INFO LIT quizzes
Which search syntax will allow you to search for the phrase, time management?
"time management"
In the database, Academic Search Complete (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., search for the article "Brevetoxicosis: Red Tides and Marine Mammal Mortalities" by Flewelling et al. If you wanted to explore more of the scholarly conversation by taking advantage of "citation chaining" what links could you click on to help with this task?
-Cited references -Time cited in this database
What is a reason that using a news story would be better than a scholarly source in an academic paper? (choose all that apply)
-The scholarly community has not examined your topic -You are examining the popular perception of a topic -There is a local event that you are using as an example within your research.
You need a reliable source for a class presentation with PowerPoint slides you are writing about saving the habitat of your favorite animal, the snow leopard. Which of the following sources would be most credible?
A government document on snow leopard population
Generally speaking, the best place to find a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article is:
A library database such as: JSTOR or Academic Search Complete
What is "peer-review"?
A process for ensuring that academic articles have been examined b other experts in the field before publication
Your research topic is the effects of burning coal on air quality. Which source would most likely provide you with objective information on your topic?
A study featured in a peer-reviewed journal
Which Boolean operator would you use to narrow your search and combine terms?
AND
You are writing a paper about gun violence and you use information from the National Rifle Association (NRA) website. In this case, which of the following website evaluation criteria is most important to consider? (Hint: remember the CRAAP test)
Accuracy & Purpose
When choosing a research topic, you may consider your:
All of the above
Which of the following sources might have credible information?
All of the above
Which topics are some of the options available in the PHSC Research Guides (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.?
Anatomy & Physiology, Nursing, Fire Science
What are potential ways for you to share your original undergraduate research?
At a conference In a journal or magazine In a class presentation
Your professor asked you to find a book written by John White about organic farming. She cannot remember the year it was written. What researchable information do you already have to work with?
Author and some keywords
Which of the following resources would you use when you need as much in-depth information on a topic as possible?
Book
Where do you submit your screenshot of your ILM Final (including your name and grade in the screenshot)?
CGS1100 Microcomputer Applications Course
You are a huge Batman fan and want to read the graphic novel Batman Noir by Eduardo Risso. You search the Library Catalog (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. but it is not available at PHSC campus libraries. What can you do to request it?
Click on "items you can request statewide" UBorrow -- request it through UBorrow interlibrary loan
You want to find some good photos and images to use in your blog post and in a PowerPoint presentation you are creating, but don't want to violate copyright. What is an option you have to easily avoid copyright violation in this situation?
Do a search in Flickr or Google Images looking for images and photos with a Creative Commons license.
It is a bad idea to do background research because knowing too much about a topic will lead to too many research ideas.
False
You are writing a paper and find some information you want to use in a journal article: Original text: Among students with incorrect answers at pre- and posttest, the largest percentage had trouble recognizing an example of patchwork plagiarism. Apparently, many did not understand that cutting and pasting is plagiarism. Source: Fenster, Judy. "Teaching Note—Evaluation of an Avoiding Plagiarism Workshop for Social Work Students." Journal of Social Work Education, vol. 52, no. 2, Apr-Jun 2016, pp. 242-248. Academic Search Complete, doi:10.1080/10437797.2016.1151278 Entry in your paper: Among students with incorrect answers, most couldn't recognize patchwork plagiarism and did not understand that cutting and pasting is plagiarism (Fenster 245). What is your judgment- is this plagiarism?
False
You can take the ILM Final as many times as you want.
False
You are interested in doing some research on the broad topic of juvenile delinquency for a 3-5 page research paper. Which of the following would be the best research question (not too narrow and not too broad)?
How does education play a role in reducing juvenile delinquency?
You are interested in the broad topic of climate change and want to focus your research for a 3-5 page paper. Which research question is better focused?
How is glacial melting affecting penguins in Antarctica?
You are writing a paper on the book Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. You want to find literary criticism books or books about Slaughterhouse Five. What is the most efficient way to search for books about Slaughterhouse-Five available through the PHSC libraries?
In the Library Catalog, search under Books and More for Slaughterhouse-Five as a Subject Heading
What is background information?
It's reading up on the subject before you make too many decisions about how you're going to approach your research. It introduces you to a topic before you dive in, pretending to be an expert.
Read the following excerpt from a news article. Which of the citations below likely refers to the research study mentioned in the news article? "A new study, published recently in the journal Clinical Oncology, suggests a critical breakthrough has been made in leukemia treatment for infants. Globe & Mail reporter Kate Jones spoke to the study's co-investigator, Harold Jenkins, about the significance of the study's findings."
Jenkins, H. (2013). The role of immunomodulatory agents in the treatment of infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Clinical Oncology, 6 (2), 35-48.
Which book by Octavia Butler is available as both a print book and an ebook?
Kindred
You are working on research for a 3-5 page paper and want to search for books in the library and ebooks. Which is the best tool to use for this type of search?
Library Catalog - searching Books and More
Use APA (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.to correctly cite the following the following journal article from a database: Title: Duct Tape Removes Warts Author: Thomas J. Lynch Journal Name: Journal of Family Practice Volume: 52 Issue: 2 Year: 2003 Pages: 111-112 Database: Academic Search Complete Date Accessed: March 13, 2018 Permalink (stable URL): http://db20.linccweb.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9131352&site=ehost-live
Lynch, T. J. (2003). Duct tape removes warts. Journal of Family Practice, 52(2), 111-112. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database.
Use MLALinks to an external site. to correctly cite the following journal article from a database: Title: Duct Tape Removes Warts Author: Thomas J. Lynch Journal Name: Journal of Family Practice Volume: 52 Issue: 2 Year: 2003 Pages: 111-112 Database: Academic Search Complete Date Accessed: March 13, 2018 Permalink (stable URL): http://db20.linccweb.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9131352&site=ehost-live
Lynch, Thomas J. "Duct Tape Removes Warts." Journal of Family Practice, vol. 52, no. 2, Feb. 2003, pp. 111-112. Academic Search Complete, db20.linccweb.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9131352&site=ehost-live.
How do you know which citation style to use for your paper? (check all that apply)
MLA is usually used for literature, arts, and humanities papers APA is usually used for psychology, education, and other social sciences papers Your instructor will usually tell you, and if you aren't sure, you can ask.
In the database, Academic Search Complete (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., search for the article "Brevetoxicosis: Red Tides and Marine Mammal Mortalities" by Flewelling et al. Click on the link for "Times Cited in this Database". What is the title of the article listed?
Molecular detection of the brevetoxin-producing dinoflagellate Karenia brevis and closely related species using rRNA-targeted probes and a semiautomated sandwich hybridization assay
Which of the following resources would you use when you need the most up-to-date information on an event that happened yesterday?
Newspaper article (print or online)
You find an article, "NASA Reveals Its Mars 2020 Rover" published in Astronomy. Is the publication Astronomy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. a Peer-reviewed journal?
No, Astronomy is not peer-reivewed
Which Boolean operator would you use to broaden your search?
OR
Which are two databases where you can find reference material to help in background research?
Oxford Reference Online & Virtual Reference Library
You are interested in the book Graphic Novels and Comic Books edited by Kat Kan. Its call number is: PN6710 .G736 2010. When you go to find it on the library shelves, which of the following books would be shelved before the one you are looking for?
PN6710 .B39 2012 -- Comics Versus Art Correct! PN6710 .D35 2017 -- Graphic Novels Correct! PN6710 .F5 2010 -- How to Draw Graphic Novel-Style
When looking at the PHSC databases (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., which database would be most relevant to research on a topic in Psychology? (Hint: the field of Psychology is a social science and is also health related).
PsycArticles
What is the call number for the book, Time Travel and Warp Drives: A Scientific Guide to Shortcuts Through Time and Space by Allen Everett and Thomas Roman, available at PHSC's East Campus and Spring Hill Campus libraries?
QC173.59 .S65 E94 2012
When conducting scholarly research students must:
Read some articles that provide context for the research related to their topic
A single scholarly source does which of the following?
Represents the view/research of the author
Which of the following resources would you use when you need the most recent research on the long-term psychological effects of Pearl Harbor on veterans who survived it?
Scholarly journal article
When you are looking at the list of PHSC databases (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., which view will make it easier to find the best database for you to use for your topic?
Subject
What is the best tool to use when trying to evaluate sources, especially those you find on the Internet?
The CRAAP test
Copyright law protects authors from having their works copied without their permission.
True
If you don't have your student ID/ Library card you can use WISE to look up your borrower ID.
True
If you have questions on any of the content in the ILM including the final, you can contact a PHSC librarian to help you.
True
It is necessary to log into the library resources and one method to do so is to use the instant login link: There is an instant log in link in the left sidebar of ALL your courses including this one. Click on the link "Electronic Library Resources" in the left sidebar and you will get a page with a button "Launch Pasco Hernando State College". If you click that button you will automatically be logged into the library databases and will see the alphabetical list. You can then click on "Subject" to see a list of the databases by subject area or click on "Go to Catalog" to be taken to the catalog/ discovery tool (you will remain logged in).
True
Most databases, such as Academic Search Complete (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., have a way to limit your search to just Scholarly (peer-reviewed) Journals.
True
Plagiarism is taking someone's work or ideas and using them as your own. If you give credit or cite the creator of the information, you avoid plagiarism.
True
There are literary criticism books available (print, ebook, or both) about The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath through the PHSC libraries.
True
Tweets and blogs might be a valuable source of information for certain topics.
True
You are writing a paper and find some information you want to use in a journal article: Original text: Among students with incorrect answers at pre- and posttest, the largest percentage had trouble recognizing an example of patchwork plagiarism. Apparently, many did not understand that cutting and pasting is plagiarism. Source: Fenster, Judy. "Teaching Note—Evaluation of an Avoiding Plagiarism Workshop for Social Work Students." Journal of Social Work Education, vol. 52, no. 2, Apr-Jun 2016, pp. 242-248. Academic Search Complete, doi:10.1080/10437797.2016.1151278 Entry in your paper: Among students with incorrect answers, most couldn't recognize patchwork plagiarism and did not understand that cutting and pasting is plagiarism. What is your judgment- is this plagiarism?
True
You are interested in aviation and the airline industry and want to narrow a topic for a 3-5 page research paper. Which research question is not too broad or too narrow?
What impact has deregulation had on commercial airline safety?
When assessing the credibility of a source what are important factors to think about? Choose all that apply:
Who is the author? What is the author's purpose? What are you using the information for? When was it written?
If the book you want is not available at the PHSC campus you attend but is available at a different PHSC campus, can you still get the book?
Yes, you can put a hold request on the book and request it to be sent to any PHSC library for you to pick up.
Locate the database JSTOR within the Alphabetical List of databases (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. JSTOR provides access to full-text articles from what? (Hint: find the icon that tells you about the database).
back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
You are researching the environmental consequences of fracking. What are some appropriate keywords you could use when searching for resources?
fracking, natural gas drilling, pollution, environment
You want to find a PDF document about the Mars Exploration Rover. What is the most efficient search you can type into a Google (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. search to find PDF documents on the Mars Exploration Rover?
mars rover filetype:PDF
