LIB160 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

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

-qualifications of author included -has gone through peer review -includes footnotes and references

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..."

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. Google A report on the effects of past years' weather on the Iowa soybean harvest. B. Google Scholar A list of past and future host cities for the Olympic Games. A. Google In-depth analysis on the economic impact of past Olympic Games on their host cities. B. Google Scholar

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.

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. A. true Google Scholar equally covers all subject areas. B. false You will need to login to Google Scholar to use it on campus. B. false You can find a variety of scholarly materials with Google Scholar. A. true

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. Original source material: Just as the Muslims had found in coffee a substitute for wine, the Aztecs especially prized chocolate because it gave them a substitute for their traditional native drink, octli, the fermented juice of the agave. Although, unlike the Muslims, the Aztecs were not absolutely forbidden to use alcoholic beverages, drunkenness among them was strongly disapproved. The consumption of octli was restricted to those of sufficiently mature age, which sometimes meant those old enough to have grandchildren. Because chocolate could serve as a safe alternative to octli and offered its own unique stimulating effects, it was highly esteemed by the Aztec aristocracy. Bennett Alan Weinburg and Bonnie K. Blair, The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug. New York: Routledge, 2001, p. 44. Attempt A: According to Weinburg and Blair, "stimulating" beverages of various types served as substitutes for alcoholic drinks in some societies that looked down on intoxication. As one example, wealthy Aztecs preferred to drink chocolate rather than an alcoholic drink called octli that was derived from the agave plant. Bennett Alan Weinburg and Bonnie K. Blair, The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug. New York: Routledge, 2001, p. 44. Attempt B: The Aztecs had social rules that restricted fermented drinks to the elderly, so their aristocracy celebrated the arrival of grandchildren with an alcoholic drink called octli. Younger people had to rely on the safe alternatives of agave juice or chocolate when they wanted a stimulating beverage. Bennett Alan Weinburg and Bonnie K. Blair, The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug. New York: Routledge, 2001, p. 44.

Attempt A is correctly paraphrased Attempt B is an example of plagiarism

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. A. False Only the article is authoritative because it's peer-reviewed. A. False Both the article and the blog are authoritative. B. True If you need peer-reviewed material, only the article should be used. B.True

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: 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 Mahatma Gandhi. ...................................................................Select: [a] A map featuring Iowa rivers. ...................................................................Select: [b] Anything & everything possible with search terms chance the rapper. ...Select: [c] A DVD of the Chinese movie Raise the Red Lantern. ............................Select: [d]

Books on Mahatma Gandhi. ...................................................................Select: Books & more A map featuring Iowa rivers. ...................................................................Select: Maps Anything & everything possible with search terms chance the rapper. ...Select: All items A DVD of the Chinese movie Raise the Red Lantern. ............................Select: Audio Visual

According to Chapter 5, which of the following must you do when correctly paraphrasing?

Cite the source. A. True Agree with the original author. B. False Use quote marks when you change the original author's words. B. False Use quote marks if you use some of the same words as the original author. A. True

Why is it important to cite other people's work in your research?

Citing sources advances the scholarly conversation. B. true Your paper will look more important and its length will be increased. A. false Citing sources allows you to use them without seeking copyright permission. A. false Citing sources allows your readers to see where ideas you used originated. B. true

You want to find out if there are horse diseases that can now be cured or prevented with good veterinary care. 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. Which of the following are your three best choices for this topic:

Cures (or prevention, treatment, medication, vaccines) Diseases (or infectious, virus, illness) Horses (or equines, foals, etc )

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. A. False Only paywalled materials have value. A. False Value may be contextual depending on what you need. B. True Value can mean usefulness. B. True All kinds of information can have value. B. True

To find information on the effects of the French revolution on Europe's economy, which one of the choices below could best be used as search terms for finding information on the topic?

French Revolution and Europe and economy

What is the difference between Google and Google Scholar?

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

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 you to borrow items from other libraries for a fee B. False ILL is an example of libraries working together to keep costs down A. True The ILL service can be used by ISU undergrad students A. True ILL materials are open access for use worldwide B. False

You're working on a group project and need the book Leadership for a better world: Understanding the social change model of leadership development, by Susan R. Komives and Wendy Wagner. Search for this book in WorldCat Which is the nearest library to ISU that owns this book? (You may need to enter 50011 in the zip code box if you are accessing WorldCat from outside of Ames.)

ISU Library owns this

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

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.

According to Chapter 2, is a website with a top level domain of .edu 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.

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 three of the following options are offered on that page?

Limit by published date

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 ...................books and encyclopedias Look for statistical information in .......................government sources Look for subject-focused information in .............journal articles Look for news and general information in .........newspaper articles

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 A. Quick Information Seeking Using three different article indexes to find articles B. Researching Reading the local newspaper for this week's weather A. Quick Information Seeking Requesting a journal article from Interlibrary Loan B. Researching

Use Quick Search to search for the DVD The water horse legend of the deep. Where is this DVD located?

Media Center

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.

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 Pella Dutch: Portrait of a Language in an Iowa Community by Phillip E.Webber. Quick Search shows that the book is on Lower Level with call number PF891 W43 2011. When you get to the Lower Level, you see these signs on the bookcases: According to these book number ranges, this book should be located:

On Shelf 4

Use Quick Search to search for the book Facebook: the missing manual by Emily Vander Veer. 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 social networking, which link in the full display should you click?

Online social networks

You want to use Quick Search to find a peer-reviewed journal article your professor mentioned by someone named Garcelon on the topic of Information Commons and open access to cultural creations. Enter the Advanced Search page of Quick Search, select Articles in the Material Type drop down menu, and type in the search phrase "information commons" AND access AND garcelon The record says "Full text available" for this article. Click "Full text available" to see if you can find the full text. Which of the following describes your choices for full text:

PDF full text is available

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

Peer review draws on the expertise of others to strengthen research

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. B. good Take advantage of options for minimizing advertisements in an app or service. B. good Use the same password for as many sites as possible so you don't forget it. A. not good Encourage your friends to tag you in Facebook photos. A. not good

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

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 choices below are offered on the Advanced Search page of PsycINFO?

Search by language

Using Advanced Search in Google Scholar would allow you to:

Search for an exact phrase.

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 history book written in 1908. Is this source primary or secondary, and why?

Secondary because the source is based on earlier sources and analyzes how Iowa became a state.

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

Scenario: You and your roommate both need to find scholarly materials for a paper on the topic of teaching young children about basic human values. You've been told to use a scholarly article index. Your roommate uses the following search terms: teaching young children about basic human values 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

Using the citation below, match the citation elements to the correct answers. You need to answer ALL elements correctly to get credit on this question. Steffen, H. (1999). Difference Engines and Other Infernal Devices: History According to Steampunk. Extrapolation: A Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy, 40(3): 244-254.

Steffen, H. ..................................................................................................................article author 1999............................................................................................................................publication date Difference Engines and Other Infernal Devices: History According to Steampunk ...article title Extrapolation: A Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy .......................journal title 40 ..................................................................................................................volume, 3..................................................................................................issue 244-254 .........................................................................................page numbers

Using the evaluation criteria in Chapter 2, go to this

The author is listed but not any actual credentials.

You're writing a paper on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design projects. 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 three choices below are reasons you might be prompted with the following screen?

This article is part of a subscription journal. The library does not own a copy of this article. You are off-campus and not logged into your ISU account.

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

To help you find articles on your subject.

You focused your results to be on this exact subject

To organize resources according to subject areas

Using the criteria in Chapter 2, click on the link and evaluate this website: http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/. What is the main purpose of this website?

To provide news about the Sherlock Holmes Society of London.

Match the items below to the correct description, as described in Chapter 4:

Typically includes all issues from one year D. volume Published on an ongoing basis at regular intervals C. journal A paper describing a research or scholarly topic B. article A set of articles published together at the same time A. issue

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

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

What type of publication, scholarly or popular, do the descriptions on the left column represent? You need to answer ALL correctly to get full credit on this question.

Usually include lengthy bibliographies A. scholarly Footnotes and bibliographies are rarely used B. popular Written for the general public B. popular Takes more time to produce because of review process A. scholarly

t'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. You need to answer ALL elements correctly to get credit on this question. Warren, Samantha. (2010). What's wrong with being positive? IN Linley, P. Alex; Harrington, Susan; Garcea, Nicola. (Eds.) Oxford handbook of positive psychology and work. (pp. 313-322). New York, NY, US: Oxford University Press.

Warren, Samantha. ...............................................chapter author 2010 ..............................................................................publication year What's wrong with being positive? ................................chapter title Linley, P. Alex; Harrington, Susan; Garcea, Nicola........editors Oxford handbook of positive psychology and work. .....book title pp. 313-322 .................................................................page numbers New York, NY, US .....................................................place of publication Oxford University Press ............................................publisher

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?

Which finding tools are a good fit for the information you need

For the items below, indicate whether the description fits controlled vocab or natural language searches.

Whole sentences can be used A. Natural language Uses pre-defined terms B. Controlled vocabulary Uses everyday language A. Natural language More likely to yield relevant results B. Controlled vocabulary

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

Wikipedia articles are not traditionally peer reviewed.

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

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. [a] - books, ebooks, journals, articles & other scholarly materials from ISU Library; 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 Interlibrary loan for free. [c] - ebooks you can download or buy; scanned full-text or excerpted books to read online; free ebooks for your Android or iPhone.

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. QuickSearch - books, ebooks, journals, articles & other scholarly materials from ISU Library; all books available on your topic that you can check out. WorldCat - 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. Google Books - ebooks you can download or buy; scanned full-text or excerpted books to read online; free ebooks for your Android or iPhone.

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. A. true You can choose the level of Creative Commons licensing you prefer. A. true You can remix all other works that have Creative Commons licensing. B. false You can hold copyright to your works for 17 years, then they will be automatically public domain. B. false

What does the following citation represent? Marable, M. (2011). Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. New York: Viking.

a book

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? Montemont, Veronique (2011). Beyond Autobiography. IN Edwards, Natalie, Hubbell, Amy L., and Miller, Ann (Eds.) Textual and Visual Selves: Photography, Film, and Comic Art in French Autobiography. (pp. 29-49). Lincoln, NE: Univ. of Nebraska Press.

a book chapter

What does the following citation represent? 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.

a journal article

What does the following citation represent? Tsipursky, G. (2015). Worker youth and everyday violence in the post-Stalin Soviet Union. European History Quarterly, 45(2): 236-254. Accessed August 8, 2016, doi:10.1177/0265691414568282.

a journal article

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

a timeline of events in the Black Lives Matter movement a broad overview of a topic to help you pick an aspect to focus on

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

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

This statement: "Bob Dylan's first album was released in 1962 is common knowledge. According to Chapter 5, why is this so?

because it can be confirmed in many sources

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

books and more that the ISU Library owns

During class, your professor mentions an interesting article about text messaging in Hong Kong. From the Library homepage's list of Article Indexes and Databases, find the Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts index and search it using these terms: text messaging and Hong Kong to locate an article published in 2006. 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, as described in Chapter 1).

computer mediated communication

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 B. true is multidisciplinary and covers "hot-button" issues B. true focuses entirely on mainstream media sources A. false provides abstracts but does not include full text for most articles A. false would be a good choice for this topic B. true

Indicate true / false for the following statements. Items in the public domain are....

good examples of common knowledge B. false often materials published before 1923 A. true often US government documents A. true available for re-use without giving credit B. false

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, what should your classmate know? (check all that apply)

in some contexts this may be considered self-plagiarism This is okay only if the instructor is aware and has given consent

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

In the citation below, what does The Mennonite Quarterly Review represent? Neufeld, Elmer. (1958). Christian responsibility in the political situation. The Mennonite Quarterly Review, 32(1958): 141-62.

journal title

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 A. Academic Success Center finding a style guide to cite sources correctly for a paper B. Library when personal problems make it difficult to concentrate on coursework C. Student Counseling Services learning strategies for taking tests A. Academic Success Center

What is the benefit of using a Creative Commons license?

makes clear the conditions for reusing original work

You are researching an election that took place in another country last week. 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 A. yes books describing the impact of the event B. no scholarly articles analyzing the event B. no news reports made about the event A. yes

You need to read a copy of Geology of the National Capital Region: field trip guidebook, 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 free mobile ebook

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 login A. Paywalled the resource is scholarly C. Could be both you can view the resource regardless of your affiliation B. Open

Knowing when the event you're researching happened is important because it helps you ...

to know how much information and what types of information may be available

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

your professors or future employers may see your party photos your information may be copied, shared, or resold without your consent your information may reside in a place that you can't edit or control