Information Needs and Research Questions Quiz

The amount of information available

The gap between what you know and what you need to know

The relevance of information

The process of gathering data

To evaluate the credibility of sources

To provide a summary of findings

To collect data from various sources

To act as signposts guiding exploration

General

Specific

Ambiguous

Vague

Combines multiple databases

Broadens search results

Narrows search results

Excludes specific terms

OR

NOT

AND

NEAR

To limit the search to one database

To exclude terms

To group terms and control the order of operations

To highlight important keywords

Academic databases

Public databases

Social media platforms

Personal archives

The number of users

The search capabilities and content coverage

The popularity of the database

The design of the interface

To locate online articles

To provide access to databases

To evaluate the credibility of sources

To help locate physical resources like books and periodicals

Using vague keywords

Utilizing filters

Avoiding advanced search options

Ignoring publication dates