Information Literacy

1. "Information Literacy" is best described as:

the ability to read complex documents. the ability to locate, evaluate and use information effectively. the ability to search the "free web" for information. the ability to summarize information you read.

2. To locate a book on the shelf in the library you need:

the title of the book eliminating the initial article (a, an, or the). the call number. the author's name. the ISBN number.

3. When searching the Internet, each underlined word or phrase is:

a keyword search. a standard command. a subject search. a link to another website or webpage.

4. The broadest search available in an electronic database (online catalog, subscription database) is:

a keyword search. an author search. a subject search. a title search.

5. Information you find on the Internet:

comes from many varied sources such as businesses, the government, and private citizens. is far more reliable than books and magazines. is required by law to be accurate, timely, and appropriate. is factual because the Internet is constantly monitored by world educational organizations.

6. An example of a biased website would be:

an airline listing future flights for advance reservations. a drug company promoting a drug they produced. a national news site giving weather reports. a college library allowing access to its reference material.

7. To broaden a search, you would use the Boolean operator:

and, not not and or

8. To narrow a search without eliminating a term, you would use the Boolean operator:

or and and, not not

9. When searching a periodical index, you may wish to see the abstract of an article. AN ABSTRACT is defined as:

a printout containing critical reviews of the article. a list of information needed to locate a journal, such as publication date, volume, and author. a short, objective summary of an article. a complete, full-text reading of an article.

10. A journal CITATION will usually show you:

summaries of current non-fiction books. a choice of subject or keyword searches. the author, title, date, and number of pages. the full-text listing of a magazine article.

11. A ~(tilde) in the URL (address of a web page) indicates that the page is:

a page from a college or university. a govenment page. a page evaluated for accuracy. a personal page.

12. If you are unable to locate information on your topic, you may be using the wrong keyword/subject heading. A good way to proceed would be to:

try another computer. stick with very broad terms and ideas. try to use a synonym in place of the keyword/subject word you were searching. give up and change your whole topic, then try again.

13. If you don't know anything about your topic, the best way to get started is to find background information in:

any current biography. a print or electronic encyclopedia article. the vertical file. the fiction book section.

14. When searching a database, a truncation symbol can be placed at the end of a word stem in order to:

retrieve records with alternative endings (i.e. teen, teens, teenager). ensure uniformity in the search. abbreviate the search. execute the search.

15. When using the Internet as an information source, it is important to remember:

sites on the "free web" are all checked for accuracy. all web sites are archived in the "Invisible Web." "authority" is the most important criteria for judging a web site. sites on the 'free web' are better to use so you don't have to remember a login or password.

16. Criteria you should use to evaluate an information website include all of the following EXCEPT:

currency. brevity. authority. accuracy.

17. If you decide to use information from a website for your research project:

you can assume that all of the data or text is copyrighted. you do not have to give credit to your souces since information on the web is not copyright protected. you only have to cite text sources. you may use the text or graphics freely unless they are specifically labeled as being copyrighted.

18. Plagiarism is:

failing to use the correct format when citing your sources. using the ideas of another person in your work instead of using only your own ideas. improperly interpreting the authors in your sources. including the ideas of another person in your writing and failing to cite them properly.

19. An example of a primary source would be:

a history book. Diary of Anne Frank. a book about the effects of the Civil War. criticism of the book "1984."

20. An example of a scholarly journal would be:

"Time" magazine. "Journal of Applied Psychology." "Psychology Today." "Newsweek."

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      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">1.
      <strong>&quot;Information Literacy&quot; is best described as:</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18606]" value="A" /> the ability to read complex documents.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18606]" value="B" /> the ability to locate, evaluate and use information effectively.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18606]" value="C" /> the ability to search the &quot;free web&quot; for information.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18606]" value="D" /> the ability to summarize information you read.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">2.
      <strong>To locate a book on the shelf in the library you need:</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18607]" value="A" /> the title of the book eliminating the initial article (a, an, or the).</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18607]" value="B" /> the call number.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18607]" value="C" /> the author&#039;s name.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18607]" value="D" /> the ISBN number.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">3.
      <strong>When searching the Internet, each underlined word or phrase is:</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18608]" value="A" /> a keyword search.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18608]" value="B" /> a standard command.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18608]" value="C" /> a subject search.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18608]" value="D" /> a link to another website or webpage.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">4.
      <strong>The broadest search available in an electronic database (online catalog, subscription database) is:</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18609]" value="A" /> a keyword search.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18609]" value="B" /> an author search.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18609]" value="C" /> a subject search.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18609]" value="D" /> a title search.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">5.
      <strong>Information you find on the Internet:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18610]" value="A" /> comes from many varied sources such as businesses, the government, and private citizens.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18610]" value="B" /> is far more reliable than books and magazines.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18610]" value="C" /> is required by law to be accurate, timely, and appropriate.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18610]" value="D" /> is factual because the Internet is constantly monitored by world educational organizations.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">6.
      <strong>An example of a biased website would be:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18611]" value="A" /> an airline listing future flights for advance reservations.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18611]" value="B" /> a drug company promoting a drug they produced.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18611]" value="C" /> a national news site giving weather reports.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18611]" value="D" /> a college library allowing access to its reference material.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">7.
      <strong>To broaden a search, you would use the Boolean operator:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18612]" value="A" /> and, not</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18612]" value="B" /> not</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18612]" value="C" /> and</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18612]" value="D" /> or</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">8.
      <strong>To narrow a search without eliminating a term, you would use the Boolean operator:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18613]" value="A" /> or</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18613]" value="B" /> and</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18613]" value="C" /> and, not</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18613]" value="D" /> not</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">9.
      <strong>When searching a periodical index, you may wish to see the abstract of an article. AN ABSTRACT is defined as:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18614]" value="A" /> a printout containing critical reviews of the article.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18614]" value="B" /> a list of information needed to locate a journal, such as publication date, volume, and author.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18614]" value="C" /> a short, objective summary of an article.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18614]" value="D" /> a complete, full-text reading of an article.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">10.
      <strong>A journal CITATION will usually show you:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18615]" value="A" /> summaries of current non-fiction books.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18615]" value="B" /> a choice of subject or keyword searches.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18615]" value="C" /> the author, title, date, and number of pages.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18615]" value="D" /> the full-text listing of a magazine article.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">11.
      <strong>A ~(tilde) in the URL (address of a web page) indicates that the page is:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18616]" value="A" /> a page from a college or university.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18616]" value="B" /> a govenment page.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18616]" value="C" /> a page evaluated for accuracy.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18616]" value="D" /> a personal page.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">12.
      <strong>If you are unable to locate information on your topic, you may be using the wrong keyword/subject heading. A good way to proceed would be to:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18617]" value="A" /> try another computer.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18617]" value="B" /> stick with very broad terms and ideas.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18617]" value="C" /> try to use a synonym in place of the keyword/subject word you were searching.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18617]" value="D" /> give up and change your whole topic, then try again.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">13.
      <strong>If you don&#039;t know anything about your topic, the best way to get started is to find background information in:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18618]" value="A" /> any current biography.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18618]" value="B" /> a print or electronic encyclopedia article.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18618]" value="C" /> the vertical file.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18618]" value="D" /> the fiction book section.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">14.
      <strong>When searching a database, a truncation symbol can be placed at the end of a word stem in order to:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18619]" value="A" /> retrieve records with alternative endings (i.e. teen, teens, teenager).</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18619]" value="B" /> ensure uniformity in the search.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18619]" value="C" /> abbreviate the search.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18619]" value="D" /> execute the search.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">15.
      <strong>When using the Internet as an information source, it is important to remember:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18620]" value="A" /> sites on the &quot;free web&quot; are all checked for accuracy.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18620]" value="B" /> all web sites are archived in the &quot;Invisible Web.&quot;</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18620]" value="C" /> &quot;authority&quot; is the most important criteria for judging a web site.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18620]" value="D" /> sites on the &#039;free web&#039; are better to use so you don&#039;t have to remember a login or password.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">16.
      <strong>Criteria you should use to evaluate an information website include all of the following EXCEPT:</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18621]" value="A" /> currency.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18621]" value="B" /> brevity.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18621]" value="C" /> authority.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18621]" value="D" /> accuracy.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">17.
      <strong>If you decide to use information from a website for your research project:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18622]" value="A" /> you can assume that all of the data or text is copyrighted.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18622]" value="B" /> you do not have to give credit to your souces since information on the web is not copyright protected.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18622]" value="C" /> you only have to cite text sources.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18622]" value="D" /> you may use the text or graphics freely unless they are specifically labeled as being copyrighted.</label>
      <br />        
      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">18.
      <strong>Plagiarism is:</strong>  
    </div>
                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18623]" value="A" /> failing to use the correct format when citing your sources.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18623]" value="B" /> using the ideas of another person in your work instead of using only your own ideas.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18623]" value="C" /> improperly interpreting the authors in your sources.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18623]" value="D" /> including the ideas of another person in your writing and failing to cite them properly.</label>
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      <div style="padding: 5px 0;">19.
      <strong>An example of a primary source would be:</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18624]" value="A" /> a history book.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18624]" value="B" /> Diary of Anne Frank.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18624]" value="C" /> a book about the effects of the Civil War.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18624]" value="D" /> criticism of the book &quot;1984.&quot;</label>
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      <strong>An example of a scholarly journal would be:</strong>  
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                <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18625]" value="A" /> &quot;Time&quot; magazine.</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18625]" value="B" /> &quot;Journal of Applied Psychology.&quot;</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18625]" value="C" /> &quot;Psychology Today.&quot;</label>
                  <label style="display: block; margin: 3px 0;"><input type="radio" name="correctAnswer[18625]" value="D" /> &quot;Newsweek.&quot;</label>
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