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PRE-TEST Last 4 digits of your student # ___ ___ ___ ___
I. Your instructor suggests that you read the book Radical Religion in America, by Jeffrey Kaplan.
What would be the best resource to use to locate a free copy of this book? (Check only one)
Library catalog Periodicals database World Wide Web
Which ways would be preferable to search for it? (Check as many as appropriate)
By author By subject By title
II. Which of the following search statements would be most effective to find articles on
the risks of using cell phones while driving? (Check only one)
cell phone* AND (driving AND risk*) OR injury OR safety
safety OR injury OR risk* AND cell phone*
cell phone* AND driving AND (risk* OR injury OR safety)
cell phones OR driving OR safety
III. Call numbers of books are listed below. Place them in the order in which they would be found on the library shelves.
(Write 1, 2, 3, or 4 next to each call number)
_____HD9696.C781
_____HD992.C87
_____HD9696.C62
_____HD9696.C618
IV. Assume that you have retrieved this citation:
Kirby, J., P. Moore, and N. Schofield. 1988. “Verbal and visual learning styles.” Contemporary Educational
Psychology vol. 13 issue 2 (April): 169–84.
If you wanted to get the original article from the library shelves, which part of the citation would you search in
the library catalog? (Check only one)
Kirby, J., P. Moore, and N. Schofield
“Verbal and visual learning styles.”
Contemporary Educational Psychology
Kirby, J.
V. Check the source represented by each citation:
"Inside the mind of Osama bin Laden" U.S. News & World Report 28 Feb. (2002):23-30.
Journal article Web site Book Magazine article
Feuerstein, George. “Ten principles of yoga.” http://www.yrec.org/10principles.html (1 Jan. 2002)
Journal article Web site Book Magazine article
Feldman, Kenneth. “The superior college teacher from the student's point of view" Education 5 (1976):243–48.
Journal article Web site Book Magazine article
Kolb, David A. Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1984.
Journal article Web site Book Magazine article
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VI. Which of the following “keyword” searches would retrieve the largest number of records on cars?
(Check only one.)
Cars AND automobiles
Cars OR automobiles
Cars NOT automobiles
VII. For the following types of information, which source would be the best to use?
Editorials on the stem cell research controversy
Encyclopedia article Newspaper Book Government Web site
Concise history of jazz in America
Encyclopedia article Newspaper Book Government Web site
Extensive historical analysis of the roots of the Mid East conflict
Encyclopedia article Newspaper Book Government Web site
Instructions on how to apply for a passport
Encyclopedia article Newspaper Book Government Web site
VIII. Write the number of the following URLs next to the most corresponding Web site description.
1. www.irs.gov _____A nonprofit group
2. www.sonicfusion.com _____A federal agency
3. www.parliament.uk _____A university
4. www.bcps.org _____A organization that sells products
5. www.bsu.edu _____A Web site for another country
IX. To find recent information on the medical uses of marijuana, you typed in the following keyword search in a
database:
medical AND marijuana
You find a relevant article from your results list:
Title: Medical marijuana: Is it valid?
Subject(s): MARIJUANA - Therapeutic use; CANNIBINOIDS - Physiological effect; PAIN - Treatment
Source: American Journal of Nursing, Oct 2001, Vol.101 Issue 10, p. 24
Author(s): Campbell, F.A.
Abstract: Analyzes the beneficial effects of medical marijuana. Clinical trials of cannabinoids for treating chemotherapy-induced vomiting.
Insufficiency of evidence to support the use of the drug for pain
Knowing that underlined material is a link to related information, what would be the best link to click on for more
articles like this one?
The journal title listed in the Source to see if there are similar articles in that journal
The Author(s) to see if you can find other articles by this author
The Subject(s) to see if you can get other articles using the database's controlled vocabulary.
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X. To search for each type of information, write the number of the best source next to that type of information
1 = Library catalog 2 = Periodicals database 3 = Web search engine
______ All the journals the campus library owns
______ Today's news and events
______ Journal articles on a certain topic
XI. To find recent scholarly information on hormone replacement therapy for women you typed in the following
keyword search:
hormone and replacement and therapy
Which of the following articles, from your result list, would be the most relevant source to use? (Choose only one)
And now for a hot flash; By: Quindlen, Anna Newsweek 7/29/2002, Vol. 160 Issue 5, p. 64.
Hormone replacement therapy; By: Stevenson, John C.; Whitehead, Malcolm I., BMJ:British Medical
Journal, 7/20/2002. Vol 325 Issue 7356, pp. 113-25.
Effects of transdermal testosterone in older men with low testosterone levels By: Kenny, Anne M.;
Prestwood, Karen M.; Journal of Gerontology Jul 2002 Vol. 56 Issue 7, pp. 460-72.
Hormone replacement therapy and arterial disease By: Westendorp, Iris; Meijer, Gunther, Archives of
Internal Medicine, 9/11/1998, Vol. 160, Issue 16, p.248-55.
XII. Identify which of the following features reflect scholarly or popular sources.
S = Scholarly P = Popular
_____Articles are written for a general audience
_____Articles have bibliographies and footnotes
_____Articles are reviewed by experts before publication
_____Includes advertisements for commercial products
_____The author is usually a journalist, rather than an expert in the field
_____Articles are extensive, in depth, and often lengthy
Thank you for your cooperation and time!
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