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WorksheetsLet's recap! Reference Topic 1&2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
...those that provide information and make direct referrals to agencies – librarian contact the agency to verify that it can and will assist the individual
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Information & Referral Services
Bibliographic Verification
...Involves using what information is available to the librarian to find the missing information
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Information & Referral Services
Bibliographic Verification
A question that can be answered quickly by consulting to only one or two reference tools
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Information & Referral Services
Bibliographic Verification
"as various programmes of instruction, education and exploration provided by libraries to users to enable them to make more effective, efficient and independent use of information sources and services to which these libraries provide access". This definition is for?
User education
Library orientation
Instructional services
Below are the aims of user education, except?
to provide information on the library's services and holdings
to familiarize users with the physical layout of the library
to provide short term user education in the form of modules which can teach library skills
Below are the methods used in library instruction, except?
Guided tour through the reference room
Lectures
Workbooks
Below are the types of guidance services, except?
Bibliotheraphy
Reader’s Advisory Services
Current Awareness Services (CAS)
...to assist the personal growth or rehabilitation of group members through discussion of the material read or viewed
Bibliotheraphy
Reader’s Advisory Services
Term Paper Counseling
...assist readers in using the library and keeping aware of new books in their fields of interest
Bibliotheraphy
Reader’s Advisory Services
Term Paper Counseling
...sometimes called research consultation
Bibliotheraphy
Reader’s Advisory Services
Term Paper Counseling
Below are the major limitations of the Web as a source of information, except?
Proliferation of “Junk”
Unlimited free information
Unstable information
Opinion can pose as fact, and information can be misleading or erroneous
Proliferation of “Junk”
Limited free information
Unstable information
Typographical and grammatical errors, misspellings, and poor layout and design.
Proliferation of “Junk”
Few quality control
Unstable information
Information may be interpreted incorrectly or used inappropriately.
Proliferation of “Junk”
Few quality control
Unstable information
What are the author’s professional affiliations?
Which criteria is this?
Accuracy
Authority
Currency
Navigability
The menu should be in distinct, simple, consistent, familiar, interactive, ordered, accessible, clickable, easy to interpret visual
Which criteria is this?
Accuracy
Authority
Currency
Navigability
Are there political or ideological bias?
Which criteria is this?
Accuracy
Authority
Currency
Navigability
If the resource is meant to be updated regularly, how reliable is the updating?
Which criteria is this?
Accuracy
Authority
Currency
Navigability
...provide mostly data such as statistics, financial data, census information, economic indicators
Full text database
Numeric database
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