Information Literacy Quiz 4
Description
The focus of this set of five questions is on the content presented in Information Literacy Unit 4– Finding What’s Relevant. You are advised to do have studied this unit before undertaking this quizbecause once you begin the quizyou must complete all five questions. The quiz cannot be repeated.
Instructions
You must nominate the 'most correct response' for each of the five questions. You are advised to have a copy of the CQU Library website open on a separate webpage as you work on this test, for ease of cross-referencing for some of the questions. The CQU Library website is at URL:
Question If you want toborrow some books about the topic, Learning in Groups, which of the following would you use to find them?
Answer
a. Google
b. ASK Jeeves
c. Library Catalogue
d. iTunes
Correct Feedback (c)
Well done. The answer you selected is correct. Search engines such as Google and ASK Jeeves will search for books but they do not provide borrowing information. iTunes, too, is not a resource for borrowing books. The Library Catalogue, however, searches for all books and other library resources that are held at all CQU campus libraries and provides information about whether they are available for borrowing. Remember, international students must use library materials from their own campus libraries. For further information about how to find the borrowing status of books in the CQU Library collection,you may wish toread:
Incorrect Feedback
The answer you selected is NOT correct. Search engines such as Google and ASK Jeeves will search for books but they do not provide borrowing information. iTunes, too, is not a resource for borrowing books. The Library Catalogue, however, searches for all books and other library resources that are held at all CQU campus libraries and provides information about whether they are available for borrowing. Remember, international students must use library materials from their own campus libraries. For further information about how to find the borrowing status of books in the CQU Library collection, please read:
Question If you want to find scholarly journal articles about Group Dynamics, which of these is the best way to start?
Answer
a. flick through print copies of journals available on the Library shelves
b. search in an online database
c. use a Web search engine
d. use the Library Catalogue
Correct Feedback (b)
Well done. The answer you selected was correct. Searching a database is the most effective way of finding journal articles about a specific topic. Flicking through print copies of journals can be very time-consuming; using a Web search engine might only retrieve a very limited number of articles which may or may not be scholarly in nature; and you cannot search directly for journal articles in the Library Catalogue.
For further information about searching databases, go to:
Incorrect Feedback
The answer you selected was NOT correct. Searching a database is the most effective way of finding journal articles about a specific topic. Flicking through print copies of journals can be very time-consuming; using a Web search engine might only retrieve a very limited number of articles which may or may not be scholarly in nature; and you cannot search directly for journal articles in the Library Catalogue.
For further information about searching databases, go to:
QuestionYou should have read in the discussion relating to the Information Literacy- Topic 4 that using truncation symbols as part of your search strategy can be aneffective way of obtaining more search results. Which two truncation characters can you use when searching the Proquest database?
(Hint: You may wish to go to the Help screen in Proquest for information about truncation symbols, before attempting this question. If you choose to go to the Proquest Help screen do not close this browser as your quiz is activated. You can open up a new browser and have both screens open concurrently.)
Answer
a. #, 1
b. *, ?
c. @, ?
d. $, %
Correct Feedback (b)
Well done. The answer you selected is correct. You have successfully identified truncation symbols useful in Proquest database searching. Using the Help screen within a database provides you with information about how to effectively search the database. The Proquest Help screen reveals that only the symbols*and ? can be used to truncate words. The other groups of symbols will not work in Proquest. To learn more about truncation, go to
Incorrect Feedback
The answer you selected is NOT correct. Youneed to be able to identify whichtruncation symbols are useful for successful database searching. Using the Help screen within a database provides you with information about how to effectively search the database. The Proquest Help screen reveals that only the symbols*and ? can be used to truncate words. The other groups of symbols will not work in Proquest. To learn more about truncation, go to
Question Of the following, which is a phrase search that you could use when searching a database for journal articles about Learning in Groups?
Answer
a. "learning in groups"
b. learning groups
c. groupies
d. learning and groups
Correct Feedback (a)
Well done. The answer you selected was correct.
As you have identified, phrase searching requires the use of double inverted commas "-----" around two or more words. The double inverted commas provide a direct instruction to the computer to search for words as a phrase. This search strategy can help you to retrieve more relevant information. If you wish to learn more about phrase searching, go to
Incorrect Feedback
The answer you selected was NOT correct. Phrase searching requires the use of double inverted commas "-----" around two or more words. The double inverted commas provide a direct instruction to the computer to search for words as a phrase. This search strategy can help you to retrieve more relevant information. To learn more about phrase searching, you are advised to go to
Question If you want to search for information about the strategies you might employ to develop team building but you did not want to include information about outdoor activities, which of the following search strategies would be most useful?
Answer
a. "team building" AND strategies AND "outdoor activities"
b. "outdoor activities" AND "team building strategies"
c. "team building" NOT "strategies for outdoor activities"
d. "team building" AND strategies NOT "outdoor activities"
Correct Feedback (d)
Well done. The answer you selected is correct. By thinking clearly about what information you need to find to help you toanswer a question you can focus your literature search and then will not need to scan and/or read as much material to prepare your response. By focusing your research you will be able to find more focused material on your topic of inquiry. In this instance you have identified a key word and a key phrase to include in your search (and combined them)but also managed to exclude a key phrase that is not relevant to the research in this instance.
Incorrect Feedback
The answer you selected is NOT correct. You need to think clearly about what information you need to find to help you toanswer a question so that you can focus your literature search. By focusing your search you then will not need to scan and/or read as much material to prepare for your final response. In this instance needed to identify a key word and a key phrase to include in your search (and combine them)but you also needed to exclude a key phrase that is not relevant to the research in this instance.