Guide on the Side: CCA-Eng 122

Quiz

Which type of information does not need to be evaluated for reliability?

Books All information needs to be evaluated

You are assigned to write a research paper about a short story. Which of the following would be your primary source?

The book of critical essays about your author's literary works. The short story as it appears in a book.

An assignment asks you to analyze the rhetorical style of a specific presidential speech. Which of the following would be considered the primary source?

The exact transcript of the speech as reported in the New York Times newspaper the day after the speech A web page that lists the dates and locations of all the speaker’s speeches

A truncation symbol is used to:

Execute the search Find records with any form of the word (i.e., alternative endings)

An article abstract is:

The name of the journal, the author, and publication information A brief summary of the article's contents

When using the Internet as an information source, it is important to remember:

You must evaluate websites for accuracy, authority, and objectivity Websites are permanently archived in the Invisible Web

Which of the following are effective strategies for choosing search terms?

Write out your topic in a few sentences and highlight the main terms and phrases Search the web for students who have written similar thesis statements

Under what circumstance would you be best served by searching a library database rather than the free web?

You are looking for newspaper articles about something that happened ten years ago You are looking for a review of that new taco stand down the street

What are the first two steps in conducting research?

Ask a Librarian for help and then leave the library Identify your topic. List key words that describe your topic and identify synonyms

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