Learning Activity: Religion & Philosophy TexShare Database

Who is the author of "A Decisive Turn to Paganism," found in the August 2004 edition of Christianity Today?
1. Silver Ravenwolf
2. Harold O. J. Brown
3. Ronald Hutton
4. Margaret Thatcher
Which of the following is NOT an option for limiting the "document type" of your search?
1. Recipe
2. Obituary
3. Case Study
4. Song Lyrics
In what journal can you find the article: "Quagans: Fusing Quakerism with Contemporary Paganism?"
1. Quaker Studies
2. Contemporary Spirituality
3. Quakers Today
4. Progressive Christian Times
When searching under the "Publications" option at the top, what is the first result yielded by using the term "Presbyterian" for an alphabetical search?
1. Campus Life
2. Proceedings: (Academy of Religion & Psychical Research)
3. Prooftexts
4. Psychology Today
Let's try doing an image search using the term "Virgin Mary." Limit your search mode to "Find all my search terms," and limit the image type to "color photograph." Who authored the article entitled "Mamma Mia!" found on the results page?
1. Nancy Hawkins
2. Julio Trevino
3. Roger Clegg
4. Mary Lynn Hendricksen
Use the "Subject" option at the top to do an "alphabetical" search with the term "witchcraft." Take a look at what the database provides as "related terms." Which of the following is NOT listed as a "related" or "narrower" term for a search of this nature?
1. Goddess Religion
2. Paganism
3. Covens
4. Wicca
Click on the "More" option at the top of the page and choose "indexes." In the "browse an index" box choose "subject terms." Type in "baptism" and you get a list of possible subject terms to use for a more focused search of this nature. What is the last term listed on the first page of results?
1. baptism & resurrection (book)
2. baptism & eucharist (book)
3. baptism -- catholic church
4. baptism -- reaffirmation of covenant
Let's do a search using the term "Holy Grail." In the "Search Options" limit your search to "PDF full-text" only. What is the title of the article authored by Christopher Bailey found in the results list?
1. "Eternal Chalice: The Enduring Legend of the Holy Grail"
2. "YOUR GRAIL OR MINE?"
3. "The Holy Grail: Imagination and Belief"
4. "Judge clears author of The Da Vinci Code"
How can a Spanish speaking user change the language of the database interface to make the search process more comfortable for them?
1. Simply click the "smartText searching" mode
2. You can't change the database interface. You will have to copy and paste the text of the database into a translation website (such as Babel Fish) for the patron
3. Click on "Preferences" and choose "Spanish" from the drop down box under "languages."
4. Go to the search options and choose "Spanish" under the "limit your results" section
Now that you've done so many cool things with this database, let's take a look at the "search history/alerts" feature. Click on it and you can see all your recent activity. Which of the following is NOT one of the options provided at the top of your search history results?
1. Cross Search all Subjects
2. Print Search History
3. Retrieve Searches
4. Save Searches / Alerts

This activity was created by Lianne Valerio in Spring 2009.
INF 382S: Library Instruction and Information Literacy, taught by Dr. Loriene Roy
School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin

Learning Activity: Religion & Philosophy TexShare Database

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