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Question 1

Which of the following are effective strategies for choosing search terms. (Choose all that apply.)

Write out your topic in a few sentences
Highlight the main terms and phrases
Brainstorm synonyms, broader terms, and narrower terms
List abbreviations and alternate spellings of words
Check a subject encyclopedia for ideas and concepts

Question 2

In library indexes and databases the records have searchable fields such as 'author', 'title' and 'subject headings'. (Choose one.)

True
False

Question 3

Imagine you are searching a library database for articles about college students' jobs. Choose the better search strategy from each of the examples below. (Choose one answer for each question.)

A.
students who work 
students and work
B.
work and employment and job and students
(work or employment or job) and students

Question 4

Which one of these records is NOT found in Quest, the library catalogue? (Choose one.)

Books
Articles
Magazines
Newspapers

Question 5

Truncation is (Choose one.)

A way to search for alternate endings of words
Having a lot of luggage

Question 6

Using the connector OR in a search (Choose one.)

Broadens your search
Narrows your search

 

Question 7

You will get MORE results from which of these searches: (Choose one.)

Tobacco and advertising and children
Tobacco or advertising or children

Question 8

Which one of these search types looks for terms anywhere in the record of a book or article? (Choose one.)

Title search
Subject search
Keyword search
Author search

Question 9

Using the connector AND broadens your search, and you will get more records back. (Choose one.)

True
False

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