Final Lib 160 Iowa State Study Guide
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Academic Search Complete offers many Search Options on its front page as ways to
focus your search results. Which TWO of the following options are offered on that
page? - ANSWER-Limit results to full text items
Limit to peer reviewed items only
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. - ANSWER-
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? - ANSWER-It needs to be
evaluated because domain tells you where a site comes from but doesn't guarantee
quality.
According to Chapter 2, which TWO examples of search topics below would be most
likely to have useful results in Wikipedia? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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?
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. - ANSWER-
True
False
False
True
As an information finding tool, Quick Search is the best tool for finding: - ANSWER-
books and more that the ISU Library owns
As described in Chapter 1, MATCH the three major finding tools to their STRENGTHS:
best choice for finding scholarly journal articles
best choice for finding up-to-date information
best choice for finding what a specific library owns
not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1 - ANSWER-Indexes
Web Search Engines
Library Discovery Tools
Books and Journals
As described in Chapter 1, which ONE of the following best characterizes what is meant
by "scholarly information"? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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?
Warren, S. (2010). What's wrong with being positive? In P. A. Linley, S. Harrington, & N.
Garcea (Eds.), Oxford handbook of positive psychology and work (pp. 313-322). New
York: Oxford University Press. - ANSWER-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). Why is this so? - ANSWER-AND will show
results containing both search terms.
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? - ANSWER-What types of sources do you need to find or consult
Chapter 1 discusses primary and secondary sources. Why might you want to use
primary sources for a project or paper? - ANSWER-it may be useful to document a
historic event with perspectives from that time
Chapter 1 discusses primary and secondary sources. Why might you want to use
secondary sources for a project or paper? - ANSWER-Secondary sources may provide
useful analyses of your topic
Chapter 1 discusses the difference between quick information searches and research.
For each example below, match the description to the correct choice.
Looking for current stock market prices
Using a database to find historic crop records
Reading the local newspaper for this week's weather
Analyzing a chapter of a book on Historically Black Colleges - ANSWER-Quick
Information Seeking
Researching
Quick Information Seeking
Researching
Chapter 3 discusses searching by specific fields. Click the Advanced Search link under
the Quick Search box. In the Advanced Search area select the correct field drop-down
menu option to use for finding items...
that include the words Shakespeare and acting in the title
about the natural history of New Zealand
written by the Museum of Modern Art
written by Goodall about chimpanzees - ANSWER-Title
Subject
Latest Updated
Academic Search Complete offers many Search Options on its front page as ways to
focus your search results. Which TWO of the following options are offered on that
page? - ANSWER-Limit results to full text items
Limit to peer reviewed items only
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. - ANSWER-
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? - ANSWER-It needs to be
evaluated because domain tells you where a site comes from but doesn't guarantee
quality.
According to Chapter 2, which TWO examples of search topics below would be most
likely to have useful results in Wikipedia? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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?
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. - ANSWER-
True
False
False
True
As an information finding tool, Quick Search is the best tool for finding: - ANSWER-
books and more that the ISU Library owns
As described in Chapter 1, MATCH the three major finding tools to their STRENGTHS:
best choice for finding scholarly journal articles
best choice for finding up-to-date information
best choice for finding what a specific library owns
not a finding tool, as defined in Chapter 1 - ANSWER-Indexes
Web Search Engines
Library Discovery Tools
Books and Journals
As described in Chapter 1, which ONE of the following best characterizes what is meant
by "scholarly information"? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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?
Warren, S. (2010). What's wrong with being positive? In P. A. Linley, S. Harrington, & N.
Garcea (Eds.), Oxford handbook of positive psychology and work (pp. 313-322). New
York: Oxford University Press. - ANSWER-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). Why is this so? - ANSWER-AND will show
results containing both search terms.
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? - ANSWER-What types of sources do you need to find or consult
Chapter 1 discusses primary and secondary sources. Why might you want to use
primary sources for a project or paper? - ANSWER-it may be useful to document a
historic event with perspectives from that time
Chapter 1 discusses primary and secondary sources. Why might you want to use
secondary sources for a project or paper? - ANSWER-Secondary sources may provide
useful analyses of your topic
Chapter 1 discusses the difference between quick information searches and research.
For each example below, match the description to the correct choice.
Looking for current stock market prices
Using a database to find historic crop records
Reading the local newspaper for this week's weather
Analyzing a chapter of a book on Historically Black Colleges - ANSWER-Quick
Information Seeking
Researching
Quick Information Seeking
Researching
Chapter 3 discusses searching by specific fields. Click the Advanced Search link under
the Quick Search box. In the Advanced Search area select the correct field drop-down
menu option to use for finding items...
that include the words Shakespeare and acting in the title
about the natural history of New Zealand
written by the Museum of Modern Art
written by Goodall about chimpanzees - ANSWER-Title
Subject
