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1. To locate books owned by the Madonna University
Library, you should use
Google.
an online database.
Madonna library online catalog (MAC)
Michigan
e-library catalog.
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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.
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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
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4. The following call numbers are in correct
order:
Q
181
.V29
2001 |
QA
267
.C48
1987 |
QD
75
.B4
1999 |
QD
75
.H374
2000 |
QP
411
.M39
2002 |
True
False
I don't
know
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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.
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6. Failure to give credit to your sources of
information is called
plagiarism.
copyright.
partial citation.
abstracting.
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7. Google is
a book.
an
Internet search engine.
a research database.
an online
catalog.
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8. An abstract is
a quote from a
book
a full text article
a type of
government document
a summary of a resource
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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.
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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
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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
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12. Library classification systems arrange books on
the library shelves
by title
by publisher
by subject
by
author’s first name
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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.
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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.
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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
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16. APA and MLA style both refer to?
library classification systems.
formats for documenting the sources used for a paper.
call numbers.
article indexes.
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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.
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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
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19. The Web is the most current and accurate source of information for every topic.
True
False
I don't
know
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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.
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