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You, Using Sources the Right Way

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of librarian presenting in class today?

a)

Heather Grevatt

b)

Heather Laurich

c)

Amber Grevatt

d)

Amber Sherman

2.

The librarian presenting in class today is the liaison for which departments? (Select all that apply)

a)

Management

b)

Accounting

c)

ITM/SCM

d)

Economics

3.

According to one study, what percentage of college students describe their initial response to the library as fear?

a)

25-30%

b)

40-50%

c)

75-85%

d)

100%

4.

True or False: I can talk to any librarian about my research needs, but my liaison may be better able to help me with discipline specific topics and sources.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

How many databases are available from Albertsons Library?

a)

Approximately 30

b)

Approximately 100

c)

Approximately 210

d)

Approximately 300

6.

How many ebooks are available from Albertsons Library?

a)

Nearly 14,000

b)

Nearly 55,000

c)

Nearly 82,000

d)

Nearly 142,000

7.

Which of these questions might you ask to evaluate "Who" related to a source?

a)

Does the author cite anyone?

b)

Is the source a journal article?

c)

Was the source posted online before it was published in print?

d)

Is the journal a respected title in the discipline?

8.

Which of these questions might you ask to evaluate "What" related to a source?

a)

Is the creator an authority in the discipline?

b)

How much does the creation date matter for this topic?

c)

Is this source a government report posted online?

d)

Is this a politically motivated source?

9.

Which of these questions might you ask to evaluate "When" related to a source?

a)

How was study data collected?

b)

How does the date the event happened affect what sources are available?

c)

Does this source use obviously emotional language?

d)

Does the author claim to represent a specific population?

10.

Which of these questions might you ask to evaluate "Where" related to a source?

a)

What journal does this article come from?

b)

Are there products for sale related to this source?

c)

Was this source created in the last 2 years?

d)

Is this author a journalist?

11.

Which of these questions might you ask to evaluate "Why" related to a source?

a)

Does this source come from a conference proceeding?

b)

Is the author a government department?

c)

Is the source an ebook?

d)

Does this source encourage me to respond to the information with specific actions?

12.

Even though plagiarism is not illegal, what illegal activities is it frequently related to? (Select all that apply)

a)

Fraud

b)

Breach of Contract

c)

Copyright Infringement

d)

Extortion

13.

True or False: Under Boise State University Policy #2020, not knowing how to cite a source is not a valid excuse for plagiarism

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Under Boise State University Policy #2020, which behavior constitutes plagiarism? (Select all that apply)

a)

The copying of another person's work, published or unpublished

b)

The paraphrase or summary of another persons work, published or unpublished

c)

Using another person's ideas, arguments, and/or thesis from a published or unpublished work

d)

Using another person's research from a published or unpublished work

e)

Using materials prepared by a person or agency engaged in the selling of papers or other academic materials

15.

Why do students plagiarize? (Select all that apply)

a)

They are not sure how to cite a source

b)

Their writing skills are not strong

c)

The University does not have rules against plagiarizing

d)

They are under lots of stress

16.

A student uses a full-sentence, direct quote from an article. They use quotation marks, but do not include an in-text or bibliographic citation. This is an example of:

a)

Verbatim Plagiarism

b)

"Apt Phrase" Plagiarism

c)

Uncited Quotation Plagiarism

d)

Mosaic Plagiarism

17.

True or False: Changing a few words, but keeping all the important ideas and sentence structure of a source is an example of inadequate paraphrase

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: APA provides guidance for building a citation when items like the author or date are unavailable

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or False: It is possible to plagiarize population demographics collected by the US Census Bureau

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Where does a search in the "All" box on the Albertsons Library homepage search?

a)

Academic Search Premier

b)

Library Catalog

c)

All Library Databases

d)

Google Scholar

21.

True or False: I can access library databases from off-campus with my my.boisestate username and password

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which databases should I use to find court cases? (Select all that apply)

a)

Small Business Reference Center

b)

Nexus Uni

c)

Westlaw Next Campus Research

d)

ABI/INFORM Collection

23.

What can LibGuides be used for? (Select all that apply)

a)

Connecting with the liaison for different disciplines

b)

Finding suggested databases

c)

Finding internet and open access resources

d)

Learning about search tips and tricks for different topics

24.

How can you connect with Albertsons Library? (Select all that apply)

a)

Phone Call

b)

Email

c)

Chat With Us box

d)

Snapchat

25.

Now that this presentation is over, what can you do? (Select all that apply)

a)

Describe at least two things to look for when evaluating online sources

b)

Create original MARC records using AACR2 and RDA

c)

Explain the broad definition of plagiarism and how to avoid it

d)

Identify at least two library resource alternatives to the internet