Information Literacy Quiz Questions And Answers
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What do you know about information literacy? Here are some information literacy quiz questions and answers for you. This quiz is to test the student's information literacy understanding. The questions here are based upon the lessons in An Introduction to Information Literacy. The examination will better your understanding of information literacy as well as give you a great opportunity to evaluate your current knowledge with a fun learning experience. All the best to you, and have fun!
- 1.Panels of experts judge the articles in peer-reviewed journals before publication.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Eastern University Libraries provides access to electronic books through the database library.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The service worldcat.org assists in locating books by geographical location.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.The EZ-Borrow system generates an e-mail to a borrower when their book arrives in the library.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.There are pre-1923 (public domain) books found on the website Internet Archive (archive.org).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.A call number acts as the address for the book on a library's shelf.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Researchers in the sciences rely heavily on books in their scholarly communications.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Researchers in the humanities rarely use books in scholarly communication.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Generally speaking, how many pages may be printed from books in the Ebrary database?
- A.
100
- B.
5
- C.
25
- D.
60
- 10.Footnotes and bibliographies in a book may lead to additional resources for the researcher.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.EZ-Borrow provides access to books from the collections of millions of books from university libraries.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.The Library provides information about plagiarism through the LibGuide "Writing Honestly."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Plagiarism is not a very serious issue at Eastern University.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Which of the following best describes “information literacy”?
- A.
The ability to find reliable information
- B.
The ability to read
- C.
The ability to use a computer
- D.
None of these
- 15.Academic dishonesty can lead to failure in a given class.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Original analysis and interpretation have little importance in academic work.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.In a class research paper, professors don't want to know a student's opinion.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Students often justify plagiarism by pointing out that their peers are doing it.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19."The most common reason for inadvertent plagiarism is simply ignorance of proper forms of citation."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20."Sloppy notes and poor organization can lead to confusion and inadvertent plagiarism."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21."With the wealth of information available online, the production of original analysis and interpretation may seem like "busy work" compared to finding the best or most obscure sources." This misconception can lead to plagiarism.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22."Citations (along with the bibliography) show that you have consulted a variety of resources in drawing your conclusions."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.Examples of the style guides used in various academic disciplines at Eastern University include:
- A.
MLA (Modern Language Association) style for the arts and humanities.
- B.
APA (American Psychological Association) styles for education, the social sciences, and the sciences.
- C.
Chicago/Turban style is generally used for business and the fine arts.
- D.
All the above.
- 24."The publication manual of the Modern Language Association is recognized as the standard for papers written in the humanities."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Generally speaking, articles in trade journals look at the technologies or practices that assist a profession or discipline.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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