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Using the citation below, match the citation elements to the correct answer. Turino, T. (2009). Four fields of music making and sustainable living. World of Music, 51(1):95-117 Turino, T Four Fields of Music Making and sustainable Living World of Music 51
article author article title journal title volume
In the citation below, what does Methadone: six effect in search of a substance represent? Gomart, E. (2002). Methadone: six effect in search of a substance. Social Studies of Science, 32(1): 93-135
article title
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 effect step for verifying the quality of the news source.
evaluate the news site on its authority, bias, purpose, and content
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 particle should be used
false false true true
Indicate true/false for the following statements. Items in the public domain are... good examples of common knowledge often material published before 1923 often US government documents available for re-use without giving credit
false true true false
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is an important service offered by research libraries. For each of the following, indicate whether the statement about Interlibrary Loan 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
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
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 gravity and gravitational collapse. Where should you best truncate in this example?
gravit* and collapse
Identify TWO common features of scholarly information, as described in Chapter 1:
includes footnotes and references has gone through peer review
You want to search for articles that discuss Chinese ceramics during the Sung Dynasty, and you're not sure whether the term ceramics or pottery would be a better choice. As discussed in Chapter 3, which example of a nested search would best fit your topic?
(sung dynasty OR song dynasty) AND (ceramic OR pottery)
Which of the dates listed below is the best indicator of the currency of a web page's content?
A date listed after "Last updated on..."
What does the "peer" refer to in "peer reviewed article" as defined in Chapter 1?
Experts in the same subject as the author critiqued the article
Use Quick Search to search for the book Culture, inculturation, and theologians: A postmodern critique. Where is this book located?
General Collection
For the topics listed below, indicate which finding tool would be the best choice: Google or Google Scholar? a weather forecast for Ames, Iowa for the next four days a report on the effects of past years' weather on the Iowa soybean harvest a list of past and future host cities for the Olympic games In-depth analysis on the economic impact of the past Olympic Games on their host cities
Google Google Scholar Google Google Scholar
What is the difference between Google and Google Scholar?
Google searches different types of websites, but Google Scholar searches only scholarly materials
As described in Chapter 1, which ONE of the following best characterizes what is meant by "scholarly information"?
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.
What is the main reason a sponsored link website gets placed at the top of search engine results?
Money - the search engine company is paid to place it at the top
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?
No, the video was created for educational purposes and thus probably Fair Use
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?
OR will show results containing either one or all of the search terms
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
You want to use Quick Search to find a peer-reviewed journal article your professor mentioned by someone named Ishfaq on the topic of hub location-allocation in intermodal logistics networks. Enter the Advanced Search page of Quick Search, select Articles in the Material Type drop down menu, and type in the search phrase intermodal logistics networks AND ishfaq. 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?
Read online and download PDF
If you discover the ISU Library does not own the book you need, which of the following is he best option for you to access the book?
Request the book through the library's Interlibrary Loan service
Scenario: You're writing a paper on how to quick smoking. You know some things, but need specific information about the use of yoga to help quit smoking. According to Chapter 1, which one of the following is your best option for finding subject-focused information on your specific topic?
Research journal articles
Scenario: You and your roommate both need to find scholarly materials for a paper on the topic of using twitter's daily trending topics to market lifestyle products to young adults. You've been told to use a scholarly article index. Your roommate uses the following search terms: using Twitter's daily trending topics to market lifestyle products to young adults 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
You're writing a paper on architecture and solar design. 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?
The book, article, website, and graphic all need to be cited
As described in Chapter 2, what is a potential benefit for researchers in using social media in addition to traditional scholarly publishing?
They may reach different audiences through social media
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?
This is okay only if the instructor is aware and has given consent In some contexts this may be considered self-plagiarism
Using the criteria in Chapter 2, click on the link and evaluate the following website: https://www.audubon.org/. What is the main purpose of the website?
To promote conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems of birds
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? Allmon, W.D. (2003). Boundaries, turnover, and the causes of evolutionary change: A perspective from the Cenozoic. In D. Prothero, L. Ivany, & E. Nesbitt (Eds.), From greenhouse to icehouse: The marine Eocene-Oligocene transition (pp. 511-521). New York: Columbia University Press.
Type From greenhouse to icehouse; the marine Eocene-Oligocene transition and search "Title"
You're working on a group project and need the book Soil survey of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama by Kenneth Johnson. Search for this book by clicking the books tab in WorldCat. 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?
University of Iowa Library
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 majority of Wikipedia contributors do not have advanced degrees
Now you want to upload your Rolling Stones fan video to YouTube. Would you be violating copyright?
Yes, because you didn't get copyright permissions plus the audience and purpose is no longer educational
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 explain what this means?
You have found 2 items of any format (book, video, etc) that have this same title
What does the following citation represent? Grady, W. (2001). The bone museum: Travels in a lost world of dinosaurs and birds. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows
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? Ramirez, A. (2008). Emily Dickinson's Breadcrumbs of Grace. In A. M. Magid (Ed.), you are what you eat: Literary probes into the palate (pp.44-55). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars.
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
What does the following citation represent? Ehrlich, H. (2009). Poe in cyberspace: Google's first trillion pages: Web 2.0 and beyond. The Edgar Allan Poe Review, 10(1): 87-91
a journal article
What does the following citation represent? Riesch, H. (2015). Why did the proton cross the road? Humour and science communication. Public Understanding of Science, 24(7): 768-775. doi:10.1177/0963662514546299
a journal article
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
This statement: "Bob Dylan's first album was released in 1962" is common knowledge. According to Chapter 5, why is this so?
because it can be confirmed in many sources
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 nanotechnology journal articles on electric cars anything and everything possible with search terms Darwin HMS beagle CDs for learning Arabic
books journals all items audio visual
You need to find certain types of information for a class assignment. Where would you look for reach of the different types of information listed below? look for background information in look for statistical information ini look for subject-focused information in look for news and general information in
books and encyclopedias government sources journal articles newspaper articles
As an information finding tool, Quick Search is the best tool for finding:
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-hierarchial 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 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, find the Design and Allied 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 in to the index with your NetID).
education
As described in Chapter 1, MATCH the three major finding tools to their STRENGTHS: best choice for finding scholarly journal articles best choice for finding up-to-date information best choice for finding what a specific library owns not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1
indexes web search engines library discovery tools books and journals
Chapter 1 discusses primary and secondary sources. Why might you want to use primary sources for a project or paper?
it may be useful to document a historic event with perspectives from that time
According to Chapter 2, is a website with a top level domain of .edu automatically trustworthy, or does its content need to be evaluated?
it needs to be evaluated because domain tells you where a site comes from but doesn't guarantee quality
According to Chapter 1, each of the three major finding tools has strengths and weaknesses. Which one of the finding tools discussed in the Chapter is described in the statement below? Best choice for finding resources that a specific library owns, but does not necessarily search all resources that the library has access to
library discovery tools
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 full text items limit to peer reviewed items only
What is the benefit of using a Creative Commons license?
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 suggest that the website...
may lack currency
For the items below, indicate whether the description fits controlled vocab 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 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, as described in Chapter 1. Are the keywords below examples of the essential concepts from this topic? technology corn fertilizers traditional
non-essential essential essential essential
Use Quick Search to search for the book Facebook: The missing manual by Emily Vander Veer. you will find online and print version of the book. Click on the title of the print book to see the full display with more details. If you wanted to find more books that address social networking, which link in the full display should you click?
online social networks
This chapter (2) 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
Why is peer review an important element of the scholarly conversation?
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
You need to read Chaucer's classic Canterbury tales Volume 4, but all copies are checked out from ISU Library. What are your choices in Google Books for this title?
read scanned full-text online or download he mobile ebook free
What type of publication, scholarly or popular, do the descriptions on the left column represent? written for specialists in a particular field articles often not signed by author goes through peer-review process before being published articles often include footnotes or a long list of references
scholarly popular scholarly scholarly
Using advanced search in Google Scholar would allow you to:
search for an exact phrase
Other article indexes keep things simple on their front pages, but offer more option 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 peer reviewed items only search by methodology
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 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 may provide useful analyses of your topic
Google Scholar results often list older articles first. Which TWO of the following choices help you easily find recent articles in your results?
sort results by date instead of relevance use the facets to select a year
Using the evaluation criteria in Chapter 2, go to this website and evaluate it: htttps://newfarmers.usda.gov What are the credentials for the author(s) of the website?
the authors are staff members of the US Dept. of Agriculture.
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 world flexagons in the title about the vaccination of animals written by the National Gallery of Australia 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 articles on your subject
Knowing when the event you are researching happened is important because it helps you:
to know how much information and what types of resources may be available
What is the main purpose of subject headings?
to organize resources according to subject areas
Indicated 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
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. your originals works are automatically protected by copyright you can choose the level of creative commons licensing you prefer 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
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 sett of research articles on the topic of public policy and religion for an assignment. You want tot 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. Alt-Press Watch Then answer the following questions: covers independent newspapers, journals magazines. is multidisciplinary and covers "hot-button" issues. focuses entirely on mainstream media sources. provides abstracts but does not include full text for most articles
true true false false
According to Chapter 5, what is the definition of plagiarism?
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
Now, MATCH the three major finding tools to their WEAKNESSES, as described in Chapter 1: misses most subscription-based scholarly resources hard to focus your search may not include full-text not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1
web search engines library discovery tools indexes books and journals
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?
what types of sources do you need to find or consult
Which of the following are points that can demonstrate the accuracy of a website?
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 films from the event books describing the impact of the event scholarly articles analyzing the event new reports made about the event
yes no no no
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 focused your results to be on this exact subject
From the items below, which TWO choices best describe reasons to consider privacy when you put information about yourself online?
your information may be copied, shared, or resold without your consent your professors or future employers may see your party photos
