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Sophomore Information Literacy Skills Survey

For questions 1 - 43, please rank how well you use the information skill or resource listed. For questions 44-55, please choose the correct answer for each question.

Tools

Name:

Index

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Multi-volume or subject index such as the index to a set of encyclopedias

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Subject number index listing such as the MLA Handbook

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Cross Referencing when using an index or dictionary for example

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Keyword searching when using an index for example

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Glossary

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Appendix

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Table of Contents

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Legends/Symbols

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Bibliography or works cited

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Parts of a citation in a bibliography or works cited

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Alphabetizing

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't know how to do it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at alphabetizing

Abbreviations, such as those used in the index, dictionary, thesaurus and other reference materials

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Abbreviation Key

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't know how to use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Parts of an entry in an index, dictionary, glossary, etc.

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't know how to use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Card Catalog - not an on-line version

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Library Classification such as the Dewey Decimal system

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Evaluation of a source

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Almanacs

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Biography

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Books In Print

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Encyclopedia

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Guinness Book Of World Records

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Contemporary Authors

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Documents of American History

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Famous First Facts

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Occupational Outlook Handbook

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Robert's Rules of Order

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Statistical Abstract of the United States

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Periodicals

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Writer's Manual - such as the MLA Handbook

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Relief Map

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Topographic Map

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Political Map

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Economic Map

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Road Atlas

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Gazetteer

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

English Language Dictionary

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Foreign Language Dictionary

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Thesaurus

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

On-line Databases

I don't know what this is

I know what it is, but don't use it

I'm average

I'm pretty good at it

I'm great at using it

Where would you be likely to find Mark Twain's date of birth and birthplace.

Medical Dictionary

Writer's Manual

Dictionary of American Biography

Historical Atlas

Where would you find out the capital of Ethiopia and locate it on a map?

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Editorials

Gallop Opinion Poll

Atlas

Which of the following is an example of the Dewey Decimal System

5/20/98

654-8777

973.7 Wri

PE 1625.A54

Which of the following sources would provide the best information about what measles are?

Webster's Dictionary

Medical Dictionary

Famous First Facts

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature

Where would you be likely to find the date of the first trascontinental telegram?

Writer's Manual

Card Catalog

Historical Atlas

Famous First Facts

Where could you verify if "faultfinder" should be one word or two as well as it's definition?

Webster's Dictionary

Medical Dictionary

Dictionary of American Biography

Historical Atlas

Where could you find out how to properly cite footnotes?

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Writer's Manual

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature

Medical Dictionary

Where can you locate information about the contents of magazines and newspapers?

Historical Atlas

Card Catalog

Famous First Facts

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature

Where could you find job training information?

Occupational Handbook

Historical Atlas

Medical Dictionary

Card Catalog

Where could you find the areas of North American that were colonized in 1640?

Famous First Facts

Writer's Manual

Historical Atlas

Guinness Book of World Records

Where could you find out who said a famous line from a speech?

Vertical Information File

Thesaurus

Encyclopedia

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

Which source would you use to make a stronger or weaker word choice or to find antonyms and synonyms?

Ginness Book of World Records

Information Please Almanac

Thesaurus

Encyclopedia

I have attended a TION presentation in the BVNW LMC.

Yes

No

I have completed a TION project for ____ classes in all my years at BVNW

1

2

3

4 or more

Which of the following is NOT part of the TION process?

Manipulation

Evaluation

Formulation

Specialization

Location

Writing a thesis statement is part of which step?

Manipulation

Evaluation

Formulation

Preparation

Compared to last year, my research skills have______

Improved

Stayed the same

Declined

Please type the last name of the teacher you have this hour.