Have you ever had Library instruction at Union County College before?

No, I have never come to a Library class at UCC.
Yes, I have had one Library class before this one.
Yes, I have had two classes before this one.
Yes, I have had three or more classes before this one.

You need information about Oliver Wendell Holmes. Which name should you look up?

Oliver
Wendell
Holmes

What is the best way to find a book about Rudolfo Anaya?

Search by author.
Search by title.
Search by subject.

What is in the Library Catalog?

A list of books and other materials owned by the Library.
A list of magazine articles that you can print out and read.
A list of newspaper articles that you can print out and read.
Internet articles.

You have to write a short paper about meiosis. 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.

Where should you look to find magazine articles about domestic violence?

In the Library Catalog.
On the Internet.
In a computer index of popular magazines.
In an encyclopedia.

You need to learn about Schindler's List, a movie made in 1993. You have found a book about great films from the 1990's. Where should you look to see if the book has information about Schindler's List?

The Index.
The Table of Contents.
The Title Page.
The Page Headings.

You are researching the Gulf War using a computerized newspaper index. Which kind of article would provide the most factual information?

A feature news article.
A book review.
An editorial.
A commentary.

While doing research for your next term paper, you discover a book that has some great information in it. What is the best way to use that information in your term paper?

Copy it exactly, word for word, and include it in your paper?
Change the wording and include it in your paper.
Copy it exactly in your paper and put quotation marks around the copied passage.
Copy it exactly, put quotation marks around the copied passage and tell in parentheses where it came from.

Here are some subjects. Click and drag them in order of broadest (most general) to narrowest (most specific).
(Revisit to reprogram.)

Ford cars in the 1930's
Motor vehicles
Ford cars
Automobiles

You need to find all the articles about cars. Which search will get you more articles?

Cars AND automobiles.
Cars OR automobiles.

You need to narrow your research topic. Which search will help you narrow your topic?

Teaching AND reading.
Teaching OR reading.

Using Internet search engines or Library databases: what will a keyword search for the word music find?

Information about music.
Information containing the word music.

Using Internet search engines or Library databases: what will a keyword search for the phrase "understanding algebra" find?

Information about algebra.
Information about algebra and understanding.
Information containing the word understanding and the word algebra.
Information that contains the exact word understanding next to the word algebra.

How can you tell which articles are from scholarly journals and which are from popular magazines? Here is a list of characteristics. Click and drag them to the correct column.
(Revisit to reprogram).

Popular magazine characteristics
Scholarly journal characteristics.

You have found some great information on the Internet that is just what you need for your term paper. When you try to cite the article, you cannot find the name of the author, institution, or group that published it on the Internet. What should you do?

Copy and paste the article into your term paper.
Cite the article byt title and use it anyway.
Cite the article by title, give the URL and use it anyway.
Try to find the same information in another source that does list the author and publisher.