Library Final Chapter 1

Scenario: You and your roommate both need to find scholarly materials for a paper on the topic of government policy on environmental sustainability in Russia. You've been told to use a scholarly article index. Your roommate uses the following search terms: government policy on environmental sustainability in Russia but gets poor results, including some items that don't look relevant. Change your topic because there is obviously little written in this area Add more words to your original search terms to get more results Use Google instead since it has more scholarly articles on this topic Look for open web resources because they will be free to access Simplify your search terms to search only key concepts

Simplify your search terms to search only key concepts

To find information on the positive and negative effects of video games on children, which one of the choices below could best be used as search terms for finding information on the topic? negative effects and games and children positive effects and video games negative and positive and video games children and technology and games children and video games and effects

children and video games and effects

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

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 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

A. False B. True B. True A. False

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 A yes B no

A. yes B. no B. no A. yes

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 in-depth research articles on a specific topic and for having specialized search features, but may not always include full-text articles. Library discovery tools Books and journals Web search engine Article index Encyclopedia articles

Article index

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

B. Natural language A. Controlled vocabulary B. Natural language A. Controlled vocabulary

Looking for current stock market prices Using a database to find historic crop records Reading the local newspaper Analyzing a chapter of a book on Historically Black Colleges a. researching b. quick information seeking

B. Quick Information Seeking A. Researching B. Quick Information Seeking A. Researching

Scenario: You need information about Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. You know a bit about his theories, but need background information. According to Chapter 1, which one of the following is your best option for finding background information? Sources from governmental organizations and agencies Articles from newspapers and other news sources Research journal articles Books, encyclopedia articles, and authoritative websites Popular publications such as magazine

Books, encyclopedia articles, and authoritative websites

Weaknesses Web search engines Library discovery tools Indexes Books & journals a. may not include full-text b. hard to focus your search c. misses most subscription - based scholarly resources d. not a finding tool, as defined in chapter 1

C B A D

Strengths Web search engines Library discovery tools Indexes Books & journals a. not a finding tool, as defined in chapter 1 b. best choice for finding scholarly journal articles c. best choice for finding what a specific library owns d. best choice for finding up-to-data information

D C B A

Identify three common features. Has gone through peer review Meant for current news purposes Qualifications of author included Published by important publisher Includes footnotes and references

Has gone through peer review Qualifications of author included Includes footnotes and references

According to the chapter which of the following is important to consider when getting started? Which Library of Congress call numbers apply to your topic Whether the material you need is in Parks Library How much information do you need for your project Whether you can access the resource from off-campus How much information is available on the Web

How much information you need for your project

As described in chapter 1, which ONE of the following best characterizes what is meant by "scholarly information"? - Academic textbooks for college courses and scholars like you - Information content produced in and for academic settings - Information that is neither primary nor secondary source material - Publications that are owned by more than one library - All materials owned by libraries are scholarly in essence

Information content produced in and for academic settings

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 Web search engine Encyclopedia articles Books and journals Article index

Library discovery tools

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? Secondary because the source is based on earlier sources and analyzes the speech. Secondary because it is not a very important source. Primary because you want to use it as your main source of information. Primary because a single person created the transcript. Primary because it was created immediately after the speech was given.

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

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? Sources from governmental organizations and agencies Research journal articles Newspaper articles, magazines, and websites Books, encyclopedia articles, and authoritative websites Popular publications such as magazines

Research journal articles

Chapter 1 discusses primary and secondary sources. Why might you want to use secondary sources for a project or paper? Secondary sources are one of your best choices for eyewitness perspectives Secondary sources may provide useful analyses of your topic Secondary sources should be included only if you need to be comprehensive Secondary sources are considered to be more authoritative than primary sources It's a good idea to include sources with two authors in your paper

Secondary sources may provide useful analyses of your topic

Which one of the following is your best option for finding statistical information on the topic? Books, encyclopedia articles, and authoritative websites Sources from governmental organizations and agencies Research journal articles Popular publications such as magazines Newspaper articles, magazines, and websites

Sources from governmental organizations and agencies

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 up-to-date information, but misses most subscription-based scholarly resources. Library discovery tools Article index Books and journals Research libraries Web search engine

Web search engine

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 is available on the Web Whether the material you need is in Parks Library Whether you can access the resource from off-campus Which finding tools are a good fit for the information you need Which Library of Congress call numbers apply to your topic

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

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

books and encyclopedias government sources journal articles newspaper articles

To find information on 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 art and revolution and impact industrial revolution and Europe and art European artists and art and industry impact and revolution and industry impact of revolution and European art

industrial revolution and Europe and art

Chapter 1 discusses primary and secondary sources. Why might you want to use primary sources for a project or paper? primary sources are considered to be more authoritative than secondary sources primary source means the most relevant materials you should use first it may be useful to document a historic event with perspectives from that time it's a good idea to include peer-reviewed material in scholarly projects primary sources are one of the best sources for statistics and data

it may be useful to document a historic event with perspectives from that time

Knowing when the event you're researching happened is important because it helps you .. to find primary and secondary sources on your topic from relying too much on using only websites for your assignments to come up with useful search terms for finding information on your topic to understand that many research tools are organized by subject to know how much information and what types of information may be available

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