Infoskills Module A

Question 1

What sources are intended for readers who do not have specialist knowledge of the subject?

Answer 1

Popular sources

Question 2

What sources are written by and for professionals or practitioners in a particular field or industry (e.g., medical doctors or business executives)?

Answer 2

Professional / trade sources

Question 3

What sources are written by scholars who are experts in a particular field of study and serve to keep other scholars in that field up to date on the most recent?

Answer 3

Scholarly / academic sources

Question 4

What type of sources has many ads – typically for retail products, and sponsored content?

Answer 4

Popular sources

Question 5

What type of sources has Ads – often related to the profession or industry

Answer 5

Professional sources

Question 6

What type of sources has no or very little advertising?

Answer 6

Scholarly / academic sources

Question 7

What type of sources: Slick design, journalists, (freelance) writers etc. a large general public, a language that is easy to understand and a purpose to inform or entertain the reader, sell products and/ or promote a viewpoint.

Answer 7

Popular sources

Question 8

What type of sources: Slick design, professionals (inc. journalists) with experience, for specialists and professionals, specialist language but not too complicated. Purpose is to provide practical information for professionals, promote education an d skills within the profession.

Answer 8

Professional sources

Question 9

What type of sources: Plain, serious appearance, may include charts, graphs or tables. Written by scholars or acad. researchers and typically working at a university. For scholars and students, formal terminology from a certain academic field. Purpose is to inform and report on research done by scholars.

Answer 9

Scholarly / academic sources

Question 10

From what publishers do traditionally published sources come from?

Answer 10

Commercial or academical publishers

Question 11

What 3 points makes a source scholarly?

Answer 11

1.Authors listed with credentials/degrees and places of employment 2.the language is advanced and specialized 3.the citation refers to the origins of information and ideas

Question 12

What kind of article types are there for scholarly journals (*5)?

Answer 12

Theoretical articles, research articles (empirical articles), review articles, case studies, book reviews

Question 13

What is a theoretical article?

Answer 13

Present new or alternative way of thinking about a subject or synthesize advances and ideas into new theory

Question 14

What kind of article type reports of new research?

Answer 14

Research article (empirical articles)

Question 15

What is a review article?

Answer 15

Summarize current state of knowledge about a research topic

Question 16

What kind of article type studies an individual event or phenomenon?

Answer 16

Case studies

Question 17

What is a book review?

Answer 17

Short articles that provide insight and opinion on published scholar books

Question 18

What is the structure of a scholarly article?

Answer 18

1. Article title 2. Abstract (summary and key points discussed). 3. Introduction or literature review 4. Article text/body - method and results for research articles 5. Discussion 6. Conclusion (may be part of discussion) 7. References

Question 19

What happens to an article to improve its quality before publishing?

Answer 19

Peer reviews by experts in the field

Question 20

What kind of books are not peer reviewed, and written for an expert audience and intended to share research findings?

Answer 20

Monographs, edited books, conference proceedings an textbooks

Question 21

What reference works are used to quickly get authoritative facts or information on a subject?

Answer 21

Dictionaries, general encyclopedias, subject encyclopedias, handbooks

Question 22

Is this the description of a scholarly book or scholarly article?

Answer 22

Narrower detailed information on some particular aspect of a topic, but not much historical overview. Quality checked during peer review process, more current, they take less time to write and publish. They are typically from 10 to 30 pages.

Question 23

Is this the description of a scholarly book or scholarly article?

Answer 23

Overview of a topic (in-depth analysis) with a broader historical perspective. Quality checked by editors (subject experts working for an academic publisher), less current, and on average 200-300 pages.

Question 24

How do you call literature which’ information is produced outside of traditional publishing and distribution channels, and can include reports, policy literature, working papers, newsletters, government documents, speeches, white papers, urban plans, and so on.

Answer 24

Grey literature

Question 25

What are the CRAAP questions? to determine that you’re dealing with a credible source?

Answer 25

Currency, Relevance, Authority Accuracy, Purpose

Question 26

What are Popular grey literature examples?

Answer 26

News sites, factsheets, reports, podcasts, social media, wikipedia

Question 27

What are Scholarly grey literature examples?

Answer 27

Working papers research reports, conference papers, academic blogs, academic podcasts

Question 28

What are Professional grey literature examples?

Answer 28

profession specific websites, professional blogs, professional podcasts, annual reports, industry reports, industry blogs