Sociology 260 Information Literacy Quiz
This quiz reflects the concepts covered with the librarian. You may take the quiz as many times as you like. When you are finished, a certificate with your name and quiz grade will be generated. You can print the certificate, download it as a pdf, or email it to your professor.
- 1.What is (are) the most useful or interesting thing(s) you've learned in these sessions with the librarian.(ungraded question)
- 2.What information or concepts from the sessions with the librarian are you still confused about or unsure of?(ungraded question)
- 3.Any other feedback?
- 4.A scholarly conversation is: (check all that apply)
- A.
The process of scholars communicating their original research findings to each other.
- B.
Like an ongoing conversation that others can join.
- C.
A process that is closed to college students.
- 5.Literature review is the part of your research paper where you:(select one)
- A.
Describe what other researchers have learned and written about on similar topics.
- B.
Discredit previous research to make your own look better.
- C.
Provide an overview of your variables and your research question.
- 6.Encyclopedia articles are:(check all that apply)
- A.
An example of secondary or tertiary information (in general).
- B.
Accessible through Credo Reference in the library databases.
- C.
Useful for generating keywords or learning vocabulary on a particular topic.
- 7.Newspaper articles are peer reviewed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Summon... (check all that apply)
- A.
...is the only thing you need to do library research.
- B.
...searches across many databases and disciplines.
- C.
...can be limited to search only peer-reviewed articles.
- 9.Great citation resources include:(check all that apply)
- A.
DCCC Library's APA citation page
- B.
Citation Fox (via SUNY Albany Library)
- C.
Purdue Online Writing Lab
- D.
DCCC Librarians
- 10.Your research paper is a:(select one)
- A.
Primary source.
- B.
Secondary source.
- C.
Tertiary source.
- 11.The data you choose or collect for your research is a:(select one)
- A.
Primary source.
- B.
Secondary source.
- C.
Tertiary source.
- 12._______________ articles are the "cream of the crop" of sources to cite in academic writing.(select one)
- A.
Newspaper and magazine articles
- B.
Scholarly peer-reviewed articles
- C.
Encyclopedia articles
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