Skunk Ape: Module 3

Module 3: Locating Sources

Summary

Through this module, you have learned how to discover and locate information using search tools like the library catalog and online research databases. You've seen that the library catalog is best for finding book sources and online research databases are best for finding article sources. We've shown you how to choose a database, search for articles, and obtain full text articles from a database. The next module will talk about using the information you have found ethically and how to cite your sources.

Answer the following questions before moving on to Module 4: Ethical Research, answer the following questions: 

 

 

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If you want to find articles about any kind of ape, monkey or primate, which would be a good way to search? a. ape or monkey or primate b. ape and monkey and primate

 

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What is an abstract (when found in a research database)? a. A summary of an article b. Full text of an article c. Something vague and undefined d. List of subject headings

 

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All journal articles are available online. True False

 

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What is the easiest way to get an article that FGCU doesn't have from another library? a. Drive to another library that has it. b. Complain to everyone you know that FGCU doesn't have the article you want. c. Use the Interlibrary Loan system. d. Make a friend at a school whose library has the article you need and ask your new friend to get it for you.

Submit your scores (the last item at the bottom of the page) before moving on to the next module!

 

 

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