INFORMATION LITERACY EXERCISE
Library Orientation Materials | Answer Sheet
INSTRUCTIONS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
TRUE/FALSE
EVALUATING WEB SITES
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill-in your handwritten responses on the answer sheet.
Review the McNeese Library's
information literacy
page, which contains a variety of materials relevant to this exercise!
After completing this exercise, read
Plagiarism: What is
It? How to Avoid It!
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MULTIPLE CHOICE:
|
For Questions 1-12, choose
the letter designating the correct response. Only one correct answer is listed per
question. Record your responses on the answer sheet only. |
a. A summary of an information resource
b. An illustration (chart, graph, table) from an information resource
c. Bibliographic information (author, title, date) describing an information
resource
| 2. The
Library Catalog includes listings for: |
a. Newspaper and magazine articles
b. Books, government documents, and audio-visual materials
c. Journal articles
| 3. Which is the
most accurate statement? |
a. The Internet contains information of
varying quality
b. All information on the Internet is current
c. The Internet contains mostly scholarly, academic resources
| 4. Its
subscription-based resources are available exclusively to faculty &
students: |
a.
State Library
b. College/University Library
c. Public Library
| 5. A list of books,
articles & other information resources is called a(n): |
a. Autobiography
b. Biography
c. Bibliography
| 6. Offers content for
all
audiences, including consumers, scholars and hobbyists: |
a. Public Library
b. Internet
c. Both
| 7. Offer(s) information resources judged to
be authoritative & reliable: |
a. Libraries
b. Personal web pages
c. Both
| 8.
Using the connector OR
in an online search (e.g. tornadoes OR hurricanes): |
a. Broadens your search
results
b. Narrows your search results
| 9.
Using the connector AND in
an online search (e.g. tornadoes AND hurricanes): |
a. Broadens your search
results
b. Narrows your search
results
| 10. Which is the best
tool for finding current job listings or posting resumes? |
a.
Library catalog
b. Internet
c. Periodical
index
| 11. Which are best for
quick access
to facts and statistics? |
a. Magazines and journals
b.
Encyclopedias and almanacs
c.
Theses and dissertations
|
12.
Books in
university libraries are usually shelved according to:
|
a. Subject
b.
Publisher
c. Year of Publication
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TRUE/FALSE:
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For statements 13-20,
determine whether each statement is true or false. Designate true statements with a plus sign "+" and false statements with a zero "0". Record
your responses on the answer sheet only. |
13. The
INTERNET is one
of the best sources for
CURRENT NEWS.
|
14. TIME & READER'S DIGEST are examples of SCHOLARLY JOURNALS.
|
15. POPULAR PERIODICALS contain
lengthy articles with FEW PICTURES.
|
16. SCHOLARLY COVERAGE is best provided by BOOKS
& JOURNALS.
|
17. COPYRIGHTED articles and books are
usually FREE over the INTERNET.
|
18.
ALL commercial sites on the
Internet contain
BIASED INFORMATION.
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19. Information
from NON-COMMERCIAL web sites does NOT have to be cited.
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20.
Most
UNIVERSITY
web site addresses contain
the 3-letter abbreviation "edu"
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EVALUATING WEB SITES:
| For items 21-30, determine which web
site would be more
appropriate as
an objective information resource on the subject given. Select only 1
site (A or B) for each numbered group.
Record your responses on the answer
sheet only. |
21.
JFK Assassination
Site A
Site B
22.
Hurricane
Rita
Site A
Site B
23. Home Schooling
Site A
Site B
24. Space Shuttle
Columbia Crash
Site A
Site B
25. Gun Control
Site A
Site B
26. Global Warming
Site A
Site B
27. Affirmative
Action
Site A
Site B
28. Electoral
College
Site A
Site B
29. Same Sex
Marriage
Site A
Site B
30.
Crop Circles
Site A
Site B
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