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StarQuest Final Exam

Your name:
1. An encyclopedia article can be a good source of what?
A. Key people associated with a topic
B. Comprehensive information on a topic
C. An overview of a topic 		D. Issues related to the topic
E. All of the above
F. Only A, C & D
2. Which of the following types of items are not listed in the library catalog?
A. Recordings
B. Periodical articles
C. Newspaper articles
D. Books 		E. Government publications
 F. Only A & E
 G. Only B & C
 H. None of the above
3. When you search the catalog by subject, you should enter a term that is as broad as possible.
True False
4. Looking at the catalog subject headings assigned to a book can help you find similar books.
True False
5 An article in a scholarly journal is usually a secondary source.
True False
6. Which of these statements makes use of truncation?
A. (computer OR computers OR computing) AND education
B. computer AND education
C. comput* AND education
D. computer OR computation AND education
7. Which of these indexes cover(s) only scholarly journals?
A. Expanded Academic Index D. Medline
B. PsycINFO E. All of the above
C. InfoSeek F. Only B & D
8. One way to reduce the number of "hits" in a periodical database search is to use the Boolean operator OR.
True
False
9. Which of these indexes cover(s) scholarly as well as popular periodicals?
A. Expanded Academic Index D. Medline
B. PsycINFO E. Only A, B & C
C. InfoSeek F. All of the above
10. A database thesaurus usually gives related terms that you could use to find additional resources.
True False
11. Searching with thesaurus terms often gives better, more focused search results than searching by keyword.
True False
12. Books in the general collection of Perry Library are found on the:
A. 1st and 2nd floors C. 3rd and 4th floors
B. 1st and 3rd floors D. 2nd and 4th floors
13. If you are looking for periodical articles from the 1950s, you are more likely to find them using electronic databases rather than printed indexes
True False
14. Printed indexes are good to use when:
A. Your subject isn't covered well in electronic indexes D. All the computer workstations are in use
B. Internet access is down E. All of the above
C. Older articles are needed F. Only B & D
15. Finding electronic journals is easier when you use the ________ in the library's online catalog.
A. Subject search C. Periodicals search
B. Help screen D. Author search
16. Reference books are located on the second floor of the Perry Library.
True False
17. An abstract is:
A. a preface to an article C. a summary of an article
B. a short article D. a critical review of an article
18. Which search statement is worded best for finding articles about disciplining school children?
A. students and pupils (and discipline) C. (students or pupils) and discipline
B. (students and pupils) or discipline D. (students or pupils) or discipline
19. If Old Dominion University's libraries do not subscribe to a 1991 periodical you need, you could get the article you need by______________________
A. Purchasing it at the campus bookstore
B. Asking your instructor to order it for you through Amazon.com
C. Checking other libraries near where you live or work
D. Seeing if it is available in full text on the Web
E. Requesting a copy through interlibrary loan/document delivery
 F. Only A & E
 G. All except B
 H. Only C, D & E
20. Which of these titles are most likely not periodicals?
A. How Insects Communicate E. Bulletin of Marine Science
B. American Art Journal F. Only A & E
C. Literary Digest

G. All except B
D. Criminal Justice in Colonial America H. Only A & D
21. You do not have to give acknowledgement to authors if you use their ideas but not their exact words.
True False
22. One way to get a book you need is through the interlibrary loan service.
True False
23. Call numbers are:
A. Accession numbers for items listed in a database
B. Numbers that identify when materials are received by the library
C. Numbers that give shelf locations for materials
D. Numbers in the Web telephone directories
24. Changing a few words of an author's work is still considered an act of plagiarism.
True False
25. Reference Librarians can offer you advice about research tools and techniques for specific topics.
True False
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