Excercise no. 5

1) can you identify the library website,OPAC, library database?(define)

Library website: It is an online library. It can contain databases, e-books and journals.
OPAC: An `Online Public Access Catalog` or `OPAC` (aka `iPAC` for Internet/Intranet Public Access Catalogue) is a computerized online catalog of the materials held in a library, or library system. The library staff and the public can usually access it at computers within the library, or from home
Library database:  It is a library of databases which can be bibliographic of full text.
 It is also a collection of data or file of information in a form accessible by computer or indexed in machine readable form. In a sense, a database is a computerized library in which individual records can be retrieved.

2) List 5 PDF files of articles you search from google(article titles)

REAPPRAISING PHILIPPINE HISTORY

History Of The Internet-English

Thai History.pdf - Thai History

Introduction to Library Metrics

7 Things You Should Know About Blogs

  


3) what is an abstract?

An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline, and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose. When used, an abstract always appears at the beginning of a manuscript, acting as the point-of-entry for any given scientific paper or patent application. Abstraction and indexing services are available for a number of academic disciplines, aimed at compiling a body of literature for that particular subject.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_(summary)

4) what is a full text article?

In computerized databases, the complete article rather than just a citation or abstract. In LIAS databases, move from the record screen to the full text of an article by entering the command DIT. A full-text article in LIAS can be printed, sent to your email address, or saved to disk.


5) what is your search techniques when you're doing your homework or assignment?

- I go to different search engines such as, google,yahoo, yahoo answers, altavista and clusty. but i prefer google more. my technique is make my keyword simplier and more understandable for better results.

Reference sources:

1) Where can you find information about Nobel Prize? Who get the nobel prize?
-I found the information of the nobel prize 2009 in the WIKIPEDIA.
-Barack Obama was one of the awardees

The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to U.S. President Barack Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the award on October 9, 2009, citing Obama's promotion of nuclear nonproliferation and a "new climate" in international relations fostered by Obama, especially in reaching out to the Muslim world.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Nobel_Peace_Prize




2) Go to Encyclopedia online at http://library.spu.ac.th search for the history of automobiles or computer. Summarize the information you get.

The history of the automobile begins as early as 1769, with the creation of steam-powered automobiles capable of human transport In 1806, the first cars powered by internal combustion engines running on fuel gas appeared, which led to the introduction in 1885 of the ubiquitous modern gasoline- or petrol-fueled internal combustion engine. Cars powered by electricity briefly appeared at the turn of the 20th century but largely disappeared from commonality until the turn of the 21st century, when interest in low- and zero-emissions transportation was reignited. As such, the early history of the automobile can be divided into a number of eras based on the prevalent method of automotive propulsion during that time. Later periods were defined by trends in exterior styling and size and utility preferences.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_automobile

http://library.spu.ac.th (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)


3) What is the difference between general book and reference book?
-General book is just a book in a library which more likely to be text books that has no specific facts or information while in reference books, these books including dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical dictionaries, directories, atlas gazeteer,yearbook,almanac,handbooks and bibliographies have specific and factual informations. Reference books provide a lot more information.


4) When do you need to search information from the reference collection?
 - it is when you need more factual and specific answer to your research.




5) What type of reference collection that you like to use most? and why? 
-Encyclopedia. Because for me, if you want understand more about something, encyclopedia gives it all. gives more information for you to understand better.

                                                BOOKS..

 Communication Arts     
-H 62 ป149ก

Flectric power system desing program for hotel

-EEN 1008 ธ694ป 2543

  

G-math
-QA 107 น619จ 2544

Science education in Thailand
-วพ Q 181 พ757ก 2544

English For Math

-PE 1116 อ723อ 2536

DATABASE ONLINE:

Statistics and data analysis in geology

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Call#: QE 48.8 D38S 1986

Guinness world records 2008
Call#: AG 243 G84 2008

The logic of life : uncovering the new economics of everything
Call#:  HB 172.5 H37L 2008

Essentials of marketing research : an applied orientation
Call#: HF 5415.2 M34E 2008

Barron's GRE graduate record examination


Call#: LB 2367.4 G74B 2008



                                            JOURNALS:

Action asia
Call No.: SA001

The 100 Show : the nineteenth annual of the American Center for Design
Call No.: NC 997.A4 D38S 1999

The ... ASTD distance learning yearbook
Call No.:LC 5800.A88 M36A 2001

GH Bank housing journal
Call No.: SE108152

Go play magazie

Call No.: SE108755

My experience in using the library:

-Nowadays, since internet computer is booming, people who use the library decreases, like me. Though library is more important, i still choose to browse the internet for some research because for me, i have experiences in library which just consumed a lot of my time.