No need to check your temperature; we're not asking if you're sick. We want to know if you are IL, Information Literate.
For example, do you know...
When you need information?
Where to find that information in a variety of formats?
How to know whether it's quality information or not?
Think you do? Take the quiz below to find out if you are truly IL. Use a sheet of paper to write down your choices for the best answer to each of the ten questions below. Then, click on the Answers link at the bottom of the page to see how you did.
Question 1:
Information Literacy is...
A. Knowing how to find information
B. Knowing how to read
C. Knowing how to find, evaluate and use information
Question 2:
If I need journal articles, I use...
A. The library's catalog
B. Databases on the Library's Website
C. The Internet
Question 3:
Which of these is a good topic for a five page paper?
A. A complete history of horror movies
B. A history and critique of the movie Frankenstein
C. A review of the movie The Matrix: Reloaded
Question 4:
If I need statistics on the number of computers in public schools in the United
States in 2002, I use...
A. The library's catalog
B. ERIC (an education database)
C. The Department of Education's Website
Question 5:
If I'm doing research on the relationship between gender and achievement in math,
the best search would be...
A. gender and math and achievement
B. relationship and gender and math achievement
C. The relationship between gender and math
Question 6:
Which of these would be a concern when using the American Dairy Association as a
source about whether or not cheese is a nutritious food?
A. Bias
B. Authority
C. Currency
Question 7:
When writing a persuasive speech, which type of information is most useful?
A. Statistics
B. News Articles
C. Both
Question 8:
You do not need to cite a source in your paper as long as...
A. You change the wording
B. It's your own thoughts and not from another source
C. You use quotation marks
Question 9:
How can I recognize a scholarly source?
A. The word "journal" is in the title
B. The article is in a database
C. There are no advertisements in the journal
Question 10:
Which of the following would you NOT use to find articles by topic?
A. A bibliography
B. A database
C. The library's catalog
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