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Library Skills Pretest

This test is designed to determine the library skills proficiency level of students in attendance at Augusta State University. The test will consist of multiple choice, fill-ins and true or false questions about the resources, services and research techniques used to find information in Reese Library. Choose the most accurate answer to the question/statement posed.

DATE: (mm/dd/yyyy)

Student's Name

JagMail email account (username@aug.edu)

Professor's Name (this library class):

Class Number: (example: ASUO1000)


Finding Books in Reese Library


1. How do you search for books in Reese Library on a research topic?
Use GIL.
Browse the book shelves.
Use the Internet.
Use the CD-NET.
Ask your professor.

2. The call number of a book in the library will help you
denotes the book's publisher.
determine how many books of the same title are in the library.
locate the book on the shelf.
identify when the book is due back in the library.

3. To renew books in Reese Library, you can_______ to renew.
access GALILEO
access your account information in GIL
call the reference desk
I do not know

4. Books designated as "Reserve" in the catalog are located
on the stack shelves
at the Circulation desk.
in the Reference room.
in the Special Collection room.

5. Students can check books out of Reese Library for 28 days.
True False

6. You can search GIL using these types of searches in Reese Library
author, title or subject
keyword
all of the above
none of the above

7. The three crucial pieces of information needed to find a book in Reese library are
title, author and subject
call number , publisher and subject
call number, location and availability
title, publisher and copyright date

8.What source would you use to find out general information about Reese Library, i.e., library hours, checkout policies, or library department's telephone number?

Finding Magazine and Journal Articles in Reese Library


9. To search for periodical articles on a topic in Reese Library, you may use?
GALILEO's periodical indexes and abstracts.
Hard copy(paper) periodical indexes.
JSTOR, America: History & Life and other e-databases.
All of the above.
answers 1, 3 and 4.

10. Full-text articles can be found in ________?
FindArticles
Hard copy(paper) periodical indexes.
Galileo periodical indexes and abstracts.
answers 1 and 3.
None of the above.

11. To find out if Reese Library has a specific periodical in the library, you should check.
Reese Library's E-Journals List
GIL (Reese Library's online catalog).
Magazines and Scholarly Journals Handbook
answer 1 or 2.

12. You can be more specific when searching databases by adding __ and , or or not __ between search terms to find journal or magazine articles.
True. False.

13. An excellent source to identify specific topic terms when searching for journal or magazine articles is.
subject specific thesaurus.
Websters Collegiate Dictionary.
an encyclopedia.
Roget's International Thesaurus.

14. On what floor in Reese Library would you find magazines and journals?
1st floor. 2nd floor. 3rd floor.

15. What source can be used to determine if a particular publication is included (indexed) in a specific database?
Reese Library's E-Journals List
JAKE, a free, Internet resource hosted by Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University.
GOOGLE
answers 1 and 2.

16. Full-text magazine or journal articles can be printed or read on-line.
True. False.

Basic Library Skills


17. What type of information can be found in GPO Monthly database?
government publications.
statistical data.
geographical maps.
U.S. storm data
all of the above.

18. What service does Reese Library provide if the book or journal article you need for writing a paper is not available in the Library?
interlibrary loan. reserve service. the Internet. GIL.

19. Magazines, newspapers and journals in Reese Library are kept in what format?
print microform electronic none of the above all of the above

20. Which type of publication is more research oriented?
journal. magazine.

21. A primary source is?
the most important work on a subject
the first source you find when doing research
an original source in a field of study
an analysis of previous sources

22. A scholarly source
is intended for specialized audience.
is written by experts.
has in-depth analysis of a topic.
all of the above.

23. Match the type of publication with the list of references below
A. book
B. periodical article
C. government document
D. essay in a book


United States Commission on Civil Rights. Bigotry and Violence on American College Campuses. Washington, D.C.: The Commission, [1990]


Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Campus Life: In Search of Community. Foreword by Ernest L. Boyer. Princeton, N. J.: The Foundation: Princeton University Press, c1990.


Frost, Susan. Strategies to Help Freshmen Succeed. Planning for Higher Education. v21, no. 4, pp 21-26, Summer 1993.



Henricksen, B. Teaching Against the Grain. In Reorientations: Critical Theories and Pedagogies; ed. by B. Henriksen and T. Morgan, Univ. of Illinios Press, 1990, pp 28-39.


Internet


24. A URL is:
The number used to find an item on the library shelves.
The address of an Internet site.
A Universal Resource Limitation.
I do not know.

25.What is the web address/URL of Thomas Legislative Information. What is this web site about about?


26. Mark Twain Resources on the World Wide Web is a well-developed literary site. Find the letter which Twain wrote on March 17, 1903 to Helen Keller.
What is this letter about?
27. What is the definition of plagiarism?
28. The following Internet address indicates that the site is maintained by a: http://www.civnet.org/index.html
government agency. school, college or university. organization. company.

29. The following Internet address indicates that the site is maintained by a: http://plants.usda.gov/java/
government agency. school, college or university. organization company

30. In Reese Library, who should you go to for assistance and instruction in doing your research?
computer services' staff member. the reference librarian. circulation. I do not know.

Thank you for completing our Pretest!