Chapter 7 Research (Gathering Resources)

Most library catalogues allow you to search for books by Author Title Keyword All of the above

Author Title Keyword

If u need information about specific person, u should consult a _________such as Who's Who, Dictionary of Hispanic Biography, Notable American Women, or Contemporary Black Biography Yearbook Bibliographical Aid Search engine General inde

Biographical aid

________Used by libraries to classify books n periodicals and indicate where they csn found in the shelves Call numbers Reference guide Shelf locator Index marks

Call numbers

_______Is the key to finding materials in the library Index File Catalogue

Catalogue

Why is it necessary to take special care to evaluate internet documents before using them in ur speech

Documents posted in the internet is posted by anyone regardless of their knowledge ir qualification Many are have not been review for accuracy and unsupported expression of opinion

True/ False One of the advantages of using the internet for sesearch is that u don't have to identify the sources of ur information on ur speech

False

True / False Surfing the internet is an excellent way to find information for ur speech

False, only if used systematically because random surfing takes a lot of time

True / False After conducting a research interview, u should wait a few days to review and transcribe ur notes

False, u want to it as soon.ad possible after the interview

True / False If u need more information from a newspaper, u have little alternative to thumbing through back issues of the paper until u find what u need

False, want to use Lexis/Nexis or Proquest or Internet for information

True / False Even if can't identify the author or sponsoring organization for an internet document, u can still use the document in ur search as long as it is up to date

False, you should NOT USE IT

True / False When taking research notes, u should only write down information that u know u will use in ur speech

False. Need to write everything

If you want to.find journal or magazine articles on your topic, u should consult an Encyclopedia Periodical database Reference locator Card Catalogue

Periodical database

______Is a list , compiled early in the research process, of books, and articles that look as if they might contain helpful information about specific speech topic Research summary Preliminary Bibliography Citation Index Source guide

Preliminary Bibliography

Encyclopedia, dictionaries, atlases are examples of Periodicals Reference works Bibliographies

Reference works

List 3 Search Aida for finding documents on the internet Electronic database, bookmarks, reference locators Yahoo, AltaVista, Librarian Index to the internet Search engine, metasearch engines, virtual libraries American Online, Netscape, Internet Explorer

Search engine, metasearchengines, virtual libraries

List 2 kinds of search aid discussed in the chapter for finding documents on the internet Electronic database and bookmarks Yahoo and America online Search engines and virtual libraries Google n internet explorer

Search engines and virtual libraries

If there is no clearly identified author for a document on the internet, u should try to determine the ______that responsible for the document Mentor Ghost writer Sponsoring organization Collaborator

Sponsoring organization

True / False The most important task in preparing to conduct a research interview is deciding what questions to ask during the interview

True

True / False U should never cite an article on ur speech on the basis of abstract alone

True

True or False? Procedures for conducting in depth searches of documentson thr Web vary frim search aid to search aid

True