Library Tutorial Module 1 Quiz - Selecting Sources
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- 1.What was the most important thing you learned in this module on Selecting Library Resources? (There are no right or wrong answers, we just want to know your thoughts.)
- 2.Imagine you have an assignment to write a paper based on scholarly information. Which would be the most appropriate places to look? Choose all that apply.
- A.
Journal
- B.
Magazine
- C.
Newspaper
- D.
Research Database
- E.
World Wide Web
- 3.All but one of the following statements describe information in a library. Which one best describes information on the Web?
- A.
Information is selected through a review process.
- B.
Information is not organized.
- C.
Information is in a permanent collection.
- 4.Why would you go to a research database?
- A.
To check your email
- B.
To search the Web
- C.
To find citations to articles on a topic
- D.
To search for materials at a specific library
- 5.Look at the following citations. If you were required to use scholarly sources for a paper, which of the articles cited here would be appropriate? Choose all that apply.
- A.
Harrison, Kristen and Joanne Cantor. "The relationship between media consumption and eating disorders." Journal of communication. 47 (Spring 1997) 40-67.
- B.
Marguilies, Herbert F. "The moderates in the League Nations battle: An overlooked faction." The Historian. 60 (Winter 1998) 273-288.
- C.
Jamison, Dirk. "Tao of the dumpster: My father's love affair with trash." Utne Reader, November 1996, 76-79.
- 6.How can you tell if you are looking at a popular magazine? Choose all that apply.
- A.
Articles are written for the general public
- B.
Articles are in-depth and often have a bibliography
- C.
Issues have a lot of photographs
- D.
Issues have few, if any, advertisements
- E.
Usually published quarterly (4 times a year)
- 7.True or false? Some magazines contain in-depth articles which may be good sources for research papers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Using what you know about "libraries on the Web," which of the following are you least likely to find on a library's Web site?
- A.
Hours, policies, and contact information for the library
- B.
Links to Web sites librarians have reviewed and recommended
- C.
Access to electronic collections the library purchased or created
- D.
Full text of all resources you would find in the physical library
- 9.Who publishes information on the Web? Choose all that apply.
- A.
Companies
- B.
Government Agencies
- C.
Individuals
- D.
Libraries
- E.
Organizations
- F.
Universities
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