OSAT OSAT Library Media 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A library media specialist wants to teach students to evaluate websites for credibility. Which framework is MOST commonly used for this purpose?
- The Big6 Research Model
- The CRAAP Test (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose) (Correct answer)
- The KWL Chart method
- The AASL Shared Foundations framework
Correct answer: The CRAAP Test (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose)
The CRAAP Test provides students with five concrete criteria — Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose — to systematically evaluate web sources.
Question 2: Which research process model, developed by Michael Eisenberg and Robert Berkowitz, breaks the research process into six sequential stages including Task Definition and Information Seeking Strategies?
- The Pathfinder Model
- The REACTS Taxonomy
- The Big6 Research Model (Correct answer)
- The Super3 Framework
Correct answer: The Big6 Research Model
The Big6 is a widely used information literacy framework with six stages: Task Definition, Information Seeking Strategies, Location and Access, Use of Information, Synthesis, and Evaluation.
Question 3: Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services allow a library to do which of the following?
- Borrow materials from other libraries on behalf of a patron who cannot find an item locally (Correct answer)
- Share its entire digital catalog with neighboring school districts at no cost
- Provide patrons unlimited access to all licensed e-book databases
- Transfer overdue accounts between library branches within the same district
Correct answer: Borrow materials from other libraries on behalf of a patron who cannot find an item locally
Interlibrary Loan enables a library to request and borrow materials from another participating library when the item is unavailable in the local collection.
Question 4: When a school library media specialist collaborates with a classroom teacher to co-teach an information literacy lesson, this practice is BEST described as:
- Fixed scheduling
- Integrated library instruction (Correct answer)
- Flexible access programming
- Bibliographic instruction
Correct answer: Integrated library instruction
Integrated library instruction occurs when the school librarian partners with teachers to embed information literacy skills directly into curriculum units.
Question 5: Which cataloging system is used by most academic and public libraries in the United States as an alternative to the Dewey Decimal system?
- Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)
- Library of Congress Classification (LCC) (Correct answer)
- Bliss Bibliographic Classification (BC)
- Colon Classification (CC)
Correct answer: Library of Congress Classification (LCC)
The Library of Congress Classification system uses a combination of letters and numbers and is the standard system used by most U.S. academic and many public libraries.
Question 6: A library media specialist receives a complaint from a parent requesting that a novel be removed from the school library because of its mature themes. What is the MOST appropriate first step?
- Remove the book immediately to avoid conflict with the parent
- Refer the complaint to the school board without further review
- Ask the parent to submit a formal reconsideration request form per district policy (Correct answer)
- Relocate the book to a restricted section accessible only with parental permission
Correct answer: Ask the parent to submit a formal reconsideration request form per district policy
District policies typically require a formal written reconsideration process before any challenged material is reviewed or removed, ensuring due process and intellectual freedom.
Question 7: Which term describes a finding aid in a library or archive that describes the contents and organization of a collection of primary source documents?
- Annotated bibliography
- Subject heading list
- Finding aid (Correct answer)
- Pathfinder
Correct answer: Finding aid
A finding aid is a document that describes the structure, content, and context of an archival collection, helping researchers locate specific materials within it.
OSAT OSAT Library Media 2
A library media specialist wants to teach students to evaluate websites for credibility.
Which framework is MOST commonly used for this purpose?