Section One      Note:  Name and Student ID must be filled in.

Name:         Student ID:  

For the following questions, click the option that best answers each question. In some cases you may have to fill in a text box.

   1.     Are you a new student at BCC:?    Yes     No  
   1a.   In which semester are you enrolled?  Fall 2012 Spring 2013    Summer 2013   Fall 2013
   1b.   In which section of English 101 are you enrolled?   Section # :
   1c.   What is your gender?  Female   Male
   2.    Do you consider yourself to be computer literate? Yes No 
   3.    How often did you ask for research help at either a public or educational library in the past year?     
          Never     1 - 4 times     5 - 7 times     8 or more times 

Section Two

For questions 1 - 5, give a score ranging from Never-5 for the computer activities on which you spend the most time. A score of 5 would be for activities you spend the greatest amount of time on, and 1 for those you spend the least amount of time on. If you do not have access to a computer, or if you have not engaged in a particular activity, respond by selecting "Never". We are looking for answers that accurately capture your real activities, so don't worry if your answers don't seem scholarly!

1. How often do you use the internet for social networking via Facebook, or similar site?
                               Never       1        2       3       4       5
2. How often do you use the internet for creating/maintaining a blog or website?
                                Never        1       2       3       4       5 
3. How often do you use the internet for downloading music, videos, or graphics?
                                Never       1        2       3       4       5 
4. How often do you use the internet for playing games? 
                                 Never      1        2       3       4     5 
5. How often do you use the internet for searching either Google Scholar or a periodical research database?
                                 Never      1      2        3        4      5

Section Three
For questions 1-10, fill in the radio button that most appropriately answers each question.  

1. When beginning research, what is the best resource to use in order to familiarize yourself with a topic that is new to you?
                magazine article      an encyclopedia      Google search 
2.  I can find a book by searching within the following fields in Evergreen, the Online Public Access Catalog: 
                Author  Title Call Number Subject Heading Keyword  All the Above

3.   For questions 3a-e: When locating the resources below, which library tool is best to use from each option? For each question, choose either:

A.  Evergreen the Online Public Access Catalog (alone or through the Federated Search) 
OR
         B.   Print Indexes or Online Periodical Databases (individually or through the Federated Search)

4.   Why use an Advanced search when you are trying to locate resources in Evergreen (the Library's Public Access Catalog)? 

Advanced searches are processed quicker by the computer system than subject searches.
The results will include only those items that are currently on the shelf.
You will get more results than you need.
Advanced searching allows you to combine terms which may produce better, more specific results.

5.     Your teacher just passed out research paper topics on birds and you've been assigned the topic of the rare migrating Northeastern Wood Warbler. You know nothing about wood warblers. What do you do first? 

Search Evergreen, the Jonathan Edwards Library Catalog, for a book on rare wood warblers.
Search Google or another commercial search engine.
Consult an encyclopedia or reference source on Eastern birds.
Search one of our reference databases for an article.
Peruse the shelves of books downstairs in the hopes of stumbling on something
Run to the Reference Librarian and ask for help.
Search WorldCat by keyword for articles, and then see if we have any found in our databases.
Search in Wikipedia for more information on native species.
Search Google Scholar and pay for articles if you need to.
Call the Audubon Society for help.

6.   For questions 6a-e, select which of the following best describe the characteristics of a scholarly journal and which describe those of a magazine

6a.   Written for the general public.                        Journal   Magazine 
6b.   List of sources are listed in a bibliography.     Journal   Magazine 
6c.   Covers current events and recent news.         Journal   Magazine 
6d.   Articles are written by experts in the field.      Journal   Magazine 
6e.   Articles feature photos and advertisements.   Journal   Magazine 

7.   Plagiarism is against our policies here at Berkshire Community College.  Which of the following best defines what plagiarism is:   

Cutting and pasting material directly out of Google and not citing your source.
Copying material out of a book, newspaper, journal or any other print source without citing your source.
Falsely presenting someone else's work as your own.
All the above

8.   For question 8, select which of the following are primary and which are secondary sources:
           8a. Biography of Mark Twain.                                   Primary      Secondary  
           8b. Research on experimental cancer treatment.     Primary     Secondary 
           8c. Review of a book on gender bias in education.  Primary      Secondary 
           8d. The autobiography of Eminem.                          Primary      Secondary 
           8e. Copy of the United States Constitution.            Primary      Secondary 

9.    Your professor advocates intelligent use of internet sources. If you are researching a web site produced by the American Rifle Association, which  questions should you ask when evaluating the site? 

Is there a bias present? Was this site designed to sway opinion?
Is the information factual and error-free? Can it be verified?
How current is the information presented?
Does the site have an "About" or organizational mission page?
All the above

Breen, Christopher. "The Apple TV gains YouTube support; Update adds new streaming capabilities and more.(VIDEO)." Macworld 24.9 (Sept 2007): 24(1). Academic OneFile. Gale. Berkshire Community College. 28 Aug. 2007 . 

The citation above is from:
              a book 
              an article from an online periodical database 
              a webpage of a professor 
              a website on Google