Information Literacy Post Test | Madonna University

1.*

To find out whether or not Madonna University Library owns a book you need, you should use?

Michigan e-library catalog
Madonna library catalog
online database
Internet search engines such as Google or Yahoo

2.*

What does "23" in the citation below signify?
Porter-O'Grady, T. (1993). Patient-focused care service models and nursing: Perils and possibilities. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 23, 7-8.?

Total number of pages
Number of references
Volume number of periodical
Beginning page of article

3.*

Which of these keyword searches should retrieve the FEWEST results in an online database?

dyslexia Or learning disorders
dyslexia And learning disorders
dyslexia Not learning disorders
dyslexia

4.*

When books are arranged in correct order on the shelves by call number, which of the following call numbers will be first?

P	PS	PB	PD	P
539	678	45	5	4117
.V29	.C48	.F455	.H374	.M39
2000	1988	1999	2002	2001

P539 .V29 2000
P4117 .M39 2001
PD5 .H374 2002
PB75 .F455 1999

5.*

Scholarly articles generally contain the following elements:

An abstract to the contents of the article
The author's affiliation or credentials
A bibliography or a list of works cited
All of the above

6.*

Copying text from a web site without identifying the source is an example of

fair use
plagiarism
acceptable use because everyone does it
a copyright violation

7.*

Ask.com is?

a book
an Internet search engine
a research database
an online catalog

8.*

A bibliography is?

a list of sources used in preparing a paper
the full-text of the document
an outline of the article
a list of authors who write on a subject

9.*

You should include citations in your research paper because:

citations allow you to locate and read the sources yourself
citations give credit to authors
citations allow readers to determine the credibility of your sources
all of the above

10.*

Which is NOT a good strategy to use to narrow an ERIC search in EBSCOhost?

Boolean operators (And, Not)
Date range
Natural language queries
Document type (EJ and ED)

11.*

What is the BEST place to find a scholarly article?

In general interest magazines
In a research database
On the Internet
In the newspapers

12.*

Which element from an online catalog record would you need to use to actually locate a book owned by MU library?

The title
The ISBN
The subject heading
The call number

13.*

You have to find criticism on Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind. In an online catalog you should

do a subject search for Mitchell, Margaret
do a title search for Gone with the Wind
do an author search for Mitchell, Margaret
do a subject search for Gone with the Wind

14.*

Journals differ from magazines in that:

journals are published periodically
journals are important sources of academic research and target a professional readership
journals are available by subscription
journals have volume numbers

15.*

What would you assume is the primary purpose of the Texas Beef Council's web site (http://www.txbeef.org)?

To promote and market beef and beef products
To present impartial objective information about beef
To warn the public about the dangers of red meat
To guarantee the humane slaughter of cattle

16.*

APA and MLA style both refer to:

library classification systems
formats for documenting the sources used for a paper
call numbers
article indexes

17.*

Who would represent the target audience for a scholarly journal about botany?

Professors and researchers in the plant sciences
Gardeners looking for new plants
Undergraduate zoology majors
Farmers and ranchers

18.*

Which is the best source for current information on the war in Iraq?

Simmons, G. L. (2002). Targeting Iraq: Sanctions and bombing in U.S. policy. London: Saki Books
The New York Times on the web, http://www.nytimes.com/
Buckley, Jr., W. F. (2004). State of the nation. National Review, 56(25), 50.

19.*

Which topic requires a more current source of information?

An analysis of the 2000 presidential election recount
Critique of Shakespeare's sonnets
Marketing statistics on MP3 players

20.*

To critically evaluate the qualifications of an author on a topic, you should consider all but:

number and type of awards the author has received
author's age
author's education background
other articles the author has written