Please take a few moments to take this short quiz before our session together.  
Don't worry!  Your submission is anonymous!  
The results of this assessment will help us further develop our 
information literacy program to meet the needs of Towson University students.

Thank you for your participation!


  1. What movie have you seen recently?

  2. How did you decide on this particular movie?  
    (Check as many of the boxes that apply)

    friend's recommendation   newspaper, radio or television ad
     favorite actor/actress   theatre location   parent's recommendation
     I didn't have anything else to do other

  3. Choose your librarian from the list.


  4. What is your status?

    First Year
    Sophomore
    Junior
    Senior
    Transfer

  5. Where would you locate the call number of a reference book on your 
    topic at Cook Library?

    online catalog
    Amazon com
    Ask Jeeves
    Books in Print
    EBSCO

  6. To search for current journal articles on your specific topic you would NOT use:

    print encyclopedia
    Cook library website
    EBSCO
    Research Port
    Lexis Nexis

  7. A bibliography is a list of:

    addresses
    phone numbers
    information sources
    corporations
    not sure

  8. Read the following statement and choose the best set of keywords: 

              "Describe the impact of mad cow disease on the beef industry."    

    cow and industry
    mad cow and beef industry
    vegetarian and impact
    not sure
    disease and industry
    Picture of cow.

     

  9. If your research project is " the effects of cigarette smoking on ear infections 
    in toddlers"
    which of the following sources would yield the best results?    
    ( select 3 best)

    journal articles      books       chat room                 
    statistics            tobacco company reports     

  10. Examine the following web page Mad Cow Disease  

     Is information about the author(s) available?
         yes    no
     Is the date created or last update available on the website?
         yes    no

  11. Which of the following would be the best resource for a reliable biography 
    of Orlando Bloom or Beyonce Knowles?

    Full Bloom
    Beyonce
    People Magazine
    Fans site
    Biography Resource Center

  12. Choose one of the following characteristics that describes
    a scholarly (may be referred to as peer-reviewed) journal article:

    brief article
    advertising
    bibliography (references) at the end of the article
    unsigned article
    more  pictures than text

  13. Please identify the title of the journal from the following citation:  

    Korotayev, A.V., & Kazankov, A.A. (2003). Factors of Sexual Freedom Among Foragers in  
          Cross-Cultural Perspective. Cross Cultural Research, 37(1), 29-62. Retrieved August 4,  2003, 
          from Academic Search/EBSCO database.

    Factors of Sexual Freedom
    Cross Cultural Research
    Cross-Cultural Perspective
    Academic Search
    EBSCO

  14. Which of the following are parts of a citation for an online journal article  from a database 
    (choose as many as apply)
    :

    author
    date retrieved
    journal title
    volume and issue
    database name
              

  15. What would you like to spend MORE time learning during the library sessions?
    (select as many as apply)

    Finding the right search term(s) for the topic
    Searching library magazine/journal databases
    Evaluating the quality of information retrieved
    Citing sources for your research assignment
    Getting material not available at Cook Library

  16. Comments/suggestions?


                    

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