Lib 160 Final Review
Using what you know about Wikipedia contributors from this chapter, give two reasons why you might want to use an additional source
1.) Wikipedia articles are not traditionally peer reviewed 2.) Majority of Wikipedia contributors do not have advanced degrees
Identify three common features of scholarly information as described in chapter 1:
1.) includes footnotes and references 2.) has gone through peer review 3.) qualifications of author included
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? A.) AND will show results containing both search terms. B.) AND will give you records containing only one of the search terms. C.) Because using AND will always narrow your results. D.) Using Booleans narrows your search results. E.) Booleans give you more control over your search results
A.) AND will show results containing both search terms
Learning strategies for taking test A.) Academic Success Center B.) Library C.) Student Counseling Services
A.) Academic Success Center
learning time management skills A.) Academic Success Center B.) Library C.) Student Counseling Services
A.) Academic Success Center
Background information: A.) Books & Encyclopedias B.) Government sources C.) Journal articles D.) Newspaper articles
A.) Books & Encyclopedias
An explanation of the discovery of the dwarf plant Eris with pictures comparing Eris to the size of other objects in the solar system A.) Google B.) Google scholar
A.) Google
Published on an ongoing basis at regular intervals A.) journal B.) issue C.) article D.) volume
A.) Journal
Uses everyday language A.) Natural Language B.) Controlled Vocabulary C.) Natural Language
A.) Natural language
Whole sentences can be used A.) Natural Language B.) Controlled Vocabulary C.) Natural Language
A.) Natural language
You can view the resource regardless of your affiliation A.) Open B.) Could be both C.) Paywalled
A.) Open
someone else's words or ideas used without credit A.) Plagiarism B.) Common knowledge C.) Creative common license D.) Copyright
A.) Plagiarism
Written for the general public A.) Popular B.) Scholarly
A.) Popular
Books, ebooks, journals, articles & other scholarly materials from ISU library; all books available on your topic that you can check out A.) Quick Search B.) WorldCat C.) Google Books
A.) Quick Search
Articles in a wide range of subject areas A.) Quick Search B.) Article Index
A.) Quick search
General search features and quick access to full-text A.) Quick Search B.) Article Index
A.) Quick search
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 for this title? A.) read scanned full-text online or download the free mobile ebook B.) you need first to have an Android, iPhone, iPad, or Nook in order to read the ebook C.) find it in other libraries & use ILL since Google Books doesn't have free full-text of the whole book D.) get the free mobile ebook since Google Books doesn't have scanned full-text for this title E.) buy it from Amazon.com since Google Books doesn't have it
A.) Read scanned full-text online or download the free mobile ebook
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? A.) Request the book through the Interlibrary Loan service B.) Check Document Delivery to see if another library will buy it for you C.) Petition your professor to give you an alternate assignment D.) Check with staff at Circulation to see if they can order it for the ISU Library E.) You would need to change your topic to find something the Library owns
A.) Request the book through the interlibrary loan service
Google scholar results often list older articles first. Which two of the following choices help you easily find recent articles in your results? A.) Uses the facets to select a year B.) Skip to a later page of search results C.) Sort results by date instead of relevance D.) Uncheck the "include citation" option
A.) Uses the facets to select a year C.) Sort results by date instead of relevance
Footnotes and bibliographies are rarely used A.) Popular B.) Scholarly
A.) popular
Looking for current stock market prices is A.) quick information seeking B.) researching
A.) quick information seeking
Reading the local newspaper for this weeks weather A.) quick information seeking B.) researching
A.) quick information seeking
Which of the following dates listed below is the best indicator of the currency of a web page's content? A.) The copyright date listed for the web page. B.) A date listed after "Last updated on..." C.) A date given on a page the now has a broken ling D.) A date listed after "Page created on..." E.) The most recent date given in the page's author's credentials
B.) A date listed after "Last updated on...)
A comprehensive set of articles on your in-depth research topic A.) Quick Search B.) Article Index
B.) Article index
Search features that are customized to your specific subject area A.) Quick Search B.) Article Index
B.) Article index
Factual information that can easily be verified A.) Plagiarism B.) Common knowledge C.) Creative common license D.) Copyright
B.) Common knowledge
More likely to yield relevant results A.) Natural Language B.) Controlled Vocabulary C.) Natural Language
B.) Controlled vocabulary
Uses pre-defined terms A.) Natural Language B.) Controlled Vocabulary C.) Natural Language
B.) Controlled vocabulary
The resources is scholarly A.) Open B.) Could be both C.) Paywalled
B.) Could be both
An article giving data on observations of the dwarf planet Eris A.) Google B.) Google scholar
B.) Google Scholar
Peer-reviewed articles giving economic predictions about future trends in the sports industry A.) Google B.) Google scholar
B.) Google scholar
Statistical Information: A.) Books & Encyclopedias B.) Government sources C.) Journal articles D.) Newspaper articles
B.) Government sources
A set of articles published together at the same time A.) journal B.) issue C.) article D.) volume
B.) Issue
Finding a style guide to cite sources correctly for a paper A.) Academic Success Center B.) Library C.) Student Counseling Services
B.) Library
Requesting a journal article from interlibrary loan A.) quick information seeking B.) researching
B.) Researching
Takes more time to produce because of review process A.) Popular B.) Scholarly
B.) Scholarly
Usually include lengthy bibliographies A.) Popular B.) Scholarly
B.) Scholarly
What is the main purpose of an index as discussed in Chapter 4? A.) To serve as a finding tool that tells which journals a library has on subscription. B.) To help you find articles and sometimes book chapters on your subject. C.) To list all the articles that have been published in one journal, organized by date. D.) To help you quickly find books on a topic of interest. E.) To help you find where important words and topics are located within a book
B.) To help you find articles and sometimes book chapters on your subject
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 A.) Quick Search B.) WorldCat C.) Google Books
B.) WorldCat
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? A.) The Library owns three duplicate copies of the popular film with this title B.) You have found 2 items of any format (book, video, etc) that have this same title C.) You have found three music CDs (music records) with this exact title D.) There happen to be three different films in the Library with this exact title E.) Librarians do not agree on the cataloging of this item, thus 2 different versions exist
B.) You have found 2 items of any format (book, video, etc) that have this same title
Using three different article indexes to find articles A.) quick information seeking B.) researching
B.) researching
Indexes- Strength
Best choice for finding scholarly journal articles
Web search engines- Strength
Best choice for finding up-to-date information
Library discovery tools- Strength
Best choice for finding what a specific library owns
As an information finding tool, Quick Search is the best tool for finding:
Books and more that the ISU library owns
You want to search for articles that discuss inherited traits. Some other words to describe the same concept as "inherited" might be words such as "genetic" or "hereditary." As discussed in Chapter 3, which example of a nested search would best fit your topic? A.) (inherited OR genetic OR hereditary) OR traits B.) (inherited OR genetic) AND (hereditary OR traits) C.) (inherited OR genetic OR hereditary) AND traits D.) (inherited AND genetic AND hereditary) AND traits E.) (inherited AND genetic AND hereditary) OR traits
C.) (inherited OR genetic OR hereditary) AND traits
A paper describing a research or scholarly topic A.) journal B.) issue C.) article D.) volume
C.) Article
Authors determine how their works can be re-used
C.) Creative commons license
ebooks you can download or buy; scanned full-text or excerpted books to read online; free ebooks for your Android or iPhone A.) Quick Search B.) WorldCat C.) Google Books
C.) Google Books
Subject focused Information: A.) Books & Encyclopedias B.) Government sources C.) Journal articles D.) Newspaper articles
C.) Journal articles
The resource requires you to login A.) Open B.) Could be both C.) Paywalled
C.) Paywalled
when personal problems make it difficult to concentrate on coursework A.) Academic Success Center B.) Library C.) Student Counseling Services
C.) Student counseling services
Which of the following are points that can demonstrate accuracy of a website? A.) The top-level domain (such as .edu, .com, .us...) of the website B.) Whether the site is open or requires you to set up an account and login C.) The site was carefully edited and does not include grammatical errors D.) A statement of the purpose of the website is clearly stated E.) Whether the site is written for beginners or experts with the topic
C.) The site was carefully edited an does not include grammatical errors
Crouse, J.S. (1994). Leadership: Working From the Inside Out. Vital Speeches, 60(19): 597.
Crouse, J.S. ....................................................article author 1994 ................................................................publication date Leadership: Working from the Inside Out .......article title Vital Speeches ................................................journal title 60 ....................................................................volume, 19 ....................................................................issue 597 ..................................................................page number
Law determines how authors' works can be re-used A.) Plagiarism B.) Common knowledge C.) Creative common license D.) Copyright
D.) Copyright
News and general Information: A.) Books & Encyclopedias B.) Government sources C.) Journal articles D.) Newspaper articles
D.) Newspaper articles
Typically includes all issues from one year A.) journal B.) issue C.) article D.) volume
D.) Volume
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? A.) adaptab* and biology B.) ad* and biology C.) adaptation* and biology D.) adapt* and biology E.) ada* and biology
D.) adapt* and biology
What is the main purpose of subject headings? A.) To access items that library does not own B.) To organize library subjects by their formats C.) To access online resources in subject databases D.) To index scholarly articles by head authors E.) To organize resources according to subject areas
E.) To organize resources according to subject areas
What does the "peer" refer to in "peer reviewed article" as defined in chapter 1?
Experts in the same subject as the author who critiqued the article
According to Chapter 5, which of the following must you do when correctly paraphrasing? Agree with the original author T/F
False
According to Chapter 5, which of the following must you do when correctly paraphrasing? Use quote marks when you change the originals author's words T/F
False
Blogs should never be used for academic purposes T/F
False
Encourage your friends to tag you in Facebook photos T/F
False
Free information has no value T/F
False
Google scholar equally covers all subject areas T/F
False
In order to be a copyright holder you must register with the U.S. Copyright office T/F
False
Interlibrary loan allows you to borrow items from other libraries for a fee T/F
False
Only paywalled materials have value T/F
False
Only the article is authoritative because it's peer reviewed T/F
False
Quick Search lets you refine or narrow your search results using links on the right side of the screen. Do a search on nanomaterials. What are some criteria that can refine your search results in Quick Search? By number of versions T/F
False
Quick Search lets you refine or narrow your search results using links on the right side of the screen. Do a search on nanomaterials. What are some criteria that can refine your search results in Quick Search? By tags T/F
False
The interlibrary loan material are open access for use worldwide T/F
False
Use the same password for as many sites as possible so you don't forget it T/F
False
You can hold copyright to your works for 17 years, then they will be automatically public domain T/F
False
You can remix all other works that have creative common licensing T/F
False
You will need to login to Google scholar to use it on campus T/F
False
A list of sport facilities ranked by fan voting for favorite location A.) Google B.) Google scholar
What is the difference between Google and google scholar
Google searches different types of websites, but Google scholar searches only scholarly materials
Library discovery tools- Weakness
Hard to focus your search
Chapter 1 discusses hot to get started with research and the information seeking process. According to the chapter, what is important to consider when getting started
How much information do you need for your project
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?
In some contexts this may be considered self-plagiarism This is okay only if the instructor is aware and has given consent
As Descibed in Chapeter 1, which one of the following best describes what is meant by "Scholary 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.
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
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
Knowing when the event you're researching happened is important because it helps you..
Know how much information and what type of information may be available
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 to peer reviewed items only Limit results to full text items Limit by published date
You have examined a website in order to evaluate it and have found that the site includes many links that no longer work. According to chapter 2, this suggests that the website...
May lack currency
Indexes- Weakness
May not include full text
Web search engine- Weakness
Misses most subscription based scholarly resources
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
Books & Journals- Strength
NOT a finding tool
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
Why is peer review an important element of the scholarly conversation?
Peer review draws on the expertise of others to strengthen research
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 in 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 analysis of your topic
You're writing a paper on impact of poverty on early childhood education. 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 traditional scholarly publishing?
They may reach different audiences through social media
According to Chapter 5, which of the following must you do when correctly paraphrasing? Use quote marks if you use some of the same words as the original author T/F
True
According to Chapter 5, which of the following must you do when correctly paraphrasing? Cite the source T/F
True
All kinds of info can have value T/F
True
As an ISU student, you can access paywalled articles the Library owns in your Google scholar search results T/F
True
Both the article and blog are authoritative T/F
True
If you need peer-reviewed material, only the article should be used T/F
True
Interlibrary loan service can be used by ISU undergrad students T/F
True
Interlibrary loans is an example of libraries working together to keep costs down T/F
True
Quick Search lets you refine or narrow your search results using links on the right side of the screen. Do a search on nanomaterials. What are some criteria that can refine your search results in Quick Search? By Format type T/F
True
Quick Search lets you refine or narrow your search results using links on the right side of the screen. Do a search on nanomaterials. What are some criteria that can refine your search results in Quick Search? By Topice T/F
True
Read user agreements and privacy policies before creating accounts T/F
True
Take advantage of options for minimizing advertisements in an app or service T/F
True
Value can mean usefulness T/F
True
Value may be contextual depending on what you need T/F
True
When you create an original work and put a Creative Commons attribution license on it, you are still the copyright holder T/F
True
You can find a variety of scholarly materials with Google scholar T/F
True
You can share results of research you did at ISU in the ISU Digital Repository T/F
True
Your original works are automatically protected by copyright T/F
True
According to Chapter 5, what is the definition of plagiarism?
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. You need to answer ALL elements correctly to get credit on this question. Whitt, E.J. (1993). Making the familiar strange: Discovering culture. In G.D. Kuh (Ed.), Cultural perspectives in student affairs work (pp. 81-94). Lanham, MD: American College Personnel Association: University Press of America.
Whitt, E.J. ..................................................................................................chapter author 1993 ..........................................................................................................publication year Making the familial strange: Discovering culture .......................................chapter title G.D.Kuh (Ed.) ............................................................................................editor Cultural perspectives in student affairs work .............................................book title pp. 81-94 ...................................................................................................page numbers Lanham, MD ..............................................................................................place of publication American College Personnel Association: University Press of America ....publisher
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
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? Mazur, Elizabeth. (2010). Collecting data from social networking Web sites and blogs. IN Gosling, Samuel D.; Johnson, John A. Advanced methods for conducting online behavioral research. (pp. 77-90). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.
a book chapter
Riesch, H. (2015). Why did the proton cross the road? Humour and science communication. Public Understanding of Science, 24(7): 768-775. Accessed August 8, 2016, doi:10.1177/0963662514546299.
a journal article
What does the following citation represent? Neufeld, Elmer. (1958). Christian responsibility in the political situation. The Mennonite Quarterly Review, 32(1958): 141-62.
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 it is a fact that can be verified
What is the benefit of using a Creative Commons license?
makes clear the conditions for reusing original work
From the items below, which three choices best describe reasons to consider privacy when you put information about yourself online?
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 your professors or future employers may see your party photos
