LIB 160 Final

You've just read a wonderful book on the Jacobite uprising of 1745 in Scotland and you'd like to learn more. You're not sure whether uprising is the right word, or whether you should use rebellion. As discussed in Chapter 3, which example of a nested search would best fit your topic?

(jacobite uprising OR jacobite rebellion) AND scotland

As described in Chapter 1, match the three major finding tools to their strengths: 1. Web search engines 2. Library discovery tools 3. Indexes 4. Books & journals

1. Best choice for finding up-to-date information 2. Best choice for finding what a specific library owns 3. Best choice for finding scholarly journal articles 4. Not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1

Identify three common features of scholarly information as described in Chapter 1:

1. Includes footnotes and references 2. Has gone through peer review 3. Qualification of author included

Now, Match the three major finding tools to their weaknesses, as defined in chapter 1: 1. Web search engines 2. Library discovery tools 3. Indexes 4. Books & Journals

1. Misses most subscription-based scholarly resources 2. Hard to focus your search 3. May not include full-text 4. Not a finding tool, as defined in chapter 1

Which of the dates below is the best indicator of the currency of a web page's content?

A date listed after "Last updated on..."

What does the following citation represent? Beeson, B., P. Jennings and W. Kramer. (2013). A new path to grandparenthood: Parents of sperm and egg donors. Journal of Family Issues, 34(10): 1295-1316. Accessed August 8, 2016

A journal article

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 - Quick Search A comprehensive set of article on your in-depth research topic - Article Index Search features that are customized to your specific subject area - Article Index General search features and quick access to full-text - Quick Search

You've evaluated a website and found information about the authors that shows their many qualifications are relevant to the website topic. According to Chapter 2, this suggests that the website is...

Authoritative on terms of credentials.

As an information finding tool, Quick Search is the best tool for finding:

Books and more that a library owns

Use Quick Search to search for the book A networked self: identify, community and culture on social network sites. Where is this book located?

General Collection

What is the difference between Google and Google Scholar?

Google searches different types of websites, but Google Scholar searches inly scholarly materials.

Scenario: You need information about the environmental effects of solar energy. You know some things, but need current information about the subject. According to Chapter 1, which one of the following is your best option for finding up-to-date news?

Newspaper articles, magazines, and websites

Use Quick Search to search for the book Facebook: the missing manual by Emily Vander Veer. Click on the Details ling of the book you just found. If you wanted to find more book that address social networking, which link in the Details view would you click?

Online social networks

What does the following citation represent? Keylor, W. (2009). A world of nations: the international order since 1945. New York: Oxford University Press.

A Book

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

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 - A Book 2 - D Book 3 - B Book 4 - C

You need to find a comprehensive set of research articels on the topic of impact of bullies or microaggressions in the workplace for an assignment. You want to use a subject-focused index for this purpose but you're not sure which one.

Covers behavioral sciences and all areas of psychology - True Is affiliated with the American Psychology Association - True Covers relevant journals, book chapters and dissertations - True Covers only sources published in the US - False Would be good choice for this topic - True

You're working on a group project and need the book Human Genetics & Genomics, by Bruce Korf. Search for this book in WorldCat. Which is the nearest library to ISU that owns this book?

Des Monies University Library

To find information i the impact of the Industrial Revolution on European art, which one of the choices below could best be used as search terms for finding information on the topic?

Industrial revolution and Europe and art

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

According the Chapter 2, which two examples of search topics below would be most likely have useful results in Wikipedia?

Information on how Pokemon Go was developed Information about the popular Broadway musical Hamilton

Chapter 1 discussed 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 even with perspectives from that time.

According to Chapter 2, is a website with a top level domain of .edu automatically trustworthy, of does its content need to be evaluated?

It needs to be evaluated because domain tells you where the site comes from but doesn't guarantee quality.

Academic search premier offers many search options on its front page as ways to focus your search results. Which three of the following options are offered on that page?

Limit results to full text items Limit by published date Limit to peer reviewed items only

What is the main reason a sponsored link website gets places at the top of search engine results?

Money - The search engine company is paid to place it at the top.

Boolean operators (AND, OR,NOT) affect your keyword 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 book. 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.

As describes in Chapter 2, what is the potential benefit for researchers in using social media in addition to traditional scholarly publishings?

They may reach different audiences through social media.

What is the main purpose of an index as discussed in chapter 4?

To identify & provide access to journal articles in a subject area.

What is the main purpose of subject headings?

To organize resources according to subject areas

Using the criteria in chapter 2, click on the link and evaluate the following website: www.audubon.org What is the main purpose of the website?

To promote conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems of birds.

Match the items below to the correct description, as describes in Chapter 4.

Typically includes all issues from one year - Volume Published on an ongoing basis at regular intervals - Journal A paper describing a research or scholarly topic - Article A set of article published together at the same time - Issue

Using Quick Search's first drop-down menu, which search strategy is the most efficient and effective to find the following: a. Book on Mahatma Gandhi b. A map featuring Iowa rivers c. Anything & everything possible with your search terms d. A DVD for the Chinese movie Raise the Red Lantern

a. Books & more b. Maps c. All items d. Audio Visual

For the statement on information "value" below, indicate which are true or false, as described in Chapter 2: a. Free information has no value. b. Only paywalled materials have value. c. Value may be contextual depending on what you need. d. Value can mean usefulness. e. All kinds of information can have value.

a. False b. False c. True d. True e. True

For the items below, indicate whether the description fits controlled vocab or natural language searches a. Whole sentences b. Uses pre-defined c. Uses everyday language d. More likely to yield relevant results

a. Natural language b. Controlled vocabulary c. Natural language d. Controlled vocabulary

Chapter 2 discusses the difference between open web material and paywalled resources. For each item below, indicate if it describes open, paywalled, or both types of resources. a. The resource requires you to login b. The resource is scholarly c. You can view the resource regardless of your affiliation

a. Paywalled b. Could be both c. Open

Chapter 1 discusses the difference between quick information searches and research. For each example below match the description to the correct choice. a. Looking for current stock market prices b. Using three different article indexes to find articles c. Reading the newspaper for this week's weather d. Requesting a journal article from Interlibrary Loan

a. Quick information seeking b. Researching c. Quick information seeking d. Researching

You're looking for information on developing effective presentation skills. Match the information sources listed below to the appropriate finding tool. a. Books, ebooks, journals, articles & other scholarly materials from ISU Lib; all books available on your topic that you can check out. b. Materials in libraries nearest you; libraries nearest you that own copies of your textbook; books owned by any library that you can ILL for free. c. eBooks you can download or buy; scanned full-text or excerpted book to read online; free ebooks for you android or iphone.

a. QuickSearch b. WorldCat c. Google Books

Indicate whether the statements below about Google Scholar are True or False. a. As an ISU Student, you can access paywalled articles the Library owns in your Google Scholar search results. b. Google scholar equally overs all subject areas. c. You will need to login to Google Scholar to use it on campus. c. You can find a variety of scholarly material with Google Scholar.

a. True b. False c. False d. True

Quick Search lets you refine or narrow your search results using links on the left side of the screen. Do a search on wind power. What are some criteria that can refine your search results in Quick Search? a. By collection b. By creation date c. By popularity d. By search-within-search

a. True b. True c. False d. False

You are researching the most recent space exploration news from the last three days. 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? a. Photos or films from the event b. Books describing the impact of the event c. Scholarly article analyzing the event d. News reports made about the event

a. Yes b. No c. No d. Yes

Using Quick Search's third drop down menu, which search strategy is the most efficient and effective to find... a. Items written by Hunt and Weintraub b. Itens with a title that include economics and World War c. Items about human nutrition d. Items written by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

a. as author/creator b. in the title c. in subject d. as author/creator

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

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

Why is peer review an important element of the scholarly conversation?

Peer review draws on expertise of others to strengthen research

You are researching the history of Iowa just after become a state in 1846. One of the information sources you have found on this is the transcript of an 1846 speech given by an Iowan politician. Is this source primary or secondary and why?

Primary because it was created immediately after the speech was given.

If you discover the 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 Interlibrary Loan Service

When you're off campus you need to log into ISU Library's scholarly databases and full-text journals. Logging into the Library website is...

Required because the ISU Library pays a fee to so ISU students and researchers can access paywalled databases and journals

Using Advance Search in Google Scholar would allow you to:

Search an exact phrase.

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 three choice below are offered on the advances search page of PsycINFO?

Search peer reviewed items only Search by language Search by Methodology

Chapter 1 discusses primary and secondary sources. Why mights you want to use secondary sources for a project or paper?

Secondary sources may provide useful analysis of your topic

Scenario: You and your roommate both need to find scholarly materials for a paper on the topic of alternative energy with an emphasis on nanotechnology integration. You've been told to use a scholarly article index.

Simplify your search terms to search only key concepts

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.

What type of publication, scholarly or popular, do the descriptions on the column represent?

Written for specialists in a particular field - Scholarly Article often not signed by author - popular Goes thorough peer review process before being published - scholarly Articles include footnotes or a long list of references - Scholarly

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 you results to be on this exact subject

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? a. Background information b. Statistical information c. Subject-focused information d. News and general information

a. Books & Encyclopedias b. Government sources c. Journal Articles d. Newspaper articles

You need to read volume 4 of Chaucer's classic Canterbury Tales immediately, 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 the mobile ebook free