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July 27, 2007

Information Literacy Game

University of North Carolina Greensboro librarians Scott Rice and Amy Harris are the co-creators of the Information Literacy Game. The free board game has questions about APA and MLA citation style, evaluating and finding sources, and investigating web sites. One to four players can play at a time and students can email their scores to instructors.

Those who are more intrepid can also modify all aspects of the game including questions and game pieces. The xml question files, css, html, & javascript source files are available for modification.

Here are just a few sample questions from the game.

Which is the proper format for a parenthetical citation in APA style?
a) (Smith, 24)
b) (Smith 24)
c) (Smith 2004)
d) (Smith, 2004)

The answer is d, Unlike MLA style, the parenthetical citation has the year, not the page number.

Which is the correct way to cite two authors in an APA works cited page?
a) Smith, Robin, & Dan Davis
b) Smith, R., and D. Davis
c) Smith, R. & Davis, D.
d) Robin Smith and Dan Davis

The answer is c, If you have the authors’ middle initial, you should include that as well.

A scholarly article has:
a) Lots of pictures
b) Lengthy interviews
c) Cited sources
d) Advertisements

The answer is c.

Which search would you use in an article database to find articles about weight gain by first-year students?

a) Weight gain or First-year students
b) Weight gain first-year students
c) Weight gain and First-year students
d) Weight gain not first-year students

The answer is c, and is the appropriate search connector or Boolean term

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