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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.

Web search engine

Indicate true / false for the following statements. Items in the public domain are.... Question Selected Match good examples of common knowledge often materials published before 1923 often US government documents available for re-use without giving credit

good examples of common knowledge B. false often materials published before 1923 A. true often US government documents A. true available for re-use without giving credit B. false

What is the main purpose of an index as discussed in Chapter 4? Answers: 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 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 help you find articles and sometimes book chapters on your subject.

For the topics listed below, indicate which finding tool would be the best choice: Google or Google Scholar? Question Selected Match 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. All Answer Choices A. Google B. Google Scholar Response Feedback: Correct!

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

Indicate whether the statements below about Google Scholar are TRUE or FALSE. Question Selected Match As an ISU student, you can access paywalled articles the Library owns in your Google Scholar search results. Google Scholar equally covers all subject areas. You will need to login to Google Scholar to use it on campus. You can find a variety of scholarly materials with Google Scholar. t/f

As an ISU student, you can access paywalled articles the Library owns in your Google Scholar search results. -true Google Scholar equally covers all subject areas. -false 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: Monkey King, or known to the Chinese as Journey to West, written by Wu Ch'eng-en (1500?-1582), a scholar-official, is one of the renowned classical Chinese novels about an allegorical rendition of the journey, mingled with Chinese fables, fairy tales, legends, superstitions, popular beliefs, monster stories as well as whatever the author could find in the Taoist and Buddhist religions. Monkey King, text adapted from HaiWang Yuan. China-on-site.com website. http://www.china-on-site.com/monkey.php Accessed: April 25, 2011. Attempt A: Wu Ch'eng-en was a scholar-official and author of the well-known classical Chinese novel, Monkey King. Wu's story was derived from Taoist and Buddhist traditions and Chinese fables, as well as fairy tales, legends, and monster stories. Monkey King, text adapted from HaiWang Yuan. China-on-site.com website. http://www.china-on-site.com/monkey.php Accessed: April 25, 2011. Attempt B: Author Wu Ch'eng-en's literary classic Monkey King is one of many world classic novels that uses "the journey" as a central narrative structure, and uses varied sources such as "Chinese fables, fairy tales, legends" (1) and much more to populate the text. Monkey King, text adapted from HaiWang Yuan. China-on-site.com website. http://www.china-on-site.com/monkey.php Accessed: April 25, 2011. --------------------------------------- is example of plagiarism is correctly paraphrased

Attempt A is example of plagiarism Attempt B is correctly paraphrased

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: Question Selected Match 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. If you need peer-reviewed material, only the article should be used. t/f

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. -True If you need peer-reviewed material, only the article should be used. -True

Using the Material Type drop-down menu in Quick Search's Advanced Search, which search strategy is the most efficient and effective to find the following: Books on Mahatma Gandhi. . A map featuring Iowa rivers. Anything & everything possible with search terms chance the rapper. A DVD of the Chinese movie Raise the Red Lantern. opyions::: Books & more Maps Library databases Audio Visual All items Articles

Books on Mahatma Gandhi. Select: Books & more A map featuring Iowa rivers. Select: Maps Anything & everything possible with search terms chance the rapper. Select: All items A DVD of the Chinese movie Raise the Red Lantern. .Select: Audio Visual

Answer: 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. Braun, A.R., & Hoede, H. (2000) Farmer participatory research in Latin America: four cases. In W.W. Stur, et al. (Eds.) Working with Farmers: The Key to the Adoption of Forage Technologies. (pp. 32-53). Canberra: Australian Center for International Research. Braun, A.R., & Hoede, H. 2000 Farmer participatory research in Latin America: four cases. W.W. Stur, et al. Working with Farmers: The Key to the Adoption of Forage Technologies pp. 32-53 Canberra Australian Center for International Research Answers: editors place of publication book title publication year page numbers publisher chapter author chapter title

Braun, A.R., & Hoede, H-.chapter author 2000- publication year Farmer participatory research in Latin America: four cases.- chapter title W.W. Stur, et al.- editor Working with Farmers: The Key to the Adoption of Forage Technologies- book title pp. 32-53 - page numbers Canberra- .place of publication Australian Center for International Research - publisher

According to Chapter 5, which of the following must you do when correctly paraphrasing? Question Selected Match 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. A. True Agree with the original author. B. False Use quote marks when you change the original author's words. B. False Use quote marks if you use some of the same words as the original author. A. True

Why is it important to cite other people's work in your research? Question Selected Match 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. t/f

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

For the statements on information "value" below, indicate which are true or false, as described in Chapter 2: Question Selected Match Free information has no value. Only paywalled materials have value. Value may be contextual depending on what you need. Value can mean usefulness. All kinds of information can have value. t/f

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 All kinds of information can have value.- True

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- false (for free) 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

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

Information content produced in and for academic settings

What does the following citation represent? Russell, K. (2011). Swamplandia! New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Answers: conference proceedings a book chapter a journal a book a journal article

Selected Answer: a book

Chapter 1 discusses the difference between quick information searches and research. For each example below, match the description to the correct choice. Question Selected Match 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 All Answer Choices A. Researching B. Quick Information Seeking

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

Chapter 3 discusses searching by specific fields. Select the correct field search strategy to use in Quick Search's Advanced Search for finding items ... (Items may be chosen more than once) Question Selected Match written by Hunt and Weintraub 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 about chimpanzees All Answer Choices A. Title B. Subject C. Author/creator D. Any field

Question Selected Match written by Hunt and Weintraub C. Author/creator that include the words economics and World War in the title A. Title about human nutrition B. Subject written by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers C. Author/creator written by Goodall about chimpanzees D. Any field

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. [a] - books, ebooks, journals, articles & other scholarly materials from ISU Library; all books available on your topic that you can check out. [b] - 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. [c] - ebooks you can download or buy; scanned full-text or excerpted books to read online; free ebooks for your Android or iPhone.

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

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. Question Selected Match Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring marks the beginning of the modern environmental movement. - needs to be cited The 1959 movie Plan 9 from Outer Space ranks as one of the worst Hollywood films ever made. - common knowledge Among music critics, Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone" is considered to be the #1 greatest song of all time. - common knowledge The duck-billed platypus is one of the only egg-laying mammals still in existence today. -needs to be cited

Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring marks the beginning of the modern environmental movement. - needs to be cited The 1959 movie Plan 9 from Outer Space ranks as one of the worst Hollywood films ever made. - common knowledge Among music critics, Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone" is considered to be the #1 greatest song of all time. - common knowledge The duck-billed platypus is one of the only egg-laying mammals still in existence today. -needs to be cited

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. Question Selected Match 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. All Answer Choices A. not good B. good

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

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

Selected Answer: It makes it easy to communicate with peers in a particular subject area.

Your roommate insists that a certain news site on the web cannot be trusted and everything it publishes must be dismissed. You are inclined to disagree but aren't sure. What are some effective steps you can take to verify the quality of the news site? (check all that apply) Ask on Facebook or Twitter what others think about the news site Use Google Scholar's Advanced search to look for books on news reporting If you agree with the news site's perspectives, it doesn't need to be evaluated Evaluate the news site yourself using the criteria from this chapter Search Media Bias/Fact Check for information on the news site

Search Media Bias/Fact Check for information on the news site Evaluate the news site yourself using the criteria from this chapter

Other article indexes keep things simple on their front pages, but offer more options through an Advanced Search screen. Let's look at PsycINFO as an example. Which three choices below are offered on the Advanced Search page of PsycINFO? Answers: Search by tags Search by publication length Search by language Search by methodology Search peer reviewed items only

Search by language Search by methodology Search peer reviewed items only

You want to search for articles that discuss Chinese ceramics during the Sung Dynasty. You've learned that an alternate spelling of Sung Dynasty is Song Dynasty, and you're not sure whether the term ceramics or pottery would be a better choice. As discussed in Chapter 3, which example of a nested search would best fit your topic? Answers: (sung dynasty OR song dynasty) AND (ceramics OR pottery) (ceramics OR pottery) OR dynasties in chinese history (china OR chinese) OR (sung dynasty AND song dynasty) ceramics AND (chinese AND dynasties) (sung dynasty OR song dynasty) AND (ceramics OR pottery) (chinese AND ceramics) OR (sung AND song)

Selected Answer: (sung dynasty OR song dynasty) AND (ceramics OR pottery)

Which of the dates listed below is the best indicator of the currency of a web page's content? Answers: The date given on a page that now has a broken link. The copyright date listed for the web page. A date listed after "Last updated on..." A date listed after "Page created on..." The most recent date given in the page's author's credentials.

Selected Answer: A date listed after "Last updated on..."

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 Rating the YouTube Indian: Viewer Ratings of Native American Portrayals on a Viral Video Site. On the Article Indexes & Databases 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? Answers: Academic Search Complete EBSCO Host Indians in Mass Media Indians of North America American Indian Quarterly

Selected Answer: American Indian Quarterly

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

Selected Answer: Experts in the same subject as the author critiqued the article

What is the difference between Google and Google Scholar? Answers: There is no significant difference between Google and Google Scholar. Google Scholar only searches .edu websites. Google searches the whole web, while Google Scholar searches all the library's journal articles. 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.

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

According to Chapter 2, is a website with a top level domain of .org automatically trustworthy, or does its content need to be evaluated? Answers: It needs to be evaluated when its point of view is different than your own. It doesn't need to be evaluated because of the process the organization must go through to qualify for a .org domain name. It needs to be evaluated because domain tells you where a site comes from but doesn't guarantee quality. It doesn't need to be evaluated because it's a not-for-profit organization and a good cause. It doesn't need to be evaluated because successful organizations are trustworthy.

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

What is the main reason a sponsored link website gets placed at the top of search engine results? Answers: 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. Good website design - the search engine sponsors them as innovative examples.

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

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

Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) affect your keyword search results. If you do a search in Quick Search for books using the search phrase graffiti AND Los Angeles, you'll retrieve about 10 records for books. If you re-do that search as graffiti OR Los Angeles, you will broaden your search results (retrieve more records). Why is this so? Answers: Booleans give you more control over your keyword search results. OR is useful when you need to search synonyms or variant forms of a word. Because using AND always narrows search results. OR will show results containing either one or all of the search terms. Using Booleans narrows your search results.

Selected Answer: OR will show results containing either one or all of the search terms.

Use Quick Search to search for the book Facebook: the missing manual by Emily Vander Veer. 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 social networking, which link in the full display should you click? Answers: Link to TOC Facebook manual Table of Contents Online social networks Emily A. Vander Veer

Selected Answer: Online social networks

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

Selected Answer: Peer review draws on the expertise of others to strengthen research

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

Selected Answer: Primary because it was created immediately after the speech was given.

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 Search, 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: Answers: Only an abstract and outline are available Read online and download PDF Need to use Interlibrary Loan to request full text Only bibliographic information is available There is no full text available

Selected Answer: Read online and download PDF

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? Answers: Petition your professor to give you an alternate assignment Check with staff at Circulation to see if they can order it for the ISU Library Request the book through the Interlibrary Loan service Check Document Delivery to see if another library will buy it for you You would need to change your topic to find something the Library owns

Selected Answer: Request the book through the Interlibrary Loan service

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

Selected Answer: Research journal articles

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

Selected Answer: Search for an exact phrase.

You have examined a website in order to evaluate it and have found that many sections of the site ask the user to "get involved" and "advocate" about a controversial issue. According to Chapter 2, this suggests that the website has ... Answers: a biased point of view. complete content. current content. accurate content. credible authors

Selected Answer: a biased point of view.

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

Selected Answer: Secondary sources may provide useful analyses of your topic

Scenario: You and your roommate both need to find scholarly materials for a paper on the topic of teaching young children about basic human values. You've been told to use a scholarly article index. Your roommate uses the following search terms: teaching young children about basic human values 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? Answers: Simplify your search terms to search only key concepts Look for open web resources because they will be free to access Use Google instead since it has more scholarly articles on this topic Add more words to your original search terms to get more results Change your topic because there is obviously little written in this area

Selected Answer: Simplify your search terms to search only key concepts

Use Quick Search to search for the book Naturalism in Nineteenth Century English Literature . Where is this book located? Answers: Media Center General Collection & online Storage Building Reference Collection Design Reading Room Stacks

Selected Answer: Storage Building

You're writing a paper on architecture and solar design. 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? Answers: The book, article, website, and graphic all need to be cited. All of these are common knowledge and don't need to be cited. The website graphic. The book and the article. The website, the book, and the article

Selected Answer: 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 in addition to traditional scholarly publishing? Answers: There really is no reason for them to use social media tools. They may reach different audiences through social media. It allows them to observe what their students are doing online. They can get stress relief by socializing online. Social media is widely used by journal peer reviewers.

Selected Answer: They may reach different audiences through social media.

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

Selected Answer: To organize resources according to subject areas

To find if the Library owns the item listed below using Quick Search, what would you type in the search box, and what field strategy would you choose in Advanced Search? Stevens, K.A., and Parrish, J.M. (2004). Neck posture, dentition, and feeding strategies in Jurassic sauropod dinosaurs. IN V.Tidwell and K.Carpenter (Eds.), Thunder-Lizards: The Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Answers: Type Thunder-Lizards: The Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs and search " Title" Type Stevens, K.A., and Parrish, J.M. and search " Author/creator" Type Neck posture, dentition, and feeding strategies in Jurassic sauropod dinosaurs and search " Title." Type Thunder-Lizards: The Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs and search " Any field" Type Neck posture, dentition, and feeding strategies in Jurassic sauropod dinosaurs and search " Subject"

Selected Answer: Type Thunder-Lizards: The Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs and search " Title"

You're working on a group project and need the book Soil Survey of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama by Kenneth Johnson. Search for this book in WorldCat. Which is the nearest library to ISU that owns this book? (You may need to enter 50011 in the zip code box if you are accessing WorldCat from outside of Ames) Answers: ISU Library owns this Linda Hall Library, Kansas City University of Alabama Library University of Minnesota Library University of Iowa Library

Selected Answer: University of Iowa Library

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

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

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

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

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

Selected Answer: You focused your results to be on this exact subject

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

Selected Answer: You have found 2 items of any format (book, video, etc) that have this same title

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. Answers: a journal article conference proceedings a book a journal a book chapter

Selected Answer: a book chapter

What does the following citation represent? Gordon, I., and Duncan, P. (1988). Pastures new for conservation. New Scientist, 117(1604): 54-59. Answers: a journal a journal article a book a book chapter conference proceedings

Selected Answer: a journal article

What does the following citation represent? Tsipursky, G. (2015). Worker youth and everyday violence in the post-Stalin Soviet Union. European History Quarterly, 45(2): 236-254. Accessed August 8, 2016, doi:10.1177/0265691414568282. Answers: a journal a journal article conference proceedings a book chapter a book

Selected Answer: a journal article

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? Answers: adaptab* and biology ada* and biology adaptation* and biology ad* and biology adapt* and biology

Selected Answer: adapt* and biology

This statement: "Geologists have just discovered signs from about 3900 years ago of a huge flood of China's Yellow River" needs to be cited. According to Chapter 5, why is this so? Answers: because academics believe it to be true because there is a book available about it because it is a result of new research because it is an opinion because I did not know it before this week

Selected Answer: because it is a result of new research

During class, your professor mentions an article called Making as morality. From the Library homepage's list of Articles Indexes and Databases, find the Design and Applied Arts Index and search for the title to locate an article published in a journal issue dated December 2014-January 2015. 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 Library Password, as described in Chapter 1). Answers: character education moral training American craft teaching models

Selected Answer: education

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? Answers: technology and achievement and impact impact and educational and technology educational technology and student achievement students achievement and educational educational and technology achievement and students

Selected Answer: educational technology and student achievement

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

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

In the citation below, what does Psychological Review represent? Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84(2): 191-215. Answers: newspaper title book title journal title article title chapter title

Selected Answer: journal title

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

Selected Answer: makes clear the conditions for reusing original work

You need to read volume 4 of Chaucer's classic Canterbury Tales, but all copies are checked out from ISU Library. What are your choices in Google Books for this title? Answers: 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 mobile ebook free buy it from Amazon.com since Google Books doesn't have it find it in other libraries & use ILL since Google Books doesn't have free full-text of the whole book you need first to have an Android, iPhone, iPad, or Nook in order to read the ebook

Selected Answer: read scanned full-text online or download the mobile ebook free

Which of the following are points that can demonstrate the accuracy of a website? Answers: the top-level domain (such as .edu, .com, .us...) of the website whether the site is written for beginners or experts with the topic a statement of the purpose of the website is clearly stated whether the site is open or requires you to set up an account and login the site was carefully edited and does not include grammatical errors

Selected Answer: the site was carefully edited and does not include grammatical errors

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

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

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? (check all that apply) Answers: 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 This is okay if the class is not using plagiarism detection software

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

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, as described in Chapter 1. Which of the following are your three best choices for this topic: Answers: Traditional (or indigenous, historical) Agricultural technology (or agricultural engineering, farm mechanization) Corn (or maize, Zea mays) Modern (or new, novel, recent, etc.) Fertilizers (or soil amendments, nutrients, manures)

Selected Answers: Traditional (or indigenous, historical) Corn (or maize, Zea mays) Fertilizers (or soil amendments, nutrients, manures)

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? Answers: Limit to peer reviewed items only Limit results to full text items Search all ISU Library books Limit by published date Search for video clips only

Selected Answers: Limit to peer reviewed items only Limit results to full text items Limit by published date

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

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

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

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

According to Chapter 2, which two examples of search topics below would be most likely to have useful results in Wikipedia? Answers: 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 original research information on global marketing trends

Selected Answers: a timeline of events in the Black Lives Matter movement a broad overview of a topic to help you pick an aspect to focus on

Using the citation below, match the citation elements to the correct answers. You need to answer ALL elements correctly to get credit on this question. Steffen, H. (1999). Difference Engines and Other Infernal Devices: History According to Steampunk. Extrapolation: A Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy, 40(3): 244-254. Steffen, H. 1999 Difference Engines and Other Infernal Devices: History According to Steampunk Extrapolation: A Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy 40 3 244-254 Answers: volume publication date page numbers article author journal title article title issue book title edition editor chapter title book author chapter author

Steffen, H.-. article author 1999- publication date Difference Engines and Other Infernal Devices: History According to Steampunk- article title Extrapolation: A Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy- journal title 40- volume, 3- .issue 244-254- page number

Using the evaluation criteria in Chapter 2, go to this website and evaluate it: http://www.angelfire.com/ca/humanorigins/. What are the credentials for the author(s) of the website? Answers: The author has a PhD in Mesoamerican Civilization. The author works at Angelfire for Automatic Language Translator. An author is listed but not credentials. The author works at University of Minnesota's Anthropology Department. There is no author listed.

The author works at University of Minnesota's Anthropology Department

Using the evaluation criteria in Chapter 2, go to this website and evaluate it: http://www.angelfire.com/ca/humanorigins/. What are the credentials for the author(s) of the website? Answers: The author has a PhD in Mesoamerican Civilization. The author works at Angelfire for Automatic Language Translator. An author is listed but not credentials. The author works at University of Minnesota's Anthropology Department. There is no author listed. chpt 2 quest 16

The author works at University of Minnesota's Anthropology Department.

Using the criteria in Chapter 2, click on the link and evaluate this website: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle.html What is the main purpose of this website? Answers: To identify the main cities where the American revolution was fought. To give a timeline on the American revolution. To compare and contrast the American and the French revolutions. To supplement a video series on the American revolution. To promote ideals of democracy and liberty to the public at large. chapt 2 quest 15

To supplement a video series on the American revolution.

Match the items below to the correct description, as described in Chapter 4: Question Selected Match 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 All Answer Choices A. issue B. journal C. article D. volume

Typically includes all issues from one year D. volume Published on an ongoing basis at regular intervals B. journal A paper describing a research or scholarly topic C. article A set of articles published together at the same time A. issue

What type of publication, scholarly or popular, do the descriptions on the left column represent? You need to answer ALL correctly to get full credit on this question. Question Selected Match Usually include lengthy bibliographies Footnotes and bibliographies are rarely used Written for the general public Takes more time to produce because of review process All Answer Choices A. scholarly B. popular

Usually include lengthy bibliographies A. scholarly Footnotes and bibliographies are rarely used B. popular Written for the general public B. popular Takes more time to produce because of review process A. scholarly

Indicate whether the statements below are true or false. Question Selected Match 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. t/f

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

For the items below, indicate whether the description fits controlled vocab or natural language searches. Question Selected Match Whole sentences can be used Uses pre-defined terms Uses everyday language More likely to yield relevant results All Answer Choices A. Controlled vocabulary B. Natural language

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

Now you want to upload your Rolling Stones fan video to YouTube. Would you be violating copyright? Answers: Yes, because nothing on YouTube is considered Fair Use or for educational purposes 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 No, because you personally will not be making any money or other profits off of the video No, because the purpose was to teach others about how great the Rolling Stones are and that's Fair Use

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 three choices below are reasons you might be prompted with the following screen? -Screen that asks for subscription or purchase an item. The library does not own a copy of this article. This article is part of a subscription journal. This is only available for individual subscription. You are off-campus and not logged into your ISU account. This article is open access and requires you to pay a fee. chapter 2 quest 10

You are off-campus and not logged into your ISU account. this article is part of a subscription journal the library does not own a copy of this article

Chapter 5 discusses ways you can control use / re-use of your own scholarly creations. Indicate whether the statements below are true or false. Question Selected Match You can share results of research you did at ISU in the ISU Digital Repository. Your original works are automatically protected by copyright. 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. t/f

You can share results of research you did at ISU in the ISU Digital Repository. A. true Your original works are automatically protected by copyright. A. true You can remix all other works that have Creative Commons licensing. B. false You can hold copyright to your works for 17 years, then they will be automatically public domain. B. false

It's important to know where to find a book in the Library. You heard about a book called Washington: A Legacy of Leadership. Search for that book now in Quick Search to answer the following questions: What is the call number of this book? - Now click on the call number to view the book's location within the library. On which Floor or Tier is this book located? - F

a. E312.25 V53 2010 b. Floor2

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 ...................[a] Look for statistical information in .......................[b] Look for subject-focused information in .........[c] Look for news and general information in ......[d] answers: government sources books and encyclopedias newspaper articles journal articles

a. books and encyclopedias b. government sources c. journal articles d. newspaper articles

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 ... Question Selected Match 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 All Answer Choices A. Quick Search B. Article Index

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

Quick Search lets you refine or narrow your search results using links on the right side of the screen. Do a search on graphic design. What are some criteria that can refine your search results in Quick Search? Question Selected Match by availability by number of versions owned by popularity by author/creator t/f

by availability A. true by number of versions owned B. false by popularity B. false by author/creator A. true

Identify three common features of scholarly information, as described in Chapter 1: Answers: meant for current news purposes includes footnotes and references published by important publisher has gone through peer review qualifications of author included

includes footnotes and references has gone through peer review qualifications of author included

There are many alternatives to cheating. Match the following issues with the appropriate campus services. Where could your roommate go for help... Question Selected Match 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 All Answer Choices A. Academic Success Center B. Library C. Student Counseling Services

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

You are researching an election that took place in another country last week. 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? Question Selected Match photos or films 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 films 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

You need to find a comprehensive set of research articles on the topic of developing brand identity for food packaging 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. Design Applied Arts Index (DAAI) Then answer the following questions: Question Selected Match provides abstracts rather than full text for most articles covers graphic design, advertising, and a wide range of arts includes coverage of journals published from 1930 onwards is updated weekly with 212,000 records added each month would be a good choice for this topic t/f

provides abstracts rather than full text for most articles B. false covers graphic design, advertising, and a wide range of arts A. true includes coverage of journals published from 1930 onwards B. false is updated weekly with 212,000 records added each month A. false would be a good choice for this topic A. true

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

quick and easy facts on your research topic

Match the following descriptions to the appropriate items. You must get all answers correct to earn credit for this question: Question Selected Match 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 All Answer Choices A. copyright B. public domain C. paraphrase D. plagiarism

someone else's words or ideas used without credit D. plagiarism law determines how authors' works can be re-used A. copyright published works no longer protected by copyright B. public domain someone else's information explained in your own words C. paraphrase

This chapter discusses the difference between open web material and paywalled resources. For each item below, indicate if it describes Open, Paywalled, or both types of resource. Question Selected Match the resource requires you to login the resource is scholarly you can view the resource regardless of your affiliation All Answer Choices A. Paywalled B. Could be both C. Open

the resource requires you to login -Paywalled the resource is scholarly -Could be both you can view the resource regardless of your affiliation -Open

Now, match the three major finding tools to their WEAKNESSES, as described in Chapter 1: Question Selected Match web search engines library discovery tools indexes books & journals All Answer Choices 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

web search engines- C. misses most subscription- based scholarly resources library discovery tools- B. hard to focus your search indexes- A. may not include full-text books & journals- D. not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1

As described in Chapter 1, match the three major finding tools to their STRENGTHS: Question Selected Match web search engines Library discovery tools indexes books & journals All Answer Choices- A. best choice for finding up-to-date information library discovery tools C. best choice for finding what a specific library owns indexes D. best choice for finding scholarly journal articles books & journals B. not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1

web search engines-A. best choice for finding up-to-date information Library discovery tools-C. best choice for finding what a specific library owns indexes- D. best choice for finding scholarly journal articles books & journals-B. not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1

From the items below, which three choices best describe reasons to consider privacy when you put information about yourself online? Answers: information on individuals is generally not easy to find on the web your professors or future employers may see your party photos 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 this is nothing to worry about because everything is safe online

your professors or future employers may see your party photos 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


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