ISU Lib 160 Final Exam
You want to search for articles that discuss the role of nature in the poetry of Emily Dickinson. You're specifically interested in her repeated mention of bees or flowers in her poetry. As discussed in Chapter 3, which example of a nested search would best fit your topic? (bees OR flowers) OR dickinson (nature AND bees AND flowers) OR dickinson (bees AND flowers) AND dickinson (bees OR flowers) AND dickinson (bees AND flowers) OR dickinson
(bees OR flowers) AND dickinson
Which of the dates listed below is the best indicator of the currency of a web page's content? The copyright date listed for the web page. The most recent date given in the page's author's credentials. A date listed after "Last updated on..." A date listed after "Page created on..." The date given on a featured blog post.
A date listed after "Last updated on..."
It's important to know whether you've paraphrased and cited source material for your paper correctly so you avoid plagiarism. Read the original quote below and the two attempts to paraphrase it. For each attempt, indicate if it is correctly paraphrased or not. Original source material: Coffee, tea, and cola are the three most popular drinks in the world. They taste and smell different, but all contain significant amounts of caffeine. From the staggering demand for these drinks, it is easy to see that caffeine, the common denominator among them, must be a substance with almost universal appeal that may have stimulated people for many millennia. Some anthropologists speculate, without hard evidence, that most of the caffeine-yielding plants were discovered in Paleolithic times, as early as 700,000 B.C. Weinburg, B. A., & Bealer, B. K. (2001). The world of caffeine: The science and culture of the world's most popular drug. New York: Routledge, p. xii. Attempt A: Caffeine drinks such as coffee, tea, and many varieties of soda pop are consumed by millions of people worldwide. According to some researchers, many "caffeine-yielding plants were discovered in Paleolithic times" (Weinburg & Blair, 2001, p. xii). Weinburg, B. A., & Bealer, B. K. (2001). The world of caffeine: The science and culture of the world's most popular drug. New York: Routledge, p. xii. Attempt B: Cola, tea and coffee have a common denominator of caffeine, giving them almost universal appeal. Some anthropologists speculate that the staggering demand for these popular drinks may have started as early as 700,000 B.C., though they give no hard evidence for this. Weinburg, B. A., & Bealer, B. K. (2001). The world of caffeine: The science and culture of the world's most popular drug. New York: Routledge, p. xii. Attempt A is Attempt B is
A: correctly paraphrased B: an example of plagiarism
There are many alternatives to cheating. Match the following issues with the appropriate campus services. Where could your roommate go for help... learning time management skills finding a style guide to cite sources correctly for a paper when personal problems make it difficult to concentrate on coursework learning strategies for taking tests
Academic Success Center Library Student Counseling Services Academic Success Center
It's important to know where to find a book in the Library. You heard about a book called Oregon Fossils. Search for that book now in Quick Search to answer the following questions: What is the call number of this book? Now click on the Map It button to view the book's location within the library. On which Floor or Tier is this book located?
Answer 1: QE747 07 077 2009 Answer 2: Tier 3
Using the citation below, match the citation elements to the correct answers. Easterlin, R. A. (1961). The American baby boom in historical perspective. The American Economic Review, 51(5): 869-911. Easterlin, R. A. The American baby boom in historical perspective The American Economic Review 51
Article Author Article Title Journal Title Volume
Using the Material Type drop-down menu in Quick Search's Advanced Search, which search strategy is the most efficient and effective to find the following: Books on consumer trends. Journal articles on greenhouse effects. Anything & everything possible with search term wifi. A music CD by the group Daft Punk.
Books Journal All Items Audio Visual
You've read in Chapter 5 that common knowledge does not have to be cited in your scholarly work. For each of the following examples, indicate whether it's common knowledge as defined in Chapter 5, or needs to be cited. The nuclear accident at Chernobyl occurred on April 26, 1986. There is a supervolcano underneath Yellowstone National Park. A recent study found seismic waves can be used to measure volcanic hot spots. Blood cells can be transformed into heart cells, according to a recent study.
Common Knowledge Common Knowledge Need to Cite Need to Cite
You're working on a group project and need the book We will be heard: Voices in the struggle for constitutional rights past and present, by Bud Schultz. Search for this book by clicking the Books tab in WorldCat (Links to an external site.). On your search results screen find the book and click its title for the full record view. In the "Find a copy in the library" section enter 50011 as your zip code and click Find libraries button. Which is the nearest library to ISU that owns this book? ISU Library owns this Drake University Law Library University of Minnesota Des Moines Public Library University of Northern Iowa
Drake University Law Library
You see a news article on Facebook that seems unbelievable and you've never heard of the news organization this article came from. Indicate below the most effective step for verifying the quality of the news source. Evaluate the news site on its authority, bias, purpose, and content Check how many Facebook likes & comments the article has received Use Facebook's Advanced search to look for article's author Use WorldCat's Advanced search to look for books by the article's author Assume all their facts are wrong if you don't like the source's perspectives
Evaluate the news site on its authority, bias, purpose, and content
What does the "peer" refer to in "peer reviewed article" as defined in Chapter 1? The article has been "liked" on social media. Your classmates agree you picked a good source to use for a project. Several authors who are peers of each other co-wrote the article. The article is available through a peer-to-peer sharing network. Experts in the same subject as the author critiqued the article.
Experts in the same subject as the author critiqued the article.
Use Quick Search to search for the book Greek: A history of the language and its speakers. Where is this book located? General Collection Reference Collection Design Reading Room Stacks Media Center Leisure Collection
General Collection
For the topics listed below, indicate which finding tool would be the best choice: Google or Google Scholar? An explanation of the discovery of the dwarf planet Eris with pictures comparing Eris to the size of other objects in the solar system. An article giving data on observations of the dwarf planet Eris. Peer-reviewed articles giving economic predictions about future trends in the sports industry. A list of sports facilities ranked by fan voting for favorite location.
Google Google Scholar Google Scholar Google
What is the difference between Google and Google Scholar? Google searches the whole web, while Google Scholar searches all the library's journal articles. There is no significant difference between Google and Google Scholar. Google Scholar only searches .edu websites. Google searches different types of websites, but Google Scholar searches only scholarly materials. Google Scholar is for professors doing research and should not be used by students.
Google searches different types of websites, but Google Scholar searches only scholarly materials.
Which of the following factors should you keep in mind when choosing resources for a research project? Select all that apply You need more resources just to make your paper longer The number of books published on your topic in the last year. How in-depth your paper or presentation needs to be . You prefer using books over articles. Your instructor's requirement that you use 5 peer-reviewed sources.
How in-depth your paper or presentation needs to be Your instructor's requirement that you use 5 peer-reviewed sources.
Chapter 1 discusses how to get started with research and the information-seeking process. According to the Chapter, which of the following is important to consider when getting started? How much information is available on the Web How much information do you need for your project Which Library of Congress call numbers apply to your topic Whether the material you need is in Parks Library Whether you can access the resource from off-campus
How much information do you need for your project
As described in Chapter 1, which ONE of the following best characterizes what is meant by "scholarly information"? Academic textbooks for college courses and scholars like you Publications that are owned by more than one library Information content produced in and for academic settings All materials owned by libraries are scholarly in essence Information that is neither primary nor secondary source material
Information content produced in and for academic settings
You know that using style guides helps you prepare your footnotes and reference lists for your papers. According to Chapter 5, there are other good reasons to use a style guide. What is one of them? It makes it easy to communicate with peers in a particular subject area. It will make your paper look more scholarly. So that those reading your paper can tell an article from a book. So that your professor will know which index you used. So you avoid committing copyright infringement and face criminal charges.
It makes it easy to communicate with peers in a particular subject area.
According to Chapter 2, is a website with a top level domain of .org automatically trustworthy, or does its content need to be evaluated? It needs to be evaluated when its point of view is different than your own. It doesn't need to be evaluated because it's a not-for-profit organization and a good cause. It doesn't need to be evaluated because of the process the organization must go through to qualify for a .org domain name. It needs to be evaluated because domain tells you where a site comes from but doesn't guarantee quality. It doesn't need to be evaluated because successful organizations are trustworthy.
It needs to be evaluated because domain tells you where a site comes from but doesn't guarantee quality.
Academic Search Complete offers many Search Options on its front page as ways to focus your search results. Which TWO of the following options are offered on that page? Limit results to bibliographical articles Search for video clips only Search all ISU Library books Limit results to full text items Limit to peer reviewed items only
Limit results to full text items Limit to peer reviewed items only
Using what you know about Wikipedia contributors from this chapter, give TWO reasons why you might want to use an additional source. Wikipedia articles are not traditionally peer reviewed. Wikipedia contributors are all from the US. Majority of Wikipedia contributors do not have advanced degrees. Wikipedia contributors tend to be from the life sciences only.
Majority of Wikipedia contributors do not have advanced degrees.
Use Quick Search to search for the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Click on the title of the book you just found to see the full display with more details. If you wanted to find more books that address ethical issues like the ones raised in this book, which link in the full display should you click? Cell culture Medical ethics Human experimentation in medicine--Ethics Table of Contents Rebecca Skloot 1972-
Medical ethics
What is the main reason a sponsored link website gets placed at the top of search engine results? Relevance - search engines have algorithms to rank relevancy, so websites most relevant to your search get placed at the top. Popularity - these are the most visited websites. Money - the search engine company is paid to place it at the top. Credibility - websites are ranked by the search engine, with the best at the top. Good website design - the search engine sponsors them as innovative examples.
Money - the search engine company is paid to place it at the top.
For the items below, indicate whether the description fits controlled vocabulary or natural language searches Whole sentences can be used Uses pre-defined terms Uses everyday language More likely to yield relevant results
Natural Language Controlled Vocabulary Natural Language Controlled Vocabulary
You created a fan video on the Rolling Stones for your music appreciation class and got an A on the project. You've used photographs you found on the web along with one of their songs and cited them appropriately. Did you violate copyright law? Yes, because the video was not licensed through the library No, because you did not make any money off of the video Yes, because you did not acquire copyright permissions first Yes, this is a classic example of copyright infringement No, the video was created for educational purposes and thus probably Fair Use
No, the video was created for educational purposes and thus probably Fair Use
You look up the book Nature and landscape by Allen Carlson. Quick Search shows that the book is on the Lower Level with call number BH301 I53 H87x 2005. When you get to the Lower level, you see these signs on the bookcases. According to these book number ranges, this book should be located: On Shelf 2 On Shelf 1 On Shelf 4 None of these - keep looking On Shelf 3
None of these - keep looking
Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) affect your search results. If you do a search in Quick Search for books using the search phrase graffiti AND Los Angeles, you'll retrieve about 10 records for books. If you re-do that search as graffiti OR Los Angeles, you will broaden your search results (retrieve more records). Why is this so? Because using AND always narrows search results. OR will show results containing either one or all of the search terms. Booleans give you more control over your keyword search results. Using Booleans narrows your search results. OR is useful when you need to search synonyms or variant forms of a word.
OR will show results containing either one or all of the search terms.
Your roommate has finished writing a paper, and asks you to read it and provide comments. In the paper, your roommate has used some content from Eleanor of Aquitaine, by Alison Weir. You ask to read the original source to verify whether your roommate has paraphrased properly, or committed plagiarism. Original source material: "Romantic literature flourished in twelfth century Europe, particularly in Aquitaine and Provence. The chansons de geste tended to celebrate military ideals of courage in battle, loyalty, honour, and endurance, as well as legendary heroes such as Charlemagne, Roland, and King Arthur, while the romantic poems sang of love." Weir, A. (2000). Eleanor of Aquitaine (p. 8). New York: Ballantine Books. Your friend wrote: The French regions of Aquitaine and Provence have long had important literary traditions. In her biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, historian Alison Weir notes that already in the 12th century, "romantic literature flourished" (p.8) in these areas as well as throughout Europe. My paper will examine major poetic forms from these regions from the 12th century to today. Weir, A. (2000). Eleanor of Aquitaine (p. 8). New York: Ballantine Books. Paraphrased incorrectly - what your roommate wrote inappropriately contradicts the original. Paraphrased correctly - true to the source and appropriately reworded and cited. Paraphrased correctly - there's no need to cite the article since it's free online. Paraphrased correctly - changed the wording to be different from original. This is an example of plagiarism.
Paraphrased correctly - true to the source and appropriately reworded and cited.
Why is peer review an important element of the scholarly conversation? Peer review speeds up the journal publication process Peer review assists authors in the early planning of their articles Peer review draws on the expertise of others to strengthen research Peer review allows journals to publish articles written by non-experts Peer review is more affordable because it does not require an editor
Peer review draws on the expertise of others to strengthen research
Match the following descriptions to the appropriate items. Someone else's words or ideas used without credit. Law determines how authors' works can be re-used. Factual information that can easily be verified. Authors determine how their works can be re-used.
Plagiarism Copyright Common Knowledge Creative Commons License
Chapter 1 discusses the difference between quick information searches and research. For each example below, match the description to the correct choice. Looking for current stock market prices Using a database to find historic crop records Reading the local newspaper for this week's weather Analyzing a chapter of a book on Historically Black Colleges
Quick Information Seeking Researching Quick Information Seeking Researching
Chapter 4 describes different ways to find journal articles. Indicate below which tool you would best use to find the information listed. Which tool would you use to find ... Articles in a wide range of subject areas. A comprehensive set of articles on your in-depth research topic. Search features that are customized to your specific subject area. General search features and quick access to full-text.
Quick Search Article Index Article Index Quick Search
You're looking for information on developing effective presentation skills. Match the information sources listed below to the appropriate finding tool - WorldCat, Quick Search, or Google Books. Books, ebooks, journals, articles & other scholarly materials from ISU Library; all books available on your topic that you can check out Materials in libraries nearest you; libraries nearest you that own copies of your textbook; books owned by any library that you can Interlibrary loan for free
Quick Search WorldCat
Now, let's use Academic Search Complete to get experience using a different index. Academic Search Complete is a multidisciplinary index that covers many different scholarly subject areas and helps you find peer-reviewed journal articles, popular magazine articles, newspaper articles, and so on. Let's say you want to find an article called Decoding an Ancient Computer. On the Article Indexes & Databases (Links to an external site.) page, find Academic Search Complete and click to enter and search that index. In the search box, type the name of the article listed above and click search. It's important to understand how to interpret journal article citations. What is the name of the journal in which this article was published? EBSCO Host Antikythera Mechanism Academic Search Complete Scientific American Computer
Scientific American
You want to use Quick Search to find a peer-reviewed journal article your professor mentioned by someone named Heggarty on the topic of the pre-historic role of agriculture and the spread of languages, which is known as language dispersal. Enter the Advanced Search page of Quick Search, select Articles in the Material Type drop down menu, and type in the search phrase agriculture AND language dispersals AND heggarty. There is more than one record that says "Full text available" for this article. Choose one of them and click "Full text available" to see if you can find the full text. Which of the following describes your choices for full text: Rights and Permissions don't allow full text Only page thumbnails are available Read online and download PDF Only an abstract is available Need to choose a different source to get full text
Read online and download PDF
If you discover the ISU Library does not own the book you need, which of the following is the best option for you to access the book? Request the book through the library's Interlibrary Loan service. Petition your professor to give you an alternate assignment. Check with staff at the library's Main Desk to see if they can order it for the library. You would need to change your topic to find something the library owns. Check Document Delivery to see if another library will buy it for you.
Request the book through the library's Interlibrary Loan service.
What type of publication, scholarly or popular, do the descriptions on the left column represent? Usually include lengthy bibliographies. Footnotes and bibliographies are rarely used. Written for the general public. Takes more time to produce because of review process.
Scholarly Popular Popular Scholarly
What is the main purpose of subject headings? To organize resources according to subject areas To access online resources in subject databases To access items that library does not own To organize library subjects by their formats To index scholarly articles by head authors
To organize resources according to subject areas
Other article indexes keep things simple on their front pages, but offer more options through an Advanced Search screen. Let's look at PsycINFO as an example. Which TWO choices below are offered on the Advanced Search page of PsycINFO for focusing your search? Search by research sponsor Search by methodology Search by tags Search peer reviewed items only Search by publication length
Search by methodology Search peer reviewed items only
Using Advanced Search in Google Scholar would allow you to: Find only peer reviewed articles. Return results only from ISU Library. Search for an exact phrase. Search with controlled vocabulary set by Google. Search only case law.
Search for an exact phrase.
You are researching the history of Iowa just after becoming a state in 1846. One of the information sources you have found on this is a history book written in 1908. Is this source primary or secondary, and why? Secondary because it is not a very important source. Secondary because the source is based on earlier sources and analyzes how Iowa became a state. Primary because you want to use it as your main source of information. Primary because a single person created the history book. Primary because it was created immediately after Iowa statehood occurred.
Secondary because the source is based on earlier sources and analyzes how Iowa became a state.
Chapter 1 discusses primary and secondary sources. Why might you want to use secondary sources for a project or paper? Secondary sources are one of your best choices for eyewitness perspectives It's a good idea to include sources with two authors in your paper Secondary sources may provide useful analyses of your topic Secondary sources are considered to be more authoritative than primary sources Secondary sources should be included only if you need to be comprehensive
Secondary sources may provide useful analyses of your topic
Scenario: You and your roommate both need to find scholarly materials for a paper on the topic of how to prevent bullying in schools through educational programming. You've been told to use a scholarly article index. Your roommate uses the following search terms: how to prevent bullying in schools through educational programming but gets poor results, including some items that don't look relevant. According to Chapter 1, what would be the best next step to ensure that you both get more relevant results? Simplify your search terms to search only key concepts Look for open web resources because they will be free to access Add more words to your original search terms to get more results Change your topic because there is obviously little written in this area Use Google instead since it has more scholarly articles on this topic
Simplify your search terms to search only key concepts
Scenario: You need information about the impact of 2011 tsunami on Japan's economy. You know some things, but need statistics that describe disruptions on major businesses. According to Chapter 1, which one of the following is your best option for finding statistical information on the topic? Newspaper articles, magazines, and websites Popular publications such as magazines Books, encyclopedia articles, and authoritative websites Sources from governmental organizations and agencies Research journal articles
Sources from governmental organizations and agencies
Using the evaluation criteria in Chapter 2, go to this website and evaluate it: https://newfarmers.usda.gov (Links to an external site.) What are the credentials for the author(s) of the website? The author is the Agriculture Deputy Secretary. The main author is the President. The authors are credentialed librarians at the National Agricultural Library. The authors are staff members of the US Dept. of Agriculture. The authors are members of the People's Garden Initiative.
The authors are staff members of the US Dept. of Agriculture.
You're writing a paper on innovation and entrepreneurship. You've gotten information for your paper from a book, an article, a website, and even a graphic from a website. Which of the following do you need to cite? All of these are common knowledge and don't need to be cited. The website graphic. The book, article, website, and graphic all need to be cited. The website, the book, and the article. The book and the article.
The book, article, website, and graphic all need to be cited.
During a class lecture, your professor mentions a book about honeybees and colony collapse disorder by an author named Halter. The following Quick Search strategy is an effective way to find this book. Why? It will find the exact phrase "colony collapse disorder". The search settings best match what you know about the book. You have expanded your search strategy by using multiple rows. It will find a book about honeybees and not a journal article. Using the Boolean AND will greatly expand your search results.
The search settings best match what you know about the book.
As described in Chapter 2, what is a potential benefit for researchers in using social media in addition to traditional scholarly publishing? It allows them to observe what their students are doing online. They can get stress relief by socializing online. There really is no reason for them to use social media tools. Social media is widely used by journal peer reviewers. They may reach different audiences through social media.
They may reach different audiences through social media
You are attempting to access an article. Which TWO choices below are reasons you might be prompted with the following screen? *Screen that asks for subscription or purchase an item.* This article is being provided for free on a trial basis. ISU owns a copy of this article and you are on campus. This article is part of a subscription journal. This article is open access and requires you to pay a fee. You are off-campus and not logged into your ISU account.
This article is part of a subscription journal. You are off-campus and not logged into your ISU account.
Scenario: You're discussing with a classmate a course assignment to write a research paper. Your classmate tells you her plan to re-use a paper she wrote for a different class last year. According to Chapter 5, which TWO of the following options should your classmate know? In some contexts this material is considered common knowledge This is okay only if the instructor is aware and has given consent In some contexts this may be considered self-plagiarism This is okay because you own the copyright of the original paper This is okay if the class is not using plagiarism detection software
This is okay only if the instructor is aware and has given consent In some contexts this may be considered self-plagiarism
Chapter 3 discusses searching by specific fields. Click the Advanced Search link under the Quick Search box. In the Advanced Search area select the correct field drop-down menu option to use for finding items... that include the words Shakespeare and acting in the title about the natural history of New Zealand written by the Museum of Modern Art written by Goodall and about chimpanzees
Title Subject Author/Creator Any Field
What is the main purpose of an index as discussed in Chapter 4? To help you find where important words and topics are located within a book. To help you quickly find books on a topic of interest. To serve as a finding tool that tells which journals a library has on subscription. To help you find articles on your subject. To list all the articles that have been published in one journal, organized by date.
To help you find articles on your subject.
Using the criteria in Chapter 2, click on the link and evaluate this website: http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/ (Links to an external site.). What is the main purpose of this website? To encourage more people to read the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. To arrange a pilgrimage to Switzerland. To provide news about the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. To sell Sherlock Holmes books and videos. To promote historical re-enactment clubs for actors.
To provide news about the Sherlock Holmes Society of London
To find if the Library owns the item listed below using Quick Search, what would you type in the search box, and what field search strategy would you choose in Advanced Search? Thompson, L. M. (1964). The South African dilemma. In L. Hartz (Ed.), The founding of new societies: Studies in the history of the United States, Latin America, South Africa, Canada, and Australia. (pp. 178-218). New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. Type The South African Dilemma and search "Title" Type The South African Dilemma and search "Subject" Type Thompson, L.M. and search "Author/creator" Type The Founding of New Societies and search "Subject" Type The Founding of New Societies and search "Title"
Type The Founding of New Societies and search "Title"
Google Scholar results often list older articles first. Which TWO of the following choices help you easily find recent articles in your results? Uncheck the "include citation" option. Skip to a later page of search results. Use the facets to select a year. Sort results by date instead of relevance.
Use the facets to select a year. Sort results by date instead of relevance.
According to Chapter 5, what is the definition of plagiarism? Using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit to that person. Copying more than five words of a quotation without citing it. Sharing old assignments, or allowing others to copy your work. Using unauthorized information when taking an exam. Sharing class notes or study questions with classmates for a group project.
Using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit to that person
Match the items below to the correct description, as described in Chapter 4: Typically includes all issues from one year. Published on an ongoing basis at regular intervals. A paper describing a research or scholarly topic. A set of articles published together at the same time.
Volume Journal Article Issue
According to Chapter 1, each of the three major finding tools helps you find specific types of resources. Which one of the finding tools discussed in the chapter is described in the statement below? Best choice for finding up-to-date information and news. Article index Books and journals Research libraries Library discovery tools Web search engine
Web search engine
Now you want to upload your Rolling Stones fan video to YouTube. Would you be violating copyright? No, because the purpose was to teach others about how great the Rolling Stones are and that's Fair Use Yes, because you didn't get copyright permissions plus the audience and purpose is no longer educational No, because you personally will not be making any money or other profits off of the video No, because you correctly cited where you found the images and sound files in the video description Yes, because nothing on YouTube is considered Fair Use or for educational purposes
Yes, because you didn't get copyright permissions plus the audience and purpose is no longer educational
Now, click on the relevant subject heading that you identified in the previous question and analyze your search results. Which of the following best describes your new results: You discovered the table of contents for this book You retrieved more books by this author on this topic You focused your results to be on this exact subject You used Library of Congress call numbers to find the book You saved your search results to your Library account
You focused your results to be on this exact subject
You're using Quick Search to look for the film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. An item in your search results indicates that "2 versions of this record exist." According to Chapter 3, which choice below best explains what this means? Librarians do not agree on the cataloging of this item, thus 2 different versions exist You have found 2 items of any format (book, video, etc) that have this same title You have found three music CDs (music records) with this exact title There happen to be three different films in the Library with this exact title The Library owns three duplicate copies of the popular film with this title
You have found 2 items of any format (book, video, etc) that have this same title
From the items below, which TWO choices best describe reasons to consider privacy when you put information about yourself online? This is nothing to worry about because everything is safe online. Your information may be copied, shared, or resold without your consent. You can always delete online information if there is a problem. Your professors or future employers may see your party photos. Information on individuals is generally not easy to find on the web.
Your information may be copied, shared, or resold without your consent. Your professors or future employers may see your party photos.
What does the following citation represent? Silver, J. (2008). Global warming and climate change demystified. New York: McGraw-Hill. a book chapter conference proceedings a journal a journal article a book
a book
As you learned in Chapter 4, it's important to know what a citation represents because that often helps you find the item. What does the following citation represent? Warren, S. (2010). What's wrong with being positive? In P. A. Linley, S. Harrington, & N. Garcea (Eds.), Oxford handbook of positive psychology and work (pp. 313-322). New York: Oxford University Press. a book a journal article a book chapter a journal conference proceedings
a book chapter
According to Chapter 2, which TWO examples of search topics below would be most likely to have useful results in Wikipedia? a broad overview of a topic to help you pick an aspect to focus on a timeline of events in the Black Lives Matter movement research journal articles on human computer interaction original research information on global marketing trends
a broad overview of a topic to help you pick an aspect to focus on a timeline of events in the Black Lives Matter movement
What does the following citation represent? Beeson, B., Jennings, P., & Kramer, W. (2013). A new path to grandparenthood: Parents of sperm and egg donors. Journal of Family Issues, 34(10): 1295-1316. doi:10.1177/0192513X13489299 a book conference proceedings a journal article a journal a book chapter
a journal article
What does the following citation represent? Brent, R., & Zimmermann, P. (2009). Ten new primitive binary trinomials. Mathematics of Computation, 78(266): 1197-1199. a journal article a book a journal conference proceedings a book chapter
a journal article
Truncation is a keyword search technique that helps you find useful variations of a term or terms. You want to find books on the topic of adaptation or adaptability in relation to biology. Where should you best truncate in this example? adaptation* and biology adaptab* and biology adapt* and biology ada* and biology ad* and biology
adapt* and biology
What type of online information source is shown here? a blog site showing past postings a research article in an online journal a scholarly ebook with online chapters an online journal with volumes & issues a newspaper site with news articles
an online journal with volumes & issues
This statement: "Bob Dylan's first album was released in 1962" is common knowledge. According to Chapter 5, why is this so? because common people believe it to be true because academics believe it to be true because I know it because it is a fact that can be verified because I can find a webpage about it
because it is a fact that can be verified
You need to find certain types of information for a class assignment. Where would you look for each of the different types of information listed below? Look for background information in Look for statistical information in Look for subject-focused information in Look for news and general information in
books and encyclopedia government sources journal articles newspaper articles
As an information finding tool, Quick Search is the best tool for finding: quick and easy facts on your research topic books and more that the ISU Library owns US federal and state government websites Interlibrary Loan materials open access online resources
books and more that the ISU Library owns
It's also important to know what the elements of a citation represent. They often help you find the item, and are important for your bibliographies. For the citation listed below, match the citation elements to the correct answers. Martin, S.B. (2001). The peer-to-peer context. In C.L. Outcalt, S.K.Faris, & K.N. McMahon (Eds.), Developing non-hierarchical leadership on campus: Case studies and best practices in higher education (pp. 99-108). Westport, CT: Greenwood. The peer-to-peer context C.L. Outcalt, S.K.Faris, & K.N. McMahon (Eds.) Westport, CT Greenwood
chapter title editors place of publication publisher
To find information on the positive and negative effects of video games on children, which one of the choices below could best be used as search terms for finding information on the topic? children AND technology AND games positive effects AND video games children AND video games AND effects negative AND positive AND video games negative effects AND games AND children
children AND video games AND effects
During class, your professor mentions an article called Making as morality. From the Library homepage's list of Articles Indexes and Databases (Links to an external site.), find the Design and Applied Arts Index and search for the title to locate an article published in a journal issue dated December 2014-January 2015. Subject terms are useful for finding similar articles on your topic. Which one of the following is a subject term used for this article? (Remember - if you are off-campus you may need to login to the index with your NetID). American craft moral training education teaching models character
education
For the statements on information "value" below, indicate which are true or false, as described in Chapter 2: Free information has no value. Only paywalled materials have value. Value may be contextual depending on what you need. Value can mean usefulness.
false false true true
You find a peer-reviewed article and a blog written by the same person who is an expert on the topic. Using what you've learned in Chapter 2, indicate which of the following statements are true or false: Blogs should never be used for academic purposes. Only the article is authoritative because it's peer-reviewed. Both the article and the blog are authoritative because the author is an expert on the topic. If you need peer-reviewed material, only the article should be used.
false false true true
For each of the following, indicate whether the statement about Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is true or false: ILL allows you to borrow items from other libraries for a fee ILL is an example of libraries working together to keep costs down The ILL service can be used by ISU undergrad students ILL materials are open access for use worldwide
false true true false
Indicate true/false for the following statements. Items in the public domain are.... good examples of common knowledge. often materials published before 1923. often US government documents. available for re-use without giving credit.
false true true false
What are some strategies you can use to control the release or use of your personal information online? For each statement below, indicate whether it is a good strategy or not. Read user agreements and privacy policies before creating accounts . Take advantage of options for minimizing advertisements in an app or service. Use the same password for as many sites as possible so you don't forget it. Encourage your friends to tag you in Facebook photos.
good good not good not good
The top row of books is arranged in the correct order. Now, in which space (A,B,C,or D) would each of the books in the second row be shelved? Book 1 goes Book 2 goes Book 3 goes Book 4 goes
in space A in space D in space B in space C
Identify TWO common features of scholarly information, as described in Chapter 1: meant for current news purposes includes footnotes and references published by important publisher has gone through peer review author is anonymous to avoid bias
includes footnotes and references has gone through peer review
As described in Chapter 1, match the three major finding tools to the resources they are best for finding. scholarly journal articles up-to-date information what a specific library owns not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1
indexes web search engines library discovery tools books & journals
Chapter 1 discusses primary and secondary sources. Why might you want to use primary sources for a project or paper? primary sources are one of the best sources for statistics and data primary sources are considered to be more authoritative than secondary sources "primary source" means the first and most relevant materials you should use it's a good idea to include peer-reviewed material in scholarly projects it may be useful to document a historic event with perspectives from that time
it may be useful to document a historic event with perspectives from that time
In the citation below, what does Vital Speeches represent? Crouse, J.S. (1994). Leadership: Working from the inside out. Vital Speeches, 60(19): 597. article title book title chapter title journal title newspaper title
journal title
Knowing when the event you are researching happened is important because it helps you: know how much information and what types of resources may be available come up with useful search terms for finding information on your topic understand that many research tools are organized by subject know whether you can use Google to find information about the topic avoid relying too much on using only websites for your assignments
know how much information and what types of resources may be available
What is the benefit of using a Creative Commons license? shows the creativity and originality that went into your project states what payment is expected when others use a copyrighted work shows that your shared work is based on other people's work makes clear the conditions for reusing original work it indicates how to ask permission to use copyrighted works
makes clear the conditions for reusing original work
You have examined a website in order to evaluate it and have found that the site includes many links that no longer work. According to Chapter 2, this suggests that the website ... may lack currency. may lack authority. has credible authors. has a purpose of informing its readers. has a biased point of view.
may lack currency.
You want to find out about traditional fertilizers used for growing corn before modern agricultural technology was developed. Since this is a complex topic, you want to break it down into its main concepts to help identify keywords that could help you search. Are the keywords below examples of the essential concepts from this topic? Technology Corn Fertilizers Traditional
non-essential essential essential essential
This chapter discusses the difference between open web material and paywalled resources. For each item below, indicate if it describes Open, Paywalled, or could be either type of resource. the resource requires you to pay a subscription fee the resource is a popular publication the resource does not require you to pay or login your access to the resource depends on being enrolled at Iowa State University
paywalled could be either open paywalled
You need to read a copy of Geology of the National Capital Region: Field trip guidebook, but all copies are checked out from ISU Library. What are your choices in Google Books (Links to an external site.) for this title? you need first to have an Android, iPhone, iPad, or Nook in order to read the ebook find it in other libraries & use ILL since Google Books doesn't have free full-text of the whole book read scanned full-text online or download the free mobile ebook get the free mobile ebook since Google Books doesn't have scanned full-text for this title buy it from Amazon.com since Google Books doesn't have it
read scanned full-text online or download the free mobile ebook
Indicate whether the statements below are true or false. When you create an original work and put a Creative Commons attribution license on it, you are still the copyright holder. In order to be a copyright holder you must register with the U.S. Copyright Office.
true false
According to Chapter 5, which of the following must you do when correctly paraphrasing? Cite the source. Agree with the original author. Use quote marks when you change the original author's words. Use quote marks if you use some of the same words as the original author.
true false false true
Indicate whether the statements below about Google Scholar are true or false. As an ISU student, you can access paywalled articles the Library owns in your Google Scholar search results. Google Scholar covers scholarly materials only from paywalled sites, not from the open web. You will need to login to Google Scholar to use it on campus. You can find a variety of scholarly materials with Google Scholar.
true false false true
Why is it important to cite other people's work in your research? Citing sources advances the scholarly conversation. Your paper will look more important and its length will be increased. Citing sources allows you to use them without seeking copyright permission. Citing sources allows your readers to see where ideas you used originated.
true false false true
Chapter 5 discusses ways you can control use/re-use of your own scholarly creations. Indicate whether the statements below are true or false. You can share results of research you did at ISU in the ISU Digital Repository. Your original works are automatically protected by copyright. You can remix all other works that have Creative Commons licensing. You can hold copyright to your works for 17 years, then they will be automatically public domain.
true true false false
Quick Search lets you refine or narrow your search results using links on the right side of the screen. Do a search on wind power. What are some criteria that can refine your search results in Quick Search? by format type by creation date by popularity by search-within-search
true true false false
You need to find a comprehensive set of research articles on the topic of diversity training in the workplace for an assignment. You want to use a subject-focused index for this purpose but you're not sure which one. Enter the index below and click the "About" link to find out more specifically what this index covers. ABI/INFORM (Links to an external site.) Then answer the following questions: Covers management practices and techniques. Covers thousands of business journals and publications. Is one of the most comprehensive sociology indexes available. Focuses entirely on current newspaper articles.
true true false false
Which of the following are points that can demonstrate the accuracy of a website? whether the site is open or requires you to set up an account and login a statement of the purpose of the website is clearly stated whether the information it contains agrees with other sources the top-level domain (such as .edu, .com, .us...) of the website whether the site is written for beginners or experts with the topic
whether the information it contains agrees with other sources
You are researching a human rights demonstration that happened a few days ago. Based on what you have learned about the flow of information, which of these types of information sources can you expect to find about this? photos or video from the event books describing the impact of the event scholarly articles analyzing the event news reports made about the event
yes no no yes
