| 1.
Once you have decided on a topic, which kind of database should
you search
first? |
| -subject
specific |
|
-multi
disciplinary |
|
2. What effect will truncation have on a search?
|
| -broaden
|
| -narrow |
3.
What effect will adding search terms joined by "and"
have on the number of documents a search produces? |
| -increase |
| -decrease |
4.
What effect will using the boolean or have
on a search? |
| -broaden
it |
| -narrow
it |
Select
the correct boolean operator for the following three searches: |
5
. Journal articles on Nathaniel Hawthorne's novels. |
| -Hawthorne
OR
novels |
| -Hawthorne
AND
novels
|
6. Journal articles for a paper on The House of the Seven
Gables and The Scarlet Letter. |
|
The
House of the Seven Gables ANDThe
Scarlet Letter |
|
The
House of the Seven Gables
OR The Scarlet Letter
|
7. Journal articles for a paper on theme and setting in The
House of the Seven Gables and The Scarlet Letter |
|
(Theme
AND setting) AND (The House of the Seven Gables
AND The Scarlet Letter) |
| (Theme
OR setting) AND (The House of the Seven Gables
OR The Scarlet Letter |
| 8.
When you look over the results of a database search, which
of the following should you check for other good terms to
search? |
| -keywords |
| -descriptors
or subjects |
