Praxis 5312 Test 1 Q61-90

Which of the following is an open-access, peer-reviewed web journal which is a resource for librarians wanting to discuss issues of interest?

• Salon.com

• Booklist

• Choice

• Electronic Book Review

A formal document like a library, school, or district technology plan requires an executive summary at the very front. This provides the reader with a brief and succinct overview of what the document is and what to expect. Depending on the complexity and size of the plan, this could require as little as a paragraph or two or at most a page. The next section is the background information to describe the foundation for the upcoming recommendations. The more thorough you can be, the more precise and accurate of a plan will be produced. Which of the following would NOT be included in the background section?

• an overview of the library and/or the school district

• the budget

• mission statements

• detailed information about the users and the community

Which of the following skills would be introduced at the highest grade level?

• Interpreting charts and graphs

• underlining

• summarizing

• highlighting

In the highest level of literature appreciation, the planning of the literature activity is an identical process to that of collaboration. The school library media specialist collaborates with teachers to plan the literature to be used for all of the following except:

• storytimes

• parallel reading

• supplementary texts for class projects

• reading wars

Match the term to the definition

• reading wars

• 1. a regular time at which a story is read aloud to children

• storytimes

• a term to describe the debate over the promotion of a particular program, procedure, or method of reading instruction to the exclusion of all others

• parallel reading

• a strategy utilized during reading to model and reinforce the development of fluency

Which of the following extensions is used for image files?

• .doc

• .xls

• .jpg

• .html

Although some school libraries don't have websites, it is becoming rarer. Recent surveys indicate that close to 90% of school libraries maintain websites. The advantage of the library website is which of the following?

• subscription rates are lower

• improved image

• immediacy of updates

• parents can see what is happening in the library

Filtering software is intended to

• Simplify the cataloging process

• Simplify student research.

• Shield computers from viruses.

• Block objectionable material.

How is the general fiction section of the school library usually organized?

• By ISBN number

• Alphabetically by author's last name

• Alphabetically by title

• Numerically by Dewey number

When purchasing multimedia projectors, some of the common terminologies the media specialist will come across are all of the following, except:

• chains

• lumens

• LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

• SVGA and XGA