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?
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adapt* and biology
From the items below, which three choices best describe reasons to consider privacy
when you put information about yourself online?
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, your information may reside in a place that you can't edit or control
your professors or future employers may see your party photos
your information may be copied, shared, or resold without your consent
According to Chapter 5, what is the definition of plagiarism?
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Using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit to that person.
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?
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No, the video was created for educational purposes and thus probably Fair
Use
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?
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The book, article, website, and graphic all need to be cited.
,Which of the dates listed below is the best indicator of the currency of a web page's
content?
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A date listed after "Last updated on..."
You want to find out if there are horse diseases that can now be cured or prevented
with good veterinary care. 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:
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Cures (or prevention, treatment, medication, vaccines)
Diseases (or infectious, virus, illness)
Horses (or equines, foals, etc )
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.
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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.
For the topics listed below, indicate which finding tool would be the best choice:
Google or Google Scholar?
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.
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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?
Give this one a try later!
adapt* and biology
From the items below, which three choices best describe reasons to consider privacy
when you put information about yourself online?
Give this one a try later!
, your information may reside in a place that you can't edit or control
your professors or future employers may see your party photos
your information may be copied, shared, or resold without your consent
According to Chapter 5, what is the definition of plagiarism?
Give this one a try later!
Using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit to that person.
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?
Give this one a try later!
No, the video was created for educational purposes and thus probably Fair
Use
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?
Give this one a try later!
The book, article, website, and graphic all need to be cited.
,Which of the dates listed below is the best indicator of the currency of a web page's
content?
Give this one a try later!
A date listed after "Last updated on..."
You want to find out if there are horse diseases that can now be cured or prevented
with good veterinary care. 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:
Give this one a try later!
Cures (or prevention, treatment, medication, vaccines)
Diseases (or infectious, virus, illness)
Horses (or equines, foals, etc )
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.
Give this one a try later!
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.
For the topics listed below, indicate which finding tool would be the best choice:
Google or Google Scholar?
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.
Give this one a try later!
