Library & Information Research: Humanities

English 292 / University 292 | Spring 1999 | K. Brodsky

Name_________________________

Review Questions II

1. Why is scope of an index, a reference work, etc. important?

2. When would you use a print index instead of an electronic index?

3. What is adjacency?

4. What is truncation?

5. With a subject specific database do you get more depth in coverage or breadth in coverage?

6. What is the difference between a subject encyclopedia and a general encyclopedia?

7. What is a search string?

8. What is a controlled vocabulary?

9. When using an electronic database, why would use parenthesis?

10. When using an electronic database, what happens when you use the term and?

11. What are the 2 easiest ways to get help with an electronic database?

12. Name 2 things to think about when choosing a periodical index (either print or electronic).

13. How do you know what information you need to cite a book review?

14. If you need quick information, what is your best approach or source?

15. As of today, where are the print indexes located?

16. Name 3 things reasons why it is useful to spend a few minutes reading the introduction and preface to a reference work?

17. Why are bibliographies important?

18. What are the limitations of bibliographies?

19. What is the one thing you can safely say is a given when doing complex library research?

20. What is one thing you say about electronic databases as a whole?

22. What does the phrase "Library of Congress Classification System" mean to you now?

23. What is the value, to you, of a controlled vocabulary?

24. If you were looking for the first line of a poem, what reference source would you use?

25. Why are book reviews important?

26. Name a reference source you would use if you were writing a paper on Jack Kerouac.

27. How would you index the motion picture "Scream," filmed in Santa Rosa.

28. Why is it important to look at the full record when using an electronic database?

29. What is a peer reviewed journal?

30. Why is it important to be aware of point of view?

31. What is an index?

32. What is the difference between a journal and a magazine?

33. What is truncation?

34. Name as many subject indexes as you can that we have access to in the Ruben Salazar Library?

36. Fill in the blank.

• If something doesn't work, try the ______________?

• When looking up a specific definitions or topic, always do the __________ thing first.

• Start your research early because ________________.

37. If you are not paying attention and login to the wrong database, what should you do?

38. Why is Interlibrary Loan important?

39. If you found an article in MLA and wanted to know if this library owns it, what would you do?

40. Say you have a friend who is searching for articles about bogus sexual harassment claims. What words would you use to find information. If you couldn't think of any words, how would you help this person?