Question 1

Match between columns
                        Premises: Number of Web sites on this topic.
Web site URL.
Title of Web site.
Other subjects under which this site is indexed.
The topic you selected.
Annotation.
Subject guide's internal information

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Question 2

What are annotations and how do they increase the usefulness of subject guides?

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Question 3

What are evaluative criteria?

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Question 4

What are trailblazer Web pages and how can you use them?

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Question 5

Subject guides organize links to Web sites in a ranked order called a(n) ___________.
A) annotation
B) hierarchy
C) ladder
D) tree

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Subject guides typically organize links in a hierarchical structure, with broader categories at the top and more specific subcategories beneath them. This allows users to quickly navigate to the specific information they need, rather than sifting through unrelated content.

Question 6

List the standard criteria used to evaluate Web sites or pages.

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Question 7

____________ pages are created by scholars, experts, and organizations who seek to organize and provide links to better Web sites in their field.
A) Trailblazer
B) Companion
C) Search
D) List

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Question 8

List three ways that subject guides might provide access to information.

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Question 9

What are specialized search engines?

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Question 10

What are the characteristics of a distributed subject guide?

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Question 11

List three ways to navigate through a subject guide.

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Question 12

Comment on the relative size of subject guides and how pages are selected for inclusion in them.

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Question 13

Clicking through the hierarchically arranged topics in a subject guide is called "______________".
A) digging
B) searching
C) checking
D) drilling down

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"Drilling down" is a commonly used term for navigating through hierarchically arranged topics in a subject guide or database.

Question 14

Why do many subject guides provide a local search engine and how do these local search engines work?

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Question 15

What is meant by browsing a subject guide?

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Question 16

How are most subject guides organized?

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Question 17

Explain why you would use a specialized search engine instead of a subject guide or standard search engine.

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Quiz 3: Browsing Subject Guides

Match the following items from a subject guide s results display to their proper descriptions below.