7. Check your knowledge

All the answers to the quiz questions can be found in this module.

Your response data will not be gathered if you answer the questions below. Take a screenshot of Your result at the end of the quiz if you are required to show you have completed it.

If you are required to get a certificate with your name, take this version of the Information Essentials quiz (requires a UQ login).

Note for Teaching staff: You can download and embed both the module and H5P quiz in their courses.

Module summary

 What is information?

• Information is part of a hierarchy with data and knowledge.
• One way of thinking about information is as data with added meaning.

 Types of information

• Common sources of information include books, journals, newspapers and websites.
• Peer reviewed journals are an excellent place to look for authoritative information.
• You may need to use special types of information for your assignments. The Library has guides to help you find these.

 Finding information

• Planning a search strategy will help you to find the best information for your assignment.
• Library Search provides access to our resources and is a great place to start.
• Databases are more subject specific and allow for very advanced searches.

 Searching the internet

• Internet search engines curate the results that you get back, so treat them with care.
• Just because information is freely available on the internet doesn’t mean that it’s of less quality.
• Open access journals are often peer reviewed and freely available.

 Evaluating information

• There are a lot of ways to tell whether information is reliable.
• You can use the CRAAP method as a quick reminder of key qualities.

 Fake news, facts and data

• Alternative facts aren’t facts.
• Fake news isn’t a new phenomenon but can still be hard to spot.
• Be careful when reading about or using statistics – are you getting the full picture?