Information Literacy Review

Which question would be most helpful in finding relevant information if you were doing research about United States westward expansion?

• Who was the President?

• What was the Oregon Trail?

• Where is Mexico?

• When was the United States founded?

You are assigned a research project on animals. You need to narrow the topic. Which group below begins with the broadest topic and then moves to the narrowest topic at the end?

• Mammals, wild cats, animals, lions

• Animals, mammals, wild cats, lions

• Lions, wild cats, animals, mammals

Your teacher wants you to write a report about a natural disaster. Choose the correct order of the steps from the choices below.

A. Make a list of questions about your topic that you would like to learn.

B. Decide upon a natural disaster topic.

C. Find information about your topic.

D. List what you already know about your topic.

• A, B, C, D

• B, D, A, C

• D, A, C, B

Which of the following is not a primary source in history?

• Original photographs

• Book reviews

• Original music scores

• Personal diaries

Your science class is studying the solar system. You need to find a current article about the solar system for extra credit. Which database should you check first for a current article?

• A magazine database

• An encyclopedia database

• A reference database

You are to do a project on inventions. Which library source would be the best place to look for background information?

• Encyclopedia

• Magazine databases

• Fiction books

When doing an Internet search using the phrase "eclipse and lunar", how does using the word "and" affect the search?

• Limits the search by excluding a word or phrase

• Broadens the search by searching for either word or phrase

• Narrows the search by searching for both words or phrases

When you are searching for information, what is the purpose of a subject or subject heading?

• To describe what a work is about

• To provide access to any word in the text

• To identify the author and title of a work

If you were using the Internet or a database, which of the following search phrases would find information on "Hurricanes" without including any information on "Florida"?

• Hurricanes not Florida

• Hurricanes and Florida

• Hurricanes or Florida

Which term means lack of bias or prejudice?

• Authority

• Currency

• Objectivity