PERFORMANCE
OBJECTIVES FOR
Surfing
or researching? |
BASIC
LEVEL (QUIZ)
Return to Expectations by Module |
| 1.1:
Evaluate a web site. |
B1.1
a. When evaluating a website as a potential source
of information it’s important to consider its: x- authority
y-accuracy z-subject relevance
a)
x and y
b) x and z
c) y and z |
d)
all of the above
e) none of the above |
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| 1.2:
Navigate the B.U. Libraries' web site |
B
1.2 a. Navigation links that bring the user directly
to subscription databases are found on the top page of the
B.U. Libraries’ site under
a)
Services
b) Research Tools
c) How to |
d)
ask@bu.edu.
e) Facts and Services |
B
1.2 b. You can get to the B.U. Libraries’
website:
a)
using your Kerberos password
b) through the world wide web
c) using your B.U. identification number
|
d)
all of the above
e) none of the above |
B
1.2 c. All Research Guides are available
a)
through branch libraries only
b) through www.bu.edu/library/
c) through the library catalog |
d)
all of the above
e) none of the above |
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| 1.3:
Locate information relevant to research interests. |
B
1.3 a. Subscription databases may
a)
specialize in one discipline
b) be multidisciplinary
c) contain primary research studies |
d)
contain book and software reviews
e) all of the above |
B
1.3 b. Which of the following is correctly paired?
a)
History – ABC-Clio
b) Mathematics – MLA
c) News – ATLA |
d)
Project Muse – Science
e) Law – LLBA |
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| 1.4:
Compare the world wide web and subscription databases. |
B
1.4 a. Which of the following is true?
a)
Full-text journals can be found primarily in subscription
databases
b) Subscription databases only contain
abstracts of journal articles
c) All journals available on the world
wide web are free |
d)
Subscription databases only contain peer-reviewed
journals
e) None of the above |
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