Library 160 Final - Iowa State
questions and answers
What is scholarly information? - correct answer ✔✔information content produced in and for
academic settings
What does "peer" refer to in peer reviewed articles? - correct answer ✔✔experts in the same
subject as the author critiqued the article
Where can you find...
1. Current stock market prices?
2. Using 3 different article indexes?
3. Newspaper for this week's weather?
4. Requesting journal from Interlibrary Loans? - correct answer ✔✔1. Quick info search
2. Researching
3. Quick info search
4. Researching
2 common features of scholarly info? - correct answer ✔✔Includes footnotes/references
Has gone through peer review
What is important to consider when getting started when researching + info seeking? - correct
answer ✔✔Which finding tools are a good fit for the information you are looking for
What are the 3 major finding tools? - correct answer ✔✔Indexes, Web Search Engine, Library
Discovery Tools
, What are indexes' strengths?
Weaknesses? - correct answer ✔✔Strengths: Finding scholarly journal articles
Weaknesses: not full text
Strengths for web search engine?
Weaknesses? - correct answer ✔✔Strengths: Has up-to-date info
Weaknesses: misses most subscription-based scholarly resources
Strengths for library discovery tools?
Weaknesses? - correct answer ✔✔Strengths: has what a specific library owns
Weaknesses: hard to focus search
Where would you like for background information when researching a specific topic for a class
assignment? - correct answer ✔✔books and encyclopedias
Where would you like for statistical information when researching a specific topic for a class
assignment? - correct answer ✔✔government sources
Where would you like for subject-focused information when researching a specific topic for a
class assignment? - correct answer ✔✔journal articles
Where would you like for news and general information when researching a specific topic for a
class assignment? - correct answer ✔✔newspaper articles
Natural or Controlled Language: whole sentences can be used - correct answer ✔✔Natural
questions and answers
What is scholarly information? - correct answer ✔✔information content produced in and for
academic settings
What does "peer" refer to in peer reviewed articles? - correct answer ✔✔experts in the same
subject as the author critiqued the article
Where can you find...
1. Current stock market prices?
2. Using 3 different article indexes?
3. Newspaper for this week's weather?
4. Requesting journal from Interlibrary Loans? - correct answer ✔✔1. Quick info search
2. Researching
3. Quick info search
4. Researching
2 common features of scholarly info? - correct answer ✔✔Includes footnotes/references
Has gone through peer review
What is important to consider when getting started when researching + info seeking? - correct
answer ✔✔Which finding tools are a good fit for the information you are looking for
What are the 3 major finding tools? - correct answer ✔✔Indexes, Web Search Engine, Library
Discovery Tools
, What are indexes' strengths?
Weaknesses? - correct answer ✔✔Strengths: Finding scholarly journal articles
Weaknesses: not full text
Strengths for web search engine?
Weaknesses? - correct answer ✔✔Strengths: Has up-to-date info
Weaknesses: misses most subscription-based scholarly resources
Strengths for library discovery tools?
Weaknesses? - correct answer ✔✔Strengths: has what a specific library owns
Weaknesses: hard to focus search
Where would you like for background information when researching a specific topic for a class
assignment? - correct answer ✔✔books and encyclopedias
Where would you like for statistical information when researching a specific topic for a class
assignment? - correct answer ✔✔government sources
Where would you like for subject-focused information when researching a specific topic for a
class assignment? - correct answer ✔✔journal articles
Where would you like for news and general information when researching a specific topic for a
class assignment? - correct answer ✔✔newspaper articles
Natural or Controlled Language: whole sentences can be used - correct answer ✔✔Natural
