INFo.literacy. University of the People ENG 1101

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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND LEGAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF ARTS
INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS UNIT
END OF SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS 2014/2015 ACADEMIC YEAR
COURSE: INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS (ILT 101)
DATE: 6TH MAY, 2015. DURATION: 1:30 HRS.
INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER THREE (3) QUESTIONS.
ONE (1) QUESTION FROM EACH SECTION.
SECTION A (20 Marks)
1.
a. Define Information Literacy. 2 marks
b. List five (5) services of an academic library. 5 marks
c. List three (3) functions of a National library. 3 marks
d. List five (5) advantages of traditional libraries. 5 Marks
e. List five (5) disadvantages of digital libraries. 5 marks
2.
a. Give two (2) examples of directional tools in a library. 2 Marks
b. List two (2) ways of arranging information in reference materials. 2 Marks
c. Write down two (2) characteristics of reference materials. 4 Marks
d. Write down three (3) uses of an encyclopaedia. 6 marks
e. What is a periodical? 2 Marks
f. Give four (4) examples of periodicals. 4 Marks
3.
a. What are the two (2) major ways of citing your sources within a text? Illustrate your answer with an
example for each one. 4 Marks
b. What are the three (3) “exclusive rights” the creator of an original work enjoys under the copyright law? 6
Marks
c. State any two (2) reasons why library materials are catalogued? 4 Marks
d. What is plagiarism and how would you avoid it? 4 Marks
e. For how long will a creator of work enjoy “exclusive right” under the copyright law in Ghana? 2 Marks
4.
a. Using the APA citation style, write a reference for the following bibliographic information: The title of the
book is “ Introduction to Educational Psychology ”, written by Arnold K Nayak and Victor K Rao, and published in
2004 by A.P.H Publishing Corporation, in New Delhi. 6 Marks
b. Mention in full the two major citation styles you were taught and the disciplines associated with them? 4
Marks