Info Literacy Tip Quiz | Madonna University

1.*

To locate books owned by the Madonna University Library, you should use:

Google.
an online database.
Madonna library catalog
Michigan e-library catalog.

2.*

I read a book for a course I was taking at Madonna University. It contained the footnote: Bonilla-Silva, E. (1997). Rethinking racism: Toward a structural interpretation. American Sociological Review, 62, 465-480. This citation is for:

a book.
a journal.
a journal article.
a web site.

3.*

When searching in a research database, the use of Boolean operators "And", "Or" and "Not" can be useful in narrowing or widening your search results. Which word would you use to increase the number of the items you will retrieve?

And
Or
Not
All of them

4.*

The following call numbers are in correct order:

Q	QA	QD	QD	QP
181	267	75	75	411
.V29	.C48	.B4	.H374	.M39
2001	1987	1999	2000	2002

True.
False.
I don't know.

5.*

A primary source is:

an original document such as a diary, letter, etc.
the first book or journal article that is written on a topic.
an article or book that extensively analyzes a topic.
a collection of critical essays.

6.*

Failure to give credit to your sources of information is called:

plagiarism.
copyright.
partial citation.
abstracting.

7.*

Google is

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

8.*

An abstract is

a quote from a book.
a full text article.
a type of government document.
a summary of a resource.

9.*

If you need a book or an article which the MU library does not have,

you can request it directly from the author.
you can order the item through interlibrary loan (ILL).
you can buy the item from the library reference desk.
you can forget about it.

10.*

What is the BEST way to search for books on a given topic?

Author or title
Publisher or call number
ISSN or ISBN
Keyword or subject

11.*

Which is the best place to find research published by scholars, experts, or professionals?

On amazon.com
In the newspapers
In general interest magazines
In books and scholarly journals

12.*

Library classification systems arrange books on the library shelves:

by title.
by publisher.
by subject.
by author's first name.

13.*

What is the difference between a keyword search and a subject (controlled vocabulary) search on a research database?

Subject searches produce better records
Keyword searches produce better records
They usually produce the same lists of the records
No one really knows

14.*

How do you know if someone is an authority on climate change?

She has her own web site
She uses technical jargon that most readers wouldn't understand
Numerous articles on global warming cite her work
She has PhD in political science

15.*

What would you assume is the primary purpose of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (nccam.nih.gov) web site?

To present personal opinions on herbal remedies for chronic illness
To disseminate authoritative research on alternative medicine so that it can be integrated
into the practice of conventional medicine
To sell complementary and alternative medicines

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 the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior?

Members of Weight Watchers.
Chefs looking for nutritious recipes.
Hospital dieticians.
Professors, researchers and students in human nutrition.

18.*

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

19.*

The Web is the most current and accurate source of information for every topic.

True
False
I don't know

20.*

In critically evaluating information sources you should consider all but:

the timeliness of the information.
the credentials of the author.
the length of the information source.
the accuracy of the information.