Ravil Veli

1 When conducting research you can analyze your topic by using overview information sources such as:

1. Indexes, abstracting services, catalogs
2. Catalogs and bibliographies
3. Encyclopedias and subject reference books
4. all of the above
5. none of the above

2.Which of the following is not a major discipline

1. humanities
2. arts
3. social sciences
4. sciences
5. all of the above

3.The range of subject(s) covered in an information source is called its:

1. discipline
2. terminology
3. access point
4. scope
5. access tool

4.Which of the following subjects is/are not in the sciences according to the LC classification system?

1. agriculture
2. biology
3. sociology
4. medicine
5. A and C

5.In most cases a subject or discipline based reference source is more useful than a general reference source because:

1. the scope of a subject/discipline source is broader and so more useful
2. no, a general source is fine, it will have all the information on your topic
3. the topic/subject/discipline search box in your database will help you investigate your ideas
4. the information will be more specific and relevant to your topic
5. A and D

6. In the LC system general sources that cover the social sciences as a whole have the call number:

1. GF
2. G
3. H
4. HF
5. A and D

7.General tools or sources with LC call number Q cover

1. All the medical sciences
2. All the biological sciences
3. All the dental sciences
4. All the sciences
5. A and B

8. Americana Encyclopedia is an example of a:

1. bibliography
2. subject source
3. discipline source
4. general sources
5. biography

9. In which classification/subject system do sources and tools have call numbers only in the ranges QS-QZ and W-WZ:

1. MLM
2. NLM
3. LC
4. DDC
5. DLC

10.Which sequence of tools/sources are in order from broadest to most specific:

1. discipline/subject/bibliography
2. general/subject/discipline
3. general/indexed/subject
4. general/discipline/subject
5. biography/bibliography/bibliotherapy