Question 1

Portals or vortals are sometimes considered a type of specialized search engine.

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Portals or vortals are websites that provide a range of information and services such as email, news, weather, and more in addition to search engine functionality. As such, they are considered a type of specialized search engine.

Question 2

____________________ make subject guides the tools of choice for many researchers.

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Question 3

When you find a good reference sites, add them to your browser's Favorites or Bookmarks file for easy access.

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This is a common and helpful practice for saving and organizing frequently used websites.

Question 4

Because distributed subject guides have many contributors working independently, each with varying levels of expertise and resources, distributed subject guides tend to have an uneven quality and a lack of standardization.

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Because distributed subject guides have many contributors working independently, each with varying levels of expertise and resources, it can lead to inconsistencies in quality and standardization.

Question 5

____________________ are summaries or reviews of the contents of a Web page, written by the subject guide contributors, usually experts in the field.

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The answer of ____________________ are summaries or reviews of the...

Question 6

Specialized search engines are available for a wide variety of topics.

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Specialized search engines are specifically designed to cater to specific topics or industries, such as medical search engines or job search engines.

Question 7

In a subject guide, if the path you drill down doesn't yield the results you need, navigate back and try another path.

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If the path you drill down doesn't yield the results you need, navigate back and try another path in a subject guide.

Question 8

A(n) ____________________ is a ranked order.

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The answer of A(n) ____________________ is a ranked order....

Question 9

____________________ are great time-savers, as they provide expert previews of sites for you.

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The answer of ____________________ are great time-savers, as they provide...

Question 10

Subject guides are relatively large, which is an advantage.

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Subject guides are typically concise and focused, designed to provide targeted information and resources, making them more user-friendly and accessible rather than being large and potentially overwhelming.

Question 11

You navigate or browse a subject guide primarily by "drilling down."

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Subject guides typically have a hierarchical structure and users navigate by selecting broad categories and then drilling down into more specific subcategories until they find the information they need.

Question 12

Portals originated in the education sector.

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Portals, as a concept of providing access to various resources through a single entry point, originated in the technology and internet sectors, not specifically within education. They were developed to simplify access to diverse information and services available on the internet.

Question 13

Two tools that focus on the same narrow area are exactly alike.

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Even tools that focus on the same narrow area may have differences in features, capabilities, user interface, pricing, and other aspects that make them distinct from each other.

Question 14

By clicking your way through the hierarchy of topics, from the most general to the most ____________________, you see which sites were deemed best by the guide's contributors.

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The answer of By clicking your way through the hierarchy...

Question 15

____________________ subject guides are created by a variety of contributors who work somewhat independently on a subtopic of a main topic, and are maintained on more than one computer.

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The answer of ____________________ subject guides are created by a...

Question 16

A subject guide might provide its lists of topics arranged in multiple ways, such as listing topics alphabetically, geographically, chronologically, or by the Dewey Decimal subject classification system.

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A subject guide may include lists of topics arranged in various ways including alphabetically, geographically, chronologically, or by subject classification system such as the Dewey Decimal system.

Question 17

Most subject guides' engines still search only their hand-selected indexes.

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Most subject guides have limited search capabilities and only search within a pre-selected index or collection of resources, rather than searching the entire web or a broader range of databases.

Question 18

You navigate or browse a subject guide primarily by "____________________."

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The answer of You navigate or browse a subject guide...

Question 19

Item 1 in the accompanying figure points to the ____________________ path.

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The answer of  Item 1 in the accompanying figure...

Question 20

Sometimes library Web pages that list resources in a subject area provide links to specialized search engines.

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This statement is true. Library Web pages often provide links to specialized search engines that focus on a specific subject area or type of information. These specialized search engines can be helpful for finding more targeted and relevant results.

Quiz 3: Finding Specialty Information