Library Extended Post-Test
Please complete the Library Extended Post-Test after you have participated in a library instruction session. Please click on the Submit button at the bottom of the test to submit your answers.
Name:
Course Name, Number, and Section, i.e. INST 105-02:
Professor's Name:
1. The Courtright Memorial Library uses several different call number schemes to organize materials. What system is used for the majority of books and videos housed in the library?
Dewey Decimal Library of Congress (LC) Sudoc
Dewey Decimal
Library of Congress (LC)
Sudoc
2. When you are deciding on a topic to use for a research paper or speech, the best way to focus your topic would be to:
Write down any questions you can think of regarding the topic Think of specific terms and synonyms which cover the topic Use a reference work (such as an encyclopedia or dictionary) to obtain an overview of your topic All of the Above
Write down any questions you can think of regarding the topic
Think of specific terms and synonyms which cover the topic
Use a reference work (such as an encyclopedia or dictionary) to obtain an overview of your topic
All of the Above
3. When doing a search using a computerized resource, it is often a good idea to use boolean logic. This involves:
Using the words, AND, OR, NOT between terms Typing a question, i.e. When was the U.S. Civil War? Organizing your search in a logical fashion.
Using the words, AND, OR, NOT between terms
Typing a question, i.e. When was the U.S. Civil War?
Organizing your search in a logical fashion.
4. At the Courtright Memorial Library, the word OPAL refers to:
An precious gem An online catalog The name of the College’s computer network
An precious gem
An online catalog
The name of the College’s computer network
5. The Courtright Memorial Library’s online catalog does NOT include bibliographic information (author, title, etc.) for:
Books Magazines Journal Articles Videos Pamphlets
Books
Magazines
Journal Articles
Videos
Pamphlets
6. The best way to search for periodical (or magazine or journal) articles is to:
Browse through the individual titles Use a microfiche or microfilm machine Use an index or database (either paper or computerized) Use OPAL or Ohiolink
Browse through the individual titles
Use a microfiche or microfilm machine
Use an index or database (either paper or computerized)
Use OPAL or Ohiolink
7. Your professor may indicate to you that you need to use only scholarly publications. Which title listed might meet this requirement:
Time Journal of Marriage and the Family Sports Illustrated Physics Today
Time
Journal of Marriage and the Family
Sports Illustrated
Physics Today
8. The best way to find additional books or articles on your topic, which other writer's have used, is to:
Ask friends Search the Internet Use a bibliography or works cited Ask a librarian
Ask friends
Search the Internet
Use a bibliography or works cited
Ask a librarian
9. Are the following LC call numbers are in the correct order, as they would be on the shelf?
N 7525 .V3 1980 N 7740 .H35 1994 NA 31 .B83 1998 NA 31 .M9 1906 NA 7325 .N5 Yes No
N 7525 .V3 1980 N 7740 .H35 1994 NA 31 .B83 1998 NA 31 .M9 1906 NA 7325 .N5
Yes
No
10. The abbreviations MLA and APA are normally associated with:
Medical associations Periodical titles Style manuals for help with citations
Medical associations
Periodical titles
Style manuals for help with citations
11. What was the most valuable thing you learned in the library instruction session?
12. What additional information, if any, do you wish was covered during the instruction session?
13. I am a:
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate Student Other
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Graduate Student
Other
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