SearchPath Quiz Questions and Answers
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Module One
Question 1(20 points)
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Being "information literate" requires: (Choose one.)
/ b. / Becoming a savvy user of information
/ c. / Using a library service
/ d. / Reading a magazine
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Question 2(20 points)
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Decide whether the statements below describe information in the library or information on the Internet (Choose one answer for each section.)
1. Information is organized.
2. Information is selected through a review process.
3. Information is housed in a permanent collection.
/ b. / The Internet
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Question 3(20 points)
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Why would you use a periodical index? (Choose one.)
/ b. / To search the Internet
/ c. / To find citations of articles in journals, magazines, or newspapers
/ d. / To find out if the library owns a particular magazine or journal
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Question 4(20 points)
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The latest news can be found using this source. (Choose one.)
/ b. / Eli M. Oboler Library Catalog
/ c. / Internet
/ d. / Magazines
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Question 5(20 points)
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Who publishes information on the Internet? (Choose all that apply.)
/ b. / Faculty
/ c. / People in foreign countries
/ d. / Libraries
/ e. / Government agencies
/ f. / Universities
/ g. / Companies
/ h. / Non-profit organizations
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Module 2
Question 1(10 points)
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Which of the following are effective strategies for choosing search terms?
/ b. / Highlight the main terms and phrases
/ c. / Highlight the main terms and phrases
/ d. / List abbreviations and alternate spellings of words
/ e. / Check a subject encyclopedia for ideas and concepts
/ f. / All of the above
/ g. / None of the above
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Question 2(10 points)
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In onlines databases the records have searchable fields such as 'author', 'title' and 'subject headings'. (Choose one.)
/ b. / False
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Question 3(10 points)
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Imagine you are searching a library database for articles about college students' jobs. Choose the better search strategies from each of the examples below. (Choose one answer for each question.)
1. students and work; (work or employment or job) and students
2. students who work; work and employment and job and students
/ b. / Strategy 2
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Question 4(10 points)
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Which one of these records is NOT found in the Eli Library Catalog? (Choose one.)
/ b. / Articles
/ c. / Magazines
/ d. / Newspapers
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Question 5(10 points)
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Truncation is (Choose one.)
/ b. / Having a lot of luggage
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Question 6(10 points)
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Using the connector OR in a search (Choose one.)
/ b. / broadens your search
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Question 7(10 points)
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You will get MORE results from which of these searches: (Choose one.)
/ b. / tobacco or advertising or children
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Question 8(10 points)
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Which one of these search types looks for terms anywhere in the record of a book or article? (Choose one.)
/ b. / Subject search
/ c. / Keyword search
/ d. / Author search
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Question 9(20 points)
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Using the Boolean Operator AND broadens your search, and you will get more records back. (Choose one.)
/ b. / False
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Module 3
Question 1(10 points)
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Which item CANNOT be found using the Library Catalog? (Choose one.)
/ b. / Journal article
/ c. / Musical score
/ d. / Video recording
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Question 2(10 points)
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You can use the catalog to find books and articles that your professor has put on reserve. (Choose one.)
/ b. / False
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Question 3(10 points)
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Where is this book located?
/ b. / Main Book Collection
/ c. / Special Collections
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Question 4(10 points)
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You can see how many books you have checked out and when they are due using the Library Catalog. (Choose one.)
/ b. / False
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Question 5(10 points)
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To look up a book written by Jonathan Swift, the BEST search to use would be: (Choose one.)
/ b. / Author search
/ c. / Keyword search
/ d. / Subject heading search
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Question 6(10 points)
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When searching the Library catalog for the title of a book you leave off a, an,or the if it is the first word. (Choose one.)
/ b. / False
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Question 7(10 points)
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What is a call number?
/ b. / A unique number that shows where a book is on the shelf.
/ c. / The number on a book's barcode.
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Question 8(10 points)
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When looking for a book on a topic, a good strategy to use is to first do a keyword search and then look at subject terms that you might want to use. (Choose one.)
/ b. / False
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Question 9(20 points)
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By using a keyword search in the catalog you can: (Choose Two)
/ b. / Find textbooks for your class
/ c. / Search the Internet
/ d. / Use your own search terms
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Module 4
Question 1(8 points)
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The record (citation) for an article in an online article index or database will provide the following information: (Choose one.)
/ b. / The title of the magazine or journal in which the article appears
/ c. / The author's name
/ d. / All of the above
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Question 2(8 points)
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You need to find articles about the use of credit cards to buy products via the Internet. Which one of the following databases would be the most appropriate source to use? (Choose one.)
/ b. / Oboler Library Catalog
/ c. / Business Abstracts
/ d. / Humanities Abstracts
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Question 3(8 points)
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You are writing a paper about the migration of Africanized honey bees to the United States and you have found the following article:
"Flight of the Killer Bees." Newsweek, v. 117 no 19 (Nov.14, 1994) p.25.
Would this be considered a scholarly journal article?
/ b. / No
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Question 4(7 points)
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You want to find recent articles on cars that get good fuel mileage due to specialized engines. You have searched the topic in Academic Search Premier using the keywords "car and fuel and mileage." Below is the partial record (citation and subject terms) for one of the items retrieved.
Title: Hybrid Fuel Rental Agency's Fast Ride.
Author: Bounds, Gwendolyn
Source: Wall Street Journal, Eastern Ed.;7/11/2006, vol 248 issue 8, p. B1-B9
Subject terms: AUTOMOBILE leasing & renting
AUTOMOBILES--Maintenance & repair
GASOLINE PRICES HYBRID electric vehicles
You want to find more articles similar to this but that might be closer to your topic. Which of the subject terms will help you focus your search best?
/ b. / Automobiles--maintenance and repair
/ c. / Hybrid electric vehicles
/ d. / Prices
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Question 5(8 points)
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How can you tell you are looking at a popular magazine? (Choose two.)
/ b. / Articles are in-depth and often have a bibliography
/ c. / Issues often have illustrations or photographs.
/ d. / Issues have few, if any, advertisements
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Question 6(7 points)
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Decide whether the citation below represents an articles from a popular magazine or scholarly journal.
Tiggeman, Marika; Verri, Annapia; Scaravaggi, Sabrina. "Body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, fashion magazines, and clothes: A cross-cultural comparison between Australian and Italian young women." International Journal of Psychology, 40(5), Oct. 2005, 293-302.
/ b. / Popular magazine
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Question 7(8 points)
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Decide whether the citation below represents an articles from a popular magazine or scholarly journal.
Geiger, Debbe. "Can You 'Catch' an Eating Disorder Online?" Ladies' Home Journal, 123(1), Jan. 2006, 52.
/ b. / Popular magazine
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Question 8(7 points)
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Decide whether the citation below represents an articles from a popular magazine or scholarly journal.
Wadden, Thomas A.; Berkowitz, Robert I.; Womble, Leslie G., et al. "Randomized Trial of Lifestyle Modification and Pharmacotherapy for Obesity." New England Journal of Medicine, 353(20), 11/17/2005, 2111-2120.
/ a. / Scholarly journal/ b. / Popular magazine
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Question 9(8 points)
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Decide whether the citation below represents an articles from a popular magazine or scholarly journal.
Hobson, Katherine. "Yes, We Really Are What We Eat." U.S. News & World Report, 140(19), 5/22/2006, 56.
/ b. / Popular magazine
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Question 10(7 points)
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Most of the article indexes (online databases) below would help you find information on recent events in the Middle East. Which of these articles indexes would not be a good choice to find this type of information? (Choose one.)
/ b. / Biological Abstracts/BIOSIS (articles on the life sciences, including current research)
/ c. / ProQuest Newspapers (includes current articles from over 30 major national newspapers)
/ d. / LexisNexis Academic (full text collection of datanases particularly strong in news, law and business)
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Question 11(8 points)
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You have this citation for an article:
Jagger, Thomas H. and James B. Elsner. "Climatology Models for Extreme Hurricane Winds Near the United States." Journal of Climate, 19(3), July, 2006, 3220-3236.
What is the best way to search in order to determine if the Library has access to the article?
/ b. / Search the source title, Journal of Climate, in the A to Z Journals List.
/ c. / Search the primary author's name, Thomas H. Jagger, in the Library Catalog.
/ d. / Search the subject heading, "ocean-atmosphere interaction," in the A to Z Journal List.
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Question 12(8 points)
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How can you find out how far back in time the coverage for a journal article index (database) extends?
/ b. / Coverage begins in the 1980s, when computers were invented.
/ c. / Click on the question mark symbol to the left of the database name, on the "Databases -- Alphabetic Listing" page for information about what that database includes and covers.
/ d. / Check the library catalog for this information.
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Question 13(8 points)