What books are arranged in the library with a Dewey Decimal number?
Non-fiction
100
What are the words we type in the search box called?
Keywords
100
What is the portion of the URL that lets the researcher know who put the website on the web? What is one reliable example?
Domain --- .gov .edu (not~)
100
What is the best place online to begin in my search for a book?
Online Catalog
200
What should you do if your research topic is too broad for the project's demands?
Narrow your topic
200
Where should I go to find facts and statistics for a specific year?
Almanac
200
What do we never enter in a search bar of a search engine?
Sentences, little words, questions
200
Why is it important to evaluate a website's currency?
Old information could be incomplete and/or incorrect. Also it brings into question the author of the site...if they care about the information.
200
What must you do to login to Activ Directory?
Type s followed by your username (#) followed by your password.
300
What must you do if you have very few resources and you cannot find enough information for your research?
Broaden your topic or choose a new topic
300
What is the list of resources used in your project called?
Bibliography
300
Where in the library can I go to find Reference materials like an encyclopedia, an atlas, or an almanac?
The Reference Room
300
Authority
What is the term used when asking whether the author of the website is an expert (reliability) ?
300
What is the term that means materials that are published regularly. What are some examples?
Periodicals (magazines or newspapers)
400
What is the most important thing when choosing a topic?
You should be interested in your topic.
400
What are online, subscriptions that are collections of sources pulled together by experts called? Name at least 3 available to us at CBMS.
Databases like NetTrekker, TEL, NewsBank or Points of View.
400
How would you search if you wanted to find books that Rick Riordan had written?
Search by author
400
What is it called when a viewpoint is clearly not objective?
Biased.
400
What is it called when you do not give credit to material that you got from one of your sources? Give two ways you can avoid this.
Plagiarism. Use quotations (cite), paraphrase (internal citation)
500
What is the first step in any research project?
Deciding on a topic
500
These books are organized (on the spine) by the last name of the person the book is about.
Biography
500
What is a sponsored link?
A website that is first on the list because it they have paid for it.
500
It is important to evaluate whether or not a website's information is accurate. What can help you do this?
If the author gives credit for photos and data (explaining how the data was gathered). Also, if they give up-to-date links and a bibliography/references.
500
What is another name for the raw materials for a given time period in history? Give 2 examples.
Primary Sources (letters, diaries, legal documents, original artwork or music, original photos...)