TexShare Academic Search Complete Database Learning Activity - Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Which of the following is NOT a Boolean Operator?
1. And
2. Or
3. Not
4. Plus
What does the Search History/Alerts Tab in Academic Search Complete show you?
1. Any searches you've previously done, including the search terms you used and the results you got
2. How close you are to filling up your brain
3. An overview of the evolution of information searching, from the alphabetized wax tables of the ancient Alexandrian Library to the algorithm-controlled modern Search Engine
4. The dilithium crystals can't take this much longer, Captain!
You can sort the results you get back from your search in all of the following ways...except for which one?
1. Date
2. Source
3. Relevance
4. Entertainment value
Academic Search Complete has access to how many scholarly publications?
1. Around 5,000
2. Around 9,000
3. Around 2,000
4. Around 12,000
If you're searching for works by a specific author, which of the following is the best way to enter their name?
1. last name, first name
2. first name, last name
3. last name
4. first name
The blank box where you enter a search term is called what?
1. A simultaneous confidence interval
2. A mailbox
3. An unusual feature
4. A field
What does a "limiter" do?
1. Narrows your search so you get fewer results
2. Limits the amount of time you can spend on a search in order to make online research more challenging
3. Causes Academic Search Complete to revert to the last search you performed
4. I don't know, what?
Why is this database called "Academic" Search Complete?
1. Because it sounds impressive
2. Because it's owned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. Because the resources it contains are mostly hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
4. Because it covers nearly all academic areas of study
What does it mean when an article is "peer-reviewed?"
1. The editors of the journal found it acceptable
2. Other scholars in the author's field have examined it and found it acceptable
3. Academic Search Complete users have reviewed it and found it acceptable
4. Librarians at your library looked at it and found it acceptable
What does the "Cited References" button in Academic Search Complete do?
1. Creates a bibliography of articles that you've searched so you can put it in your research paper
2. Tells you an author's educational background and work experience
3. Lets you search for articles that have been cited in other articles
4. Finds documents that are peer-reviewed only

This activity was created by Adrian Whatley in Spring 2006.
This activity was revised by Julia Mitschke in Spring 2007.
This activity was revised by Holly Green in Spring 2009.
INF 382S: Library Instruction and Information Literacy, taught by Dr. Loriene Roy
School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin

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