Quiz 4A: Analysis of a Record from Ebscohost

Review the sample record below from "Ebschost Masterfile Premier". Use the information in the record to select the one best answer to each of the first five questions. Then, refer to previous sections to select the one most correct answer to each of the remaining questions. When you finish the quiz, click "Submit Answers" to send your answers.

  1. The title of the article in the Ebscohost record illustrated above is

    2. Your answer:
    Robert E. Scully and Eugene J. Mark
    Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital
    The New England Journal of Medicine
    Ataxia-- United States

  2. The author/s of the article is/are:

    3. Your answer:
    Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital
    Ataxia
    Robert E. Scully and Eugene J. Mark
    The New England Journal of Medicine

  3. The title of the journal containing the article is

    4. Your answer:
    Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital
    Ataxia-- United States
    The New England Journal of Medicine
    Robert E. Scully and Eugene J. Mark

  4. A subject of the article is

    5. Your answer:
    Ataxia-- United States
    The New England Journal of Medicine
    Robert E. Scully and Eugene J. Mark
    Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital

  5. The word “Source” on an "Ebscohost" records indicates

    6. Your answer:
    the library publisher
    the periodical containing the article
    a database conglomerate
    the article type

  6. "Ebscohost" is a web-based periodical index which

    7. Your answer:
    indexes newspapers only
    connects directly to the Biomedical Library
    connects only to the Santa Monica Public Library
    indexes over 2,700 periodicals

  7. Two major ways "Ebscohost" can be searched for articles on chosen topics include

    8. Your answer:
    print and OPAC
    computer and microfilm
    publisher and OPAC
    keyword and subject

  8. The "Ebscohost" database essentially contains information from periodicals, which means the articles usually come from

    9. Your answer:
    proceedings of microbiology conferences
    magazines, newspapers, and journals
    lottery contests, annually
    all readings from leading astrologers

  9. You can limit searches in "Ebscohost" to

    10. Your answer:
    SMC Library only
    a specific periodical used in the Ebscohost MasterFile database
    California only
    UCLA libraries only

  10. You can limit your "Ebscohost" search to scholarly journals by

    11. Your answer:
    typing in the term “OPAC”
    using your student password
    eliminating newspapers
    selecting the "Peer Reviewed" limiter where available

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