Advanced Library Training Pre-training

1.        Have you had the BLT (Basic Library training) here at FGCU?

a.        Yes, I did it online

b.       I had the training as part of my ________________ class.

c.        No, I have not done the training, but feel comfortable with basic library use

d.       No, I have not done the training, and am unsure of how to use the basic library resources

2.  How would you rate your information literacy skills in the following areas?

                a.  Use of FGCU library catalog online:

                                Barely adequate   Fair         Good      Very Good             Outstanding

b.  Use of FGCU Electronic resources:

                                Barely adequate   Fair         Good      Very Good             Outstanding

3.  What is an “Online Database”?

4.  What makes the online databases that FGCU has different from “Google” or other similar search engines?

5.  Do you know how many databases the library has access to?

6.  What is the difference between a “full-text” database, a citation only database and a citation/abstract database?

7.  How might you choose which databases to search?

8.  What do you do if your search results in a citation and abstract without full text?

9.  Do you know how to request an interlibrary loan?

YES               SOMEWHAT                            NOT REALLY

10.  Explain the major differences between databases like EbscoHost, Proquest and Lexis-Nexis versus Cambridge Scientific Abstracts and PubMed?

11.  Would you use Pub med as a resource for your topic? Why or why not?

12.  Would you use Cambridge Scientific Abstracts for your topic? Why or why not?

13.  If your search is not yielding appropriate results, what resources might you use to refine your search?

14.  What did you think your information literacy is?

                Barely adequate

                Fair

                Good

                Very Good

                Outstanding

15.  How often do you use the library services (webpage or in person)?

                __ Never, I’m new here

                __Never, I’ve had no need to yet

                __Less than 5 times total

                __At least three times a semester

                __Monthly

                __Weekly

                __More than 3 times a week

16.  List the names of the FGCU library staff you know.

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