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1. All types of encyclopedias are inappropriate for use in doing research at the college level.
True
False

 

2. To locate books in a library you must search in?
Readers' Guide
Yahoo!
Library Catalog
ERIC Database

 

3. Library Catalogs allow you to search for books using what three of the following search fields?
Author
Publisher
Title
Subject Heading

 

4. You can find citations to periodical articles in a Library Catalog.
True
False

 

5. You can find all the information ever published in the library's databases.
True
False

 

6. The Internet is the best place for locating research quality information on all topics.
True
False
7. Most library databases and Internet search engines allow you to search in both basic and advanced modes. The advanced mode allows you to perform more complex searches. One such complex search methodology is referred to as a Boolean searching. Boolean searching allows you to add the words (known as operators) AND, OR and NOT. What do each of these operators do? (Choose the right option for each operator.)
AND allows you to broaden your search results
AND allows you to narrow your search results
OR allows you to broaden your search results
OR allows you to narrow your search results
NOT allows you to broaden your search results
NOT allows you to narrow your search results

 

8. Library classification systems arrange books on the library shelves by?
Author
Color
Year of Publication
Subject

 

9. You will be able to do most of your college research at your local public library.
True
False

 

10. Research produced by faculty at research universities is most often published:
on the Internet
in general interest magazine
in books and scholarly journals

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