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Using Advanced Search in Google Scholar would allow you to: Search only case law. Return results only from ISU Library. Find only peer reviewed articles. Search with controlled vocabulary set by Google. Search for an exact phrase.

Search for an exact phrase.

For the items below, indicate whether the description fits controlled vocabulary or natural language searches -Whole sentences can be used -Uses pre-defined terms -Uses everyday language -More likely to yield relevant results Options: controlled vocabulary, natural language

Whole sentences can be used- natural language Uses pre-defined terms- controlled vocabulary Uses everyday language- natural language More likely to yield relevant results- controlled vocabulary

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.

Your original works are automatically protected by copyright. - True You can choose the level of Creative Commons licensing you prefer. - True You can remix all other works that have Creative Commons licensing. - False You can hold copyright to your works for 17 years, then they will be automatically public domain.- False

What does the following citation represent? Barraclough, G. (1999). The Times history of the world. London: Times Books. a journal article a journal a book chapter a book conference proceedings

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? Everson, W. (1981). Dionysus and the Beat generation. In L. Bartlett (Ed.), The Beats: Essays in criticism (pp. 31-55). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. a journal article a book a book chapter conference proceedings a journal

a book chapter

In the citation below, what does Ten new primitive binary trinomials represent? Brent, R., & Zimmermann, P. (2009). Ten new primitive binary trinomials. Mathematics of Computation, 78(266): 1197-1199. journal title book title article title chapter title newspaper title

article title

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.

Free information has no value.- false Only paywalled materials have value- false Value may be contextual depending on what you need- true Value can mean usefulness- true

Identify TWO common features of scholarly information, as described in Chapter 1: includes footnotes and references published by important publisher has gone through peer review author is anonymous to avoid bias meant for current news purposes

Includes footnotes and references, has gone through peer review

Using the citation below, match the citation elements to the correct answers. Turino, T. (2009). Four fields of music making and sustainable living. World of Music, 51(1): 95-117. Turino, T. Four Fields of Music Making and Sustainable Living World of Music 51 Options: article author, article title, volume, journal title

Turino, T. - article author Four Fields of Music Making and Sustainable Living - article title World of Music - journal title 51- volume

To find if the Library owns the item listed below using Quick SearchLinks to an external site., what would you type in the search box, and what field strategy would you choose in Advanced Search? Stevens, G. & Tyler, M.K. (2002). Ethnic and racial intermarriage in the United States: Old and new regimes. In A. Denton & S. E. Tolnay (Eds.), American diversity: A demographic challenge for the twenty-first century (pp. 36-44). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. Type American diversity: A demographic challenge for the twenty-first century and search "Subject" Type American diversity: A demographic challenge for the twenty-first century and search " Title" Type Ethnic and racial intermarriage in the United States: Old and new regimes and search "Title" Type Stevens, G. & Tyler, M.K. and search "Author/creator" Type Ethnic and racial intermarriage in the United States and search "Subject"

Type American diversity: A demographic challenge for the twenty-first century and search " Title"

Use Quick SearchLinks to an external site. to search for the book Culture, inculturation, and theologians: A postmodern critique. Where is this book located? Media Center Reference Collection Leisure Collection Design Reading Room Stacks General Collection

General Collection

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. Options: Volume, Article, Journal, Issue

Typically includes all issues from one year.- Volume Published on an ongoing basis at regular intervals.- Journal A paper describing a research or scholarly topic.- Article A set of articles published together at the same time.- Issue

You want to search for articles that discuss the role of nature in the poetry of Emily Dickinson. You're specifically interested in her repeated mention of bees or flowers in her poetry. As discussed in Chapter 3, which example of a nested search would best fit your topic? (bees AND flowers) AND dickinson (bees OR flowers) AND dickinson (bees OR flowers) OR dickinson (bees AND flowers) OR dickinson (nature AND bees AND flowers) OR dickinson

(bees OR flowers) AND dickinson

According to Chapter 1, each of the three major finding tools helps you find specific types of resources. 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. -Encyclopedia articles -Library discovery tools -Web search engine -Article index -Books and journals

-Library discovery tools

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

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

As described in Chapter 1, which ONE of the following best characterizes what is meant by "scholarly information"? 1) All materials owned by libraries are scholarly in essence 2) Information content produced in and for academic settings 3) Publications that are owned by more than one library 4) Information that is neither primary nor secondary source material 5) Academic textbooks for college courses and scholars like you

2) Information content produced in and for academic settings

What does the "peer" refer to in "peer reviewed article" as defined in Chapter 1? 1) The article has been "liked" on social media 2) The article is available through a peer-to-peer sharing network 3) Experts in the same subject as the author critiqued the article 4) Several authors who are peers of each other co-wrote the article 5) Your classmates agree you picked a good source to use for a subject

3) Experts in the same subject as the author critiqued the article

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 Original research information on global marketing trends A timeline of events in the Black Lives Matter movement Research journal articles on human computer interaction

A broad overview of a topic to help you pick an aspect to focus on A timeline of events 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..." The most recent date given in the page's author's credentials. The date given on a featured blog post. The copyright date listed for the web page. A date listed after "Page created on..."

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 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.

A weather forecast for Ames, Iowa for the next four days- Google A report on the effects of past years' weather on the Iowa soybean harvest- Google Scholar A list of past and future host cities for the Olympic Games- Google In-depth analysis on the economic impact of past Olympic Games on their host cities- Google Scholar

Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) affect your search results. If you search Quick SearchLinks to an external site. 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? Because using AND will always narrow your results. AND will show results containing both search terms. AND will give you records containing only one of the search terms. Using Booleans narrows your search results. Booleans give you more control over your search results.

AND will show results containing both search terms.

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. Options: Quick Search, Article Index

Articles in a wide range of subject areas- Quick Search A comprehensive set of articles on your in-depth research topic- Article Index Search features that are customized to your specific subject area- Article Index General search features and quick access to full-text- Quick Search

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 covers scholarly materials only from paywalled sites, not from the open web. You will need to login to Google Scholar to use it on campus. You can find a variety of scholarly materials with Google Scholar.

As an ISU student, you can access paywalled articles the Library owns in your Google Scholar search results- True Google Scholar covers scholarly materials only from paywalled sites, not from the open web- True You will need to login to Google Scholar to use it on campus- False You can find a variety of scholarly materials with Google Scholar- 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: The rally to save our rural countryside in the 1980s was spearheaded largely from a coordinated effort of the environmental conservation and historic preservation movements, focusing on techniques to protect and preserve open space and significant environmental and natural land features. Salkin, P. (2005). Supersizing small town America: Using regionalism to right-size big box retail. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, 6(1), 48-66. Attempt A: The US in the 1980s saw "growing momentum" in the interests of historic preservation and environmental conservation as part of a coordinated initiative to preserve America's rural countryside. Salkin, P. (2005). Supersizing small town America: Using regionalism to right-size big box retail. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, 6(1), 48-66. Attempt B: The "save our rural countryside" initiative during the 1980s grew from the "environmental conservation and historic preservation movements" working together, according to one author (Salkin, 2005, p 48). Salkin, P. (2005). Supersizing small town America: Using regionalism to right-size big box retail. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, 6(1), 48-66.

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

You've evaluated a website and found information about the authors that shows their many qualifications are relevant to the websites topic. According to Chapter 2, this suggests that the website is ... Meant to inform in terms of its purpose. Authoritative in terms of credentials. Unbiased in terms of point of view. Complete in terms of content coverage. Current in terms of content.

Authoritative in terms of credentials.

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 because the author is an expert on the topic. If you need peer-reviewed material, only the article should be used.

Blogs should never be used for academic purposes- false Only the article is authoritative because it's peer-reviewed- false Both the article and the blog are authoritative because the author is an expert on the topic- true If you need peer-reviewed material, only the article should be used- true

Using the Material Type drop-down menu in Quick Search'sLinks to an external site. Advanced Search, which search strategy is the most efficient and effective to find the following: Books on Mahatma Gandhi. Journal articles on cybersecurity & cyberwar. Anything & everything possible with search terms chance the rapper. A DVD of the Chinese movie Raise the Red Lantern. Options: All items, Articles, Books, Audio Visual

Books on Mahatma Gandhi- Books Journal articles on cybersecurity & cyberwar- Articles Anything & everything possible with search terms Chance the Rapper- All items A DVD of the Chinese movie Raise the Red Lantern- Audio Visual

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

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

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

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

Why is it important to cite other people's work in your research? True or False 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.

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

You need to find a comprehensive set of research articles on the topic of impact of bullies or microaggressions in the workplace 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. PsycINFOLinks to an external site. Then answer the following questions: Covers behavioral sciences and all areas of psychology. Is affiliated with the American Psychological Association. Covers relevant journals, book chapters, and dissertations. Covers only sources published in the United States. Options: T/F

Covers behavioral sciences and all areas of psychology. - True Is affiliated with the American Psychological Association. - True Covers relevant journals, book chapters, and dissertations.- True Covers only sources published in the United States.- False

You're working on a group project and need the book We will be heard: Voices in the struggle for constitutional rights past and present, by Bud Schultz. Search for this book by clicking the Books tab in WorldCat (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? ISU Library owns this University of Northern Iowa Des Moines Public Library Drake University Law Library University of Minnesota

Drake University Law Library

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? Technology AND achievement AND impact Impact AND educational AND technology Students achievement AND educational Educational AND technology achievement AND students Educational technology AND student achievement

Educational technology AND student achievement

What is the difference between Google and Google Scholar? Google searches different types of websites, but Google Scholar searches only scholarly materials. Google Scholar only searches .edu websites. Google searches the whole web, while Google Scholar searches all the library's journal articles. There is no significant difference between Google and Google Scholar. Google Scholar is for professors doing research and should not be used by students.

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

Which of the following factors should you keep in mind when choosing resources for a research project? Select all that apply -How in-depth your paper or presentation needs to be. -Your instructor's requirement that you use 5 peer-reviewed sources. -You need more resources just to make your paper longer -The number of books published on your topic in the last year. -You prefer using books over articles.

How in-depth your paper or presentation needs to be Your instructor's requirement that you use 5 peer-reviewed sources The number of books published on your topic in the last year

For each of the following, indicate whether the statement about Interlibrary Loan (ILL) 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

ILL allows you to borrow items from other libraries for a fee- True ILL is an example of libraries working together to keep costs down- True The ILL service can be used by ISU undergrad students- True ILL materials are open access for use worldwide- 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, which TWO of the following options should your classmate know? This is okay if the class is not using plagiarism detection software In some contexts this may be considered self-plagiarism In some contexts this material is considered common knowledge This is okay only if the instructor is aware and has given consent This is okay because you own the copyright of the original paper

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

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? So that those reading your paper can tell an article from a book. It makes it easy to communicate with peers in a particular subject area. So you avoid committing copyright infringement and face criminal charges. So that your professor will know which index you used. It will make your paper look more scholarly.

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 "Primary source" means the first and most relevant materials you should use It's a good idea to include peer-reviewed material in scholarly projects Primary sources are considered to be more authoritative than secondary sources 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

According to Chapter 2, is a website with a top level domain of .com automatically trustworthy, or does its content need to be evaluated? It doesn't need to be evaluated because it's there to do business, not to promote a cause or opinion. It doesn't need to be evaluated because successful companies are trustworthy. It needs to be evaluated because it's definitely trying to sell you something. It doesn't need to be evaluated because it's provided by a respectable communications organization. It needs to be evaluated because domain tells you where a site comes from but doesn't guarantee quality.

It needs to be evaluated because domain tells you where a site comes from but doesn't guarantee quality.

Knowing when the event you are researching happened is important because it helps you: Come up with useful search terms for finding information on your topic Understand that many research tools are organized by subject Know how much information and what types of resources may be available Know whether you can use Google to find information about the topic Avoid relying too much on using only websites for your assignments

Know how much information and what types of resources may be available

Academic Search CompleteLinks to an external site. 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? Search for video clips only Limit results to bibliographical articles Search all ISU Library books Limit to peer reviewed items only Limit results to full text items

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

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 Options: books and encyclopedias, journal articles, government sources, newspaper articles

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 Using a database to find historic crop records Reading the local newspaper for this week's weather Analyzing a chapter of a book on Historically Black Colleges

Looking for current stock market prices- Quick Information Seeking Using a database to find historic crop records- Researching Reading the local newspaper for this week's weather- Quick Information Seeking Analyzing a chapter of a book on Historically Black Colleges- Researching

Using what you know about Wikipedia contributors from this chapter, give TWO reasons why you might want to use an additional source. Wikipedia contributors tend to be from the life sciences only. Majority of Wikipedia contributors do not have advanced degrees. Wikipedia contributors are all from the US. Wikipedia articles are not traditionally peer reviewed.

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

Use Quick SearchLinks to an external site. to search for the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. 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 ethical issues like the ones raised in this book, which link in the full display should you click? Human experimentation in medicine--Ethics Medical ethics Rebecca Skloot 1972- Cell culture Table of Contents

Medical ethics

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. Good website design - the search engine sponsors them as innovative examples. Relevance - search engines have algorithms to rank relevancy, so websites most relevant to your search get placed at the top. Credibility - websites are ranked by the search engine, with the best at the top. Popularity - these are the most visited websites.

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? Yes, because the video was not licensed through the library Yes, because you did not acquire copyright permissions first No, because you did not make any money off of the video No, the video was created for educational purposes and thus probably Fair Use Yes, this is a classic example of copyright infringement

No, the video was created for educational purposes and thus probably Fair Use

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. Original source material: A combination of forest byproducts and crustacean shells may be the key to removing radioactive materials from drinking water. The new material not only absorbs water, but can actually extract contaminates, such as radioactive iodide, from the water itself. This material, which forms a solid foam, has applications beyond radioactive materials. It has the ability to remove heavy metals -- such as arsenic -- from water or salt from sea water to make clean drinking water. North Carolina State University. (2011, April 15). Forest byproducts, shells may be key to removing radioactive contaminants from drinking water. Science Daily. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413111319.htm (Links to an external site.) Your roommate wrote: Clean drinking water is sometimes difficult to find due to various contaminates including radioactive isotopes and heavy metals. Scientists have developed a new material that not only absorbs water, but can actually extract contaminates. The material is a combination of shells and forest byproducts formed into a solid foam and is effective at removing contaminates. North Carolina State University. (2011, April 15). Forest byproducts, shells may be key to removing radioactive contaminants from drinking water. Science Daily. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110413111319.htm (Links to an external site.) Paraphrased correctly - there's no need to cite the article since it's free online. Paraphrased incorrectly - what your roommate wrote inappropriately contradicts the original. Paraphrased correctly - changed the wording to be different from original. This is an example of plagiarism. Paraphrased correctly - true to the source and appropriately reworded and cited.

Paraphrased correctly - changed the wording to be different from original.

Why is peer review an important element of the scholarly conversation? Peer review assists authors in the early planning of their articles Peer review speeds up the journal publication process Peer review draws on the expertise of others to strengthen research Peer review is more affordable because it does not require an editor Peer review allows journals to publish articles written by non-experts

Peer review draws on the expertise of others to strengthen research

You want to find out about traditional fertilizers used for growing corn before modern agricultural technology was developed. 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. Are the keywords below examples of the essential concepts from this topic? Technology Corn Fertilizers Traditional Options: essential, non-essential

Technology- non-essential Corn- essential Fertilizers- essential Traditional- essential

You want to use Quick Search to find a peer-reviewed journal article your professor mentioned by someone named Ishfaq on the topic of hub location-allocation in intermodal logistics networks. Enter the Advanced Search page of Quick SearchLinks to an external site., select Articles in the Material Type drop down menu, and type in the search phrase intermodal logistics networks AND ishfaq. 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: Need to use Interlibrary Loan to request full text Read online and download PDF Only bibliographic information is available Only an abstract and outline are available There is no full text available

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.) for this title? Find it in other libraries & use ILL since Google Books doesn't have free full-text of the whole book Buy it from Amazon.com since Google Books doesn't have it Get the free mobile ebook since Google Books doesn't have scanned full-text for this title Read scanned full-text online or download the free mobile ebook You need first to have an Android, iPhone, iPad, or Nook in order to read the ebook

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

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.

Read user agreements and privacy policies before creating accounts. - good Take advantage of options for minimizing advertisements in an app or service. - good Use the same password for as many sites as possible so you don't forget it. - not good Encourage your friends to tag you in Facebook photos. - not good

If you discover the ISU Library does not own the book you need, which of the following is the best option for you to access the book? You would need to change your topic to find something the library owns. Petition your professor to give you an alternate assignment. Check with staff at the library's Main Desk to see if they can order it for the library. Check Document Delivery to see if another library will buy it for you. Request the book through the library's Interlibrary Loan service

Request the book through the library's Interlibrary Loan service

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 Decoding an Ancient Computer. On the Article Indexes & Databases (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? EBSCO Host Academic Search Complete Scientific American Computer Antikythera Mechanism

Scientific American

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. Check how many Facebook likes & comments the article has received Use WorldCat's Advanced search to look for books by the article's author Use Facebook's Advanced search to look for article's author Assume all their facts are wrong if you don't like the source's perspectives Search Media Bias/Fact Check for information on the news organization

Search Media Bias/Fact Check for information on the news organization

Other article indexes keep things simple on their front pages, but offer more options through an Advanced Search screen. Let's look at PsycINFOLinks to an external site. as an example. Which TWO choices below are offered on the Advanced Search page of PsycINFO for focusing your search? Search by methodology Search by publication length Search peer reviewed items only Search by research sponsor Search by tags

Search by methodology Search peer reviewed items only

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. Secondary because it is not a very important source. Primary because it was created immediately after Iowa statehood occurred. Primary because you want to use it as your main source of information. Primary because a single person created the history book.

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 should be included only if you need to be comprehensive Secondary sources are one of your best choices for eyewitness perspectives 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

Secondary sources may provide useful analyses of your topic

You look up the book Communications law: Liberties, restraints, and the modern media by John D. Zelezny. Quick Search shows that the book is on Tier 2 with call number KF2750 Z45 2011. When you get to Tier 2, you see these signs on the bookcases. According to these book number ranges, this book should be located: Shelf 1- KF141.A43x KF223.H86 Shelf 2- KF223.I53 KF570.C63 Shelf 3- KF540.L4 KF2042.H6 Shelf 4- KF2042.H6 KF2928.S36 None of these

Shelf 4- KF2042.H6 KF2928.S36

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? Change your topic because there is obviously little written in this area Simplify your search terms to search only key concepts Add more words to your original search terms to get more results Look for open web resources because they will be free to access Use Google instead since it has more scholarly articles on this topic

Simplify your search terms to search only key concepts

Chapter 3 discusses searching by specific fields. Click the Advanced Search link under the Quick SearchLinks to an external site. box. In the Advanced Search area select the correct field drop-down menu option to use for finding items ... That include the words economics and World War in the title About human nutrition Written by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Written by Goodall and about chimpanzees Options: Subject, Title, Any field, Author/creator

That include the words economics and World War in the title- title About human nutrition- subject Written by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers- Author/creator Written by Goodall and about chimpanzees- any field

Match the following descriptions to the appropriate items. Someone else's words or ideas used without credit. Law determines how authors' works can be re-used. Published works no longer protected by copyright. Someone else's information explained in your own words. Options: Copyright, Public domain, Plagiarism. Paraphrase

Someone else's words or ideas used without credit. - plagiarism Law determines how authors' works can be re-used. - copyright Published works no longer protected by copyright. - public domain Someone else's information explained in your own words.- paraphrase

Google Scholar results often list older articles first. Which TWO of the following choices help you easily find recent articles in your results? Uncheck the "include citation" option. Sort results by date instead of relevance. Use the facets to select a year. Skip to a later page of search results.

Sort results by date instead of relevance. Use the facets to select a year.

Scenario: You need information about the impact of 2011 tsunami on Japan's economy. You know some things, but need statistics that describe disruptions on major businesses. According to Chapter 1, which one of the following is your best option for finding statistical information on the topic? Books, encyclopedia articles, and authoritative websites Research journal articles Sources from governmental organizations and agencies Popular publications such as magazines Newspaper articles, magazines, and websites

Sources from governmental organizations and agencies

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. The Macintosh computer was created by Apple, Inc. Graduate students in college think dualistically. The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. Multiple sclerosis starts in young adulthood and most often in females, according to research.

The Macintosh computer was created by Apple, Inc. - Common . Knowledge Graduate students in college think dualistically. - Need to cite The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. - Common . Knowledge Multiple sclerosis starts in young adulthood and most often in females, according to research.- Need to Cite

Using the evaluation criteria in Chapter 2, go to this website and evaluate it: https://newfarmers.usda.gov (Links to an external site.) What are the credentials for the author(s) of the website? The authors are staff members of the US Dept. of Agriculture. The main author is the President. The authors are members of the People's Garden Initiative. The author is the Agriculture Deputy Secretary. The authors are credentialed librarians at the National Agricultural Library.

The authors are staff members of the US Dept. of Agriculture.

You're writing a paper on language abilities of primates. 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 website, the book, and the article. All of these are common knowledge and don't need to be cited. The book and the article. The website graphic. The book, article, website, and graphic all need to be cited.

The book, article, website, and graphic all need to be cited.

This chapter discusses the difference between open web material and paywalled resources. For each item below, indicate if it describes Open, Paywalled, or could be either type of resource. The resource requires you to login The resource is scholarly You can view the resource regardless of your affiliation Your access to the resource depends on being enrolled at Iowa State University

The resource requires you to login- paywalled The resource is scholarly- could be either You can view the resource regardless of your affiliation- open Your access to the resource depends on being enrolled at Iowa State University- paywalled

During a class lecture, your professor mentions a book about business innovations and ethics by an author named Hanekamp. The following search strategy is an effective way to find this book. Why? You have expanded your search strategy by using three rows. The search settings best match what you know about the book. Using the Boolean AND will greatly expand your search results. It will find a book about business innovations and not a journal article. It will find the exact phrase "business innovations and ethics" as a subject.

The search settings best match what you know about the book.

As described in Chapter 2, what is a potential benefit for researchers in using social media in addition to traditional scholarly publishing? It allows them to observe what their students are doing online. They may reach different audiences through social media. They can get stress relief by socializing online. There really is no reason for them to use social media tools. Social media is widely used by journal peer reviewers.

They may reach different audiences through social media.

What is the main purpose of an index as discussed in Chapter 4? To help you find where important words and topics are located within a book. To help you find articles and sometimes book chapters on your subject. To help you quickly find books on a topic of interest. To serve as a finding tool that tells which journals a library has on subscription. To list all the articles that have been published in one journal, organized by date.

To help you find articles and sometimes book chapters on your subject.

What is the main purpose of subject headings? To organize library subjects by their formats To organize resources according to subject areas To index scholarly articles by head authors To access items that library does not own To access online resources in subject databases

To organize resources according to subject areas

Using the criteria in Chapter 2, click on the link and evaluate the following website: https://www.audubon.org/ (Links to an external site.). What is the main purpose of the website? To raise money for Audubon clubs throughout the world. To promote conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems of birds. To sell Audubon magazine. To photograph all bird species and encourage bird watching. To advocate for green products.

To promote conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems of birds.

According to Chapter 5, what is the definition of plagiarism? Sharing class notes or study questions with classmates for a group project. Sharing old assignments, or allowing others to copy your work. Using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit to that person. Copying more than five words of a quotation without citing it. Using unauthorized information when taking an exam.

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

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. Wardle, C. (2009). Crime reporting. In B. Franklin (Ed.), Pulling newspapers apart: Analyzing print journalism (pp. 136-144). London: Routledge. Wardle, Claire Pulling newspapers apart: Analysing print journalism London Routledge Options: Book title, chapter author, publisher, place of publication

Wardle, Claire - chapter author Pulling newspapers apart: Analysing print journalism- book title London - place of publication Routledge- publisher

It's important to know where to find a book in the Library. You heard about a book called Oregon Fossils. Search for that book now in Quick SearchLinks to an external site. to answer the following questions: What is the call number of this book? Now click on the Map It button to view the book's location within the library. On which Floor or Tier is this book located?

What is the call number of this book? - QE747 07 077 2009 On which Floor or Tier is this book located?- Tier 3

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 U.S. Copyright Office.

When you create an original work and put a Creative Commons attribution license on it, you are still the copyright holder. - True In order to be a copyright holder you must register with the U.S. Copyright Office. - False

Which of the following are points that can demonstrate the accuracy of a website? The top-level domain (such as .edu, .com, .us...) of the website Whether the information it contains agrees with other sources Whether the site is open or requires you to set up an account and login A statement of the purpose of the website is clearly stated Whether the site is written for beginners or experts with the topic

Whether the information it contains agrees with other sources

What type of publication, scholarly or popular, do the descriptions on the left column represent? Written for specialists in a particular field. Articles often not signed by author. Goes through peer-review process before being published. Articles often include footnotes or a long list of references. Options: Scholarly and Popular

Written for specialists in a particular field- Scholarly Articles often not signed by author- Popular Goes through peer-review process before being published- Scholarly Articles often include footnotes or a long list of references- Scholarly

Now you want to upload your Rolling Stones fan video to YouTube. Would you be violating copyright? No, because the purpose was to teach others about how great the Rolling Stones are and that's Fair Use No, because you personally will not be making any money or other profits off of the video No, because you correctly cited where you found the images and sound files in the video description Yes, because you didn't get copyright permissions plus the audience and purpose is no longer educational Yes, because nothing on YouTube is considered Fair Use or for educational purposes

Yes, because you didn't get copyright permissions plus the audience and purpose is no longer educational

You are attempting to access an article. Which TWO choices below are reasons you might be prompted with the following screen? Screen that asks for subscription or purchase an item. This article is open access and requires you to pay a fee. You are off-campus and not logged into your ISU account. ISU owns a copy of this article and you are on campus. This article is being provided for free on a trial basis. This article is part of a subscription journal.

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

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 discovered the table of contents for this book You used Library of Congress call numbers to find the book You saved your search results to your Library account You retrieved more books by this author on this topic

You focused your results to be on this exact subject

What type of online information source is shown here? Screenshot of online record (online journal) an online journal with volumes & issues a scholarly ebook with online chapters a newspaper site with news articles a blog site showing past postings a research article in an online journal

a research article in an online journal

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? The Library owns three duplicate copies of the popular film with this title You have found three music CDs (music records) with this exact title There happen to be three different films in the Library with this exact title Librarians do not agree on the cataloging of this item, thus 2 different versions exist You have found 2 items of any format (book, video, etc) that have this same title

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? Information on individuals is generally not easy to find on the web. You can always delete online information if there is a problem. Your information may be copied, shared, or resold without your consent. Your professors or future employers may see your party photos. This is nothing to worry about because everything is safe online.

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

What does the following citation represent? Camerini, G., & Groppali, R. (2014). Landfill restoration and biodiversity: A case of study in Northern Italy. Waste Management & Research, 32(8): 782-790. doi:10.1177/0734242X14545372 conference proceedings a journal a book chapter a book a journal article

a journal article

What does the following citation represent? Brent, R., & Zimmermann, P. (2009). Ten new primitive binary trinomials. Mathematics of Computation, 78(266): 1197-1199. conference proceedings a journal a book a book chapter a journal article

a journal article

This statement: "Bob Dylan's first album was released in 1962" is common knowledge. According to Chapter 5, why is this so? because academics believe it to be true because common people believe it to be true because I know it because I can find a webpage about it because it is a fact that can be verified

because it is a fact that can be verified

As an information finding tool, Quick Search is the best tool for finding: Interlibrary Loan materials books and more that the ISU Library owns open access online resources US federal and state government websites quick and easy facts on your research topic

books and more that the ISU Library owns

Quick SearchLinks to an external site. lets you refine or narrow your search results using links on the right side of the screen. Do a search on wind power. What are some criteria that can refine your search results in Quick Search? by format type by creation date by popularity by search-within-search

by format type- True by creation date- True by popularity- False by search-within-search- False

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 learning strategies for taking tests

learning time management skills - Academic Success Center finding a style guide to cite sources correctly for a paper - Library when personal problems make it difficult to concentrate on coursework- Student Counseling Services learning strategies for taking tests- Academic Success Center

What is the benefit of using a Creative Commons license? makes clear the conditions for reusing original work it indicates how to ask permission to use copyrighted works states what payment is expected when others use a copyrighted work shows that your shared work is based on other people's work shows the creativity and originality that went into your project

makes clear the conditions for reusing original work

You are researching the most recent space exploration news from the last three days. 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 video from the event books describing the impact of the event scholarly articles analyzing the event news reports made about the event (Yes/No)

photos or video from the event- yes books describing the impact of the event- no scholarly articles analyzing the event- no news reports made about the event- yes

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 music and politics or political aspects of music. Where should you best truncate in this example? poli* and music polit* and music politic* and music pol* and music politics* and music

politic* and music

Indicate true/false for the following statements. Items in the public domain are.... protected by federal copyright laws. available for free use by anyone. often US government documents. available for re-use without giving credit.

protected by federal copyright laws. - false available for free use by anyone. - true often US government documents. - true available for re-use without giving credit. - false

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.), find the Sports Medicine and Education Index (ProQuest) and search it using these terms: firefighters and yoga 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 NetID). meditation exercises stressful occupations functional fitness movement therapies relaxation

relaxation

As described in Chapter 1, match the three major finding tools to the resources they are best for finding. scholarly journal articles up-to-date information what a specific library owns not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1 Options: Books&journals, web search engines, indexes, library discovery tools

scholarly journal articles- indexes up-to-date information- web search engines what a specific library owns- library discovery tools not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1- books & journals