Question: You want to search for articles about sports injuries but you are not interested in articles about concussions. Which operator should you use to exclude articles about concussions?
Answer Choices:
And
Or
Not
Near
Answer: Not
Question: Generally, in-text citations include which of the following components?
Answer Choices:
Author’s last name and publication year
Publisher and URL
Both A and B
Neither A nor B
Answer: Author’s last name and publication year
Question: Which source does this in-text citation belong to? (Kennedy, 2013)
Answer Choices:
Kennedy, L. (2013). “The People’s Fuel.” RCC Perspectives.
Ryan, J. (2012). “My Life with Jackie Kennedy.” Daily Mail.
Beck, K. (1974). “The Kennedy Image.” Wisconsin Magazine of History.
Answer: Kennedy, L. (2013). “The People’s Fuel.” RCC Perspectives.
Question: If you need to save a journal article you found in the Ashford Library databases, which is an effective way?
Answer Choices:
Download and print the article.
Download and save to your computer.
Save to cloud or drive.
All of these.
Answer: All of these
Question: Which of the following organizational tools do databases often provide?
Answer Choices:
The ability to email an article
The ability to save articles in folders
The ability to download the article to a computer
All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Question: Which of the following is the likely target audience for: Dyer-L. (2016). Saturday Science: Wheat Germ DNA Extraction.
Answer Choices:
Medical professionals
Children
College students
The general public
Answer: Children
Question: Mary has been writing an academic essay on partnerships between schools and community service organizations. She suddenly realizes what angle her thesis should take but doesn’t jot it down. What did Mary do wrong in her research process?
Answer Choices:
She didn’t write down ideas or thoughts she had while reading.
She lost track of a research article or source she read.
She didn’t take notes at the time she found a source because she thought she would remember the information.
None of the above.
Answer: She didn’t write down ideas or thoughts she had while reading.
Question: There is explanation of which of the following features in the help section of the Ashford Library databases?
Answer Choices:
Printing articles
Viewing articles
Searching for articles
All of these
Answer: All of these
Question: When should you paraphrase?
Answer Choices:
When you need an authority on the topic
When you want an alternative to quoting
None of the above
A and B
Answer: A and B
Question: What type of source is referenced below? Leistikow, I. H. (2018). Influenza. In World Book Advanced.
Answer Choices:
A book.
A chapter of a book.
A web page.
An article in an encyclopedia.
Answer: An article in an encyclopedia.
Question: Janna is writing an essay on Vaguebooking on Facebook. Vaguebooking is the act of making vague self-pitying statements on Facebook in order to fish for comments and positive affirmations out of family and friends. She has decided that she would like to explore this concept, and decides on subtopics that basically explain what it means. Janna should use which framing technique?
Answer Choices:
Conceptual framework
Chronological framework
Hierarchical framework
None of the above
Answer: Conceptual framework
Question: Why are there fewer professional film critics in print media now than there once were?
Answer Choices:
The internet has made them unnecessary.
There are fewer movies being made.
Movies are becoming less popular with wide audiences.
Media outlets are increasingly hiring web service critics.
Answer: Media outlets are increasingly hiring web service critics.
Question: Based on the image below, the scholarly article shown is immediately available for download as a PDF file.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: An example of an objective statement would be which of the following?
Answer Choices:
Cold temperatures are sad
Austin is the capital of Texas
Pets make life better
Flowers are the perfect gift
Answer: Austin is the capital of Texas
Question: You have been asked to plan the retirement party for your boss. What is the best tool to use to find a caterer for the event?
Answer Choices:
The Ashford Library databases.
The Ashford Library Book collection.
Your local library.
An internet search engine like Google or Bing.
Answer: An internet search engine like Google or Bing.