Finding information efficient and effectively.

Choose the best answer.

1.Which of the following would you NOT use to find journal articles by topic?

3. Which of the following books would be shelved first:

PN1998.234 .F4
PN1998.8 .A9
PN1998.42 .B2
PN1999 .M5

4. The term to describe a list of books, articles, web pages and other materials that are related to one another and organized together is:

a biography
a bibliography
an almanac
an encyclopedia

5. If you need to find a periodical it can be:

a journal or magazine
a newspaper
a serial
all of the above

Determining the extent and nature of information needed.

A summary (usually a paragraph) of the contents of an article, book, document, web page, or other item is:

an abstract
an index
a government document
an encyclopedia

Evaluting information and Its sources critically.

Which statement is correct?

When searching the Internet you need to seek as many sites as possible.
It is not possible to limit your search by domain (.edu, .com, etc.)
Use only one search engine.
It is essential to develop skills to evaluate the quality of the websites.

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate step when writing a research paper?

using the first five sources which come up when searching the topic on the library databases
using subject encyclopedias to learn background information
narrowing or broadening the research topic
evaluating each resource for relevancy to the topic

When evaluating websites you need to consider:

For information on evaluating websites go to:

When evaluating books you need to consider:

For information on evaluting books go to:

When evaluating magazine articles you need to consider:

For information on evaluting magazine articles go to:

Incorporating selected information into one's knowledge base..

Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose..

 

Understanding the ethics and legality of the use of information.

You do not need to consider copyright when using materials found on the Internet.

True
False