Virtual Tour Quiz

Reference Desk (413) 774-1509

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Student's name: ____________________________________________ Grade: ________________________

1. Services provided at the Circulation Desk include: (circle the 5 correct answers)

  1. Check out circulating materials (books, videos, DVDs, CDs, etc.)
  2. Check out reference books
  3. Check out reserve materials
  4. Sign up for group study rooms
  5. Sign up to use a computer
  6. Purchase a copy card
  7. Pay fines
  8. Get a date for the dance

2. The Online Catalog is: (circle the 3 correct answers)

  1. An index (or finding tool) for the books, DVDs, CDs, and videos owned by the library
  2. An online bookstore
  3. A database or electronic file of information
  4. A tool for finding periodical articles
  5. Searchable by author, title, subject, keyword, and more
  6. Available only in the library, not on the Internet

3. In the Online Catalog, an individual record is provided for each item owned by the library. The record includes: (3 correct answers)

  1. The call number for the item
  2. The location of the item in the library (Example: Reference Room, Main Floor)
  3. An abstract or paragraph summary of the information available in the item
  4. Searchable fields that contain information about the item (author, title, publisher, copyright date, subjects)
  5. The full text of books owned by the library

4. In the Boyden Library, materials are organized in a variety of ways: (circle the 4 correct answers)

  1. According to the Dewey Decimal System, a numerical system in which the "call numbers" correspond to subject areas
  2. By collection (Reference Collection, Circulating Collection, Periodical Collection, etc.)
  3. According to the Library of Congress Classification System
  4. Alphabetically (periodicals, microfilm, microfiche)
  5. By format (microfilm, microfiche, paper)
  6. By color

5. The advantages of using the alphabetical searches: (author, title, and subject) in the Online Catalog are: (circle the 2 correct answers)

  1. Searching author, title, or subject field is the most direct way to search
  2. They result in an alphabetical list that can be browsed
  3. They offer the opportunity to combine multiple concepts in a complex search

6. Reference librarians can help you:

  1. Learn to search a database efficiently resulting in fewer and excellent results
  2. Learn to select the best resources for your topic
  3. Choose a topic for your research paper
  4. Become more independent and self-sufficient in using any library
  5. Find resources that are unavailable at the Boyden Library
  6. Locate background information
  7. Learn how to cite your sources
  8. Learn how to evaluate the information you find
  9. Succeed at Deerfield
  10. All of the above

7. Interlibrary Loan: (circle the 3 correct answers)

  1. Is a free service offered to anybody and everybody, not just Deerfield students, faculty, and staff
  2. Provides the opportunity to obtain materials from other libraries around the world
  3. Takes time, so plan ahead and make your requests early
  4. Requires the completion of a form that provides information about the item requested

8. Reference sources are: (circle the 4 correct answers)

  1. Organized by the Dewey Decimal Classification System, just like the books in the Circulating Collection
  2. Located behind the Circulation Desk
  3. Sometimes available in electronic format (Gale Virtual Reference Library, Encyclopaedia Britannica, etc.)
  4. Always organized alphabetically
  5. Very useful for choosing a topic and locating background information
  6. Excellent for identifying keywords relating to a topic
  7. Available to be checked out

9. Periodicals are: (circle the 5 correct answers)

  1. Publications that come out on a regular basis (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.)
  2. The worst place to look for current information
  3. Organized alphabetically in the Boyden Library
  4. Located in the Periodicals Reading Room (current issues), the Periodicals Collection (back issues), and in the Faculty Lounge (oldest issues)
  5. Always available on the Internet for free
  6. Available in various formats (paper, microfilm, microfiche, electronically)
  7. Listed in the Periodicals List if they are available in the Boyden Library in paper or on microfilm or microfiche

10. Research databases: (circle the 4 correct answers)

  1. Index periodical literature which provides the opportunity to search by subject
  2. Are freely available to anyone, anywhere who wants to use them via the Internet
  3. Provide the full text of some, but not all, of the periodical articles indexed
  4. Provide the full text of articles in electronic reference sources
  5. Are good sources for information because all of the articles indexed have already been evaluated for accuracy through the publishing process
  6. Are just like the Internet so it should never be necessary to use the Help screens to learn how to search them most efficiently
  7. Are the place to search after you have exhausted the Internet as a resource

Contact a Reference Librarian at (413) 774-1509 for the quiz answers.