Information Literacy Exam Review

Legal protection that helps businesses distinguish their products and services from one another

Reference materials usually kept at or near the reference desk in a library

Inventions, trademarks, business designs created in the line of conducting business

Information presented as fact

An account of the basic, special and important events in a person's life.

Which word is NOT significant when searching "The effects of nutrition on the growth of dogs?"

High Precision searching means

If PHCC does not have an journal you need it can be requested from the

Copyright law regulates only the “copying” of a work that has been created by someone else

More embellishments on a web page tend to hold a viewer’s attention for a longer time

Most library databases and search engines use the ? symbol to show portions of words (wildcard)

Info. that includes publications issued by local, state, national, or international govts.

Another term for a refereed journal article is

Research that results in data that describes the observations of something

What classification system does PHCC use in their libary?

This is an example of a primary source

A log used to document all of the items in the library

When evaluating authority, look at the education, certifications, work experience of the author

Adjacency searching looks for terms in the exact order and can also be called ? searching.

Pubic domain means

The Boolean search operator NOT narrows a search by ? specific terms

Most people respond to learning situations in the same way, regardless of age

The Boolean operator AND ? the search

A ? contains the individual elements of information.

This organization published information literacy standards for students in higher education

This is an example of a primary source.

Intellectual property can be bought, sold, and transferred to third parties by the owner

Statistics can provide ? for making comparisons and determining historical trends

Slide transitions in presentations are most effective when they are consistent on all slides.

resources removed from the main source of information and have been restated in some way

A focused research question

The U.S. government is one of the largest and most important publishers of ? information.

Your argument will in many cases be more convincing if you can use ? to back up what you say.

Type of non-print source that can be used to enhance a presentation.

In APA, citations can be cited at the end of a sentence only

? is the detailed information about an item presented in the library catalog, VCCSLinc.

Distinguish between assumption and fact, maintain objectivity and consider issues from all over

Research that results in data that has been measured in some way

A research database is a(n)

A current date on a website means that the information is current

Systematic process to find a solution to a question or issue

Which question should you answer to select the best database?

Which domain name is the most reliable and most credible

A subject search and a keyword search are basically the same.

Draw conclusions from evidence or facts

Different types of projects will require different organizational strategies

What word would not be retrieved if you searched mimic*

Ability to find, access, retrieve, evaluate, use, and communicate information

Using the Boolean search operator AND ? a search by combining terms.

Popular magazines almost always contain inaccurate and biased information

Verifiable means that the information is based on facts that can be verified by another source

Things such as literary works, artwork, inventions, ideas, logos, symbols, names, or designs is

The information desk in the library is typically called the

These are published at regular intervals (monthly, quarterly, daily, etc.).

Library database subscriptions are paid for through your tuition and state taxes

APA, MLA, and Chicago are

System that uses alphanumeric call numbers that group library materials by subject or class.

Which is true when keyword searching using multiple fields--subject, title, and abstract?

Call numbers for library materials are consistent throughout all libraries across the country

The Boolean operators are Not, And, OR

When checking for credibility, look at the publisher not author

Use this type of graph to illustrate how profits have changed over the course of several years

In a PowerPoint presentation, the larger the font, the better

Also known as scholarly articles and can be referred to as academic or research articles.

A journal whose articles are critically reviewed by experts in the field is called

A specialized web search engine that helps you find scholarly sources across many disciplines

Organizing your materials electronically may require Internet access.

sources that are close to the actual event, time period, or individual and have not been edited

In advanced searching, you search for the truncated term educa* ? will NOT be returned

OPAC stands for