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Library - Information Literacy Post-Test

Subscription Databases 1. Which of the following describes articles in online subscription databases?
selected without editorial control
usually written by scholars and researchers for others knowledgeable in a field of study
available through a publicly available search engine (such as Google or Yahoo)
All of the above
Finding Search Words 2. In the following sentence, select the best keywords to use in a search: "Automobile accidents involving teen drivers are often caused by drunk driving."
Accidents, Drunk Driving
Adolescents, Smoking, Cars
Teenagers, Drunk Driving, Automobiles
All of the above
Search Strategies 3. Which of the following search strategies would retrieve (get) the fewest number of results in an online database?
biotechnology AND food
biotechnology OR food
Don't know
Internet Citing 4. If you use information you found on the Internet to write a paper, when should you cite your sources?
When you copy an entire paragraph
When you paraphrase, that is, summarize or rewrite the information in your own words
When you copy a whole sentence
All of the above
Don't know
Citation Question 5. The following citation is for what type of source?
Hanrahan, C. (Ed.). (2008). Global Resources. Detroit: Greenhaven Press.

Journal article
Book
Book chapter
Don't know
Citation Question 6. The following citation is for what type of source?
Simpson, J.L. (February 2007). Could cloning become permissible? Reproductive BioMedicine Online, Supplement 1, 14, 125-129.

Journal article
Book
Book chapter
Don't know
         



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