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Practice Question
100
What are the library hours Monday - Thursday
8:00am - 8:30pm
100
This is how long you can check out/borrow a regular book from the Phoenix College Library.
100
You’ve got a paper due, but don’t know where to start looking for sources. Who can you turn to for help?
Librarian
100
The person guiding you through today’s library orientation isn’t a database; they’re your librarian! What's their name?
Gretchen or Gretchen Lebron Weed
100
Need help beyond research? Tutoring is offered right in the library — but on which floor?
Lower Level/Bottom Floor
https://www.phoenixcollege.edu/current-students/student-support-services/tutoring
200
Day or night, weekday or weekend—this service makes sure your library questions never have to wait.
200
Unlike books, these library items have a shorter borrowing period. How long can you keep them?
200
Before you dive into databases, this library tool lets you search across books, articles, and more, all in one place.
200
The library website has a section designed to give you quick answers to common questions. What’s it called?
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
300
To borrow books or book a study room, you’ll need this piece of information handy.
MEID
(Starts with letters, ends with numbers)
300
Your instructor tells you a textbook is available at the library. What are these special items called, and how long can you usually borrow one?
300
You’ve got a big paper coming up and want individual research support. The library offers this service for booking an appointment with a librarian. What's it called?
Research Coach
300
Your professor wants scholarly articles and videos in your field. Where on the library website should you go to look by subject?
400
You can reserve a study room each day, but only for this length of time.
400
You’re taking a class at Phoenix College, but the book you need is only available at Mesa Community College Library. What can you do?
Borrow from other libraries/IDL
https://www.phoenixcollege.edu/academics/library/borrow-other-libraries
400
Looking for career paths, job outlooks, or guidance for your future? This database has you covered.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
400
When you search “career guidance” in OneSearch, do the results number in the hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands?
hundreds of thousands!!
500
With this free app, you can search and access Phoenix College Library resources from your phone. What’s it called?
500
Your books are due tomorrow, but you’re not finished. Where on the library website would you go to renew what you've checked out?
Your Library Account
500
You need guidance on MLA or APA for a paper. Where should you look on the library website?
Citations Guide
500
The PC Library Basics guide introduces a strategy for checking whether online information is reliable. What is this method called?
The SIFT method
1. Stop
2. Investigate the source
3. Find better coverage
4. Trace claims to the original context
https://phoenixcollege.libguides.com/pclibrarybasics/evaluateinformation