Information Literacy
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This quiz tests a student's knowledge of the information sources in Buley Library and how to find, locate, and evaluate the information in the library and on the web.
- 1.Use CONSULS to find:
- A.
Books in our library
- B.
Multimedia in our library
- C.
Materials in the CSU libraries
- D.
All of the above
- 2.Books in our library are arranged by:
- A.
Author's last name
- B.
Title of the Book
- C.
ISBN
- D.
Call Number
- 3.
- A.
E207.M3 S5 1854
- B.
E207.M3 S52 1844
- C.
AM 351 394.1
- D.
E207.M3 S66 1844
- 4.A book by a journalist on the major events of the twentieth century is:
- A.
A text book
- B.
A primary source
- C.
A secondary source
- D.
None of the above
- 5.Which of the following search strategies will retrieve the least results?
- A.
Quizzes AND essays
- B.
Quizzes OR essays
- C.
Quizzes AND essays AND tests
- D.
Quizzes OR essays OR tests
- 6.You need a username/password or a library PIN to:
- A.
Request books online from another CSU library
- B.
Access library databases when you are not on campus
- C.
Access online course reserves
- D.
All of the above
- 7.To find journal articles on your topic, you need to:
- A.
Search the appropriate database(s)
- B.
Search "Journals by Title" on the library home page
- C.
Use the full "CONSULS Library Catalog"
- D.
All of the above
- 8.In which of the following databases can you find peer-reviewed journal articles?
- A.
New York Times 1992-present
- B.
CONSULS Library Catalog
- C.
Academic Search Premier
- D.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
- 9.Interlibrary loan service
- A.
Obtains periodical articles not available at SCSU
- B.
Sometimes takes more than a week or two to obtain articles
- C.
Provides forms online for book and journal requests
- D.
All of the above
- 10.Clicking on "Find article at SCSU" while searching a database
- A.
Requests the librarian to get the article for you
- B.
Finds an article that is similar to the one you are looking for
- C.
Finds the full text of the article in another database
- D.
All of the above
- 11.What type of periodical is The English Review?
- A.
A Journal
- B.
A Magazine
- C.
A Newspaper
- D.
None of the above
- 12.Plagiarism is when you
- A.
Re-submit a paper that was written for another class
- B.
Quote a sentence from a TV show without citing it
- C.
Summarize something from the internet without documenting it in your paper
- D.
All of the above
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