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What does the following citation represent? Silver, J. (2008). Global warming and climate change demystified. New York: McGraw-Hill.

A book

What does the following citation represent? Beeson, B., Jennings, P., & Kramer, W. (2013). A new path to grandparenthood: Parents of sperm and egg donors. Journal of Family Issues, 34(10): 1295-1316. doi:10.1177/0192513X13489299

A journal article

Use Quick Search to search for the book Greek: A history of the language and its speakers. Where is this book located?

General collection

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?

How much information do you need for your project

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

What is the benefit of using a Creative Commons license?

Makes clear the conditions for reusing original work

Your roommate has finished writing a paper, and asks you to read it and provide comments. In the paper, your roommate has used some content from an article published in Science Daily. You ask to read the original source to verify whether your roommate has paraphrased properly, or committed plagiarism.

Paraphrased correctly - true to the source and appropriately reworded and cited

Match the following descriptions to the appropriate items. Someone else's words or ideas used without credit Law determines how authors' words can be re-used Factual information that can easily be verified Authors determine how their words can be re-used

Plagiarism Copyright Common Knowledge Creative Commons License

Using Advanced Search in Google Scholar would allow you to:

Search for an exact phase

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

According to Chapter 5, what is the definition of plagiarism?

using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit to that person

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)

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? You need to get all four call numbers correct to get credit on this question. Book 1 goes Book 2 goes Book 3 goes Book 4 goes

A B C D

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? Hatfield, E., Cacioppo, J., & Rapson, R. L. (1992). Primitive emotional contagion. In M.S. Clark (Ed.), Review of personality and social psychology (pp. 151-177). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Books.

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 event in the Black Lives Matter movement

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 following citation represent? Crouse, J.S. (1994). Leadership: Working from the inside out. Vital Speeches, 60(19): 597.

A journal article

What type of online information source is shown here?

A research article in an online journal

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

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 Leanring strategies for taking tests

Academic Success Center Library Student Counseling Services Academic Success Center

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

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.)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?

Ames Public Library

Using the citation below, match the citation elements to the correct answers. Steffen, H. (1999). Difference engines and other infernal devices: History according to steampunk. Extrapolation: A Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy, 40(3): 244-54. Steffen, H. Difference Engines and Other Infernal Devices: History According to Steampunk Extrapolation: A Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy (3)

Article Author Article title Journal title Issue

This statement: "Geologists have just discovered signs from about 3900 years ago of a huge flood of China's Yellow River" needs to be cited. According to Chapter 5, why is this so?

Because it is a result of new research

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 consumer trends A map of ancient Egypt Anything and everything possible with search term wifi A music CD by the group Daft Punk

Books Maps All items Audio Visual

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? Look for background information in Look for statistical information in Look for subject-focused information in Look for news and general information in

Books and encyclopedia Government sources Journal articles Newspaper articles

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. Braun, A.R., & Hoede, H. (2000). Farmer participatory research in Latin America: Four cases. In W.W. Stur, et al. (Eds.), In Working with farmers: The key to the adoption of forage technologies (pp. 32-53). Canberra: Australian Center for International Research. Braun, A.R., & Hoede, H. Working with Farmers: The Key to the Adoption of Forage Technologies Canberra Australian Center for International Research

Chapter authors book title place of publication publisher

It's important to know whether you've paraphrased and cited source material for your paper correctly so you avoid plagiarism. Read the original quote below and the two attempts to paraphrase it. For each attempt, indicate if it is correctly paraphrased or not. Attempt A is Attempt B is

Correctly paraphrased An example of plagiarism

To find information on the impact of educational technology on student achievement, which one of the choices below could best be used as search terms for finding information on the topic?

Educational technology and student achievement

You want to find out about new developments in road materials for extremely cold conditions. 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? Road Developments Cold Materials

Essential Non-essential Essential Non-essential

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 effective step for verifying the quality of the news source.

Evaluate the news site on its authority bias, purpose, and content

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

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 If you need peer-reviewed material, only the article 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 materials 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 your 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

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 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

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

Includes footnotes and references Has gone through peer review

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

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

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 .org 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

In the citation below, what does Vital Speeches represent? Crouse, J.S. (1994). Leadership: Working from the inside out. Vital Speeches, 60(19): 597.

Journal title

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 can be difficult to narrow down your results.

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 the results to full text items Limit to peer reviewed items only

Using what you know about Wikipedia contributors from this chapter, give TWO reasons why you might want to use an additional source.

Majority of Wikipedia contributors do not have advanced degrees Wikipedia articles are not traditionally peer reviewed

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 suggests that the website ...

May lack currency

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

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've read in Chapter 5 that common knowledge does not have to be cited in your scholarly work. For each of the following examples, indicate whether it's common knowledge as defined in Chapter 5, or needs to be cited. Well-known anthropologist Margaret Mead did more than anyone to popularize the field of anthropology Many agree that author Gertrude Stein is best known for the literary gatherings she hosted rather than for her own writings An algae species was recently discovered inside the cells of salamanders There is a super volcano underneath Yellowstone National Park

Need to cite Need to cite Need to cite Common knowledge

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

You look up the book Roots and research in urban school gardens by Veronica Gaylie. Quick Search shows that the book is on Tier 1 with call number SB55 G395 2011. When you get to Tier 1, you see these signs on the bookcases: According to these book number ranges, this book should be located:

On Shelf 3

Now, let's use Academic Search Complete to get experience using a different index. Academic Search Complete is a multidisciplinary index that covers many different scholarly subject areas and helps you find peer-reviewed journal articles, popular magazine articles, newspaper articles, and so on. Let's say you want to find an article called Google+ Apps brings hangouts video chat to the iPad. On the Article Indexes & Databases (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. page, find Academic Search Complete and click to enter and search that index. In the search box, type the name of the article listed above and click search. It's important to understand how to interpret journal article citations. What is the name of the journal in which this article was published?

PC World

This chapter discusses the difference between open web material and paywalled resources. For each item below, indicate if it describes Open, Paywalled, or both types 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 ISU

Paywalled Could be both Open Paywalled

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

Peer review draws on the expertise of others to strengthen research

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 transcript of an 1846 speech given by an Iowa politician. Is this source primary or secondary, and why?

Primary because it was created immediately after the speech was given

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 three different article indexes to find articles Reading the local newspaper for this week's weather Requesting a journal article from Interlibrary Loan

Quick Information Seeking Researching Quick Information Seeking Researching

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 and other scholarly materials from ISU library; all books available on your topic that you can check out Ebooks you can download or buys; scanned full text or excerpted books to read online; free ebooks for your Android or iPhone

Quick Search Google Books

You want to use Quick Search to find a peer-reviewed journal article your professor mentioned by someone named Heggarty on the topic of the pre-historic role of agriculture and the spread of languages, which is known as language dispersal. Enter the Advanced Search page of Quick Search, select Articles in the Material Type drop down menu, and type in the search phrase agriculture AND language dispersals AND heggarty. 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

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.)Links to an external site. for this title?

Read scanned full-text online or download the free mobile ebook

During class, your professor mentions an interesting article about firefighters, yoga, and relaxation. From the Library homepage's list of Article Indexes and Databases (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., find the Physical Education Index and search it using these terms: firefighters and yoga and relaxation to locate an article published in January 2010. 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 to the index with your Library Password (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., as described in Chapter 1).

Relaxation

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

Scenario: You're writing a paper on how to quit 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

What type of publication, scholarly or popular, do the descriptions on the left column represent? Usually include lengthy bibliographies Footnotes and bibliographies are rarely used Written for the general public Takes more time to produce because of review process

Scholarly Popular Popular Scholarly

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 TWO choices below are offered on the Advanced Search page of PsycINFO for focusing your search?

Search peer reviewed items only Search by methodology

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. Your roommate uses the following search terms: alternative energy with an emphasis on nanotechnology integration 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

During a class lecture, your professor mentions a book about leadership and corporate culture by authors named Avery and Bergsteiner. Which of the following advanced strategies in Quick Search is the most effective way to find this book, and why?

Strategy 1 because the search settings march what you know the about the subject and authors

Use Quick Search to search for the book Balanced website design: Optimising aesthetics, usability and purpose by Dave Lawrence and Soheyla Tavakol. Click on the title of the book you just found to see the full display with more details. If you wanted to find more books that address effective web design strategies, which link in the full display should you click?

Table of Contents

Using the evaluation criteria in Chapter 2, go to this website and evaluate it: http://www.huapala.org/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. What are the credentials for the author(s) of the website?

The author is listed but not any actual credentials

You're writing a paper on innovation and entrepreneurship. 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

You are attempting to access an article. Which TWO choices below are reasons you might be prompted with the following screen?

This article is part of a subscription journal You are off-campus and not logged into your ISU account

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-plaigerism

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 word flexagons in the title About the vaccination of animals Written by the National Gallery of Australia Written by Goodall 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 and sometimes book chapters 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 information may be available

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: http://www.audubon.org/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. What is the main purpose of the website?

To sell Audubon magazine

Indicate 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 US 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 equally covers all subject areas You will need to login to Google Scholar to use it on campus You can find a variety of scholarly materials with Google Scholar

True False False True

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 By number of versions owned By popularity By author/creator

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 original 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 domain

True True False False

You need to find a comprehensive set of research articles on the topic of public policy and religion for an assignment. You want to 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

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? Sampson, S.D. (2006). Evoliteracy. In J. Brockman (Ed.), Intelligent thought: Science versus the intelligent design movement (pp. 216-231). New York: Knopf.

Type Evoliteracy and search Subject

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

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 News reports made about the event

Yes No No Yes

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

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

From the items below, which TWO choices best describe reasons to consider privacy when you put information about yourself online?

Your information may be occupied, shared, or resold without your consent Your professors or future employers may see your party photos

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

books and more that the ISU Library owns