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Ins 113: Information Literacy Question Paper

Ins 113: Information Literacy

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Information Sciences

Institution: Moi University question papers

Exam Year:2013

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 SEMESTER 1
INS 113: INFORMATION LITERACY
[REGULAR EXAM]
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES TIME: 2 HRS 15 MINS
ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS
EACH QUESTION CARRIES 20 MARKS
1.What do you understand by the following concepts:
a.Information literacy
b.Searching skills
c.Referencing and citation
d.Information sources
e.Online public access catalogue (OPAC)
2.Identify and describe any ten characteristics commonly associated with an Information Literate person today.
3.To conduct successful searches, a researcher needs to use specific search tools. Identify any four search tools and explain how they are used to support your answer with examples.
4.Explain how you would go about carrying out research using any one named information Literacy Model.
5.Describe any five forms of plagiarism commonly commited by students today and explain five ways that students can avoid plagiarism.
6.You have been assigned a task “compare the level of information literacy competency amongst students in public and private universities in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi”.
a.Show with examples how you would use any five Boolean operators when searching for your information from the web
b.Explain any five factors you would consider when choosing a search engine to use.

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