Library Science-Week 3
Which of the following search phrases accurately uses phrase searching? -"Hearing aids" AND Medicare -(Hearing aids) AND Medicare -Hearing "aids" AND Medicare -"Hear* aids" AND Medicare
"Hearing aids" and Medicare
Imagine that you are researching propaganda in World War II for your History 101 class. What would be the best Boolean search phrase for the above information need? -(World War II) AND propaganda -"World War II" AND propaganda -Propaganda in World War II -"World War II" OR propaganda
"World War II" AND propaganda
Which of the following characteristics would indicate you are viewing a popular source? -The author lacks subject expertise -The source has no bibliography, just a few hyperlinks -The source is a magazine article that has been shared and liked over 500 times on social media
-The author lacks subject expertise -The source has no bibliography, just a few hyperlinks
What are magazines good for in research?
1. A more expansive view of a topic 2. Finding primary sources about events (Ex: Interviews, photos, opinions) 3. Tracking how events unfold over time
Which of the following sources would be a secondary source? -A book review -A photograph -Raw data -A poem
A book review
Which of the following is a periodical? -Magazines -Newspapers -Scholarly Journals -All of the above
All of the above
Describe the content of newspapers.
Includes current events and special features
What six components does the ACCORD model consist of?
1. Authority: What are the author's qualifications? (Ex: education, expertise, experience) 2. Credibility: Does the source contain verifiable information supported with specific detail? Does the source or information raise any "red flags" to make you doubt its accuracy? (Ex: How it's presented, exaggeration, strange URLs) 3. Citations: Is the source either peer-reviewed, fact-checked, or based on verifiable information or experiences? Is it accountable by providing references, sources, hyperlinks, or a bibliography? 4. Objectivity: Does the source or author show biases that influence how the information is presented? Does the source include multiple perspectives and/or verifiable information? (Ex: Conflicts of interest unsupported opinion, personal agenda) 5. Relevance: Does the information in the source fit within the context and purpose of your information need? Is it suitable for your intended audience? 6. Date: Check the copyright date, publication date, or when it was last updated. Does your topic demand more recent information? Many topics develop quicker and more frequently than others, so check to ensure the information is timely?
List the three main ways to find keywords.
1. Brainstorming: What do I already know? 2. Background Reading: What do encyclopedias say? 3. Focused Topic: Which words are important?
What are websites good for?
1. Browsing currents events and viewpoints 2. Looking up background information or factual questions 3. Accessing materials from various organizations 4. Locating audio or visual material
What are newspapers good for in research?
1. Current events 2. Local perspectives on a topic 3. Tracking how events unfold over time 4. Primary information (Ex: Photos and interviews)
What are books good for in research?
1. Detailed analysis of a topic 2. Interpretation of a topic or event
List three good sources for background information.
1. General Reference (Ex: Encyclopedia, handbooks, and manuals) 2. Subject Specific References (Ex: Encyclopedias, bibliographies, and literature reviews) 3. Introductory chapters in books
What are trade journals good for in research?
1. News, trends, issues for the particular industry 2. Practical advice 3. Product ads and reviews
What are academic journals good for in research?
1. Original research 2. In-depth, scholarly perspectives of topic 3. Identifying scholarly discourse on topic
What is art good for in research?
1. Primary information on people, events, and time periods 2. Individual and cultural values and perspectives 3. Personal expression, opinion, and social commentary 4. Audio and visual material
What are government documents good for in research?
1. Statistics 2. Historical information 3. Government policy documents 4. Legal information 5. Research and reports
What is a record?
A collection of related information treated as one unit; each has multiple fields (or single pieces of information); each result in a database has one
Which of the following sources would be the best in helping you get started with your research? -A history encyclopedia with an article on The Spanish Inquisition -A history book about Spain -A magazine article discussing The Spanish Inquisition's 600th Year Anniversary -A scholarly journal article discussing Mariscos in the 1600s
A history encyclopedia with an article on The Spanish Inquisition
Which of the following would be a primary source? -A book review -A statistical analysis -A photograph of an explosion -A scholarly article of literary criticism
A photograph of an explosion
What are Boolean operators?
A search technique that allows you to tell the database how you want your keywords to be connected in the search; you can use them to narrow, broaden, or exclude certain words in your results; uses "and" to connect different ideas, or narrow search; use "or" to connect similar ideas and broaden the search
What is an abstract?
A summary of the article so one may determine whether it is relevant or not
When looking at authority, we are trying to find out if authors are qualified to give information on a subject. Which of the following qualifications would indicate an author has authority? -Formal education/a degree in the subject (Ex: PhD, RN, MD) -Works within/for a group involved with the subject (Ex: Government agency) -Experience or participation with the subject (Ex: Conducted research, presence at a historical event) -All of the above
All of the above
Which of the following changes occurs to information on a topic as apart of the Information Cycle? -The information format or source type (Ex: Social media, newspaper article, book) -The quality of information -The amount and types of quality control (Ex: Editing, review) -All of the above
All of the above
Which of the following words would the database include in the results for this search?: comput* -Computer -Computing -Computed -All of the above
All of the above
What is nesting?
An advanced search technique that allows you to group your search terms to dictate the order in which the Boolean operators will be carried out; specifically, everything within the parenthesis is searched first; uses parentheses around words that are connected with "OR"; it is especially important to use this when your search statement contains similar terms connected by the "OR" operator (Ex: "smoking AND (teenagers or adolescents)"
What is a periodical?
Anything published at regular intervals (daily, weekly, monthly), including scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers; articles are published in these
Which of the following qualities is used to evaluate the sources of information? -Currency (How up-to-date) -Relevance (How on-topic) -Popularity
Currency and Relevance
Describe the content of government documents.
Current and historical information related to government policies on local, state, and national level; includes legal, statistical, and other forms of information in various subject areas
Describe the production and contents of trade journals.
Current news and trends for a specific industry or trade; written by someone with knowledge in the field of audience of people in that field; ads are targeted to pros in the field; it is not peer-reviewed
Explain the difference between databases and search engines.
Databases are organized into records and fields, while search engines are not. Databases provide access to mostly academic and professional sources, while search engines provide access to a wider range of sources. Databases are paid for and must be accessed via the library website, while most information in search engines are without a login.
List the keywords from the following research question: How has deinstitutionalization affected mental health services?
Deinstitutionalization and Mental health services
What is the most widely used classification system used in public and school libraries? Why is it easy to recognize?
Dewey Decimal System (DDC); its call numbers begin with a 3 digit number
What is the role of the Boolean operator "NOT"?
Excludes a term from your search meaning if that term is found, the item will not show up in your list of results; commonly used when a word has more than one definition and you would like to exclude meanings not relevant to your search (Ex: "mine NOT explosive" or "kid NOT goat")
Describe the production and contents of a scholarly journal.
In-depth primary account of researcher's findings; the credentials are listed; written for scholars, researchers, and students; includes graphs, charts, tables, but few photos; peer-reviewed by experts in the field; requires references and must be verifiable; the publisher is usually a university press or scholarly association; written objectively and uses jargon
Describe the content of trade publications.
Includes current events and special features within a particular profession or industry
Describe the contents of magazines.
Includes current events and special features, with deeper coverage than newspapers
Describe the content of academic articles.
Includes scholarly research for a particular profession or industry; articles usually contain an abstract methodology, discussion, charts, or tables, results conclusions, and references
Who is the audience for trade publications?
Industry professionals
Describe the content of websites.
It varies; it has no standard structure, so it needs to be investigated for accuracy because it often includes broad, undocumented information and personal opinion
Describe the content of art.
It varies; it has no standard structure; it can represent, document, or factionalize all or any part of an event
Explain the difference between keywords and subject terms.
Keywords are natural language words describing your topic and become more flexible to search by. Subject terms are often "controlled vocabulary" used to describe the content of each item (book, journal article) in a database. They are less flexible to search by.
What is the most used system in college and university libraries due to the fact that it allows for growth in new subject areas?
Library of Congress (LC)
Which of the following is not a characteristic of scholarly sources? -Being refereed or peer-reviewed -Offering broad overviews of a topic -Using specialized vocabulary or jargon -Having an expert author
Offering broad overviews of a topic
How do you use controlled vocabulary?
One term is selected to serve as the official subject term for a concept and placed in the subject field
What two contents in the library are not assigned call numbers? Why?
Online books and Journals; they have no physical location in the library
What does the source field start with?
Periodical Title
What are periodicals?
Publications released at regular intervals, such as newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and scholarly journals
What is the role of the Boolean operator "OR"?
Retrieves all records that contain at least one of the search terms entered; if any of the items are found, the items will show up in your list of results; this operator broadens the search (Ex: "lawyers OR attorneys" or "teenagers OR adolescents")
What is the role of the Boolean operator "AND"?
Retrieves records that contain all the search terms entered; all the results you see will contain all the keywords you specified and narrows a search (Ex: "lead AND drinking water" or "art therapy AND children")
Which of the following search phrases uses nesting? -Cheese AND crackers -Sauce AND (spaghetti OR pasta) -Lager OR beer
Sauce AND (spaghetti OR pasta)
What are keywords?
Significant words or phrases related to your research; the *main ideas* that can stand alone
Who are the audiences of books?
Some books are meant for more general audiences (Ex: celebrity autobiographies), while others are meant for scholars, researchers, and students
Describe the content of books.
Specific, in-depth coverage and analyses of a topic; chapters are usually topical and can use index to look for specific subtopics; may be more dated than current periodical articles
What classification system is used to organize federal government documents? It includes colons and/or slashes.
Superintendent of Documents (also known as "Gov Docs" or SuDoc)
What does background information summarize?
The major ideas and concepts related to your topics
What is the format type?
The organization, intended audience, length, and publication standards; it can be difficult to distinguish the format types online
How many fields does a record contain?
Three
What is the role of databases?
To collect and organize large amounts of information for easy retrieval
What are call numbers?
Unique addresses derived from classification systems to identify where something is located in the library; usually found on the spines or front covers of books
What is the library classification system?
Used by libraries in order to organize their physical materials (Ex: books, DVDs, maps, etc.)
What is controlled vocabulary?
Used by subject terms to group all resources that are about something under the same subject terms regardless of the words used by the authors
What is Boolean logic?
Used in databases during their searches to decide what to include or exclude from the search; based off the ideas behind deductive reasoning
What is truncation?
Uses an asterisk at the end of the word with multiple endings (Ex: rations, rationing); broadens a search in order to include various word endings and spellings (Ex: searching "space tourism" and receiving results about "tourism space in Singapore" as opposed to "space tourism*")
What is phrase searching?
Uses quotation marks around phrases; a technique that allows you to search for two or more words as an exact phrase
What is plagiarism?
Using someone else's work or ideas and presenting them as your own
Who is the audience of government documents?
Usually citizens, policy makers, and researchers
What are secondary sources?
Works that describe, discuss, interpret, comment upon, analyze, evaluate, summarize, and/or primary sources (Ex: Newspaper or magazine articles, book or movie reviews, scholarly journal articles or books that interpret or evaluate research, encyclopedias or dictionaries that provide overviews of a topic or event)
What are primary sources?
Works that offer original intellectual content; they generally serve as foundation material for a particular subject which others usually base their analyses on (Ex: Historical and legal documents, eyewitness accounts such as diaries and newspaper articles, art such as creative writing and photographs, audio and video recordings, speeches, raw data such as interviews, surveys, fieldwork, statistics, and experiments)
Describe the production and contents of a popular magazine.
Written by a staff writer or journalist for a general audience. Includes secondary discussion of others' work. Also, has lots of photos and ads and rarely cites references.
How does field searching work?
You can search specific fields, like author or subject, to help locate sources
