J. Torrence                    Information Resource Skills Quiz                   Winter 2000

 

“To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and effectively use the information needed.”  --American Library Association

 

 1. How familiar are you with the Library of Congress Classification System?

 

Very                        Somewhat                              A little                    I know what it is   Never heard of it

 

 2. How familiar are you with the Library of Congress Subject Headings?

 

Very                        Somewhat                              A little                    I know what it is   Never heard of them

 

 3. How familiar are you with VOYAGER (BCC’s catalog system)?

 

Very                        Somewhat                              A little                    I’ve heard of it                      Never used it before

 

 4. How much experience do you have with EBSCOhost?

 

A lot                       Some                                      A little                    Very little                               Never used it before

 

 5. How much experience do you have with Microfilm?

 

A lot                       Some                                      A little                    Very little                               Never used it before

 

 6. How often do you use the Internet?

 

Every day       3 to 4x/week       1 to 2x/week        Once a month         Every few months        Once a year       Never

 

 7. How often do you use the Internet for research?

 

Every day       3 to 4x/week       1 to 2x/week        Once a month         Every few months        Once a year       Never

 

 8. What search engine(s) do you typically use?

 

Yahoo!     Alta Vista      HotBot     Ask Jeeves     Lycos     Excite     Infoseek      None     Other___________

 

 9. How skilled are you at Keyword Searching?

 

Very                        Somewhat                              A little                    Very little                               Never done it before

 

10. How familiar are you with Truncation and Wildcard Searching?

 

Very                        Somewhat                              A little                    Very little                               Never done it before

 

11. How skilled are you at Boolean Searching?

 

Very                        Somewhat                              A little                    Very little                               What searching?

               

12. How often do you visit BCC’s library?

 

Every day       3 to 4x/week       1 to 2x/week        Once a month         Every few months        Once a year       Never