop a good rapport with your instructor
- D.
Develop a good rapport with your librarian
- 18.Are HTMLor PDF articles retrieved through a database cited differently than print articles?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 19.Which best describes the characteristics of a magazine?
- A.
Written for the general public
- B.
Covers current events and recent news
- C.
Articles feature a lot of photographs and advertisements
- D.
All of the above
- 20.How can you get better results when searching the web?
- A.
Use nouns and unique words
- B.
Use Firefox instead of Internet Explorer
- C.
Pay Google to do a search for you
- D.
Ask your instructor for assistance
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