LIBRARY QUIZ 3
You want to search for articles that discuss Chinese ceramics during the Sung Dynasty. You've learned that an alternate spelling of Sung Dynasty is Song 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 (ceramics OR pottery)
It's important to know where to find a book in the Library. You heard about a book called Write great essays! A guide to reading and essay writing for undergraduates and taught postgraduates. Search for that book now in Quick Search to answer the following questions:
- What is the call number of this book? - LB2369 L57x 2004 - On which Floor or Tier is this book located? - Floor 3
Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) affect your search results. If you search Quick Search for books using the search phrase Twitter OR marketing, you'll retrieve hundreds of records. If you re-do that search as Twitter AND marketing, you will narrow your search results (retrieve fewer records). Why is this so?
AND will show results containing both search terms.
Use Quick Search to search for the book Culture, inculturation, and theologians: A postmodern critique. Where is this book located?
General Collection
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?
The search settings best match what you know about the book.
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 - b Book 2 goes - d Book 3 goes - a Book 4 goes - c
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. - books Journal articles on electric cars - articles Anything & everything possible with search terms darwin HMS beagle. - all items CDs for learning Arabic. - audio visual
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.
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 - world cat Ebooks you can download or buy; scanned full-text or excerpted books to read online; free ebooks for your Android or iPhone - google books
What is the main purpose of subject headings?
To organize resources according to subject areas
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?
adapt* and biology
As an information finding tool, Quick Search is the best tool for finding:
books and more that the ISU Library owns
Quick Search lets you refine or narrow your search results using links on the right side of the screen. Do a search on graphic design. What are some criteria that can refine your search results in Quick Search?
by availability - false by number of versions owned - false by popularity - true by author/creator - true
Use Quick Search to search for the book Facebook: The missing manual by Emily Vander Veer. You will find online and print versions 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
You're working on a group project and need the book Understanding immigration law, by Kevin R. Johnson. 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?
Drake University Law Library
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
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
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?
You have found 2 items of any format (book, video, etc) that have this same title
You need to read a copy of 2003 edition of America's priceless heritage: Cultural and fossil resources on public lands, but all copies are checked out from ISU Library. What are your choices in Google Books (Links to an external site.) for this title?
read scanned full-text online or download the free mobile ebook
You look up the book Communications law: Liberties, restraints, and the modern media by John D. Zelezny. Quick Search shows that the book is on Tier 2 with call number KF2750 Z45 2011. When you get to Tier 2, you see these signs on the bookcases. According to these book number ranges, this book should be located:
shelf three
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 - title about the natural history of New Zealand - subject written by the Museum of Modern Art - author/creator written by Goodall and about chimpanzees - any fields
