Intro to Information Literacy
What limiter(s) can be used to limit your result set to academic journal articles 1. Academic Journals 2. Full Text 3. Peer Reviewed 4. Scholarly Journals 5. Subject Headings
1. Academic Journals 3. Peer Reviewed 4. Scholarly Journals
Which databases would NOT include journal articles? 1. Access Medicine 2. kanopy 3. Academic Search Premier 4. America: History & Life 5. Philosopher's Index
1. Access Medicine 2. kanopy
Who in the follow group could be considered an authority? Select all the apply 1. An eye-witness to a crime testifying in a court case 2. A politician commenting on the mental health of someone from the rival party 3. A veteran reporter for the New York Times describing conditions on the front line in Syria 4. A university professor with a PhD in Economics writing about the effects of increasing the minimum wage
1. An eye-witness to a crime testifying in a court case 3. A veteran reporter for the New York Times describing conditions on the front line in Syria 4. A university professor with a PhD in Economics writing about the effects of increasing the minimum wage
The list of references at the end of a journal article: (Pick all the apply) 1. Lists the articles and other sources used and referred to in the article 2. Might provide additional useful sources for your research 3. Has the most up-to-date information on the topic
1. Lists the articles and other sources used and referred to in the article 2. Might provide additional useful sources for your research
Which databases would be useful for finding information on a health related research question? (Select all the are appropriate) 1. PubMed 2. CINAHL Plus 3. ERIC 4. Ovid 5. Humanities International Index
1. PubMed 2. CINAHL Plus 4. Ovid
Which related terms would be important to include if one of your key concepts was MRSA Select all the apply 1. Superbugs 2. bacteria 3. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 4. antibiotic resistant 5. infections
1. Superbugs 3. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 4. antibiotic resistan
Calvino, Italo. "Cybernetics and Ghosts." The Uses of Literature: Essays. Trans. Patrick Creagh. San Diego: Harcourt, 1982. 3-27. What type of source (format) is this? 1. book chapter 2. journal article 3. video/film 4. government publication
1. book chapter
Popular periodical articles are useful for 1. very current information 2. specialized vocabulary and terms 3. in-depth reporting of original research 4. the majority of sources used in a research paper
1. very current information
You are researching whether swimming can help reduce heart disease. As you look through the results you see the terms cardiac arrest and cardiovascular disease. What Boolean operator would you need to use to include those terms in your search string? 1. (heart disease and cardiovascular disease and cardiac arrest) 2. (heart disease or cardiovascular disease or cardiac arrest) 3. (heart disease not cardiovascular disease not cardiac arrest)
2. (heart disease or cardiovascular disease or cardiac arrest)
Most academic journal articles include a section that is a brief summary of the article. That part of the source is: 1. Bibliography, Works Cited or References 2. Abstract 3. Introduction
2. Abstract
Pick the library databases where you could find primary source materials related to women's experiences of the U.S. Civil War 1. America: History and Life 2. American Civil War: Letters and Diaries 3. North American Women's Letters and Diaries 4. Women in the National Archives
2. American Civil War: Letters and Diaries 3. North American Women's Letters and Diaries
Which of these is an example of a field found in most databases? 1. Currency 2. Author 3. Ebscohost 4, Boolean
2. Author
Studies, such as Nyhan and Reifler (2010) have shown that when people are presented with evidence that what they believe is actually untrue, they will: 1. Change their minds, now that they have been shown evidence that they were incorrect 2. Believe more strongly that their belief is true 3. None of the above
2. Believe more strongly that their belief is true
You are writing a paper on suicide in adolescents and have found more than 1000 articles in your initial search. What is the best course of action? 1. Change your topic to the affect of suicide rates 2. Change your topic to the role of bullying in suicide of adolescents 3. Change your topic to suicide in veterans and adolescents
2. Change your topic to the role of bullying in suicide of adolescents
If you were writing a position paper on gun control, you should include the following types of sources: 1. Only very current sources 2. Only authoritative sources that support the position you are taking on the issue 3. Authoritative sources that defend 2nd amendment rights and authoritative sources supporting gun control. 4. Sources that come up first on an internet search
3. Authoritative sources that defend 2nd amendment rights and authoritative sources supporting gun control.
A dental researcher writes an article on gum disease. She submits the article to a peer-reviewed dental journal for possible publication. What happens next? 1. The article is published if there is space in the next issue. 2. Experts on gum disease review the article's content and review the methods, citations, and conclusions to determine if it should be published or if it needs more work. 3. The editor of the journal proofreads the article for errors and typos before considering it for publication.
2. Experts on gum disease review the article's content and review the methods, citations, and conclusions to determine if it should be published or if it needs more
The problems associated with confirmation bias have gotten worse because: 1. People are more gullible than they used to be. 2. It is so easy for false or highly biased information be-be shared with huge audiences through social media. 3. Those in authority are deceptive
2. It is so easy for false or highly biased information be-be shared with huge audiences through social media.
Your search on the topic of attention deficit disorders in college students has produced thousands of results. As you look through the result list you note that there are many articles specifically related to academic performance in that group. What is the best course of action? 1. Change your topic completely 2. Narrow your topic with additional key concepts 3. Broaden your topic
2. Narrow your topic with additional key concepts
Amy is gathering sources for her speech. She want to find newspaper articles, published in the last 5 years, that she can read immediately. Which of the following limiters should she use when searching the database? Select all the apply 1. Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals 2. Publication Date 3. Full Text 4. Publication Type
2. Publication Date 3. Full Text 4. Publication Type
Writing a research paper is different than writing a report. Please choose the statement that BEST describes some of the attributes of a research paper. 1. The purpose is to inform, it is topic-based, and is a general discussion of a topic 2. Uses data and ideas to support your position, analyzes and interprets information, and comes to a unique conclusion. 3. Either of these may be true.
2. Uses data and ideas to support your position, analyzes and interprets information, and comes to a unique conclusion.
Read the following statement and then select the best answer: "Describe the effects agrochemicals on water pollution." What are the key concepts in the above statement? 1. effects and agrochemicals 2. agrochemicals and water pollution 3. effects and pollution
2. agrochemicals and water pollution
Thinking about the cycle of information, which type of source is most likely to have unbiased historical information presenting all points of view? 1. journal article 2. encyclopedia/reference source 3. blog 4. book
2. encyclopedia/reference source
MCCANTS, A. E. C. (2004). Poverty. In J. Dewald (Ed.), Europe, 1450 to 1789 (Vol. 5, pp. 50-54). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. What is wrong with this APA citation of an encyclopedia article? 1. Missing title of encyclopedia 2. not capitalized correctly 3. volume and page number format not correct 4. missing publisher
2. not capitalized correctly
Select two places you would find information on the day an event happened. 1. encyclopedias 2. social media 3. books 4. television
2. social media 4. television
In order for a paper to pass peer review, 1. it must be the first paper exploring that specific research question. 2. the methodology must be explained clearly enough for others to repeat the research 3. the author must be a well-known researcher in the field 4. it must be perfect the first time it is submitted.
2. the methodology must be explained clearly enough for others to repeat the research
You are interested in finding out whether or not eating red meat is harmful to your health. Please select which of these websites would be the most likely to have an article that would be a reliable and objective source to use. 1. www.beefmagazine.com 2. www.mayoclinic.com 3. www.peta.org
2. www.mayoclinic.com
Your research question is: Does ADHD interfere with children's ability to form friendships? What of the following is the BEST search string? 1. ADHD and friendships and children 2. ADHD and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and friendships 3. (ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and children and and (peer relationships or friendships) 4. (ADHD or friendships) and (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or peer relationships) 5. effects and ADHD and children
3. (ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and children and and (peer relationships or friendships)
Which of these would be a good Boolean search string to use to search the topic of: Does advertising of sugary drinks contribute to obesity? 1. effect and advertising and (sugary drinks) not alchohol 2. (soft drinks and marketing) or (soda and advertising) 3. (soda or soft drinks or sugary drinks) and obesity and (advertising or marketing) 4. (soda or soft drinks) and contribution to obesity
3. (soda or soft drinks or sugary drinks) and obesity and (advertising or marketing)
Which of these Boolean search strings is properly constructed? 1. (junk food and teens) or (fast food and adolescents) 2. obesity effects of fast food on teens 3. (teens or teenagers or adolescents) and (fast food or junk food) and obesity 4. (teens and adolescents) and obesity and fast food or junk food
3. (teens or teenagers or adolescents) and (fast food or junk food) and obesity
A record in a database is: 1. The set of results obtained by entering a search string into a database 2. The number of items in the database. 3. A collection of fields describing one item in the database 4, Terms used to construct a Boolean search string
3. A collection of fields describing one item in the database
In the cycle of information, which of the following sources would have the most well-documented and in-depth information addressing a specific research question? 1. Tweet 2. Encyclopedia article 3. Academic journal article 4. Newspaper article
3. Academic journal article
Which of these questions would make the best research topic? 1. What famous people received the death penalty? 2. Is the death penalty fair? 3. Are there racial disparities in the use of capitol punishment in the US criminal justice system. 4. The shooter in Parkland Florida high school shooting should face the death penalty.
3. Are there racial disparities in the use of capitol punishment in the US criminal justice system.
If you need to find a journal or magazine article for your paper, which library resource would be a good place to start: 1. IUCAT 2. Gale Virtual Reference Library 3. EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier 4. Google
3. EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier
Below is an MLA citation of an academic journal article Chen, Chih Cheng. "Measuring Internet Users' Online Activity: An Application of the Superefficiency Data Envelopment Analysis Model." Information Society, vol. 31, no. 4, Jul/Sep2015, pp. 315-345. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/01972243.2015.1041663. What is the name of the journal this article appeared in? 1. Measuring Internet Users' Online Activity 2. Ebscohost 3. Information Society 4. An Application of the Superefficiency Data
3. Information Society
You are in a speech class and need a visual aid for a presentation on stereotyping in movies. Which database would be best for this purpose? 1. Colonial America 2. JSTOR 3. Kanopy 4. Statistical Abstract of the United States
3. Kanopy
What would indicate that a source is a magazine article, rather than a journal article? 1. Written by several authors with PhD 2. Many tables and graphs 3. Many eye-catching photographs and illustrations 4. long list of works cited
3. Many eye-catching photographs and illustrations
Which of the following is NOT true about open access journals 1. They are freely available online 2. You can search for them with Google Scholar 3. They are not peer reviewed. 4. They can be used without copyright restrictions 5. They are a growing trend in academic publishing
3. They are not peer reviewed.
"Describe the effects of a sleep deprivation on the academic performance of college students." What are the key concepts in the above statement? 1. effects and sleep deprivation 2. college students and sleep deprivation 3. academic performance and sleep deprivation and college students 4. effects and sleep deprivation and academic performance
3. academic performance and sleep deprivation and college students
Tozan, Y., Ratanawong, P., Louis, V. R., Kittayapong, P., & Wilder-Smith, A. (2014). Use of insecticide-treated school uniforms for prevention of Dengue in schoolchildren: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Plos ONE, 9(9), 1-9. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108017 What type of source (format) is this? 1. book chapter 2. book 3. journal article 4. newspaper article
3. journal article
Which best describes the search string "tobacco"? 1. Boolean operator 2. field 3. keyword 4. stopword
3. keyword
Cooper, G. D., Clements, P. T., & Holt, K. (2011). A review and application of suicide prevention programs in high school settings. 32(11), 696-702. doi:10.3109/01612840.2011.597911 What is wrong with this APA journal article citation? 1. missing url 2. not capitalized correctly 3. missing journal title 4. volume and issue in the wrong format
3. missing journal title
Abu Nowar, Naji director. Theeb, Bayt Al Shawareb/Fertile Crescent Films/ Immortal Entertainment/Noor Pictures, 2016, Kanopy. iusb.kanopystreaming.com/video/theeb. What type of source (format) is this? 1. journal article 2. book 3. video 4. website
3. video
Confirmation bias is the tendency to: 1. Interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories 2. Accept stories as true if they support our belief system 3. Dismiss information that does not support our belief system 4. All of the above
4. All of the above
How can you combat the tendency toward confirmation bias 1. Review the facts on the stories/memes you see (especially if you really agree with them) 2. Take a look at the source of the information—is there a bias there?3.Regularly read credible sources from viewpoints other than your own to prevent over-polarization of perspective 4. All of the above
4. All of the above
Which of the following could provide additional useful resources for your topic research? (Select all that apply 1. Newer articles that cite a relevant article 2. Sources from the works cited of a relevant article 3. Other articles by the authors of a relevant article 4. All of the above
4. All of the above
Which of these sources would be useful if you needed a statistic for your research project? 1.Statistical Abstract of the United States 2.Statistical DataSet 3.Statistical Insight 4. All of the above
4. All of the above
Which of the following would NOT be a useful factor to consider when evaluating an academic journal article? 1. The qualifications and jobs of the authors 2. How recently the article was published 3. Sources of funding for the article 4. Whether you can get the full text in Google Scholar
4. Whether you can get the full text in Google Scholar
Match each Boolean operator with its use. AND NOT OR
AND Narrow a search by ad NOT Exclude concept(s)/Keywords OR Expand a search by index
Obesity. (2008). In W. A. Darity, Jr. (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd ed., Vol. 6, pp. 4-5). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3045301790&v=2.1&u=iulib_sbend&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=1d7cedb83a4e6033c34c007d64abfc3c What style of citation is this? APA or MLA
APA
True or False: Looking only at a website's 'About Us' and Mission statement will give you enough information to evaluate possible bias on the website
False
True or False: Confirmation bias is a completely new phenomena that started with social media
False
Look up this article in Academic Search Premier Renzo, Adrian and Steve Collins. "Technologically Mediated Transparency in Music Production." Popular Music & Society, vol. 40, no. 4, Oct. 2017, pp. 406-421. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/03007766.2015.1121643. If you needed a copy of this article, what library service would you need to use?
Interlibrary Loan
Moses, Cat. "The Blues Aesthetic in Toni Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye.'"African American Review vol. 33 no.4, 1999, pp. 623-37. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2901343. What style of citation is this? APA or MLA
MLA
Peters, C.J. Virus Hunters: Thirty Years of Battling Hot Viruses around the World. Doubleday, 1997. What style of citation is this? APA or MLA
MLA
This information is about a newspaper article with no author found in Academic Search Premier Article title: NSA spying on allies: What must now change. Newspaper: Christian Science Monitor. Date: 10/27/2013, Pages: pN.PAG-N.PAG. ISSN: 0882-7729 Accession Number:91718082 Found in: Academic Search Premier Database url: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=91718082&site=ehost-live&scope=site. What is the correct citation in APA style? Anonymous. (2013, October 27). NSA spying on allies: What must now change. Christian Science Monitor. p. N.PAG. "NSA Spying on Allies: What Must Now Change." Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2013. EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier, http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=91718082&site=ehost-live&scope=site. NSA spying on allies: What must now change. (2013, October 27). Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=91718082&site=ehost-live&scope=site. "NSA spying on allies: What must now change." Christian Science Monitor, October 27, 2013., N.PAG, Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed October 17, 2017).
NSA spying on allies: What must now change. (2013, October 27). Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=91718082&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Which is the correct citation for this journal article in MLA style? From Academic Search Premier Database Title: Health and climate related ecosystem services provided by street trees in the urban environment. Authors: Salmond, Jennifer A.; Tadaki, Marc; Vardoulakis, Sotiris; Arbuthnott, Katherine; Coutts, Andrew; Demuzere, Matthias; Dirks, Kim N.; Heaviside, Clare; Lim, Shanon; Macintyre, Helen; McInnes, Rachel N.; Wheeler, Benedict W. Journal: Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source. Date: 3/8/2016, Vol. 15, p95-111. 17 Doi: 10.1186/s12940-016-0103-6 Database: Academic Search Premier url: http://proxysb.uits.iu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=113758645&site=ehost-live&scope=site Choices: Salmond, Jennifer A., et al. "Health and Climate Related Ecosystem Services Provided by Street Trees in the Urban Environment." EBSCOhost, http://proxysb.uits.iu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=113758645&site=ehost-live&scope=site Salmond, Jennifer A., et al. "Health and climate related ecosystem services provided by street trees in the urban environment." Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, vol. 15, 08 Mar. 2016, pp. 95-111. Salmond, J. A., Tadaki, M., Vardoulakis, S., Arbuthnott, K., Coutts, A., Demuzere, M., & ... Wheeler, B. W. (2016). Health and climate related ecosystem services provided by street trees in the urban environment. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 1595-111. doi:10.1186/s12940-016-0103-6 Salmond, Jennifer A., et al. "Health and Climate Related Ecosystem Services Provided by Street Trees in the Urban Environment." Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, vol. 15, 08 Mar. 2016, pp. 95-111. EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier, doi:10.1186/s12940-016-0103-6.
Salmond, Jennifer A., et al. "Health and Climate Related Ecosystem Services Provided by Street Trees in the Urban Environment." Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, vol. 15, 08 Mar. 2016, pp. 95-111. EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier, doi:10.1186/s12940-016-0103-6.
True or False Thoughtlessly sharing and 'liking' posts on social media contribute to the spread of fake news.
True
True or False : A SEARCH STRING is whatever you type in the search box in a database
True
True or False: News sites on the web can have a partisan bias.
True