Information Literacy Exam Review
Question and answers 100% correct
2025
Library literacy involves knowledge and skills in all EXCEPT: - correct answer
Computer software
Which statement is NOT an aspect of information literacy? - correct answer
Having the ability to effectively use computers
This is defined as a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when
information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use
effectively the needed information. - correct answer Information Literacy
A theory that has recently been developed to address the intake of too much
data due to the widespread of digital devices, massive amounts of new
information, and the ability to transmit this information so quickly is known as:
- correct answer Information Overload
The rise of the ____ has required consumers of information to become their
own gatekeepers of information due to the lack of external quality control. -
correct answer World Wide Web
What kind of resource is the following?
Darling-Hammond, L. (2004). From "Separate but Equal" to "No Child Left
Behind": The collision of new standards and old inequalities. In D. Meier & G.
Wood (Eds.), Many children left behind: How the No Child Left Behind Act is
damaging our children and our schools (pp. 3-32). Boston: Beacon. - correct
answer Chapter within a book
,You've been given the following APA citation:
Profen, I. B. (2004). The impact of alcohol on university students' ability to
concentrate during exams. College Students, 38(3), 30-45. doi:10.1037/0735-
7044.121.1.21
What are you looking at? - correct answer A journal article
Read the following blurb, then choose what type of publication it is describing.
"Since its launch in 1992, Canadian Military History has become one of the
premier journals in its field. CMH is a peer-reviewed academic journal
published bi-annually by the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and
Disarmament Studies and distributed through Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
Its purpose is to foster research, teaching, and public discussion of historical
and contemporary military and strategic issues." - correct answer Scholarly
periodical
Which of these parts of a scholarly journal article provides a brief overview of
relevant studies or articles that support the current study? - correct answer
Literature Review
Which type of information source does this describe: Those that are closest to
the actual event, time period or individual in question. The information in these
sources has not been edited, interpreted, condensed, or evaluated, which
might change the original information. - correct answer Primary
Which of the following is a primary source? - correct answer Interview
, Which of the following usually requires a password because it does not allow
free access for all web users? - correct answer Databases, like Academic
Search Complete
What is ''peer review''? - correct answer A process for ensuring that academic
articles have been examined by other experts in the field before publication
A periodical intended for a specific industry or business, usually published by
an association is a: - correct answer Trade publication
Read the following blurb, then choose what type of publication it is describing.
"Newsweek is a premier news magazine and website that has been bringing
high-quality journalism to readers around the globe for over 80 years.
Newsweek provides the latest news, in-depth analysis and ideas about
international issues, technology, business, culture and politics." - correct
answer Popular periodical
Which is an example of a tertiary resource? - correct answer Encyclopedia
One drawback to using a secondary source is that... - correct answer it may
have misinterpreted the original source.
You are assigned a research paper on the Manhattan Project. You know this
was a project during World War II, but not much else. What would be the one
source you could consult to get comprehensive background information? -
correct answer Encyclopedia of World War II: A Political, Social and Military
History
You have been assigned to find a primary source on the Civil Rights
Movement. Which of the following is a primary source? - correct answer King,
Question and answers 100% correct
2025
Library literacy involves knowledge and skills in all EXCEPT: - correct answer
Computer software
Which statement is NOT an aspect of information literacy? - correct answer
Having the ability to effectively use computers
This is defined as a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when
information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use
effectively the needed information. - correct answer Information Literacy
A theory that has recently been developed to address the intake of too much
data due to the widespread of digital devices, massive amounts of new
information, and the ability to transmit this information so quickly is known as:
- correct answer Information Overload
The rise of the ____ has required consumers of information to become their
own gatekeepers of information due to the lack of external quality control. -
correct answer World Wide Web
What kind of resource is the following?
Darling-Hammond, L. (2004). From "Separate but Equal" to "No Child Left
Behind": The collision of new standards and old inequalities. In D. Meier & G.
Wood (Eds.), Many children left behind: How the No Child Left Behind Act is
damaging our children and our schools (pp. 3-32). Boston: Beacon. - correct
answer Chapter within a book
,You've been given the following APA citation:
Profen, I. B. (2004). The impact of alcohol on university students' ability to
concentrate during exams. College Students, 38(3), 30-45. doi:10.1037/0735-
7044.121.1.21
What are you looking at? - correct answer A journal article
Read the following blurb, then choose what type of publication it is describing.
"Since its launch in 1992, Canadian Military History has become one of the
premier journals in its field. CMH is a peer-reviewed academic journal
published bi-annually by the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and
Disarmament Studies and distributed through Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
Its purpose is to foster research, teaching, and public discussion of historical
and contemporary military and strategic issues." - correct answer Scholarly
periodical
Which of these parts of a scholarly journal article provides a brief overview of
relevant studies or articles that support the current study? - correct answer
Literature Review
Which type of information source does this describe: Those that are closest to
the actual event, time period or individual in question. The information in these
sources has not been edited, interpreted, condensed, or evaluated, which
might change the original information. - correct answer Primary
Which of the following is a primary source? - correct answer Interview
, Which of the following usually requires a password because it does not allow
free access for all web users? - correct answer Databases, like Academic
Search Complete
What is ''peer review''? - correct answer A process for ensuring that academic
articles have been examined by other experts in the field before publication
A periodical intended for a specific industry or business, usually published by
an association is a: - correct answer Trade publication
Read the following blurb, then choose what type of publication it is describing.
"Newsweek is a premier news magazine and website that has been bringing
high-quality journalism to readers around the globe for over 80 years.
Newsweek provides the latest news, in-depth analysis and ideas about
international issues, technology, business, culture and politics." - correct
answer Popular periodical
Which is an example of a tertiary resource? - correct answer Encyclopedia
One drawback to using a secondary source is that... - correct answer it may
have misinterpreted the original source.
You are assigned a research paper on the Manhattan Project. You know this
was a project during World War II, but not much else. What would be the one
source you could consult to get comprehensive background information? -
correct answer Encyclopedia of World War II: A Political, Social and Military
History
You have been assigned to find a primary source on the Civil Rights
Movement. Which of the following is a primary source? - correct answer King,
