Exam 3: Browsing Subject Guides

A site map is a(n) _______ to the pages on a site.

____________________ subject guides are created by a variety of editors working somewhat independently.

What are the characteristics of a distributed subject guide?

The way a Web site is ____________________ is often almost as important as its contents.

A(n) ____________________ map is an index of a Web site.

____________________ are carefully written summaries or reviews of the contents of a Web page often included in subject guides.

Trailblazer pages are Web pages that provide links to many or all aspects of a certain topic.

List three ways that subject guides might provide access to information.

A subject guide's ______ contains only the annotations, keywords, and subject headings assigned to the selected Web pages.

A(n)____________________ is a ranked order.

The Dewey Decimal System is a subject classification system used by many libraries to organize how the books are shelved.

A(n) ____________________ search engine has some characteristics of a regular search engine as well as some of a subject guide.

What are trailblazer Web pages and how can you use them?

A specialized search engine acts like a normal search engine in that it allows Boolean searching, but also resembles a subject guide in that it's limited in scope by subject.

Check other online or printed information on a topic to validate the site's _____________.

You can establish a Web site's materials' __________ by knowing the author's name and qualifications.

The most efficient search queries at a subject guide's local search engine are complex queries using many keywords and phrases.

Explain why you would use a specialized search engine instead of a subject guide or standard search engine.

Organization is one criteria you can use to evaluate a Web page.

What are specialized search engines?