Searching
Evaluating Information
Articles
Books
100
Google
What is the most common place people start their research?
100
URL
What easy address can you check quickly to see what kind of web site you're exploring?
100
Google Scholar
What Google resource can provide access to many articles?
100
call number
What is the combination of letters and numbers used to identify an individual book called?
200
Keywords
What type of words should you use when you're searching for information?
200
Yes
It's important to know when a web site was published and updated?
200
bibliography
What will a scholarly journal article almost always contain? (hint: it is a list of the resources the author used)
200
4-East
Where would you find a book with the call number L500.P4?
300
and
What word can I use between my keywords to search for information about both keywords?
300
educational institution
Typically, who publishes .edu web sites?
300
ProQuest
What is a good library resource to use when starting to look for articles?
300
tape
What is located on the floor to help you locate your book?
400
synonyms
When I am brainstorming my keywords what other related words should I try to think of?
400
answer
Wikipedia has limitations in being useful for research because __ can edit it.
400
anyone
Who should be able to understand the information in a typical magazine?
400
Library Catalog
What should you use on the library's web site to locate books in the MSU Libraries?
500
Wikipedia
What specific web site is the most commonly used for background information?
500
bias
Many web sites contain this which can make the information it provides questionable?
500
Peer-review
What is the process called where articles are evaluated by other experts in their field?
500
5 million
How many books does the MSU Libraries almost have?
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