SPC 205 Ch. 7 Gathering Materials

Samantha wants to locate an article that appeared in the New York Times in 1988. To find article, Samantha should consult __________ in a library.

periodical and newspaper databases

When preparing for an interview, the interviewer needs to do which of the following

Determine whom to interview, set up a time for the interview

Resources in library research usually include which of the following?

reference works, librarians, periodical databases

which of the following terms its used to describe a document that contains the list of all the books, periodicals, and other resources in a library?

catalogue

Which are the major styles most commonly used by communication scholars for citing sources in a bibliography?

APA and MLA

Which of the following are basic steps that lead a successful outcome from a research interview?

Don't overstay your welcome, repeat the purpose of the interview, keep the interview on track, listen carefully

A speech to be depersonalized, relying only on facts and statistics

False

A book's call number enables you to

Find the book in the stacks

Ben is interviewing the dining hall director about dinner traditional value of dining hall meals. He says "many believe that school meals are unhealthy due to the amount of fat and salt used in preparation. Why do you feed students this food?" the dining hall director becomes defensive refuses to answer anymore questions. What did Ben do wrong?

He asked a leading question

Search engines can be used to help use the internet effectively for research

True

In which of the following cases is Wikipedia a good choice for research?

When you need information about additional resources on a topic, when you are beginning to learn about a topic

Mike is given a speech about Madagascar's government and current politics. Which of the following Internet resources is likely to provide the most reliable information

World Factbook

A researcher would least likely to visit U.S. government resources to find which of these types of information?

archives of news sources

Librarians can be an asset for research because they

are trained in research methods.

What are the three criteria for evaluating in internet documents?

authorship, sponsorship, and recency

You are conducting a research interview, and some answers from the interviewee help you realize that your list of questions does not include some important information. best way for you to continue with the interview is

follow the new leads and then move back to your original question list

The most important factor determining the outcome of an interview is

how well the interview prepares

Which of the following is not an example of a reference work?

search engines

When researching your topic you will begin to see relationships among ideas that will help you to do which of the following to improve your speech

sketch out main and supporting points, experiment with ways to organize your thoughts

The two main tasks after a research interview are to review your notes and to

transcribe your notes

Which of the following are major academic databases?

Academic Onefile, JSTOR, Google Scholar

Sometimes when you look at a newspaper or periodical database, instead of a full article, you only get

An abstract

Which of the following are major online periodical databases?

Worlds News Digest, Proquest, LexisNexis Academic

Which of the following types of information are found in most library catalogues?

call number, whether the material is checked out or available, author and title

Which of the following are strategies that facilitate the research process?

take good notes, start early, make a preliminary bibliography

For research on a speech about recycling, Sharon wrote down a citation for a newspaper article that she found online as "Conrads, David. Home deconstruction: Can an entire house be recycled? Christian Science Monitor. csmonitor.com." which of the following should she have also included in her citation to follow APA style?

the date the article was published, the first and last page of article if available

When students fail to start their research early, which of the following problems are likely to occur?

there is insufficient time to think about findings, need books may not be available, a research interview cannot be scheduled in time, the research takes longer than expected

Which is the primary difference between academic databases and newspaper and periodical databases?

Academic databases focus on scholarly journals, yes newspaper and periodical databases focus on major newspapers, magazines, and other media.

If you are using the Internet to research the importance of fandoms and modern culture, which of the following would be the worst search term?

Fandom

When preparing interview questions, it is best to avoid

Leading questions, loaded questions, questions you can answer without the interview

Critically evaluating your research can alter speech content by doing which of the following

Showing you new connections between ideas, changing your perspective, helping you organize your speech

What are differences between a preliminary bibliography and a final bibliography?

The preliminary bibliography cites all sources that look like they might be relevant, the final bibliography is turned in with your speech outline

Google is an example of which kind of tool used to find materials on the internet?

a search engine

Which of the following are ways you can greatly increase your odds of finding useful information when using a search engine?

by selecting the type of source such as book or video, by developing a search strategy, by typing in more specific terms or phrases to get fewer results

Marcus was preparing a speech on organized recreational activities. He met with the head of the parks department, Dan Albright, in his office for an interview. Marcus wore casual clothes; T shirt and jeans. Without giving any reasons for request an interview, he jumped into his questions, asking Mr. Albright how many parks were in the city, and what kind of feedback he received on recreational programs. At the end of the interview, Marcus thanked Mr. Albright. Identify the mistakes that Marcus made.

he didn't state the purpose of the interview, he shouldn't have asked how many parks the city has since that information is readily available elsewhere, he didn't dress appropriately for a meeting in an office

Johanna is worried that the internet source she wants to use may not be a quality source. What are some of the criteria she should consider in determining the quality of the source?

recency, authorship, sponsorship

Which of the following are characteristics of research interviews?

they are also known as investigative interviews, they are often conducted by journalists

What is the purpose of preliminary bibliography?

to keep track of potential sources

Which of the following methods for note taking tend to be most efficient?

using subject headings, distinguishing among direct quotations, paraphrases and your own ideas, making a separate entry for each note, taking plenty of notes

One of the biggest mistakes students make doing a research project is

waiting too long before they start their research

Virtual libraries used traditional library methods to collect, catalog and ___________ data.

evaluate