MHJH Media Center

7:50 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
(subject to change as needed)

 

 

Information Literacy Pretest
1. To locate a book owned by the MHJH Media Center, you should use
 

Google
an online database
OPAC, online public access catalog (electronic card catalog)
SIRS
2. What is the BEST way to search for books on a given topic?
 

author or title
publisher or call number
ISBN or ISSN
keyword or subject
3. Library classification systems arrange non-fiction books on the library shelves
 

by title
by publisher
by subject
by author's first name
4.  The call number of a book in the library will help you
 

determine how many books of the same title are in the library
locate the book on the shelf
identify when the book is due back in the library
determine the book's publisher
5.  You need information about Edgar Allen Poe.  Which name should you look up?
 

Edgar
Allen
Poe
6.  What is the best way to find a book ABOUT Martin Luther King?
 

search by author
search by title
search by subject
7.  You need to learn about Titanic, a movie made in 1997.  You have found a book about great films of the 1990's.  Where should you look to see if the book has information about Titanic?
 

the index
the table of contents
the title page
the page headings
8.  You have to write a short paper about metabolism.  You don't know what it is. What is the quickest way to get some background information and start your research?
 

look in the library catalog
look in an index of popular magazines
look in an  index to a newspaper
look in an encyclopedia
9. The following call numbers are in correct order:
 
597.4
ALD		 597.04
ABC		 597
MIX		 597.13
ALD		 597.004
ALD
 

True
False
I don't know
Sample from the card catalog:
TITLE:   Diabetes / by Judith Peacock
AUTHOR:   Peacock, Judith, 1942-
SERIES:   Perspectives on disease and illness
PUBLISHER:   Mankato, Min. : LifeMatters, 2000.
DESCRIPTION:   64 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
NOTES:   Includes bibliographical references (p. 6) and index.
NOTES:   Discusses the nature, types, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, control, and complications of diabetes.
SUBJECT:   Diabetes
SUBJECT:   Diseases
Material:   Book (Monograph)
Copies owned:   1
Copies in:   1
Call Number   Status
676.4 PEA   Available
10. Is this book available for check out?

yes
no
11. Does this book have an index?

yes
no
12. What page is the bibliographical references on:

64
6
13. You can search the card catalog by
 

author, title, subject
keyword
all of the above
none of the above
14. The 3 critical pieces of information need to find a book in the MHJH library are
 

title, author & subject
call number, publisher & subject
call number, location & availability
publisher & copyright date
15. What source would you use to find out general information about MHJH library, i.e., library hours, checkout policy, resources?
 

16. A periodical is a
 

newspaper
magazine
all of the above
none of the above
17. The best source for a current article by an expert in the field is
 

popular magazine
newspaper
encyclopedia
scholarly journal
18. A citation is
 

a summary of an article
information about the source, i.e., author, title, publisher, plus.
a lengthy quotation
index & bibliography together
19. A periodical index is used to
 

check your email
search the web
find citations to articles in journals, magazine, and newspaper
find out if the library has a subscription to a particular periodical
20. An abstract is
 

a quote from a book
a full text article
a type of government document
a summary of a resource
21. A primary source is
 

an original document such as a diary, letter, etc.
the first book or journal that is written on a topic
an article or book that extensively analyzes a topic
the most important work on a subject
22. Journals differ from magazines in that
 

journals are published periodically
journals are important sources of academic research
journals are available by subscription
journals have volume numbers
23. What is meant by the phrase "full-text available" in an online periodical index search results listing?
 

the article is chock full of information
the article is fully indexed to other text sources
the entire article is available online
the article is available for purchase
24. A scholarly source
 

is intended for specialized audiences
is written by experts
has in-depth analysis of a topic
all of the above
25. You have been assigned to do a research paper on a topic that is unfamiliar to you.  What source would be most likely to provide an overview of your topic?
 

an encyclopedia
an Internet search engine
a periodical database
an online catalog
26. What is the difference between a keyword search and a subject search on a database?
 

A keyword can appear anywhere in the citation, article, or an part of the record that comes up as your result.
A subject is a category or topic assigned to a book or article when it is placed in a database
all of the above
none of the above.

27. In critically evaluating information sources you should consider all but
 

the timeliness of the information
the credentials of the author
the length of the information source
the accuracy of the information
28. Failure to give credit to your sources of information is called
 

copyright
partial citation
plagiarism
abstracting
29. Scholarly journal characteristics
 

geared toward scholars, researchers, or professionals
long in-depth articles cover case studies, report research, and contain bibliographies
contain few advertisements or photographs
all of the above
30. The sole, exclusive right to profit from a creative work (e.g. a novel) is called
 

trademark
fair use
copyright
all of the above