Who is your librarian?
QUIZ

15 questions. Results will be sent directly to your librarian. Your librarian will forward your score to you and your professor.

1. Which would be the best source to consult for information on the Korean War when you are early in the research process? Hint

subject encyclopedia
newspapers or the internet
magazines
journals
2. You can avoid plagiarizing by: (Choose all that apply) Hint
using quotation marks when directly stating another person's words
using the ideas of other people sparingly and only to support your own argument
taking notes about your sources, including citation information for each source -- including internet sources
writing a short draft of your paper in thirty minutes without using notes
3. When citing a book, which of the following would NOT be a part of your citation? Hint
author
place of publication
title
number of pages
4. When citing a journal article, which of the following would NOT be a part of your citation? Hint
author
article title
journal title
journal publisher
5. Materials published by the US government are protected by copyright. Hint
true
false
6. What is a scholarly journal? Hint

a work with long, in-depth articles geared towards the academic community
a publication that contains a lot of advertisements
a publication with short articles geared towards the general public
a publication published by trade organizations
7. You will need to open up a new tab or browser window to answer this question. Go to the Good Library home page. How many databases are listed in the English subject guide? Hint
12
2
10
7

 
8. You will need to open up a new tab or browser window to answer this question. Conduct a search in Academic Search Premier [the top database in EBSCO] using the keywords foxes AND hunting. How many results do you get? Hint
less than 5
between 50-150
between 300-400
over 1,000
9. Which of the following is a strength of using online library resources? Hint
Information is organized logically for your studies.
Articles undergo peer-review process.
Students have access to academic databases not freely available on the internet.
Information is selected for you by librarians.
all of the above
10. Which of the following is the best set of keywords to start with if you are searching for information on the differences between teenage girls' brains and teenage boys' brains? Hint
physiology, psychology, brain research, difference.
sex, gender, difference, brain, adolescent.
girls, boys, brain, hormones.
cognition, neural networks, neurobiology, sex differences.
teenage personality disorders
11. Which of the following is NOT likely to help you evaluate the quality of information you find on a web page: Hint
when the page was last updated
who wrote the web page
the sponsor of the web site
the presence of graphs and charts on the web page
the accuracy of facts on the web page
12. If you want to obtain an article that you found listed in a database that is NOT full text (is NOT the complete article, in other words), Hint
Look in the catalog to see if the Good Library has the journal in print.
Look for another article.
First, look in the catalog to see if the Good Library has the issue in print; if not get the article though interlibrary loan.
Only full text articles are available in Good Library databases.
13. Which of the following is a good tip when searching the web Hint
Write a well-structured sentence that includes the main idea of the topic.
Use nouns and unique words when searching. Put quotation marks around all of the search terms.
Use as few words as possible, preferably nouns and unique words.
Include words, such as an, I, the, in a search by using quotation marks.
Capitalize keywords as appropriate, for effective searching.
14. Search in a subject database when Hint
you are at the beginning of the research process.
you want information that isn't too technical.
you want information from scholarly sources on your subject.
you are looking for general information on your subject.
you are looking for newspaper articles.
15. What helps you to begin the research process? Hint
talking to a friend
talking to your professor.
chatting with a librarian via Live Help
visiting the Writing Center in the Library.
coming up with research questions
all of the above
Required: List one specific thing you learned about library resources.