LIBRARY SCIENCE-WEEK 3 EXAM WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS #16
What is the library classification system? - correct answer Used by libraries in order to
organize their physical materials (Ex: books, dvds, maps, etc.)
What are call numbers? - correct answer Unique addresses derived from classification
systems to identify where something is located in the library; usually found on the
spines or front covers of books
What two contents in the library are not assigned call numbers? Why? - correct answer
Online books and Journals; they have no physical location in the library
What is the most used system in college and university libraries due to the fact that it
allows for growth in new subject areas? - correct answer Library of Congress (LC)
What is the most widely used classification system used in public and school libraries?
Why is it easy to recognize? - correct answer Dewey Decimal System (DDC); its call
numbers begin with a 3 digit number
What classification system is used to organize federal government documents? It
includes colons and/or slashes. - correct answer Superintendent of Documents (also
known as "Gov Docs" or sudoc)
What is plagiarism? - correct answer Using someone else's work or ideas and
presenting them as your own
What is the role of databases? - correct answer To collect and organize large amounts
of information for easy retrieval
What is a record? - correct answer A collection of related information treated as one
unit; each has multiple fields (or single pieces of information); each result in a database
has one
How many fields does a record contain? - correct answer Three
What is a periodical? - correct answer Anything published at regular intervals (daily,
weekly, monthly), including scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers; articles are
published in these
What is an abstract? - correct answer A summary of the article so one may determine
whether it is relevant or not
What does the source field start with? - correct answer Periodical Title
, What are keywords? - correct answer Significant words or phrases related to your
research; the *main ideas* that can stand alone
List the three main ways to find keywords. - correct answer 1. Brainstorming: What do I
already know?
2. Background Reading: What do encyclopedias say?
3. Focused Topic: Which words are important?
What are Boolean operators? - correct answer A search technique that allows you to tell
the database how you want your keywords to be connected in the search; you can use
them to narrow, broaden, or exclude certain words in your results; uses "and" to
connect different ideas, or narrow search; use "or" to connect similar ideas and broaden
the search
What is the role of the Boolean operator "AND"? - correct answer Retrieves records that
contain all the search terms entered; all the results you see will contain all the keywords
you specified and narrows a search (Ex: "lead AND drinking water" or "art therapy AND
children")
What is the role of the Boolean operator "OR"? - correct answer Retrieves all records
that contain at least one of the search terms entered; if any of the items are found, the
items will show up in your list of results; this operator broadens the search (Ex: "lawyers
OR attorneys" or "teenagers OR adolescents")
What is the role of the Boolean operator "NOT"? - correct answer Excludes a term from
your search meaning if that term is found, the item will not show up in your list of results;
commonly used when a word has more than one definition and you would like to
exclude meanings not relevant to your search (Ex: "mine NOT explosive" or "kid NOT
goat")
What is nesting? - correct answer An advanced search technique that allows you to
group your search terms to dictate the order in which the Boolean operators will be
carried out; specifically, everything within the parenthesis is searched first; uses
parentheses around words that are connected with "OR"; it is especially important to
use this when your search statement contains similar terms connected by the "OR"
operator (Ex: "smoking AND (teenagers or adolescents)"
What is phrase searching? - correct answer Uses quotation marks around phrases; a
technique that allows you to search for two or more words as an exact phrase
What is truncation? - correct answer Uses an asterisk at the end of the word with
multiple endings (Ex: rations, rationing); broadens a search in order to include various
word endings and spellings (Ex: searching "space tourism" and receiving results about
"tourism space in Singapore" as opposed to "space tourism*")
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS #16
What is the library classification system? - correct answer Used by libraries in order to
organize their physical materials (Ex: books, dvds, maps, etc.)
What are call numbers? - correct answer Unique addresses derived from classification
systems to identify where something is located in the library; usually found on the
spines or front covers of books
What two contents in the library are not assigned call numbers? Why? - correct answer
Online books and Journals; they have no physical location in the library
What is the most used system in college and university libraries due to the fact that it
allows for growth in new subject areas? - correct answer Library of Congress (LC)
What is the most widely used classification system used in public and school libraries?
Why is it easy to recognize? - correct answer Dewey Decimal System (DDC); its call
numbers begin with a 3 digit number
What classification system is used to organize federal government documents? It
includes colons and/or slashes. - correct answer Superintendent of Documents (also
known as "Gov Docs" or sudoc)
What is plagiarism? - correct answer Using someone else's work or ideas and
presenting them as your own
What is the role of databases? - correct answer To collect and organize large amounts
of information for easy retrieval
What is a record? - correct answer A collection of related information treated as one
unit; each has multiple fields (or single pieces of information); each result in a database
has one
How many fields does a record contain? - correct answer Three
What is a periodical? - correct answer Anything published at regular intervals (daily,
weekly, monthly), including scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers; articles are
published in these
What is an abstract? - correct answer A summary of the article so one may determine
whether it is relevant or not
What does the source field start with? - correct answer Periodical Title
, What are keywords? - correct answer Significant words or phrases related to your
research; the *main ideas* that can stand alone
List the three main ways to find keywords. - correct answer 1. Brainstorming: What do I
already know?
2. Background Reading: What do encyclopedias say?
3. Focused Topic: Which words are important?
What are Boolean operators? - correct answer A search technique that allows you to tell
the database how you want your keywords to be connected in the search; you can use
them to narrow, broaden, or exclude certain words in your results; uses "and" to
connect different ideas, or narrow search; use "or" to connect similar ideas and broaden
the search
What is the role of the Boolean operator "AND"? - correct answer Retrieves records that
contain all the search terms entered; all the results you see will contain all the keywords
you specified and narrows a search (Ex: "lead AND drinking water" or "art therapy AND
children")
What is the role of the Boolean operator "OR"? - correct answer Retrieves all records
that contain at least one of the search terms entered; if any of the items are found, the
items will show up in your list of results; this operator broadens the search (Ex: "lawyers
OR attorneys" or "teenagers OR adolescents")
What is the role of the Boolean operator "NOT"? - correct answer Excludes a term from
your search meaning if that term is found, the item will not show up in your list of results;
commonly used when a word has more than one definition and you would like to
exclude meanings not relevant to your search (Ex: "mine NOT explosive" or "kid NOT
goat")
What is nesting? - correct answer An advanced search technique that allows you to
group your search terms to dictate the order in which the Boolean operators will be
carried out; specifically, everything within the parenthesis is searched first; uses
parentheses around words that are connected with "OR"; it is especially important to
use this when your search statement contains similar terms connected by the "OR"
operator (Ex: "smoking AND (teenagers or adolescents)"
What is phrase searching? - correct answer Uses quotation marks around phrases; a
technique that allows you to search for two or more words as an exact phrase
What is truncation? - correct answer Uses an asterisk at the end of the word with
multiple endings (Ex: rations, rationing); broadens a search in order to include various
word endings and spellings (Ex: searching "space tourism" and receiving results about
"tourism space in Singapore" as opposed to "space tourism*")
