Deck 3: Browsing Subject Guides

Question 1

Distributed subject guides are created by a variety of editors working somewhat independently.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

People who compile Internet subject guides try to find every site available on just about every topic.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Specialized search engines are available in a wide variety of topics.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

WWW Virtual Library is an example of a distributed subject guide.

Question 5

Hierarchy is another name for random order.

Question 6

Trailblazer pages are Web pages that provide links to many or all aspects of a certain topic.

Question 7

LookSmart is a highly non-commercial subject guide.

Question 8

Subject guides display search results the same as search engines do.

Question 9

Search engines are also know as subject trees.

Question 10

The Web page summaries included in subject guides are called annotations.

Question 11

Browsing is a difficult and ineffective way of finding information in a subject guide.

Question 12

Browsing a subject guide is when you drill down or click through the hierarchy of topics.

Question 13

Subject guides do not have local search engines.

Question 14

Subject guides only find Web sites for students.

Question 15

Distributed subject guides have a high degree of standardization.

Question 16

Subject guides' relatively small size is one of their major weaknesses.

Question 17

Subject guides are relatively small when compared to the whole world wide web.

Question 18

Subject guides are selective.

Question 19

Subject guides are also known as subject directories.

Question 20

BUBL LINK 5:15 is an example of a subject guide with many ways to find information in its indexes.

Question 21

Drilling down is one way to navigate a subject guide.

Question 22

All Web pages are totally objective.

Question 23

Item 1 in the figure above points to subtopics.

Question 24

Knowing a Web page's author name and qualifications is key in determining how credible or reliable it is.

Question 25

Subject guides are especially useful when you know a great deal about your search topic.

Question 26

The most efficient search queries at a subject guide's local search engine are complex queries using many keywords and phrases.

Question 27

Subject guides organize information from the more general to the more specific.

Question 28

The local search engines provided by subject guides search the whole web.

Question 29

Evaluative criteria are algorithms used by search engines to locate Web pages.

Question 30

Subject guides usually only have one way to access their information, a topical list.

Question 31

Subject guides group information by topic.

Question 32

Subject guides take more time to use than search engines because of the annotations.

Question 33

A good trailblazer page not only provides useful links, it also provides them in a logical and organized way.

Question 34

Looking for "last updated" or "created" date of a Web page is a good way to gage its scope.

Question 35

Organization is one criteria you can use to evaluate a Web page.

Question 36

The scope of a site is the range of topics it covers.

Question 37

A specialized search engine acts like a normal search engine in that it allows Boolean searching, but also resembles a subject guide in that it's limited in scope by subject.

Question 38

A Subject guide usually provide alternate ways of finding information, like topical or alphabetical lists, or indexes based on subject or Dewey Decimal number.

Question 39

Trailblazer pages are never narrow in scope.

Question 40

Locating the sponsor of a Web page, or finding a bibliography at the site are good ways of testing a Web page's objectivity and accuracy.

Question 41

Item 2 in the figure above points to subject categories.

Question 42

Item 1 in the figure above points to the _______________.

Question 43

____________________ are carefully written summaries or reviews of the contents of a Web page often included in subject guides.

Question 44

A site map is an index to the pages on a site.

Question 45

Educational (.edu) and governmental (.gov) sites tend to be more objective than commercial (.com) sites.

Question 46

When you use a subject guide's own search form, it will search just the titles, annotations, and keywords assigned by their contributors and editors.

Question 47

The Dewey Decimal System is a subject classification system used by many libraries to organize how the books are shelved.

Question 48

The easiest way to find information in a subject guide is to ____________________.

Question 49

Trailblazer pages and subject guides are often created and maintained by subject experts, scholars, or librarians.

Question 50

A specialized search engine searches only it's own subject specific sites.

Question 51

You can avoid evaluating your search results if you do an excellent job of developing your query before searching.

Question 52

When you browse a subject guide you click through the topics from the most ____________________ to the most ____________________.

Question 53

A(n)____________________ is a ranked order.

Question 54

Because distributed subject guides have many contributors, they may be of somewhat ____________________ quality and may lack standardization.

Question 55

Web pages called ____________________ pages link to sites covering all aspects of a topic and are often indexed in subject guides.

Question 56

____________ may or may not be an issue for your search.

Question 57

One selection criteria in a subject guide is ___________________.

Question 58

Sometimes scope and currency aren't crucial to your search.

Question 59

____________________ subject guides are created by a variety of editors working somewhat independently.

Question 60

The creators of subject guides are like ____________________, in that they are selective and try to choose only the best resources.

Question 61

A(n) ____________________ or page that shows the sources of information is a good way to check up on the objectivity or accuracy of a Web site.

Question 62

A(n) ____________________ search engine has some characteristics of a regular search engine as well as some of a subject guide.

Question 63

When you look for a sponsor or publisher of a Web site you are trying to check the Web site's ____________________.

Question 64

You can establish a Web site's materials' __________ by knowing the author's name and qualifications.

A) name
B) credibility
C) age
D) scope

Question 65

A site map is a(n) _______ to the pages on a site.

A) chart
B) list
C) index
D) table

Question 66

Item 1 in the figure above points to the ____________ path.

Question 67

BUBL LINK/5:15 indexes lists by the ____________ system.

A) Dewey Decimal
B) BUBL
C) Check and List
D) Index

Question 68

The ____________________ of a Web site is the range of topics covered.

Question 69

Check other online or printed information on a topic to validate the site's _____________.

A) name
B) objectivity and accuracy
C) copyright information
D) functionality and organization

Question 70

A good way to locate a specialized search engine is to ask a(n) ____________________.

Question 71

A(n) ____________________ map is an index of a Web site.

Question 72

LookSmart, About.com, and Scout Archives are examples of __________ guides.

A) subject
B) sample
C) Internet
D) Help

Question 73

A subject guide's ______ contains only the annotations, keywords, and subject headings assigned to the selected Web pages.

A) database
B) list
C) house
D) index

Question 74

WWW Virtual Library and the Open Directory Projects are examples of ________ subject guides.

A) wide
B) distributed
C) on-site
D) Boolean

Question 75

A page's authority (the author and his/her qualifications) is one way to determine the ____________________ of a Web site.

Question 76

The way a Web site is ____________________ is often almost as important as its contents.

Question 77

When searching a(n) ____________________, use just a one word or two-word phrase.

Question 78

_________________ is the easiest and most effective way to find information in a subject guide.

Question 79

Evaluative ____________________ are standards that you can use to determine if a Web site is appropriate for your needs.

Question 80

____________________ are great time savers that subject guides provide, in that they allow you to preview a site before actually going to it.