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1. Which of the following publications would not be found in the periodicals section of the library?

a. The New York Times

b. Vogue

c. Journal of the American Medical Association

d. The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents

2. The best place to find information about the new CEO of General Motors would be:

a. the Business Periodicals Index.

b. the rare book room.

c. Car and Driver magazine.

d. a traditional library card catalog.

3. If a book is missing from the library location specified by its call number, the next step might be to:

a. check the computerized catalog to see if the book has been checked out.

b. look at other books shelved in the same area.

c. ask the librarian about ordering the book through interlibrary loan.

d. all of the above

4. Which of the following steps must be completed first in order to find a particular piece of information on the World Wide Web?

a. download a metasearch tool

b. find a search engine appropriate for the topic

c. open a browser program

d. learn to use newsgroups

5. One key difference between searching for information at a library and searching on the World Wide Web is that:

a. new information can be distributed instantaneously on the Web.

b. information in cyberspace may be unreliable, while information in paper form is virtually always accurate.

c. there are fewer distractions on the Web

d. none of the above

6. Natalie, a first-year student who uses computers only for e-mail, learns that her English professor will require three ten-page papers. She can prepare for the term by:

a. purchasing spreadsheet software.

b. learning how to use the word-processing program available in the campus computer lab.

c. subscribing to several literature-related newsgroups

d. A and B only

7. Which of these topics is narrow enough to be suitable for a five-page paper?

a. Shakespeare’s tragedies

b. women’s rights

c. the prosecution’s presentation of DNA evidence in the trial of O.J. Simpson

d. the benefits of exercise for the elderly

8. Examples of plagiarism include:

a. recopying a passage from a book without including quotation marks or citing the source.

b. rewriting a passage so the structure and phrasing of the original are retained but very few of the same words are used.

c. stating that Gandhi won the 1982 Academy Award without citing a source.

d. A and B only

9. In evaluating Web information for a research paper, it is important to:

a. consider whether you agree with the opinions expressed on the Web page.

b. eliminate Web addresses as sources based on whether they end in .com, .gov, .edu, or .org.

c. find out who compiled the information on the site and when it was last updated.

d. consider whether the site has a graphically pleasing design.

10. In addition to using library books and Web pages as sources, students can:

a. watch TV programs such as 60 Minutes, NBC Nightly News, and Judge Judy.

b. consult relevant CD-ROMs, videotapes, and microfiche.

c. e-mail experts in the field every week until they respond.

d. compile file folders containing photocopies of all relevant material.