LASC Information Competency Assessment 1. Number of Years Attended LASC: 0-1 74.1% 86 2-3 20.7% 24 4-6 5.2% 6 Other (please specify) 2 answered question 116 skipped question 0 2. What is your major or certificate program? 116 answered question 116 skipped question 0 1 of 17
3. Which English/Reading course are you currently enrolled in? English 21 51.7% 60 English 28 49.1% 57 Reading 25 0.0% 0 Reading 29 0.0% 0 answered question 116 skipped question 0 4. Please indicate how many times your instructor has had a librarian make a presentation on how to locate library materials for research papers or projects. Never 61.2% 71 1 time 25.0% 29 2 times 9.5% 11 3 times 0.9% 1 4 or more times 3.4% 4 answered question 116 skipped question 0 2 of 17
5. Imagine you have to write a paper and need scholarly information. Which would be the most appropriate source to use? a. Journal 25.7% 29 b. Newspaper 8.8% 10 c. Website 62.8% 71 d. Magazine 2.7% 3 answered question 113 skipped question 3 6. Which of the following helps you to identify a popular magazine? a. It usually has glossy, colored photographs 6.2% 7 b. It contains advertisements 2.7% 3 c. It is published weekly or monthly 21.2% 24 d. All of the above 69.9% 79 answered question 113 skipped question 3 3 of 17
7. A primary source describes an event as observed by a witness without any analysis or interpretation. Which are examples of primary sources? a. atlases, biographies, anthologies, articles 19.5% 22 b. diaries, speeches, interviews, photos 19.5% 22 c. newspapers, opinion polls, letters 6.2% 7 d. B and C 54.9% 62 answered question 113 skipped question 3 8. I read a book for a class I was taking at LASC. It contained the Works Cited page with this entry: Bonilla-Silva, E. (1997). Rethinking racism: Toward a structural Interpretation. American Sociological Review, 62, 465-480. a. A book 47.7% 53 b. A journal 12.6% 14 c. A website 5.4% 6 d. A journal article 34.2% 38 answered question 111 skipped question 5 4 of 17
9. What is the title of the article above? a. Beauty in the I of the Beholder: Effects of Idealized Media Portrayals on implicit selfimage. 75.7% 84 b. Basic & Applied Social Psychology 24.3% 27 answered question 111 skipped question 5 10. In the citation above, what is the following number: 28(3) a. The volume and number of pages in the article 36.0% 40 b. The volume and issue number of the article 64.0% 71 answered question 111 skipped question 5 5 of 17
11. You are conducting research for a paper for this topic: "Should the legal drinking age be lowered to 18?" Select the BEST combination of keywords to type into a search box for information on this topic. a. should legal drinking age lowered to 18 52.8% 57 b. legal drinking age lowered 18 20.4% 22 c. legal drinking age 18 26.9% 29 answered question 108 skipped question 8 12. Which BOOLEAN OPERATOR( i.e. AND, OR, NOT) would you use to combine the two topics to retrieve books or articles on this topic? a. fast food OR childhood obesity 10.2% 11 b. fast food AND childhood obesity 74.1% 80 c. fast food NOT childhood obesity 1.9% 2 d. None of the above 13.9% 15 answered question 108 skipped question 8 6 of 17
13. What is the BEST way to search for books on a given topic? a. Author or title 22.2% 24 b. Publisher or call number 1.9% 2 c. Keyword or subject 17.6% 19 d. All of the above 58.3% 63 answered question 108 skipped question 8 14. Which is the best place to find research published by scholars, experts, or professionals? a. In newspapers 10.4% 11 b. In books and scholarly/academic journals 84.0% 89 c. In general interest magazines 1.9% 2 d. On YouTube 3.8% 4 answered question 106 skipped question 10 7 of 17
15. You have completed a search for books about "The popularity of video games." You have located some books in the library. What elements in the book will help you decide whether this book is useful for your research? a. The title and table of contents 28.3% 30 b. The author and date 11.3% 12 c. The preface and introduction 12.3% 13 d. All of the above 48.1% 51 answered question 106 skipped question 10 16. You have completed a search in the Academic Search Premier database and have a list of 50 academic article results. What information in the online record would help you decide whether this book is useful for your research? a. The title of the article 10.4% 11 b. The abstract or summary of the article 27.4% 29 c. The subject terms in the online record for the article 11.3% 12 d. All of the above 50.9% 54 answered question 106 skipped question 10 8 of 17
17. APA and MLA style both refer to: a. The library classification system 5.7% 6 b. Online databases 5.7% 6 c. Formats for documenting/citing the sources used for a paper, project, etc. 85.7% 90 d. Websites 2.9% 3 answered question 105 skipped question 11 18. Copying text from a website without identifying the source is an example of a. Fair use 1.9% 2 b. Plagiarism 81.0% 85 c. A copyright violation 9.5% 10 d. None of the above 7.6% 8 answered question 105 skipped question 11 9 of 17
19. Why is it necessary to cite sources you use in a paper, project, etc.? a. To avoid committing plagiarism 21.0% 22 b. To give credit to the work of the original authors or creators 16.2% 17 c. To allow others to locate and read the sources themselves 5.7% 6 d. All of the above 57.1% 60 answered question 105 skipped question 11 10 of 17
Page 1, Q1. Number of Years Attended LASC: 1 Started in 2012 of Feburary Nov 21, 2013 6:48 PM 2 This is my fist year in LASC. Nov 18, 2013 11:18 AM 11 of 17
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Page 1, Q2. What is your major or certificate program? 1 AA liberal studies Dec 8, 2013 10:16 PM 2 nursing Dec 5, 2013 2:19 PM 3 An Assosiated Arts degree in Liberal Arts Nov 23, 2013 11:30 AM 4 Nursing Nov 21, 2013 6:48 PM 5 Nursing, RN Nov 21, 2013 5:44 PM 6 communication Nov 21, 2013 5:19 PM 7 liberal arts Nov 21, 2013 2:49 PM 8 chemistry Nov 21, 2013 2:16 PM 9 sociology Nov 21, 2013 2:10 PM 10 psychology Nov 21, 2013 11:59 AM 11 kinesiology Nov 21, 2013 11:42 AM 12 Business admin. and management Nov 21, 2013 11:07 AM 13 Child Development Nov 21, 2013 1:20 AM 14 Spanish Nov 20, 2013 8:37 PM 15 Undecided Nov 20, 2013 2:17 PM 16 Business Nov 20, 2013 2:10 PM 17 Administration of Justice Nov 20, 2013 1:00 PM 18 psychology Nov 20, 2013 11:24 AM 19 law Nov 20, 2013 11:02 AM 20 Child Delevpoment Nov 20, 2013 10:16 AM 21 none Nov 20, 2013 10:07 AM 22 Child Development Nov 20, 2013 10:04 AM 23 nursing Nov 20, 2013 9:58 AM 24 Vet technician Nov 20, 2013 9:33 AM 25 AA in Nursing Nov 20, 2013 9:10 AM 26 scince Nov 19, 2013 1:54 PM 27 Nursing Nov 19, 2013 1:33 PM 13 of 17
Page 1, Q2. What is your major or certificate program? 28 Child Development Nov 19, 2013 11:33 AM 29 child development Nov 19, 2013 11:17 AM 30 psychology Nov 19, 2013 11:11 AM 31 finance Nov 19, 2013 9:42 AM 32 business & administration Nov 19, 2013 9:42 AM 33 Computer Science Nov 19, 2013 9:37 AM 34 Registered Nurse Nov 19, 2013 9:36 AM 35 History Nov 19, 2013 9:36 AM 36 Business Nov 18, 2013 1:03 PM 37 Nursing Nov 18, 2013 12:59 PM 38 Lib. Studies Nov 18, 2013 12:41 PM 39 undecided Nov 18, 2013 12:40 PM 40 Political Science Nov 18, 2013 11:34 AM 41 Real Estate Nov 18, 2013 11:23 AM 42 I am currently undecided. Nov 18, 2013 11:18 AM 43 RN Nov 18, 2013 11:04 AM 44 Nursing Nov 18, 2013 10:59 AM 45 sociology Nov 18, 2013 10:40 AM 46 Businessi Transfer Nov 18, 2013 10:27 AM 47 Nursing Nov 18, 2013 10:22 AM 48 Libral Arts Nov 18, 2013 10:21 AM 49 Administration of justice Nov 18, 2013 10:17 AM 50 Nursing Nov 18, 2013 9:51 AM 51 nursing Nov 18, 2013 9:48 AM 52 child development Nov 18, 2013 9:47 AM 53 Business Nov 18, 2013 9:44 AM 54 csu Nov 18, 2013 9:39 AM 14 of 17
Page 1, Q2. What is your major or certificate program? 55 Nursing Nov 18, 2013 9:36 AM 56 Psychology Nov 17, 2013 8:44 PM 57 Finance Nov 17, 2013 6:38 PM 58 liberal arts Nov 17, 2013 5:51 PM 59 pre RECs Nov 17, 2013 5:35 PM 60 ASSOCIATES DEGREE Nov 17, 2013 4:10 PM 61 RN Nov 17, 2013 3:48 PM 62 Nursing program Nov 17, 2013 3:42 PM 63 Nursing Nov 17, 2013 11:43 AM 64 child development Nov 17, 2013 11:25 AM 65 Psychology Nov 17, 2013 10:43 AM 66 N/a Nov 17, 2013 10:31 AM 67 Human resources Nov 17, 2013 2:18 AM 68 Major in Psychology. Nov 17, 2013 1:44 AM 69 Nursing Nov 16, 2013 10:29 PM 70 Registered Nursing Nov 16, 2013 9:10 PM 71 Criminal justice Nov 16, 2013 8:41 PM 72 Nursing Nov 16, 2013 8:07 PM 73 undecided Nov 16, 2013 1:30 PM 74 Enviormental studies Nov 16, 2013 1:23 PM 75 Child Development Nov 16, 2013 1:21 PM 76 nursing Nov 16, 2013 1:11 PM 77 computer science Nov 16, 2013 12:30 PM 78 Computer Science Nov 16, 2013 12:08 PM 79 Business Administration Nov 16, 2013 12:02 PM 80 AJ Nov 16, 2013 10:28 AM 81 Mechanical engineering Nov 16, 2013 9:14 AM 15 of 17
Page 1, Q2. What is your major or certificate program? 82 nursing Nov 15, 2013 10:11 PM 83 Administration of Justice Nov 15, 2013 8:02 PM 84 Computer applications office technology Nov 15, 2013 6:03 PM 85 education Nov 15, 2013 6:02 PM 86 Rn Nov 15, 2013 2:35 PM 87 social work Nov 15, 2013 10:35 AM 88 Accoountant/Busines Nov 15, 2013 10:21 AM 89 Nursing Nov 15, 2013 8:06 AM 90 Business Administration Nov 15, 2013 7:09 AM 91 NURSING Nov 15, 2013 3:33 AM 92 Child Development Nov 14, 2013 10:04 PM 93 Child development Nov 14, 2013 9:37 PM 94 biology Nov 14, 2013 6:22 PM 95 IGETC Nov 14, 2013 5:34 PM 96 Ph.D in Psychology Nov 14, 2013 5:00 PM 97 RN Nov 14, 2013 4:37 PM 98 nursing Nov 14, 2013 4:34 PM 99 Nursing Nov 14, 2013 4:21 PM 100 computer science Nov 14, 2013 3:41 PM 101 Nursing Nov 14, 2013 3:21 PM 102 dietetic technician Nov 14, 2013 3:04 PM 103 Child development Nov 14, 2013 2:38 PM 104 substance abuse counseling Nov 14, 2013 2:18 PM 105 Interior Design/ Registered Nurse Nov 14, 2013 2:15 PM 106 CHILD DEVELPOMENT Nov 14, 2013 2:03 PM 107 caot Nov 14, 2013 1:57 PM 108 psychology Nov 14, 2013 1:32 PM 16 of 17
Page 1, Q2. What is your major or certificate program? 109 Nursing Nov 14, 2013 1:23 PM 110 Nursing Nov 14, 2013 1:16 PM 111 Liberal Arts Nov 14, 2013 1:11 PM 112 Math Nov 14, 2013 1:10 PM 113 Sociology Nov 14, 2013 1:03 PM 114 Sociology Nov 14, 2013 1:01 PM 115 Buisness Administration Nov 14, 2013 12:56 PM 116 psychology Nov 14, 2013 12:52 PM 17 of 17