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Which of the following is the correctway to truncate a search word?Combining search words with “and,” “or,” or “not” EN3300 students: 25%Using the * or ! symbol in place of the last fewletters of the word ND0101 students: 6% EN3300 students: 8%None of the above ND0101 students: 26%Don’t know ND0101 students: 43% EN3300 students: 43%When asked which of the following was the correct way totruncate a search word, 6% of the ND0101 students correctly indicated“using the * or ! in place of the last few letters of the word,” but manynew students (26%) incorrectly indicated “none of the above” while 43%indicated they did not know. Among the Advanced Compositionstudents, 8% selected the correct response, while more students (25%)incorrectly indicated “combining search words with ‘and,’ ‘or,’ or ‘not’”and 43% indicated they did not know.It appears that many of the Advanced Composition studentsconfused the concepts of Boolean connectors with truncation. Andmany students do not seem to know what the word “truncate” means orhow to do it in an online environment.The ability to effectively use Boolean connectors and totruncate searches is not unique to library research. Other disciplinesemploy online databases where these search strategies are needed.20
Identify the following type of item:Jorgenson, Lars W. “ReinterpretingNavajo Rites.” Navajo Culture 6 (1946):469-78.Portion of a bookND0101 students: 61%EN3300 students: 58%The survey listed several citations and studentswere asked to identify the type of source it was, whether anentire book, a journal article, or a portion of a book. 61% of theND0101 students and 58% of the Advanced Compositionstudents incorrectly identified the journal article citation as aportion of a book.21
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