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Information Seeking Strategies

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Brainstorming potential sources and selecting the best sources for solving information problem

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1
You want to know the most current presidential voting results. What’s the best source?
A magazine
A book
A news website
A newspaper
2
Tier 1 of source credibility includes:
Newspaper, and reputable organization
Government sources
Peer- reviewed journals articles and books
Popular magazines and social media
3
Is a diary a primary or secondary source?
primary source
secondary source
4
What is the best source for learning to understand an inventor's thinking and feeling while inventing?
A biography
A newspaper article about his achievements
A history textbook
An autobiography
5
What is a database?
Large storage space for a collection of journal titles.
Large storage space for a collection of blogs
Large storage space for a collection of perosnal recounts
Large storage space for a collection of diaries
6
Using information for research from any website is a good choice.
True
False
7
When finding credible information you look for:
Date, format and layout, author
Date,Authors credentials,Organization
Date, page numbers, and author credentials
8
Why is the online encyclopedia article a better choice than the 2005 print encyclopedia?
The online encyclopedia article is more current.
Using a computer is faster.
The print encyclopedia article is longer.
Using a computer is easier.
9
Which website is more likely to have accurate information?
A website by an scholarly author
A website by a college history professor