YorSearch quiz
You will need to use the library catalogue, YorSearch, to find books and other resources to support your academic studies.
The link below will open YorSearch in another tab or window of your browser. Use YorSearch to answer the questions that follow.
Click on the blue box that corresponds to the right answer for each of the following questions. Select the arrow below for the first question:
Using the catalogue to look up the location of a book
The easiest way to find a known book in YorSearch is to search for the author's surname and a few distinctive words from the title.
You may find it useful to apply "Availability", "Resource Type", or "Library" filters from the right-hand side-bar to help limit your search to relevant items.
Question 1
What is the shelf location of "Funology: from usability to enjoyment" by Mark A. Blythe?
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A 70 SMI |
B 9.2 BLY |
MA 102.71 COM |
That's not the right answer
Once we click to view the "2 versions of this record" that exist, the Shelf Location is given as:
University Library Morrell - Ordinary B 9.2 BLY
...in other words, it is in the Morrell Library, shelved at 9.2 BLY among the ordinary-sized books in the "B" section (i.e. Psychology; 1st floor).
Yes, that's the right answer!
Once we click to view the "2 versions of this record" that exist, the Shelf Location is given as:
University Library Morrell - Ordinary B 9.2 BLY
...in other words, it is in the Morrell Library, shelved at 9.2 BLY among the ordinary-sized books in the "B" section (i.e. Psychology; 1st floor).
Question 2
Is the book "A theory of fun for game design" by Ralph Koster available electronically?
That's not the right answer
Links to electronic texts are found by clicking the "View It" button which only appears when an electronic text is available.
Yes, that's the right answer!
Links to electronic texts are found by clicking the "Electronic resource" button which only appears when an electronic text is available.
Using the catalogue to access a journal
Journals are indexed in the YorSearch Library catalogue, as are most journal articles. If you can't find a journal article from its title, you may need to find the journal itself and then browse the journal's website for the article.
Question 3
Who are the authors of the article titled ‘Blood, sweat, and the influence of others’ in the e-journal Psychology of Sport and Exercise, volume 15, issue 5, September 2014, pp. 491-497?
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Nicola Clarke
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Chris Harwood |
Jed Jacobson
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Lelan Matthaeus |
Carly Priebe
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Kevin Spink |
That's not the right answer
A search for the article title gives us what we're after.
You can choose to either download the PDF directly, or visit the publisher's webpage ('Full text available').
Yes, that's the right answer!
A search for the article title gives us what we're after.
You can choose to either download the PDF directly, or visit the publisher's webpage ('Full text available').
Question 4
Do we have electronic access to volume 20 (2005) of the journal Fungal Diversity?
That's not the right answer
Selecting the title of any search result shows more details. In this case, two links are given to view online: one for the date range 1998-2009, and the other for 2010 onwards, so yes, we have electronic access.
Yes, that's the right answer!
Selecting the title of any search result shows more details. In this case, two links are given to view online: one for the date range 1998-2009, and the other for 2010 onwards, so yes, we have electronic access.
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