LIB100 INFORMATION LITERACY - LAST WEEK QUESTIONNAIRE (SPRING 2010) Survey

LIB100 INFORMATION LITERACY - LAST WEEK QUESTIONNAIRE (SPRING 2010)

You will not be graded on this test! The Information Literacy Faculty appreciates your taking the time to complete this questionnaire. The purpose of this questionnaire is to provide a picture of the class’s information literacy skills, which will help the faculty better prepare course materials. Please relax and answer the questions to the best of your knowledge. Choose the correct answer.

1. Title, author, publisher and date of publication are commonly found in a citation. Which element will not be found?

Title, author, publisher and date of publication are commonly found in a citation. Which element will not be found? Price

Pages

Edition

All of the above will be found in a citation.

2. The APA style of citation is typically used:

The APA style of citation is typically used: In the fields of arts, literature, and humanities.

In the fields of psychology, health, and social sciences.

Only in countries outside the United States.

Only in graduate school.

3. Which ASA database will provide the best topic overviews for medical and law topics?

Which ASA database will provide the best topic overviews for medical and law topics? CAMIO

Books 24 x 7

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Literary Reference Center

4. What is the most likely web domain extension for the National Collegiate Athletic Association?

What is the most likely web domain extension for the National Collegiate Athletic Association? .com

.org

.gov

.sport

5. If you were studying the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, which of the following would be a primary source?

If you were studying the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, which of the following would be a primary source? The text of one of Lincoln’s speeches.

New York Times article published on January 30, 1862.

An article about Lincoln’s presidency published in 2004 in a scholarly journal.

6. Which of the following are effective strategies for choosing search terms?

Which of the following are effective strategies for choosing search terms? Write out your topic in a few sentences

Highlight the main terms and phrases

Brainstorm similar terms, broader terms, and narrower terms

Check a subject encyclopedia for words and concepts

Use the internet as a source of words and concepts

All of the above

7. Please select correct definition of a Dictionary.

Please select correct definition of a Dictionary. Contains names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals, companies, organizations, etc.

A brief summary of a book, an article, or other publications.

A list of books, periodicals, audiovisuals and other materials that a library owns.

A list of all books, articles, and other materials the author used in writing the book.

Defines words and terms, their meanings, spelling, pronunciation, derivation, synonyms, etc.

A publication that comes out on a regular schedule such as once a week or four times a year.

A reference source that provides articles written by experts on a variety of subjects.

8. Please select correct definition of a Periodical.

Please select correct definition of a Periodical. Contains names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals, companies, organizations, etc.

A brief summary of a book, an article, or other publications.

A list of books, periodicals, audiovisuals and other materials that a library owns.

A list of all books, articles, and other materials the author used in writing the book.

Defines words and terms, their meanings, spelling, pronunciation, derivation, synonyms, etc.

A publication that comes out on a regular schedule such as once a week or four times a year.

A reference source that provides articles written by experts on a variety of subjects.

9. Please select correct definition of a Directory.

Please select correct definition of a Directory. Contains names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals, companies, organizations, etc.

A brief summary of a book, an article, or other publications.

A list of books, periodicals, audiovisuals and other materials that a library owns.

A list of all books, articles, and other materials the author used in writing the book.

Defines words and terms, their meanings, spelling, pronunciation, derivation, synonyms, etc.

A publication that comes out on a regular schedule such as once a week or four times a year.

A reference source that provides articles written by experts on a variety of subjects.

10. Please select correct definition of a Encyclopedia.

Please select correct definition of a Encyclopedia. Contains names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals, companies, organizations, etc.

A brief summary of a book, an article, or other publications.

A list of books, periodicals, audiovisuals and other materials that a library owns.

A list of all books, articles, and other materials the author used in writing the book.

Defines words and terms, their meanings, spelling, pronunciation, derivation, synonyms, etc.

A publication that comes out on a regular schedule such as once a week or four times a year.

A reference source that provides articles written by experts on a variety of subjects.

11. Please select correct definition of a Catalog.

Please select correct definition of a Catalog. Contains names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals, companies, organizations, etc.

A brief summary of a book, an article, or other publications.

A list of books, periodicals, audiovisuals and other materials that a library owns.

A list of all books, articles, and other materials the author used in writing the book.

Defines words and terms, their meanings, spelling, pronunciation, derivation, synonyms, etc.

A publication that comes out on a regular schedule such as once a week or four times a year.

A reference source that provides articles written by experts on a variety of subjects

12. Please select correct definition of a Bibliography.

Please select correct definition of a Bibliography. Contains names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals, companies, organizations, etc.

A brief summary of a book, an article, or other publications.

A list of books, periodicals, audiovisuals and other materials that a library owns.

A list of all books, articles, and other materials the author used in writing the book.

Defines words and terms, their meanings, spelling, pronunciation, derivation, synonyms, etc.

A publication that comes out on a regular schedule such as once a week or four times a year.

A reference source that provides articles written by experts on a variety of subjects.

13. Please select correct definition of an Abstract.

Please select correct definition of an Abstract. Contains names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals, companies, organizations, etc.

A brief summary of a book, an article, or other publications.

A list of books, periodicals, audiovisuals and other materials that a library owns.

A list of all books, articles, and other materials the author used in writing the book.

Defines words and terms, their meanings, spelling, pronunciation, derivation, synonyms, etc.

A publication that comes out on a regular schedule such as once a week or four times a year.

A reference source that provides articles written by experts on a variety of subjects.

14. Materials in most library collections are arranged on the shelves by Dewey Decimal or Library of Congress classification numbers. Generally, materials with similar classification numbers are:

Materials in most library collections are arranged on the shelves by Dewey Decimal or Library of Congress classification numbers. Generally, materials with similar classification numbers are: Published in the same year.

All by the same author.

On the same subject.

In the same format.

15. When writing a research paper, which of the following is the best reason for selecting a web site as a reliable source?

When writing a research paper, which of the following is the best reason for selecting a web site as a reliable source? It uses the exact phrasing of your topic

It uses clear and easy to understand terms.

It is created or maintained by a reliable organization.

It came up on the first page in a Google search.

16. When combining search terms, which search would retrieve the GREATEST number of sources?

When combining search terms, which search would retrieve the GREATEST number of sources? Wedding AND marriage

Wedding OR marriage

Marriage NOT wedding

17. To find the latest NBA basketball scores, you use: (choose 2 best)

To find the latest NBA basketball scores, you use: (choose 2 best) Peer Reviewed Journals

Magazines

Newspapers

Databases

18. To write a college level research paper for your psychology class, you consult: (choose 2)

To write a college level research paper for your psychology class, you consult: (choose 2) Peer Reviewed Journals

Magazines

Newspapers

Databases

19. For the purpose of doing academic research, the most important difference between an internet search engine like Google and an online database available through the library is:

For the purpose of doing academic research, the most important difference between an internet search engine like Google and an online database available through the library is: Everything found through a search engine will be full-text.

Databases will provide many scholarly resources that search engines will not locate.

Internet search engines are faster and easier to use.

There is no significant difference.

20. The best way to avoid plagiarism is to:

The best way to avoid plagiarism is to: Never use another person’s work or ideas in your research paper.

Always cite any phrase in which you use the exact wording as the original document.

Always cite any phrase with the exact or similar wording as the original document and/or the main ideas from the original document.

Paraphrase with the change of a few words from the wording in the original document.

21. Thank you for your time and sharing your responses with ASA.

Thank you for your time and sharing your responses with ASA. Name:

1. SPRING 2010 LAST WEEK QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Title, author, publisher and date of publication are commonly found in a citation. Which element will not be found?

2. The APA style of citation is typically used:

3. Which ASA database will provide the best topic overviews for medical and law topics?

4. What is the most likely web domain extension for the National Collegiate Athletic Association?

5. If you were studying the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, which of the following would be a primary source?

6. Which of the following are effective strategies for choosing search terms?

7. Please select correct definition of a Dictionary.

8. Please select correct definition of a Periodical.

9. Please select correct definition of a Directory.

10. Please select correct definition of a Encyclopedia.

11. Please select correct definition of a Catalog.

12. Please select correct definition of a Bibliography.

13. Please select correct definition of an Abstract.

14. Materials in most library collections are arranged on the shelves by Dewey Decimal or Library of Congress classification numbers. Generally, materials with similar classification numbers are:

15. When writing a research paper, which of the following is the best reason for selecting a web site as a reliable source?

16. When combining search terms, which search would retrieve the GREATEST number of sources?

17. To find the latest NBA basketball scores, you use: (choose 2 best)

18. To write a college level research paper for your psychology class, you consult: (choose 2)

19. For the purpose of doing academic research, the most important difference between an internet search engine like Google and an online database available through the library is:

20. The best way to avoid plagiarism is to:

21. Thank you for your time and sharing your responses with ASA.