Mind map

Mind map

A mind map is a diagram used to represent word, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to general, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid to studying and organizing information, solving problem, making decisions, and writing.

By presenting ideas in a radial, graphical, non-linear manner, mind maps encourage a brainstorm, approach to planning and organizational tasks. Though the branches of a mindmap represent hierarchical tree structures, their radial arrangement disrupts the prioritizing of concepts typically associated with hierarchies presented with more linear visual cues. This orientation towards brainstorming encourages users to enumerate and connect concepts without a tendency to begin within a particular conceptual framework.

Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map

Online Catalog and Databases

Online catalog and Database

1. Can you identify The library website , opac ,library databases? (define)
         :Library website : It's a website that allow you to access to any books in the library online
         :OPAC is Online Public Access Catalogue.  Using OPAC you will be able to find the information about the Library collection.  You can search the documents by entering author, title or keyword in the query line.
         : library databases : It 's an online resource that the library subscribes to that contains artical and information from print sources such as magazine, newspapers,journal, and reference book.

2.List 5 PDF files of articles you search from google?
       A: Strategic Content management.
          B: The look that says book
          C: Good help is hard to Find.
          D: apps vs the web
          E: No one nos: Learning to say no to Bad Ideas
          [PDF] Region, Nation, Frontiers
             [PDF] ANTARCTIC REGION        [PDF] Sacred Maya Flower
        [PDF] Share Together Book Drive2 
        [PDF] WESTERN UNIVERSITY
3. What is an Abstract?
           : is a brief summary of the most important points in a scientific paper. Abstracts enable professionals to stay current with the huge volume of scientific literature. Students have misconceptions about the nature of abstracts that may be described as the “table of contents” or “introduction” syndromes. There are several ways to tell if you’ve written an abstract or not.

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 techique (s) when you' doing your homework or assignment
          : I always use searching online - on Google website.

Source:http://employees.oneonta.edu/ebertjr/what_is_an_abstract.htm

Information process

 Information processing is the change (processing) of information in any manner detectable by an observer. As such, it is a process which describes everything which happens (changes) in the universe, from the falling of a rock (a change in position) to the printing of a text file from a digital computer system. In the latter case, an information processor is changing the form of presentation of that text file. Information processing may more specifically be defined in terms used by Claude E. Shannon as the conversion of latent information into manifest information[citation needed]. Latent and manifest information is defined through the terms of equivocation (remaining uncertainty, what value the sender has actually chosen), dissipation (uncertainty of the sender what the receiver has actually received) and transformation (saved effort of questioning - equivocation minus dissipation)[citation needed].




     Within the field of cognitive psychology, information processing is an approach to the goal of understanding human thinking. It arose in the 1940s and 1950s. The essence of the approach is to see cognition as being essentially computational in nature, with mind being the software and the brain being the hardware. The information processing approach in psychology is closely allied to cognitivism in psychology and functionalism in philosophy although the terms are not quite synonymous. Information processing may be sequential or parallel, either of which may be centralized or decentralized (distributed). The parallel distributed processing approach of the mid-1980s became popular under the name connectionism. In the early 1950s Friedrich Hayek was ahead of his time when he posited the idea of spontaneous order in the brain arising out of decentralized networks of simple units (neurons). However, Hayek is rarely cited in the literature of connectionism.

The information process


Steps in the process



Defining

What do I really want to find out?

What is my purpose?

Why do I need to find this out?

What are the key words and ideas of the task?

What do I need to do?







Locating

Where can I find the information I need?

What do I already know?

What do I still need to find out?

What sources and equipment can I use?







Selecting

What information do I really need to use?

What information can I leave out?

How relevant is the information I have found?

How credible is the information I have found?

How will I record the information I need?







Organising

How can I best use this information?

Have I enough information for my purpose?

Do I need to use all this information?

How can I best combine information from different sources?







Presenting

How can I present this information?

What will I do with this information?

With whom will I share this information?






Assessing

What did I learn from this ?

Did I fulfil my purpose?

How did I go? - with each step of the information process?

How did I go? - presenting the information?

Where do I go from here?

Source:http://www.neutralbay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/library/infoproc.htm

Knowledge Management

What is the management?

-Management in all business areas and organizational activities are the acts of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives efficiently and effectively. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing, and controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. Resourcing encompasses the deployment and manipulation of human resources, financial resources, technological resources, and natural resources.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management

What is Knowledge management?

- The newsource of wealth is knowledge and not labor, land or financial capital. It is the intengible, intellectual assets that much be managed.The key challenge of the knowlegde-based economy is to foster innovation.

Souce:http://www.moyak.com/.../knowledge-management-competitive-advantage.ppt

What is information system?

-is any combination of information technology and people's activities using that technology to support operations, management, and decision-making.In a very broad sense, the term information system is frequently used to refer to the interaction between people, algorithmic processes, data and technology. In this sense, the term is used to refer not only to the information and communication technology (ICT) an organization uses, but also to the way in which people interact with this technology in support of business processes.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_system

What are the component of information system?

-The main components of information systems are computer hardware and software, databases,

5 COMPONENTS OF INFORMATION SYSTEM:

1. IT i.e. hardware and software

2. Data/Information

3. Procedures/Policies

4. People

5. Purpose

6. Communication Networks

Source:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_major_components_of_an_information_system

Why do you need  apply the knowledge management process in our business?    

-Many organizations are now in the throes of implementing knowledge management strategies. However, like many other ground-breaking initiatives, success is often elusive. This workshop is primarily aimed at knowledge managers and knowledge management teams, taking them step by step through the key stages of the implementation of knowledge-based strategies. It is also beneficial for any senior manager, especially R&D, marketing, and business development manager, who wants to use better knowledge management as a key to improved business performance.

Source:http://www.skyrme.com/services/kmpract.htm

15 November 2010 : Go to school library

Please identify the difference between the library resources for school students and university students?

-The content of the library materail.The content of school student is base on need of subjects but the library in university have more content than school.Example, Math book in school library is define in only basically but in the unversity library,the subject content in deeply defining. 

Please identify reading activities fo school and univesity? Shall it be the same or different?

-For my opinion is defferent.I think for the school libraty has more activities than university library because for that ages teacher try to provide an entetainment books for supposting student who begin to start to read a book.So,it has books such as comic book,novel and etc for encourage student loving books.


What do you like most about the school library?

-Environment : Nice decoration, Nice space.
 Equipment : Internet service, Mini movie theatre.
 Books : Have many kind of books.

What do you suggest fo improment?

-Evering in the library is perfect no need to improve.

Copyright

Copyright

     Copyright is a set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. The exclusive rights are however balanced for public interest purposes with limitations and exceptions to the exclusive right - such as fair dealing and fair use. Copyright theory says that it is the balance between the exclusive rights and the limitations and exceptions that engenders creativity. Copyright does not protect ideas, only their expression or fixation. In most jurisdictions copyright arises upon fixation and does not need to be registered. Copyright owners have the exclusive statutory right to exercise control over copying and other exploitation of the works for a specific period of time, after which the work is said to enter the public domain. Uses which are covered under limitations and exceptions to copyright, such as fair use, do not require permission from the copyright owner. All other uses require permission and copyright owners can license or permanently transfer or assign their exclusive rights to others.

Initially copyright law only applied to the copying of books. Over time other uses such as translations and derivative works were made subject to copyright and copyright now covers a wide range of works, including maps, dramatic works, paintings, photographs, sound recordings, motion pictures and computer programs. The British Statute of Anne 1709, full title "An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or purchasers of such Copies, during the Times therein mentioned", was the first copyright statute.

Today copyright laws have been standardized to some extent through international and regional agreements such as the Berne Convention and the European copyright directives. Although there are consistencies among nations' copyright laws, each jurisdiction has separate and distinct laws and regulations about copyright. National copyright laws on licensing, transfer and assignment of copyright still vary greatly between countries and copyrighted works are licensed on territorial basis. Some jurisdictions also recognize moral rights of creators, such as the right to be credited for the work.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

Fair use

     Fair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work, is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders. Examples of fair use include commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship. It provides for the legal, non-licensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author's work under a four-factor balancing test. The term fair use originated in the United States. A similar principle, fair dealing, exists in some other common law jurisdictions. Civil law jurisdictions have other limitations and exceptions to copyright.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

Patent

     A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state (national government) to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for a public disclosure of an invention.
The procedure for granting patents, the requirements placed on the patentee, and the extent of the exclusive rights vary widely between countries according to national laws and international agreements. Typically, however, a patent application must include one or more claims defining the invention which must be new, non-obvious, and useful or industrially applicable. In many countries, certain subject areas are excluded from patents, such as business methods and mental acts. The exclusive right granted to a patentee in most countries is the right to prevent others from making, using, selling, or distributing the patented invention without permission.
Under the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, patents should be available in WTO member states for any inventions, in all fields of technology, and the term of protection available should be the minimum twenty years.Different types of patents may have varying patent terms (i.e., durations).

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent

Why some inventions can not be copyrights?

     Because the several categories of material are generally not eligible for copyright protection, such as works that have not been fixed in a tangible form of expression.

How does search engine works?

A search engine works by looking up information on the internet based on what you ask it to look for. You type words or phrases you want more information about in the search box, click on search, and get the results.

A search engine does exactly what its called - it searches certain parts of the internet database based on the words you are searching for information on. For example, if you want football stats, it's not gonna bother looking on Cosmopolitans website, and likewise if you wanted makeup hints, they wouldn't check NFL.com.

1.Directory search engine
Most people are familiar with the concept of search engines these days. In fact, most Internet users turn to search engines on an almost daily basis to help locate information on a specific topic. Internet directories on the other hand are often overlooked, misunderstood and underappreciated by searchers looking for just the right site and by site owners looking to improve their traffic.

Often mistaken for search engines, directories are actually collections of human reviewed web sites that have been arranged into topical categories. Popular directories like Yahoo!, Best of the Web and Skaffe can serve as excellent starting points for navigating the Internet. They can also serve as a valuable resource for small business owners looking for ways to drive more traffic to their web sites.

2.General search engine
General search engines, including web search engines, selection-based search engines, metasearch engines, desktop search tools, and web portals and vertical market websites that have a search facility for online databases.

General:
Ask.com (known as Ask Jeeves in the UK)
Baidu (Chinese, Japanese)
Bing (formerly MSN Search and Live Search)
Blekko
Duck Duck Go
Google
Kosmix
Sogou (Chinese)
Yodao (Chinese)
Yahoo! Search
Yandex (Russian)
Yebol


3.Metasearch search engine
A metasearch engine is a search tool that sends user requests to several other search engines and/or databases and aggregates the results into a single list or displays them according to their source. Metasearch engines enable users to enter search criteria once and access several search engines simultaneously. Metasearch engines operate on the premise that the Web is too large for any one search engine to index it all and that more comprehensive search results can be obtained by combining the results from several search engines. This also may save the user from having to use multiple search engines separately.

The term "metasearch" is frequently used to classify a set of commercial search engines, see the list of search engines, but is also used to describe the paradigm of searching multiple data sources in real time. The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) uses the terms Federated Search and Metasearch interchangeably to describe this web search paradigm.



Source:
http://www.searchengineguide.com/jennifer-laycock/sem-101-what-is.php">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines">
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Rubric

Evaluation Rubric:

   

1.   CASE STUDY                       

	LEVEL 4	LEVEL 3	LEVEL 2	LEVEL 1
Context and Background Information	The episode is clearly situated with the appropriate details e.g. grade level, subject being taught etc.	The episode is situated with most of the appropriate details	The episode has few of the appropriate details	No context or background information
Content	Incidents are interesting and realistically portrayed	Incidents are interesting but not realistically portrayed	Incidents are realistically portrayed but not interesting.	Incidents are neither interesting, nor realistically portrayed.
Writing Skills	Writing is totally free of errors Report of the episode is very concise	There are occasional errors. Report could be tightened a little	There are more than occasional errors  Report could be tightened quite a lot	Errors are frequent  Report of the episode is extremely long-winded.
Format	Format is appropriate and enhances the understanding of the critical episode in a creative and dramatic manner throughout the case	Format is appropriate and enhances the understanding of the critical episode in dramatic manner for most the case	Format is appropriate and enhances the understanding of the critical episode some of the time	Format is appropriate but seldom enhances the understanding of the critical episode

2.   PRESENTATION

		LEVEL 4	LEVEL 3	LEVEL 2	LEVEL 1
	Delivery and Enthusiasm	Very clear and concise flow of ideas. Demonstrates passionate interest in the topic and engagement with the class.	Clear flow of ideas Demonstrates interest in topic and engagement with the class.	Most ideas flow but focus is lost at times Limited evidence of interest in and engagement with the topic	Hard to follow the flow of ideas. Lack of enthusiasm and interest.
	Visuals	Visuals augmented and extended  comprehension of the issues in unique ways	Use of visuals related to the material	Limited use of visuals loosely related to the material	No use of visuals.
Staging		Uses stage effects, such as props, costumes, sound effects, in a unique and dramatic manner that enhances the understanding of the issues in the case study	Uses stage effects, such as props, costumes, sound effects, in an effective manner to extend understanding of the issues in the case study	Limited use of stage effects, and/or used in a manner that did not enhance the understanding of the issues in the case study.	No use of stage effects
Involvement of the class: -Questions -Generating discussion -Activities		Excellent and salient discussion points that elucidated material to develop deep understanding Appropriate and imaginative activities used to extend understanding in a creative manner	Questions and discussion addressed important information that developed understanding Appropriate activities used to clarify understanding	Questions and discussion addressed surface features of the topic Limited use of activities to clarify understanding	Little or no attempt to engage the class in learning
Response to Class Queries		Excellent response to student comments and discussion with appropriate content supported by theory/research	Good response to class questions and discussion with some connection made to theory/research	Satisfactory response to class questions and discussion with limited reference to theory and research	Limited response to questions and discussion with no reference to theory/research

Source :www.winona.edu/air/resourcelinks/group%20case%20study.doc

The Internet

1. What is the Internet?

Internet is aglobal nexwork of computer each computer connected to the internet must have a unique address.
a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks, of local to global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents of the World Wide Web (WWW) and the infrastructure to support electronic mail.

2. What is Inter protucol?(IP Addrress)

Find out what IP address your machine is referenced as to outside parties. This is useful for network administrators and network gaming. This page shows you information about your computer connection to the Internet and web browser settings. This site is developed and maintained by Alien Productions.

3. What is the OSI Model?Communication standards 7 layer.

The Open System Interconnection Reference Model (OSI Reference Model or OSI Model) is an abstract description for layered communications and computer network protocol design. It was developed as part of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) initiative. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model

The OSI, or Open Systems Interconnect (Reference) Model, is an abstract hierarchy developed by the ISO that provides a standardized conceptual framework for the functional components of a heterogeneous computer network. ...mixonline.com/mag/audio_pedant_big_box_5/

A 7 layer reference model to standardize communication networks
4. What is Internet Infrastructure?

The overall responsibility for managing Internet Protocol address or domain names at upper levels is vested in the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), which delegates the actual administration of most functions to other bodies.
At global regional levels, the principal bodies providing allocation and registration services that support the operation of the Internet globally are:

RIPE NCC (Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre)
ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers)
APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre)
LACNIC (Latin American and Caribbean IP address Regional Registry)
AfriNIC (African Regional Registry for Internet Number Resources)

5. What is domain names ?

A domain name is an identification label that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control on the Internet, based on the Domain Name System (DNS).
Domain names are used in various networking contexts and application-specific naming and addressing purposes. They are organized in subordinate levels (subdomains) of the DNS root domain, which is nameless. The first-level set of domain names are the top-level domains (TLDs), including the generic top-level domains (gTLDs), such as the prominent domains com, net and org, and the country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). Below these top-level domains in the DNS hierarchy are the second-level and third-level domain names that are typically open for reservation by end-users that wish to connect local area networks to the Internet, run web sites, or create other publicly accessible Internet resources. The registration of these domain names is usually administered by domain name registrars who sell their services to the public.

6. What is world wide web?and its services?

The World Wide Web, abbreviated as WWW and commonly known as the Web, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. With a web browser, one can view web pages that may contain text, images, videos, and other multimedia and navigate between them by using hyperlinks. Using concepts from earlier hypertext systems, English engineer and computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee, now the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium, wrote a proposal in March 1989 for what would eventually become the World Wide Web.[1] At CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, Berners-Lee and Belgian computer scientist Robert Cailliau proposed in 1990 to use "HyperText [...] to link and access information of various kinds as a web of nodes in which the user can browse at will",[2] and publicly introduced the project in December.[3]
"The World-Wide Web (W3) was developed to be a pool of human knowledge, and human culture, which would allow collaborators in remote sites to share their ideas and all aspects of a common project." [4]

7. How many Internet users in Thailand?

Year
(ปี) Total
(ข้อมูลทั้งหมด) Source
(แหล่งข้อมูล)
2009 18,300,000 NECTEC
2008 16,100,000 NECTEC
2007 13,416,000 NECTEC
2006 11,413,000 NECTEC
2005 9,909,000 NECTEC
2004 6,970,000 NECTEC
2003 6,000,000 NECTEC
2002 4,800,000 NECTEC
2001 3,500,000 NSO/NECTEC
2000 2,300,000 ISP Club/NECTEC
1999 1,500,000 ISP Club/NECTEC
1998 670,000 NECTEC/Internet Thailand
1997 220,000 NECTEC/Internet Thailand
1996 70,000 NECTEC
1995 45,000 NECTEC
1994 23,000 NECTEC
1993 8,000 NECTEC
1992 200 NECTEC
1991 30 NECTEC

Source:.www.internet-phone-provider.com/internet-phone-provider-technical-dictionary.htm

Report-Before Lady Gaga

Report

Before Lady Gaga

Members

Ms. Niracha Thimaboot 53046463

Mr. Yothin Khamthong  53060834

Presents

Asscc.Prof.Dr.Namtip Wipawin

1^st  Semester/ 2010

Abstract/Excusive summary

This report show the profile of Lady Gaga and the career beginning, Musical style and influences that she is inspired by glam rock artists such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. She has also stated fashion is a source of inspiration for her songwriting and performances.

She is one of the best singers and musical artists of nowadays, but most of people don’t like her music videos because they are inappropriate for children under 13, but she makes everybody laugh on the floor lots of times. She also knows how to entertain people and come up with her own style.

Anyway Lady gaga look like bad performance and her clothed not good, but if we understand why she do like this we should be know well the reason of her and also like her more.

Contents

1. Introduction                                                            
2. Career beginning                                                    
3. Musical style and influences                              
4. Conclusion                                                              
5. Recommendation                                                    
6. References                                                               

                                                                  

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta better known by the stage name Lady Gaga, is an American recording artist. She began performing in the rock music scene of New York City's in 2003 and enrolled at New York University's of the Arts.
During her early time at Interscope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the attention of Akon, who recognized her vocal abilities, and signed her to his own label, Kon Live Distribution.
Released on August 19, 2008, her debut album, The Fame, reached number one in the UK, Canada, Austria, Germany and Ireland, and reached the top-ten in numerous countries worldwide, it peaked at two on the Billboard 200 chart and topped Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Its first two singles, "Just Dance" and "Poker Face”. The album later earned a total of six Grammy Award nominations and won awards for Best Electronic/Dance Album and Best Dance Recording.
In early 2009 she embarked on her first headlining tour, The Fame Ball Tour. By the fourth quarter of the year, she had released her second studio album, with the global chart-topping lead single "Bad Romance.
Lady Gaga is inspired by glam rock artists such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. She has also stated fashion is a source of inspiration for her songwriting and performances. Gaga was ranked the 73rd Artist of the 2000.
 As of August 2010, Gaga has sold more than 15 million albums and 51 million singles worldwide. In May 2010, Time magazine included Gaga in its annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In June 2010, Forbes listed Gaga fourth on its list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world; she is also ranked as the second most powerful musician in the world.

Career beginnings

The first song she produced with RedOne was "Boys Boys Boys. She moved into an apartment on the Lower East Side and recorded a couple of songs with hip-hop singer She also started the Stefani Germanotta Band with some friends from NYU.Her father did not understand the reason behind her drug intake and could not look at her for several months. Music producer Rob Fusari, who helped her write some of her earlier songs, compared some of her vocal harmonies to that of Freddie Mercury. Fusari helped create the moniker Gaga, after the Queen song "Radio Ga Ga". Germanotta was in the process of trying to come up with a stage name when she received a text message from Fusari that read "Lady Gaga."

She was known as Lady Gaga that the name resulted from a marketing meeting. Throughout 2007, Gaga collaborated with performance artist Lady Starlight, who helped create her onstage fashions.

In August 2007, Gaga and Starlight were invited to play at the American Lollapalooza music festival. The show was critically acclaimed, and their performance received positive reviews. Having initially focused on electronic dance music, Gaga found her musical when she began to incorporate pop melodies and the vintage glam rock of David Bowie and Queen into her music.

 Musical style and influences

Gaga has been influenced by glam rock artists such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop music artists such as Madonna, Britney Spears and Michael Jackson.

Gaga has identified fashion as a major influence. Gaga has her own creative production team, which she handles personally. The team creates many of her clothes, stage props, and hairdos.  Her love of fashion came from her mother, who stated was "always very well kept and beautiful as the Top Fashion Buzzword with her trademark "no pants".

Gaga's albums have received mostly positive reviews  in pop music, the need for new movements in popular culture, the attention Gaga brings to important social issues.

Gaga attributes much of her early success as a mainstream artist to her gay fans and is considered to be a rising gay icon. Early in her career she had difficulty getting radio airplay, and stated, "The turning point for me was the gay community. I've got so many gay fans and they're so loyal to me and they really lifted me up. They'll always stand by me and I'll always stand by them. It's not an easy thing to create a fanbase.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Gaga, The Nation Monday, September 27, 2010

Reference Sources

1. Where can you find information about Nobel Prize?


     -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature

     -http://nobelprize.org/


    Who get the Nobel Prize this year?


     -Michael Jackson

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.


3. What is the difference between general book and reference book?



     -Reference book a book to which you can refer for authoritative but General book don't have. 

4. When do you need to search information from the reference collection?

    

     -The reference collection contains words to which users refer for particular pieces of information. For example. people may refer to a dictionary for the spelling of a word, or an atlas to find a place. I need to search information from the reference collection when i begin to find information on a subject. the first step is to define exactly what i want to know. It is often useful to start with a reference work, since dictionaries and encyclopaedias, in particular, provide brief introductory explanations of subjects, and are usually to use.


5. What type of reference collection that you like to use most? And why?


     -The reference collection that i like to use most is Dictionaries because i study at Sripatum University for International College. So, I have to find the meaning of words that i have not seen before.  

Source:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
http://nobelprize.org/

Sources of Knowledge

1.Why the library is important for the learning process?

-Because it has a lot of books.It is helpful for all of people who are looking for information about specific subjects. For example a person who is planning to travel to a particular place would like to read about that destination.

2.My experience in using a library?

-My experience in using a library at the first time,when i was in high school(year 8). I had to research some subjects that i had to present in front of the class.So, i have to find all information to prepare myself.

3.Search 5 books,5 journals and 5 online databases.

-5 books 1.Thermal science and engineering for engineering degree students Call#:  TK 7871.85 R34T 2007 2.A short introduction to biomedical engineering Call#:  R 856 S27S 2006 3.Engineering mechanics and strength of materials (in S.I. units) Call#:  TA 350 B36E 2007 4.Engineering economy and the decision-making process Call#:  TA 177.4 H37 2007 5.Advanced engineering chemistry Call#:  TP 155 S46A 2006 -5 journals 1.2G Revista Intemacional de Arquitectura International Architecture Review 2.AD:l'arte dell'abitare 3.Action asia 4.Academic journal of intitute of phyaical education 5.AA Files Architectural Association -5 online databases 1.Thai University eBook Net 2.Digital Dissertation 3.ThaiLIS Digital Collection 4.Thai Thesis Online 5.ABI/Inform   Source:http://www.spu.ac.th/quota54/index.html

A Strategy for Reading Textbooks

A Strategy for Reading Textbooks

SQRW is a four-step strategy for reading and taking notes from chapters in a textbook. Each letter stands for one step in the strategy. Using SQRW will help you to understand what you read and to prepare a written record of what you learned. The written record will be valuable when you have to participate in a class discussion and again when you study for a test. Read to learn what to do for each step in SQRW.



Survey.

Surveying brings to mind what you already know about the topic of a chapter and prepares you for learning more. To survey a chapter, read the title, introduction, headings, and the summary or conclusion. Also, examine all visuals such as pictures, tables, maps, and/or graphs and read the caption that goes with each. By surveying a chapter, you will quickly learn what the chapter is about.



Question.

You need to have questions in your mind as you read. Questions give you a purpose for reading and help you stay focused on the reading assignment. Form questions by changing each chapter heading into a question. Use the words who, what, when, where, why, or how to form questions. For example, for the heading "Uses of Electricity" in a chapter about how science improves lives, you might form the question "What are some uses of electricity?" If a heading is stated as a question, use that question. When a heading contains more than one idea, form a question for each idea. Do not form questions for the Introduction, Summary, or Conclusion.



Read.

Read the information that follows each heading to find the answer to each question you formed. As you do this, you may decide you need to change a question or turn it into several questions to be answered. Stay focused and flexible so you can gather as much information as you need to answer each question.





Write.

Write each question and its answer in your notebook. Reread each of your written answers to be sure each answer is legible and contains all the important information needed to answer the question.



As you practice using SQRW, you will find you learn more and have good study notes to use to prepare for class participation and tests.



HINT: Once you complete the Survey step for the entire chapter, complete the Question, Read, and Write steps for the first heading. Then complete the Question, Read, and Write steps for the second heading, and so on for the remaining headings in the chapter.

 
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