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FINDING DATABASES QUIZ
Instructions for Faculty/Instructors: The quiz below can be adapted according to
your needs. It has questions from the Why Use Library Databases screencast, the
Finding Library Databases screencast, and the Finding Scholarly Sources at the
University of Michigan Powerpoint.
1. Why are scholarly sources important to use for your academic projects?
a. Scholarly sources are written by experts in their field
b. Scholarly sources build upon previous knowledge in their field
c. Scholarly sources are always easy to find.
d. A & B
2. Where is the best place to find scholarly articles?
a. Google
b. Library Databases
c. Mirlyn
d. In magazines such as Time, Newsweek, or The New Yorker.
3. What feature on the library’s main page can you use to find a library
database?
a. Did You Know?
b. Libraries
c. Browse
d. Using the Library
4. Describe how you might find library databases available here at UM.
5. Imagine that you have to write a paper about how sibling birth order affects
personality. How would you find a library database for this topic?
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ANSWER KEY
1.
2.
3.
4.
D
B
C
1. Go to the MLibrary main page http://www.lib.umich.edu
2. Click on the blue “Browse” tab.
3. Choose the subject that best fits your topic from the “Recommended
Resources by Subject” box.
4. Refine your subject area further by clicking on “Narrow Your Selection
(optional).
5. Click “Go.”
5. 1. Go to the MLibrary main page http://www.lib.umich.edu
2. Click on the blue “Browse” tab.
3. Choose Social Sciences from the “Recommended Resources by Subject”
box.
4. Refine your subject area further by clicking on Psychology in the “Narrow
Your Selection (optional)” box.
5. Click “Go.”
6. Choose one of the psychology databases from the Databases column.