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1. Kendall Campus
Learning Resources (located in Building 2) is here to support your academic and
informational needs. Which of the following most accurately describes the
departments that are included in Learning Resources?
a.
Library and Computer Courtyard
b.
Library, Computer Courtyard, and Student Support Lab
c.
Library, Computer Courtyard, and Academic Writing Support Lab
d.
Library, Computer Courtyard, Student Support Lab, and Academic Writing Support
Lab
2. To ask for help with researching a
topic, the area of the library you would call or visit is:
a.
Special Collections
b.
Circulation
c.
Reference
d.
Periodicals
3. To find out what books and DVDs you
can borrow from the Kendall Campus Library, you would use:
a. The Academic Search
Complete database
b.
The Opposing
Viewpoints in Context database
c.
The Library
Catalog
d.
Amazon.com
4. Some instructors place copies of
course textbooks in the ________ area of the library so that students can scan
or photocopy needed pages.
a.
Reserve
b.
Archive
c.
Repository
d.
Warehouse
5. Which of the following is NOT an example of a
periodical?
a.
Magazine
b.
Book
c.
Scholarly journal
d.
Newspaper
6. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a.
Library
databases provide access to information that is not freely available
on the internet
b.
Library
databases only contain articles written by librarians
c.
Some
library databases focus on specific subject areas, such as literature or
education
d.
Some
library databases contain videos
7. Your PIN for
logging into the library databases is:
a.
The last 4 digits of your social security number
b.
The first 4 characters of your MyMDC password
c.
The last 4 digits of your MDC ID number
d.
Your month and year of birth
8. Which
database is most likely to contain newspaper articles on the sinking
of the Titanic?
a.
Book
Review Digest Plus
b.
Art Full Text
c.
New York Times Historical
d.
Films on Demand
9. Which database is most likely to
contain articles that discuss the pros and cons of a controversial issue such
as gun control or genetic engineering?
a.
Biography in Context
b.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
c.
Book Review Digest Plus
d.
Literary Reference Center
10. Which of the following is
typically NOT found
in a scholarly journal?
a.
Advertisements
b.
Research studies
c.
Footnotes
and bibliographies
d.
Charts and graphs
11. Which publication is most
likely to contain a research
study on the use of steroids in the treatment of
sports related injuries?
a.
Sports Illustrated Magazine
b.
Entertainment Weekly
c.
The Miami Herald
d.
The
American Journal of Sports Medicine
12. You are researching the use of
performance enhancing drugs among athletes. Which search statement is most
likely to retrieve the most
relevant articles?
a.
Relevant articles and athletes
b.
Steroids and sports
c.
Drugs and research
d.
Physical fitness and baseball
13. You are searching for articles
on the relationship between auto emissions and global warming. You typed relationship between auto emissions and
global warming into the Academic OneFile database
but retrieved zero results.
Which
is the best way to revise your search statement?
a.
Remove
the word global
b.
Add
the words articles
on
c.
Remove the words relationship between
d.
Add
the words searching
for
14. Which search statement
is most likely to retrieve the FEWEST results?
a.
Art
b.
Modern art
c.
Modern art AND design
d.
Modern art AND design AND Miami
15. Below is a reference
to an article found in a library database. What
kind of publication does this article come from?
Beenstock, Michael,
et al. “Polynomial Cointegration Tests of
Anthropogenic Impact on Global Warming.” Earth System Dynamics, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, pp.
173-188.
a.
Magazine
b.
Scholarly journal
c.
Newspaper
d.
Novel
16. Below is a
reference to an article found in a library database. Matt
Blackett is the _______ of this article.
Blackett, Matt. "Mike Einziger." Guitar Player, vol. 41, no.
5, 2007, pp. 58-60.
a.
Author
b.
Title
c.
Subject
d.
Publisher
17. Below is a reference to an
article found in a library database. Taylor Swift is
the _______ of this article.
Light, Alan. "Taylor Swift: Woman of the
Year." Billboard,
13 Dec. 2014, pp. 64-74.
a.
Author
b.
Subject
c.
Publisher
d.
Reviewer
18. Below is a reference to an
article found in a library database. Rolling Stone is the
_______ of this article.
Leight, Elias.
"Latin Music's New Wave." Rolling
Stone, no. 1313/1314, 17 May 2018, p. 16.
a.
Author
b.
Title
c.
Subject
d.
Source
19. Using your own words to explain
someone else's idea is called:
a.
Proofreading
b.
Paraphrasing
c.
Peer review
d.
Publishing
20. Why is it necessary to cite the sources of
information you’ve used for your research paper?
a.
To give credit to the authors/creators of the sources
b.
To avoid committing plagiarism
c.
To enable your teacher to evaluate the sources you’ve used
d.
All of the above