Lib 160 Final Exam – Questions With Correct Solutions
Academic Search Premier offers many Search Options on its front page as
ways to focus your search results. Which of the following are offered on
that page? (Select all that apply.) ✔️Ans - Limit to peer reviewed
items only
Get search help
Limit results to full text items
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 in-depth research articles on a specific topic and for
having specialized search features, but may not always include full-text
articles. ✔️Ans - Article index
According to Chapter 2, is a website with a top level domain of .edu
automatically trustworthy, or does its content need to be evaluated?
✔️Ans - It needs to be evaluated because domain tells you where a site
comes from but doesn't guarantee quality.
According to Chapter 2, Wikipedia would be a good source to use when you
are looking for ... ✔️Ans - a broad overview of a topic to help you pick
an aspect to focus on
a timeline of events in the Black Lives Matter movement
According to Chapter 5, what is the definition of plagiarism? ✔️Ans -
Using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit to that person.
According to Chapter 5, which of the following must you do when correctly
paraphrasing? ✔️Ans - Cite the source=True
Agree with the original author=False
Use quote marks when you change the original author's words=False
, Use quote marks if you use some of the same words as the original
author=True
As an information finding tool, Quick Search is the best tool for finding:
✔️Ans - books and more that a library owns
As described in Chapter 1, match the three major finding tools to their
STRENGTHS: ✔️Ans - web search engines= best choice for finding up-
to-date information
library discovery tools= best choice for finding what a specific library owns
indexes=best choice for finding scholarly journal articles
books & journals=not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1
As described in Chapter 1, which ONE of the following best characterizes
what is meant by "scholarly information"? ✔️Ans - Information
content produced in and for academic settings
As described in Chapter 2, what is a potential benefit for researchers in
using social media in addition to traditional scholarly publishing?
✔️Ans - They may reach different audiences through social media.
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?
Ramirez, Anne. (2008) Emily Dickinson's Breadcrumbs of Grace. In Magid,
Annette M. (Ed.) You Are What You Eat: Literary Probes into the Palate. (pp.
44-55). Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Cambridge Scholars. ✔️Ans -
a book chapter
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).
Academic Search Premier offers many Search Options on its front page as
ways to focus your search results. Which of the following are offered on
that page? (Select all that apply.) ✔️Ans - Limit to peer reviewed
items only
Get search help
Limit results to full text items
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 in-depth research articles on a specific topic and for
having specialized search features, but may not always include full-text
articles. ✔️Ans - Article index
According to Chapter 2, is a website with a top level domain of .edu
automatically trustworthy, or does its content need to be evaluated?
✔️Ans - It needs to be evaluated because domain tells you where a site
comes from but doesn't guarantee quality.
According to Chapter 2, Wikipedia would be a good source to use when you
are looking for ... ✔️Ans - a broad overview of a topic to help you pick
an aspect to focus on
a timeline of events in the Black Lives Matter movement
According to Chapter 5, what is the definition of plagiarism? ✔️Ans -
Using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit to that person.
According to Chapter 5, which of the following must you do when correctly
paraphrasing? ✔️Ans - Cite the source=True
Agree with the original author=False
Use quote marks when you change the original author's words=False
, Use quote marks if you use some of the same words as the original
author=True
As an information finding tool, Quick Search is the best tool for finding:
✔️Ans - books and more that a library owns
As described in Chapter 1, match the three major finding tools to their
STRENGTHS: ✔️Ans - web search engines= best choice for finding up-
to-date information
library discovery tools= best choice for finding what a specific library owns
indexes=best choice for finding scholarly journal articles
books & journals=not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1
As described in Chapter 1, which ONE of the following best characterizes
what is meant by "scholarly information"? ✔️Ans - Information
content produced in and for academic settings
As described in Chapter 2, what is a potential benefit for researchers in
using social media in addition to traditional scholarly publishing?
✔️Ans - They may reach different audiences through social media.
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?
Ramirez, Anne. (2008) Emily Dickinson's Breadcrumbs of Grace. In Magid,
Annette M. (Ed.) You Are What You Eat: Literary Probes into the Palate. (pp.
44-55). Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Cambridge Scholars. ✔️Ans -
a book chapter
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).
