OSAT OSAT Library Media 2

Question 1

A library media specialist wants to teach students to evaluate websites for credibility. Which framework is MOST commonly used for this purpose?

Accepted Answer

The CRAAP Test (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose)

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The Big6 Research Model

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The KWL Chart method

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The AASL Shared Foundations framework

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?

Accepted Answer

The Big6 Research Model

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The Pathfinder Model

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The REACTS Taxonomy

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The Super3 Framework

Question 3

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services allow a library to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Borrow materials from other libraries on behalf of a patron who cannot find an item locally

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Share its entire digital catalog with neighboring school districts at no cost

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Provide patrons unlimited access to all licensed e-book databases

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Transfer overdue accounts between library branches within the same district

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:

Accepted Answer

Integrated library instruction

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Fixed scheduling

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Flexible access programming

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Bibliographic instruction

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?

Accepted Answer

Library of Congress Classification (LCC)

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Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)

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Bliss Bibliographic Classification (BC)

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Colon Classification (CC)

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?

Accepted Answer

Ask the parent to submit a formal reconsideration request form per district policy

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Remove the book immediately to avoid conflict with the parent

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Refer the complaint to the school board without further review

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Relocate the book to a restricted section accessible only with parental permission

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?

Accepted Answer

Finding aid

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Annotated bibliography

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Subject heading list

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Pathfinder