Quiz 2: Finding keywords

Here are some questions to test your understanding of Trek 2.

1. Which book would you choose if you need a detailed definition of "post-modernism" in literature.

The Chambers dictionary
Encyclopedia of contemporary literary theory
Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life

2. What is a thesaurus?

a collection of words arranged in lists or groups according to sense
a dictionary of synonyms (and sometimes antonyms)
a classified list of terms especially keywords, in a particular field, for use in indexing and information retrieval

3. Which search phrase should you use if you want to find a reference containing these three keywords?

"dryland agriculture" "water conservation" "Australia"

dryland agriculture OR water conservation OR Australia
dryland agriculture AND water conservation OR Australia
dryland agriculture AND water conservation AND Australia

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