Information Literacy Skills Assessment
This assessment is designed to find out more about the information literacy skills of GBS's incoming freshmen. Thank you for your participation.
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Take a few minutes to look at this site on the Burmese Mountain Dog: http://burmesemountaindog.info There are several questions below related to the site.
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Where would be the best place to find in-depth information about the history of heavy metal music?
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Website
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Book
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Biography database
- D.
Newspaper database
Correct Answer
B. BookExplanation
Books are great places to find in-depth information on music, musicians and artists.Rate this question:
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Which of the following would be the best place to find a local perspective on a current event?
- A.
Newspaper
- B.
Book
- C.
Literature database
- D.
General encyclopedia
Correct Answer
A. NewspaperExplanation
local and regional newspapers (both online and print) are great places to find information of local interest. .Rate this question:
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Is there a publication date or copyright date on the page?
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Yes
- B.
No
Correct Answer
A. YesExplanation
Yes, although is not one that you would expect from a reliable site: © 1994-20xx. It also claims to be "Updated: January 3 and June 7 each year and as required", which is unusual and unclear. Who is requiring these updates?Rate this question:
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Do you think this a reliable, trustworthy site?
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Yes
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No
Correct Answer
B. NoExplanation
No. There are several problems with this site. There are inconsistencies in the text; the dogs were supposedly bred as guard dogs to keep temples free of "rodents and beggars" and are alleged to be favored by drug lords, but are also described as"a family dog who loves children". There is no information about the author, and the date is very suspicious. Also, it is has a .info domain. Anyone can register for a .info domain.
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a Burmese Mountain Dog. This site is a hoax.Rate this question:
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If you were searching for information on the ethics of cloning humans, which would be the better keyword search:
- A.
What are ethical issues involved in cloning people
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Ethics AND Human AND cloning
Correct Answer
B. Ethics AND Human AND cloningExplanation
Keyword searching should use only the terms that reflect the most important concepts you are trying to find information about. The more terms you enter, the more narrow your search will be. Words like "involved" and "what" will make your search too restrictive, even in a google search. Also, many databases do not support natural language searching.Rate this question:
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Does this site have an "about us" or other section that provides information about the person or organization that created the site?
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Yes
- B.
No
Correct Answer
B. NoExplanation
No. There is no information provided about the organization that supposedly published the page (the Burmese Mountain Dog Club of America) or Dr. Charlie White, Ph.D., DVM., AECTRate this question:
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True or False: It’s impossible to know whether a Wikipedia entry is reliable
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True
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False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
False. Wikipedia entries do vary in quality and there are several ways to determine their accuracy. Ask a librarian to show you how to evaluate Wikipedia pagesRate this question:
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A search engine (e.g. Google) will return results from:
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A personal email
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Subscription databases from the GBS Library
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A commercial website
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A password protected web site
Correct Answer
C. A commercial websiteExplanation
Search engines will not give you results from Internet sites that are password protected, including the GBS Library’s subscription databases, or personal email accounts. There is a lot of information on the web that is not accessible from search engines.Rate this question:
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A website that can easily be collaborated on by a group of users is called a:
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Blog
- B.
Home Site
- C.
Hot Mess
- D.
Wiki
Correct Answer
D. WikiExplanation
Wikis use software that allows for easy collaboration and modification. The most famous and biggest wiki is Wikipedia.Rate this question:
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In libraries, nonfiction books are organized by:
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Author
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Title
- C.
Publication date
- D.
Subject
Correct Answer
D. SubjectExplanation
Nonfiction is organized by subject. The call numbers are a series of digits that correspond to a particular subject. All books on the same topic are shelved together.Rate this question:
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