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)

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

The Big6 Research Model

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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:

Accepted Answer

Integrated library instruction

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Library of Congress Classification (LCC)

Answer

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.

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