LIB120 Exam 1 Study Guide
To do well on the exam you will need to be able to:
- Explain what we mean by the information explosion.
- Discuss the concept of "information Anxiety" / "information
overload"
- Define "information," taking into account the differences between data &
facts, information, and knowledge
- Explain the steps in the research process
- Name the major academic disciplines
- Explain why it is necessary to organize information
- Identify whether a particular piece of information is:
- Factual or analytical
- Subjective or objective
- Primary, secondary or tertiary
- Understand, explain and apply Wurman's "Five Ultimate Hatracks" - 5 ways of
organizing information
- Provide one or more examples of commonly-used systems for classifying information
- Arrange Library of Congress call numbers in correct order
- Describe the Library of Congress Classification System, including how the system is
structured
- Explain what a catalog is in general and give examples
- Understand the components of a bibliographic record in a library catalog
- Explain the main access points in a library catalog
- Explain what Library of Congress Subject Headings are and why they are used
- Explain the difference between searching the HELIN library catalog by "Word"
and by "Subject"
To prepare for the exam you should: