Newspaper Sources
DEFENSE - Subtract points from opponent
Scholarly Sources
Trade/Commercial Sources
Random Research
100
Name 2 newspaper databases you could use at the library:
possible answers: NewsBank/Access World News, Newspaper Source Plus, Global Newsstream, etc.
100
How do you search multiple databases using an EBSCO database?
Click on the "Choose Databases" link above search fields and select desired databases
100
What is the first scholarly source you should consult?
textbook - comprehensive resource which can lead you to other sources/topics/ideas
100
Name 2 types of commercial sources:
Many possible answers (newspapers, magazines, certain websites, etc.)
100
Name 2 ways you can request an item through InterLibrary Loan:
Forms on library web page, links provided in EBSCO databases or WorldCat, paper form in the library
200
Why are newspapers considered to be primary sources?
They are written by those with firsthand knowledge of the actual events (those who were alive and actually witnessed them)
200
Explain the advantage to using quotation marks around search terms:
Searches multiple words together and not individually
200
What's a bibliography and where can you find it?
List of sources/reference list, usually at the end of the book or chapter or the end of the article
200
What type of source are Sports Illustrated and ESPN the Magazine? Why?
Commercial-intended for general audience, not industry professionals
200
Explain the difference between SabreCat and SabreSearch:
SabreCat = library catalog (searches books in print, some of the ebooks, all media such as DVDs, CDs, etc.) SabreSearch = all library resources together including all databases, all e-book collections and catalog (SabreCat)
300
Name 2 reasons news sources off of the Web may not be reliable?
possible answers: some may be blogs, gossip columns, may contain rumors/opinions instead of facts, may not have author identified, may not use proper citations, may simply repeat information reported elsewhere, etc.
300
Who was the last Milwaukee Bucks player to win league MVP?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
300
What type of source is this? (MLA style citation) Silva, John M, and Robert S. Weinberg. Psychological Foundations of Sport. Champaign, Ill: Human Kinetics Publishers, 1984.
Book
300
Name 2 things that distinguish trade sources from commercial sources:
Many possible answers (intended audience, publication frequency, writers'/authors' backgrounds, pictures/images, citations, advertisements, etc.)
300
Turnover! Your team lost the ball. Next team gets to choose the question.
Turnover (non points)
400
Turnover! Your team lost the ball. Next team gets to choose the question.
Turnover (no points)
400
Explain the difference between keyword searching and subject searching:
Keyword = searches for search terms anywhere in the document Subject = searches for books/articles that have been assigned that subject heading
400
What type of source is this? (MLA citation style) Segrave, Jeffrey O. "The Sports Metaphor In American Cultural Discourse." Culture, Sport, Society 3.1 (2000): 48.
Journal article
400
Trade-your team has negotiated a trade with the other team. You get the points, but the other team gets 2 consecutive turns.
Awarded points, other team gets 2 turns in a row.
400
Name 3 different types of resources provided on the Sports and Recreation Management library research page:
Books, recommended databases, video resources, websites, etc.
500
Name at least 2 things that a good, credible newspaper article should include:
possible answers: facts, interviews, citations, author, etc.
500
Salary cap violation-your team violated the salary cap and therefore you lose your turn.
Violation (no points)
500
Name one scholarly journal in the sports/recreation management field that our library has access to:
Many possible answers (Journal of Sport Management, Sport Marketing Quarterly, Sport Journal, International Sports Journal, International Journal of Sport Finance, etc.)
500
Name 2 library databases which contain trade publications/trade journals:
Many possible answers (Academic Search Premier, Business Source Complete, OmniFile Full Text, Global Newsstream, LexisNexis Academic, Education Research Complete, etc.)
500
Name 3 research databases you would try for this assignment and why?
many possible answers
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