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Secrets Of My Research Success: Final Assessment
Please indicate which library course(s) you have taken:
LIBS150 UCSP610/611
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1. What are the reasons to create a search statement?
a) To save time
b) Because different databases may use different vocabulary
c) To get more relevant results
d) All of the above
2. Which Boolean operator would you use in a search statement to join keywords if
you wanted to find results that included all of the keywords from the search
statement?
a) AND
b) OR
c) NOT
d) NONE
3. If you wanted to search for a specific phrase in a database, which searching
technique would you use::
a) Add an asterisk (*) to the end of the phrase
b) Use the Boolean operator OR between the phrase words
c) Insert quotation marks around the phrase
d) Insert parentheses around the phrase
4. Where is the best place to locate a list of possible databases relevant to a specific
subject area?
a) The main Web site
b) WebTycho
c) The ‘Search by Subject’ section of the Library Web site
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d) None of the above
5. What factors will determine the database that you use?
a) Topic
b) Perspective
c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
d) The name of the database
6. If too many articles are retrieved in a database search, what should be done?
a) Nothing
b) The topic should be narrowed down further and search limiters should be used
c) The databases shouldn’t be searched and the Internet should be used instead
d) The databases shouldn’t be searched and the library catalog (catalogUSMAI) should
be used instead
7. How can you get an article if it is not available full-text in the database?
a) You can’t – there is no way to get it
b) Click on the Find It button
c) Order it from DocumentExpress
d) Both ‘b’ and ‘c’
8. Which of the following factors would NOT be used when evaluating an article for
use in a research paper?
a) The article title
b) Who the intended audience is
c) How objective or biased the article is
d) The date the article was published
9. Which of these items does NOT apply to academic/scholarly/peer-reviewed
articles?
a) They undergo a rigorous review process to ensure the facts are correct
b) They offer a high level of reliability
c) They are written by an expert in the field
d) They are found in popular magazines
10. Which methods can you use to contact a librarian?
a) By phone, email, and chat
b) By phone, email, chat, instant messaging, and face-to-face appointments
c) By email only
d) You can’t contact them
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11. How can you determine if information found on the Internet is reliable?
a) Ask a friend
b) Look at the authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and coverage of the material
c) Assume that if it is on the Internet, it has to be true
d) Assume that if it is on the Internet, it is definitely unreliable
12. What may be some of the consequences of plagiarism?
a) A failing grade
b) Expulsion from the university
c) All of the above
d) None of the above
13. What resources does the library provide to assist you with citation?
a) Citation guides and tutorials
b) Access to RefWorks, an online bibliographic management tool
c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
d) The library does not provide any resources to assist with citation
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