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Information Literacy Quizzes | Questions with 100% Correct Answers It is necessary to log into the library resources and one method to do so is to use the instant login link: There is an instant log... in link in the left sidebar of ALL your courses including this one. Click on the link "Electronic Library Resources" in the left sidebar and you will get a page with a button "Launch Pasco Hernando State College". If you click that button you will automatically be logged into the library databases and will see the alphabetical list. You can then click on "Subject" to see a list of the databases by subject area or click on "Go to Catalog" to be taken to the catalog/ discovery tool (you will remain logged in). True If you don't have your student ID/ Library card you can use WISE to look up your borrower ID. True You can take the ILM Final as many times as you want. False Where do you submit your screenshot of your ILM Final (including your name and grade in the screenshot)? CGS1100 Microcomputer Applications Course If you have questions on any of the content in the ILM including the final, you can contact a PHSC librarian to help you. True Tweets and blogs might be a valuable source of information for certain topics. True What is a reason that using a news story would be better than a scholarly source in an academic paper? (choose all that apply) -The scholarly community has not examined your topic -You are examining the popular perception of a topic -There is a local event that you are using as an example within your research. What are potential ways for you to share your original undergraduate research? At a conference In a journal or magazine In a class presentation Which of the following resources would you use when you need the most up-to-date information on an event that happened yesterday? Newspaper article (print or online) Which of the following resources would you use when you need as much in-depth information on a topic as possible? Book Which of the following resources would you use when you need the most recent research on the long-term psychological effects of Pearl Harbor on veterans who survived it? Scholarly journal article A single scholarly source does which of the following? Represents the view/research of the author When conducting scholarly research students must: Read some articles that provide context for the research related to their topic In the database, Academic Search Complete (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., search for the article "Brevetoxicosis: Red Tides and Marine Mammal Mortalities" by Flewelling et al. If you wanted to explore more of the scholarly conversation by taking advantage of "citation chaining" what links could you click on to help with this task? -Cited references -Time cited in this database In the database, Academic Search Complete (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., search for the article "Brevetoxicosis: Red Tides and Marine Mammal Mortalities" by Flewelling et al. Click on the link for "Times Cited in this Database". What is the title of the article listed? Molecular detection of the brevetoxin-producing dinoflagellate Karenia brevis and closely related species using rRNA-targeted probes and a semiautomated sandwich hybridization assay Read the following excerpt from a news article. Which of the citations below likely refers to the research study mentioned in the news article? "A new study, published recently in the journal Clinical Oncology, suggests a critical breakthrough has been made in leukemia treatment for infants. Globe & Mail reporter Kate Jones spoke to the study's co-investigator, Harold Jenkins, about the significance of the study's findings." Jenkins, H. (2013). The role of immunomodulatory agents in the treatment of infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Clinical Oncology, 6 (2), 35-48. When assessing the credibility of a source what are important factors to think about? Choose all that apply: Who is the author? What is the author's purpose? What are you using the information for? When was it written? Which of the following sources might have credible information? All of the above You need a reliable source for a class presentation with PowerPoint slides you are writing about saving the habitat of your favorite animal, the snow leopard. Which of the following sources would be most credible? A government document on snow leopard population What is "peer-review"? A process for ensuring that academic articles have been examined b other experts in the field before publication Your research topic is the effects of burning coal on air quality. Which source would most likely provide you with objective information on your topic? A study featured in a peer-reviewed journal You find an article, "NASA Reveals Its Mars 2020 Rover" published in Astronomy. Is the publication Astronomy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. a Peer-reviewed journal? No, Astronomy is not peer-reviewed Most databases, such as Academic Search Complete (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., have a way to limit your search to just Scholarly (peer-reviewed) Journals. True What is the best tool to use when trying to evaluate sources, especially those you find on the Internet? The CRAAP test You are writing a paper about gun violence and you use information from the National Rifle Association (NRA) website. In this case, which of the following website evaluation criteria is most important to consider? (Hint: remember the CRAAP test) Accuracy & Purpose Which topics are some of the options available in the PHSC Research Guides (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site? Anatomy & Physiology, Nursing, Fire Science It is a bad idea to do background research because knowing too much about a topic will lead to too many research ideas. False When choosing a research topic, you may consider your: All of the above What is background information? It's reading up on the subject before you make too many decisions about how you're going to approach your research. It introduces you to a topic before you dive in, pretending to be an expert. Which are two databases where you can find reference material to help in background research? Oxford Reference Online & Virtual Reference Library You are interested in the broad topic of climate change and want to focus your research for a 3-5 page paper. Which research question is better focused? How is glacial melting affecting penguins in Antarctica? You are interested in aviation and the airline industry and want to narrow a topic for a 3-5 page research paper. Which research question is not too broad or too narrow? What impact has deregulation had on commercial airline safety? You are interested in doing some research on the broad topic of juvenile delinquency for a 3-5 page research paper. Which of the following would be the best research question (not too narrow and not too broad)? How does education play a role in reducing juvenile delinquency? When you are looking at the list of PHSC databases (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., which view will make it easier to find the best database for you to use for your topic? Subject Locate the database JSTOR within the Alphabetical List of databases (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. JSTOR provides access to full-text articles from what? (Hint: find the icon that tells you about the database). back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences Generally speaking, the best place to find a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article is: A library database such as: JSTOR or Academic Search Complete When looking at the PHSC databases (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., which database would be most relevant to research on a topic in Psychology? (Hint: the field of Psychology is a social science and is also health related). PsycArticles [Show More]

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