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j.rubin

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Why would a nurse researcher choose to use multiple online fee-based databases such as CINAHL and MEDLINE?
 
  a. The charges for these services are minimal.
  b. Databases are updated weekly or monthly.
  c. An independent professional critique of each work accompanies the full text.
  d. The service provides translations to English of articles written in other languages.

Question 2

Which of these factors limits the usefulness of the World Wide Web as a source of information for research consumers?
 
  a. Downloading from the Web can be a slow process.
  b. Nontext capabilities reduce the professionalism of presentations.
  c. There is little quality control over the information on many websites.
  d. Much of the available information is too technical to be understood by the casual reader.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

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A Libraries pay for database use through subscriptions.
B Databases are updated monthly or weekly.
C Critiques do not necessarily accompany full texts of all citations.
D Translations are not provided; citations may be excluded by specifying the preferred language.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

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A Downloading is often a rapid process.
B This is not an accurate statement about the professionalism of presentations and nontext capabilities.
C Many sources are not data based and primary sources. It is not always evident which sources are data based and which are not.
D Much information on the Web is comprehensible to the casual reader.



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