Quiz: Information Literacy Trivia Test!
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- 1.The Longwood Library catalog allows you to search for which of the following:
- A.
Books
- B.
Articles
- C.
CDs
- D.
DVDs
- 2.The library's "Quick Search" feature allows you to which of the following:
- A.
Access Google from the library website
- B.
Link you to Wikipedia
- C.
Search multiple online databases at once
- D.
Search through books that are held in the library
- 3.According to the "Databases A-Z" description on the library's website, CQ Researcher Online contains "fill in the direct quotation." Use quotation marks.
- 4.If you type Health Care Reform into the "Quick Search" feature, how many results do you get?
- A.
53529
- B.
70111
- C.
87599
- D.
114973
- 5.If you type Health Care Reform into CQ Researcher Online, how many results do you get?
- A.
302
- B.
407
- C.
501
- D.
632
- 6.Do a new search using the "Basic Search" function and checking only the Health / Recreation tab. Type in the United States Health Care Reform November 2009. Look at source 3. Who wrote this article?
- 7.When was the article published?
- 8.What is the title of this article? USE QUOTATION MARKS AND A PERIOD
- 9.In what periodical was this article published?
- A.
U.S. News and World Report
- B.
Time
- C.
Wilson Web
- D.
Health Watch
- 10.Wilson Web is best described as which of the following:
- A.
A newspaper
- B.
A journal
- C.
An online database
- D.
A website component of a journal
- 11.Is Klein's article peer-reviewed?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 12.Time magazine should be in quotation marks when you refer to it in your paper and on your Works Cited page.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Under "Article Finder," on the Library's homepage, there is a button for "Facts & Stats." Click on that. Click on U.S. Census Bureau. Conduct a [email protected] for Farmville, VA. Click on Facts: Farmville town, VA. Click on Demographic Profile. What is the number of households making less than $10,000 annually?
- A.
200
- B.
300
- C.
400
- D.
500
- E.
600
- 14.What percentage of Farmville's population makes under $10,000 annually?
- A.
12%
- B.
15%
- C.
19%
- D.
22%
- 15.What is the number of houses with no heating fuel sources of any kind in Farmville, VA?
- A.
2
- B.
4
- C.
6
- D.
8
- E.
10
- 16.What book is represented by the following call number: PL856.U673 E44 1993 ?
- 17.Is the publication Sports Management peer reviewed?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 18.To determine your source's credibility, you should take into account which of the following:
- A.
If the author is considered an expert in the relevant field
- B.
If the publication peer-reviews its entries
- C.
If other significant publications quote from or refer to the author in question
- D.
The date of publication
- E.
The frequency of publication (daily, weekly, monthly, bi-annually, annually, and so on)--if something is published daily, it can be retracted the next day!
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