Library Quiz: Metallurgy Skills

Where can you find peer-reviewed metallurgy journals in the library?

• General book collection

• Newspapers section

• Electronic databases and journal repositories

• Fiction section

What is the best resource for finding the latest metallurgy research papers?

• Google Scholar

• Wikipedia

• YouTube

• Social media posts

Which of the following Boolean operators helps you find sources that contain both "steel" and "corrosion"?

• OR

• AND

• NOT

• WITH

If you want to exclude articles on "aluminum" from your metallurgy search, which Boolean operator should you use?

• AND

• OR

• NOT

• INCLUDE

Which database is best for finding metallurgy and materials science research papers?

• IEEE Xplore

• ScienceDirect

• PubMed

• JSTOR

Which reference book is essential for metallurgy students studying metal properties?

• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

• ASM Handbook

• The Oxford English Dictionary

• Britannica Encyclopedia

Which of the following sources would be considered a primary source in metallurgy research?

• A textbook on materials science

• A research article on the mechanical properties of titanium alloys

• A Wikipedia entry on metal corrosion

• A newspaper article about steel production trends

Which citation style is commonly used in metallurgy and materials science research?

• APA

• MLA

• IEEE

• UJ Harvard or IEEE

Which of the following is an example of proper UJ Havard in-text citation?

• (Smith, 2020)

• [1]

• Smith (2020)

• (Smith et al., 2020)

Where can metallurgy students find Subject Specific Information in the Library Website?

• At the fiction section

• On the library website under "Research Tools"

• In the cafeteria

• On the Library Website under Engineering Libguide