Chapter Exercises

Chapter Exercises

This activity contains 10 questions.

Now that you have a list of citations and their accompanying bibliographic information, what question is not relevant when evaluating the author of a source?

Who considers the author an expert?Is this the last book the author has published in this area? Is this the first time the author has published in this area? How reputable is the author?

When using search engines, how do you conduct searches that include two or more items?

use but between the termsuse and between the terms use not between the termsuse for between the terms

Which of the following criteria is not relevant when evaluating the content of your source?

whether the author acknowledges differing or even opposing viewpointswhether the source emphasizes only one part of the topicwhether the source is cited in other reputable textswhether the source contains too many indirect quotes

Of the following sources, which would provide the most in-depth information?

newspaper articlegeneral encyclopedia articlearticle abstract from library databasefull-text journal article from library database

Publication dates would be most important when researching which of the following?

the works of Mark TwainInternet companiesthe Civil Warthe origins of Islam

Now that you have a list of citations and their accompanying bibliographic information, what question is not relevant when evaluating the author of a source?

Is the author's background appropriate for your topic?Is the author's list of works cited devoid of Internet-based information? What is the author's educational experience?Why is this person considered an expert?

Now that you have a list of citations and their accompanying bibliographic information, what question is not relevant when evaluating the affiliation associated with the source?

Does this group hold an annual meeting? What are the goals of this group?Does this group review the work it publishes?Is there any bias associated with this group's goals?

Now that you have a list of citations and their accompanying bibliographic information, what question is not relevant when evaluating the institution associated with the source?

Is it easy to identify the name of the group the author is affiliated with?Is this group trying to sell me something?Where does the group hold its annual meeting? Is this group trying to engage in attention-getting activities?

Now that you have a list of citations and their accompanying bibliographic information, what question is not relevant when evaluating the timeliness of the source?

Is the source the latest edition or an earlier one?Is it historical information, and if so, is that relevant to my study?How long did it take the author to publish the book? Is it current information, and if so, is that relevant to my study?

The Boolean connectors are ________.

and or not all of the above

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