Journalism 1. Identifying a source is only important when using a direct quote in a story: True False 2. If your search produced only two records, how would you find more? think of additional synonymous terms to describe what you want and "OR" them together broaden the search by reducing the number of items "ANDed" together check your spelling of search terms consider searching another database which has more appropriate subject coverage any of the above none of the above 3. Your search produced no citations. What should you do? check to see if you are using an appropriate index/database ask a librarian for help re-state my search by "ORing" additional keywords together any of the above 4. The primary job of a journalist is to "inform the public" regardless of ethical or moral concerns. True False 5. Your assignment is to write about the local angles of a major national news event. Where might you look for some ideas? the Humboldt County Collection on the 3rd floor of the library humguide.com northcoast.com local newspaper collections local periodical collections all of the above 6. A book with the call number L 1010 .D12 would be placed on the shelf before (a) between (a) and (b) between (b) and (c) between (c) and (d) 7. Which connector would you use when you wish to increase your search results by adding synonymous or related terms? and or not none of the above 8. In an electronic index such as Academic Search, journals are indexed from the first date of publication: True False 9. You are writing a research paper on gun control. If your search strategy is to start by looking at general works before more specific works, in which order would you look in these sources? encyclopedias, books, research articles books, research articles, encyclopedias research articles, books, encyclopedias research articles, encyclopedias, book 10. If your search produced too many records, how would you narrow it? restrict the search by looking for published material add another descriptor to the search try a field search any of the above none of the above 11. The term microform refers to: books with extremely small print a type of dust a film bearing a reproduction of printed or other graphic material slides to use with a microscope 12. A directory is: a book containing an alphabetical or classified list of people or organizations a book containing definitions of words a book containing statistics a book containing maps 13. When constructing an electronic database search, the use of logical connectors (sometimes called Boolean operators)-"and", "or", "not"-can be useful in narrowing or widening your search results. Which connector would you use to make your search set smaller by adding more terms to your search? and or not none of the above 14. You are writing a paper on support group resources for couples wishing to adopt. In order to cover Internet resources, you would like to start with a quick survey of what 5-10 search engines find. You should use: a search engine, such as AltaVista metasearch engine, such as Dogpile a directory, such as Yahoo none of the above 15. If you have a term or word you want eliminated from your search, which connector would you use? and or not none of the above 16. If you were looking for the official San Francisco 49ers web page, which Internet search tool would be the most likely to produce the address for the web page within the first 25 results: a search engine, such as AltaVista metasearch engine, such as Dogpile a directory, such as Yahoo all of the above 17. Examples of primary information sources include all but: scholarly research detailed in journal articles newspaper articles diaries photographs review articles 18. Which of the following does NOT provide history, interpretation, or commentary on federal laws: National Journal Statutes at Large Calendars of the United States House of Representatives and History of Legislation Congressional Digest 19. A book with the call number L A 8601. B89 would be placed on the shelf between (b) and (c) between (d) and (e) between (c) and (d) after (f) 20. You're preparing a story on the economic climate of the United States and need to include the consumer price index as well as other economic security indexes. Where would you find the most current information? the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. fedstats.gov the Wall Street Journal a local bank 21. In the reference," Child Abuse Reporting Designations and Procedures, CFR 81 (1996)," "CFR" refers to: the California Federal Register the Code of Federal Regulations the Child Federation Registry The Cooperative Fiduciary Regulator 22. In the holdings record for the periodical, Journalism History, the "Library has: vol 1 (1974)-" statement means: the Library has volume 1 of Journalism History the Library has Journalism History from volume 1 (1974) until an unknown date the Library has Journalism History from volume 1 (1974) to the present 23. The Internet provides the same information as electronic periodical indexes plus more! True False 24. The Internet is a self-publishing medium, so it is important to question and verify information found there: True False 25. "Why people believe wierd things: pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusions of our time," as noted in the reference "Shermer, M. (1997). Why people believe wierd things: pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusions of our time. NY: W.H. Freeman", refers to the title of: a journal article a conference proceeding a government document a book 26. It is imperative that a journalist check his/her sources before reporting a story. With regard to Internet information which elements would not be considered critical in evaluating the source? accuracy authority objectivity currency bibliography none of the above 27. Writing a story for electronic media requires different considerations from writing a story for print media. Included in these considerations are: a. international audience b. greater emphasis on timeliness c. inclusion of hot links d. less emphasis on grammar and spelling a, b, and c a, b, c, and d 28. You've been given an assignment to prepare a story with a local twist on a major news event with which you are unfamiliar. Which site will provide you with a divergent overview of articles? news.altavista.com daypop.com cnn.com all of the above 29. You are looking for information on wolves as predators in Yellowstone. What are the best keywords to type into the computer? wolves and yellowstone wolves and yellowstone and predators predators and yellowstone wolf and yellowstone