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1. true or false? Different finding tools require different search vocabulary and different search techniques

1. true

percentage of young adults that use the web

97

the search terms and strategies you use will depend on what?

CONTEXT

different types of sources such as comparing a book to a short articles have the same publication cycle TRUE OR FALSE

FALSE - (different) newspapers-daily basis magazines once a month or once a week journals-few times a year

scholarly journals take a (blank) to publish compared to popular magazines

LONG

library tools

a list of resources library owns hard to narrow down results

open access

allow for students to use alternative research journals that are high quality yet low cost or totally free

interlibrary loan

allow to borrow materials owned by other libraries for free if your local library doesn't own the item you want

defining scope might involve (step 1)

background information statistics data subject information (what paper is about) recent news

article indexes

best used when looking for ARTICLES not all articles are full text

Background information can be found:

books encyclopedias authoritative websites

subject based information can be found:

books scholarly journal articles

pro to natural language queries

can "guess" correct words

scholarly indexes and databases use

controlled vocabulary

statistical info is found

data statstical reports research groups government

3 steps in research

define scope identify type of sources identify search tools

With controlled vocabulary, you'll need to (blank) and (blank) the subject headings or descriptors used in the database you're searching

discover, use

the internet is growing at what rate

doubles in 2 years

true/false can everything be found on the web

false

what two things are necessary for passing a college class

finding the best most authoritative info on topic also having good critical and evaluation skills constructing own knwoledge

primary sources

first accounts eye witness, also reports incidence on SAME DAY web, newspaper articles, diaries, photos, videos

a library is like a .........., the black signifies material that can only be used through a small fee, while the the circles represent web resources and search tools

galaxy

web search engines

google bing - help find all types of info -miss subscription based resources

controlled vocabulary are

highly-defined subject headings

Since there is a high pricetag on textbooks and many libraries do not own EVERYTHING what are two things libraries have to help students?

interlibrary loan and open access

secondary sources

is used to understand and analyze even decades later books, research articles, encyclopedia articles

information literacy

learning how to find information appropriate to your needs, how to evaluate it, and how to use it ethically

websearch engines support

natural language

current event tools found:

newspaper articles news websites consumer magazine articles

research

ongoing series of questions, answers, and more questions

what index should you use to find articles that are subject-based

periodical indexes

concept of flow of information

recent event happen there will be little information on it further event there will be more

library

repositories for worlds recorded knowledge also has many collections not just books but digital collections and maybe some resources that can only be used as a fee

natural language queries

search terms and phrases using everyday language and even complete sentences in search engines like google

unstructured web searches

search terms anywhere (more widely used) retrieve anything anywhere

game that challenge is to try to find search words or phrases that will yield zero Google results

stump google

libraries organize collections by?

subject

changing topic into keywords requires the use of

synonyms

when typing things into search engines it is important

think about terms your using,

structured web searches

those we do when searching terms in article indexes and databases -help label segments of data to help find information easier -help focus search on specific areas

5 characteristics of information literacy

time, effort, acquire, practice, build continuously (TEAPB)

it is important to think about (blank) when researching and finding information on subject. AKA as "when"

timeline/chronology

you can search terms in databases and indexes in:

title, author, subject areas

identify type of sources may involve (step 2)

use books,scholarly journals, website okay? what sources are needed for the assignment?

3 sources used for FINDING INFORMATION

web search engines library tools article indexes

identify search tools involves (step 3)

which search engines will help you? need multiple databases different tools=different information