Begin Research: Quiz: Test Yourself

1) Other than avoiding plagiarism, why is it important to cite sources accurately?

To acknowledge the research of scholars who made your work possible..

To establish credibility of your research.

To connect your research to the work of other scholars.

All of the above

2) What can be a problem when relying on online citation tools?

They may not form the citation correctly.

They are too expensive.

Information from the online catalog or from an online database can export incorrectly.

Both A and C

3) What information is missing from the citation of this journal article?
Alipour, A., Shafei, B., & Shinozuka, M. (2011). Performance evaluation of deteriorating highway bridges located in high seismic areas. 6(5), 596-611. Retrieved from http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/

Title of article

Volume and Issue number

Title of journal

Nothing is missing

4) When citing a source that you retrieve online, all you need is a DOI or a URL.

True

False

5) Which information sources are best to use for your research assignment?

Scholarly books and articles

Blogs and website articles

Any article as long as it comes from Google Scholar

All of the above

6) What information is missing from the citation of this book chapter?
Harris, Muriel. "Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant Writers." A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers One to One, edited by Ben Rafoth, 2000, pp. 24-34.

Title of book

Title of chapter

Page numbers of chapter

Publisher