2016SpringILSurvey

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* 1. You are likely to find the same information in a National Geographic article about Kenya as you would in an article form the Journal of African Economies.

True

False

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* 2. A search engine like Google or Bing can find library resources easily for you.

True

False

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* 3. The library will order materials for you from another library if we don't have what you need.

True

False

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* 4. Recently updated websites that look professionally designed are trustworthy.

True

False

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* 5. Use SmartSearch when starting to search for resources because it delivers a small, select group of resources that are on-topic for your research.

True

False

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* 6. Peer-reviewed articles are found in: (Choose one)

Magazines

Campus Newspapers

Scholarly Journals

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* 7. Where might you find information on an election that was held last month? (Choose one.)

Newspaper article and book

Book and website

Peer-reviewed journal article and book

Website and newspaper article

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* 8. You have run several keyword searches on near-death experiences, but you are getting a lot of results that aren't on-topic. What would be your best choice?

Put your search term in quotation marks and search like this: "near-death experiences"

Capitalize the words like this: Near-Death Experiences

Ask the database your question: What are near-death experiences?

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* 9. A website with the following would be the best choice for research. (Choose One.)

The site sells a product and has user reviews.

The site is up-to-date, and the author is a subject expert.

The site looks professionally designed and has user reviews.

The author is a subject expert, and the site sells a product.

Websites should not be used in your research.

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* 10. You are researching a historical event from 1987 and wish to use quotes form people responding to the event as it unfolded. Which of the following sources should be more useful? (Choose one.)

An online newspaper database focused on the last two decades.

An online historical newspaper database from 1851 - 2000.

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* 11. Do you use FLITE for research? (If you answered Yes, jump to question 14.)

Yes

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* 12. If you answered No, why don't you use FLITE for research? (Check all that apply.)

FLITE doesn't have what I need.

The librarians are too intimidating.

It's not cool.

No one I know uses it.

It's too hard to use.

It's not convenient.

It's all on the Internet anyway.

It's too far away.

I don't know how to access material when I'm off-campus.

Other (please specify)

2016SpringILSurvey

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* 1. You are likely to find the same information in a National Geographic article about Kenya as you would in an article form the Journal of African Economies.

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* 2. A search engine like Google or Bing can find library resources easily for you.

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* 3. The library will order materials for you from another library if we don't have what you need.

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* 4. Recently updated websites that look professionally designed are trustworthy.

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* 5. Use SmartSearch when starting to search for resources because it delivers a small, select group of resources that are on-topic for your research.

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* 6. Peer-reviewed articles are found in: (Choose one)

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* 7. Where might you find information on an election that was held last month? (Choose one.)

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* 8. You have run several keyword searches on near-death experiences, but you are getting a lot of results that aren't on-topic. What would be your best choice?

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* 9. A website with the following would be the best choice for research. (Choose One.)

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* 10. You are researching a historical event from 1987 and wish to use quotes form people responding to the event as it unfolded. Which of the following sources should be more useful? (Choose one.)

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* 11. Do you use FLITE for research? (If you answered Yes, jump to question 14.)

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* 12. If you answered No, why don't you use FLITE for research? (Check all that apply.)

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* 13. If you answered No, do you know anyone who does use a library? If so, please share.

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* 14. What could we do to entice you to use FLITE (or use FLITE more)? (Feel free to be specific.)