What do you know about Information Literacy? Do you believe you can beat this quiz? The Association of College and Research Libraries defines information literacy as a set of combined abilities involving the reflective discovery of information, understanding how data is generated and valued, and creating new knowledge and sharing in the communities of learning. Take this quiz and learn more about information literacy.
An online database
Giorgetti Library online catalog
Vermont Department of Libraries Catalog
Not
And
Or
All of them
True
False
I don't know
A book
A journal
A journal article
A web cite
An online catalog
A book
A research database
An internet search engine
Buy them at the library circulation desk
Request that item through interlibrary loan (ILL)
Don't bother, forget about it
Request it directly from the auther
Abstracting
Plagiarism
Partial citation
Copyright
A type of reference source
A book quotation
Full text article
A summary of a resource
The first jbook or journal article that is written on a topic
An original document such as a diary, letter, etc.
A collection of critical essays
An article or book that extensively analyzes a topic
By subject
By title
By author
By publicaiton date
A journal article
A 450 page book
An encyclopedia
An online catalog
In popular magazine
In books and scholarly journals
On the internet
In newspapers
Keyword or subject
Author or title
ISBN ir ISSN number
Publisher
No one is sure what the difference is
They usually produce the same number of results
Subject searches produce more and better results
Keyword searches produce more and better results
The credentials of the author
The length of the information source
The accuracy of the infornation
The timeliness of the information
Combine terms which may produce better, more specific results.
Search for books or journal article by author/title
Search for book or journal article using boolean operators
All of the above
Develop a research question
Develop a research topic
Develop a good rapport with your instructor
Develop a good rapport with your librarian
Yes
No
Written for the general public
Covers current events and recent news
Articles feature a lot of photographs and advertisements
All of the above
Use nouns and unique words
Use Firefox instead of Internet Explorer
Pay Google to do a search for you
Ask your instructor for assistance
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