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Try out these questions to see if you have understood Trek 8: Evaluating Resources.


1. Which publications would be more relevant to use for the following topic?

"Discuss the implications for businesses of electronic banking."

  A book:- Computers and Banking, published in 1980.
  A book:- Electronic Finance: a new approach to financial sector development, published in 2002.
  'Customers may be liable for online fraud in UK banks' 2006, Secured Lender, vol.62, no.5, p.98.


2. Which of the following sources would you not use for the following topic:

"What is the current professional evidence on the relationship between diet and cancer risk?"

  Ed Pastore's web page-: Dead Animal Flesh and Food!, dated 1998-1999.
  A book:- Fundamentals of Cancer Prevention, New York, Springer, 2005.
  'Penciling in a possible diet/cancer connection', Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter, vol.23, no.6, 2005, pp.1-2.


3. Which of the following sources would not be directly relevant to this topic?

"Does violence on television affect children? Refer to Australian studies published during the last 10 years".

  Johnson, J. 1996, Bullies and Gangs, London, Franklin Watts.
  A video:- Violence on the Screen, Sydney, Video Education Australasia, 1998.
  Toys,Triggers and Telecommunication: Violence and Youth in the 2000's. Melb., Gun Control Australia, 2000.


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