Library Research Tutorial: Final Quiz
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True or False: If a source is published on the Internet, you can assume that it has been reviewed for accuracy. *
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To find out whether Shake Library subscribes to a specific journal, use: *
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When searching a database, placing quotation marks around a phrase will do what? *
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If you've chosen "education" as a topic for your research paper, your next step will be to: *
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True or False: For most college level research papers, you should rely heavily on scholarly journal articles. *
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What is a benefit of using a subject search instead of a keyword search? *
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If the Library doesn't provide access to a journal article that I need, I should: *
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Suppose you are writing a paper on the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island near Middletown, Pennsylvania, on March 28, 1979. You acquire a newspaper article from a local Pennsylvania newspaper, dated April 12, 1979, which contains an interview with one of the workers of the power plant. Is this newspaper article a primary source? *
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OneVU provides access to: *
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Which Boolean operator will give you the most search results? *
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True or False: I can chat with a VU librarian online. *
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Journal articles that have been reviewed by scholars for quality and importance are called: *
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True or False: If you paraphrase the idea of another person in your paper and accidentally forget to cite the source, that doesn't count as plagiarism because it was unintentional. *
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What are the main concepts of the following topic? "The relationship between pesticides and lung cancer." *
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When searching a database, which search strategy would retrieve the most results? *
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True or False: A keyword search searches all available fields in the database. *
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One way you can tell an article is from a popular magazine is because it: *
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If you enter "technolog*" when searching in most databases, the database will search for all of the following words EXCEPT? *
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True or False: You should assume that all text, images, and videos you find are copyrighted because materials are copyrighted as soon as they are created. *
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A source is considered authoritative if: *
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When you find a useful book or article on your topic, you can find additional sources by checking its: *
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You’re researching the impact of oil spills on marine plant life. One of your sources is a recently-published article about oil slicks off the coast of California. You notice that one of the authors is affiliated with a large oil and gas company. Why is this probably not a reliable source? *
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Consulting a database's controlled vocabulary can help you: *
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True or False: Using the Boolean operator NOT will retrieve a larger number of results. *
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True or False: It is always advisable to check with your professors to find out which citation styles they expect you to use. *
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After completing all the modules, how confident are you in your ability to evaluate resources and apply research skills to assignments? *
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