Take this quiz to find out how much you already know about doing research, and to identify areas for improvement. Receive instant feedback, explanations, and referrals to various resources to help you learn how to optimize your research knowledge and skills.
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False
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Your existing knowledge (how much you already know about the topic)
Your information gaps (areas you need to find out more about)
The assignment's requirement
All of the above
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Summon searches only the Library's collection
Google Scholar searches the open Web
Both A and B
There is no difference
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Articles about the same topic always use the same terms
You can't use the same terms to search library databases that you use to search the Internet
Authors, with different viewpoints, often use different terms to describe the same topic
Brainstorming search terms is a waste of time
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Google Scholar focuses on indexing books, articles, and other scholarly looking items on the Web
Google indexes pretty much everything it can find
There is no difference
Both A and B
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False
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Read the help pages provided within the database
Ask a librarian
Ask your instructor
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Currency (When was it written?)
Relevancy (Does it relate to my topic?)
Authority (Is it clear who wrote the material? Are they qualified?)
Accuracy (Can the sources of the information be verified?)
Purpose (Is the material meant to inform or entertain?)
Bias (Are the author's biases, if any, clearly stated?)
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Raw data
Legal documents
Interviews
Correspondence (letters, email)
Textbook
Government documents
Photographs
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(mice OR rats OR rodents) AND diseases
(mice AND rats AND rodents) AND diseases
Mice AND rats AND rodents AND diseases
Mice OR rats OR rodents OR diseases
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It allows you to create and organize a personal research database of references and related files
It can gather references automatically from article databases
It can write your paper for you
It can generate a draft bibliography
It can integrate with Microsoft Word to format papers and in-text citations instantly in a variety of styles (e.g. APA)
It allows you to share citations with colleagues
It allows you to transfer references among various applications (e.g. Excel, other citation managers)
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