This document contains a sample question bank that could be used for a post-session evaluation. It includes questions about finding materials in a library catalog, identifying scholarly vs. popular sources, defining key terms, and soliciting feedback on what was learned and could be improved about the session.

1. Sample Question Bank
Use the catalog (considerusingyourlocation-specificcatalogtitle forpost-sessionquestion) tofinda
bookthat mightbe good foryour annotatedbibliography.Listthe book’stitleandcall number.
Use the catalog (considerusing yourlocation-specificcatalogtitle forpost-sessionquestion) tosearch
for the book____TITLE____. What’sthe book’scall number?
Name one of the articlesdatabasesthatwe reviewed.Listthe full title.
List twothingsthat youshouldconsiderwhendeterminingif anarticle iscredible.
Please checkall answersthatapply.Inalmostall cases,a scholarlyarticle will…
 Be lengthy—5pagesormore.
 Have an author or authorswho are expertsinthe subjectarea(ratherthan beingreporters).
 Be writtentobe of general interesttoall readers.
 Relate toan academicstudyor research.
 Have a lotof glossyadvertisementsandglossyphotos.
Is thisa scholarlyor popularsource?(Give themasource to assess.)
Define “empirical”inone sentence.
Define “peerreview”inone sentence.
What isthe mosthelpful ormeaningful thingyoulearnedduringthissession?
What questionsremainuppermostinyourmind?
Please listone thingthatyoustill donotunderstand.If youwouldlike alibrariantocontact youfor help,
please includeyouremail address(butrememberthatyourcommentswill nolongerbe anonymous).
If you couldchange somethingaboutthissession,whatwoulditbe?