Ways of Gathering Information

It is the principal medium for communicating the results and conclusions of a scientific inquiry.

• primary literature  

• secondary literature 

• tertiary literature

• scientific literature

It refers to original research and new studies that contain firsthand information about a certain topic.

• primary literature  

• secondary literature

• tertiary literature

• scientific literature

This kind of literature holds information that, while authentic, is farthest from the source.

• primary literature 

• secondary literature

• tertiary literature

• scientific literature

They are the broadest reading materials; they cover every knowledge available. Examples of which are almanacs, atlases, dictionaries, and encyclopedia.

• general references  

• scholarly books 

• scientific journal

• gray literature

These are highly specialized books or treaties containing detailed and thoroughly documented studies and papers, focusing on a single topic in a particular field.

• scholarly books

• monographs

• review articles

• scientific journals

It is an exclusive property right of an invention given to its inventor.

• patent

• property rights

• license

• copyright

These are literatures that are not published and distributed in the usual manner. Examples are theses and dissertations.

• scholarly articles

• gray literature

• monographs

• scientific journal

Which of the following is NOT a traditional way of getting information?

• surfing the net

• using almanacs and atlases

• reading published scientific journal

• using gray literature

It is the most well-known technique in obtaining information from the Internet.

• search engines

• google

• URL

• browser

Which of the following is NOT an academic search engine?

• BASE

• DOAJ

• Google

• ResearchGate