Knowledge Management

1)What is the management?Management is the process of getting activities completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people.Source
2)What is knowledge management?
From the introduction to; "An Open Discussion of Knowledge Management", Brian (Bo)Newman, 1991.
Knowledge Management is the collection of processes that govern the creation, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge. In one form or another, knowledge management has been around for a very long time. Practitioners have included philosophers, priests, teachers, politicians, scribes, Liberians, etc.
So if Knowledge Management is such an ageless and broad topic what role does it serve in today's Information Age? These processes exist whether we acknowledge them or not and they have a profound effect on the decisions we make and the actions we take, both of which are enabled by knowledge of some type. If this is the case, and we agree that many of our decisions and actions have profound and long lasting effects, it makes sense to recognize and understand the processes that effect or actions and decision and, where possible, take steps to improve the quality these processes and in turn improve the quality of those actions and decisions for which we are responsible?
Knowledge management is not a, "a technology thing" or a, "computer thing" If we accept the premise that knowledge management is concerned with the entire process of discovery and creation of knowledge, dissemination of knowledge , and the utilization of knowledge then we are strongly driven to accept that knowledge management is much more than a "technology thing" and that elements of it exist in each of our jobsSource

3)What is information system?

An information system (IS) is any combination of information technology and people's activities using that technology to support operations, management, and decision-making.^[1] 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^[2].
Some make a clear distinction between information systems,and computer systems ICT, and business processes. Information systems are distinct from information technology in that an information system is typically seen as having an ICT component. Information systems are also different from business processes. Information systems help to control the performance of business processes ^[3].
Alter argues for an information system as a special type of work system. A work system is a system in which humans and/or machines perform work using resources (including ICT) to produce specific products and/or services for customers. An information system is a work system whose activities are devoted to processing (capturing, transmitting, storing, retrieving, manipulating and displaying) information ^[4].
Part of the difficulty in defining the term information system is due to vagueness in the definition of related terms such as system and information. Beynon-Davies argues for a clearer terminology based in systemics and semiotics. He defines an information system as an example of a system concerned with the manipulation of signs. An information system is a type of socio-technical system. An information system is a mediating construct between actions and technology ^[5].
As such, information systems inter-relate with data systems on the one hand and activity systems on the other. An information system is a form of communication system in which data represent and are processed as a form of social memory. An information system can also be considered a semi-formal language which supports human decision making and action.
Information systems are the primary focus of study for the information systems discipline and for organisational informatics^[6].Source

4) What are the component of the information systems?
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

5)Why do we need to apply the knowledge management process in our bussiness ?

Because if we do not apply knowledge management system we would not know how to choose the right information and useless information. Also Information systems is very important because it makes our employees work and gather information easier.

 

Reading activities at Sarawittaya School

Exercise 15
1. What is difference between the library resources for school students and university students?
Content of the materail is difference.
School library base on the basis learning for the school student, Example  of the math books in the school library are coveer only basic math. In the University library will cover all about matemathic.


2. Reading activities for school student and University student?
Reading activities for school and University student are the same. School reading activity is all about getting hands-on learning. From math games and science activities to fun study strategies and homework help, we've got it all!  and also can learn from the media.

3. What do you like most about the school library?
The environment of the library and the concept of the library to serve the user, They base on the  user need by do the research befor add new materail into the library. I like the way that they also serve the external user.

4. What do you suggest for improvement?
Motivate the student to use all the materail because some materail isn't used.

Copyright

What is copyright?

     Copyright protects the physical expression of ideas. As soon as an idea is given physical form, e.g. a piece of writing, a photograh, music, a flim, a web page, it is rotected by coyright. There is noneed for registration or to claim copyright in some way, protection is automatic at the point of creation. Both published and unpublished works are rotected by copy right. Copyright is normally owned by the creator(s) of the work.
    Copyright is a set of exclusive rights granted by the law of a jurisdiction to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. Exceptions and limitations to these rights strive to balance the public interest in the wide distribution of the material produced and to encourage creativity. Exceptions include fair dealing and fair use, and such use does not require the permission of the copyright owner. All other uses require permission and copyright owners can license or permanently transfer or assign their exclusive rights to others.
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 protection applies for a specific period of time, after which the work is said to enter the public domain.
The first copyright statute was the British Statute of Anne of 1709, the full title of which was: "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". For example, America made a nuclear bomb where they applied for copyright then Russia made exactly same Nuclear bomb. Then Russia has to destroy it and pay penalty.
Copyright laws are partially standardized 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 covering copyright. National copyright laws on licensing, transfer and assignment of copyright still vary greatly between countries and copyrighted works are licensed on a territorial basis. Some jurisdictions also recognize moral rights of creators, such as the right to be credited for the work.
Initially copyright only applied to published books, but over time copyright was extended to other uses, such as translations and derivative works. Copyright now covers a wide range of works, including maps, dramatic works, paintings, photographs, sound recordings, motion pictures, and computer programs.

rubric evaluation

Example of the rubric evaluationRubric evaluation form is use full to evaluate our blog.  

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Focus on Topic (Content)	There is one clear, well-focused topic. Main idea stands out and is supported by detailed information.	Main idea is clear but the supporting information is general.	Main idea is somewhat clear but there is a need for more supporting information.	The main idea is not clear. There is a seemingly random collection of information.
Support for Topic (Content)	Relevant, telling, quality details give the reader important information that goes beyond the obvious or predictable.	Supporting details and information are relevant, but one key issue or portion of the storyline is unsupported.	Supporting details and information are relevant, but several key issues or portions of the storyline are unsupported.	Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic.
Sentence Structure (Sentence Fluency)	All sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.	Most sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.	Most sentences are well-constructed but have a similar structure.	Sentences lack structure and appear incomplete or rambling.
Grammar & Spelling (Conventions)	Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Capitalization & Punctuation (Conventions)	Writer makes no errors in capitalization or punctuation, so the paper is exceptionally easy to read.	Writer makes 1 or 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation, but the paper is still easy to read.	Writer makes a few errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.	Writer makes several errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and greatly interrupt the flow.
Conclusion (Organization)	The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader with a feeling that they understand what the writer is "getting at."	The conclusion is recognizable and ties up almost all the loose ends.	The conclusion is recognizable, but does not tie up several loose ends.	There is no clear conclusion, the paper just ends.

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How do search engine work?

Search engines are the key to finding specific information on the vast expanse of the World Wide Web. Without sophisticated search engines, it would be virtually impossible to locate anything on the Web without knowing a specific URL. But do you know how search engines work? And do you know what makes some search engines more effective than others? When people use the term search engine in relation to the Web, they are usually referring to the actual search forms that searches through databases of HTML documents, initially gathered by a robot. There are basically three types of search engines: Those that are powered by robots (called crawlers; ants or spiders) and those that are powered by human submissions; and those that are a hybrid of the two. Sponsored Download: BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express:  Download: BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express Crawler-based search engines are those that use automated software agents (called crawlers) that visit a Web site, read the information on the actual site, read the site's meta tags and also follow the links that the site connects to performing indexing on all linked Web sites as well. The crawler returns all that information back to a central depository, where the data is indexed. The crawler will periodically return to the sites to check for any information that has changed. The frequency with which this happens is determined by the administrators of the search engine. Human-powered search engines rely on humans to submit information that is subsequently indexed and catalogued. Only information that is submitted is put into the index.

In both cases, when you query a search engine to locate information, you're actually searching through the index that the search engine has created —you are not actually searching the Web. These indices are giant databases of information that is collected and stored and subsequently searched. This explains why sometimes a search on a commercial search engine, such as Yahoo! or Google, will return results that are, in fact, dead links. Since the search results are based on the index, if the index hasn't been updated since a Web page became invalid the search engine treats the page as still an active link even though it no longer is. It will remain that way until the index is updated.

So why will the same search on different search engines produce different results? Part of the answer to that question is because not all indices are going to be exactly the same. It depends on what the spiders find or what the humans submitted. But more important, not every search engine uses the same algorithm to search through the indices. The algorithm is what the search engines use to determine the relevance of the information in the index to what the user is searching for.

One of the elements that a search engine algorithm scans for is the frequency and location of keywords on a Web page. Those with higher frequency are typically considered more relevant. But search engine technology is becoming sophisticated in its attempt to discourage what is known as keyword stuffing, or spamdexing.

Another common element that algorithms analyze is the way that pages link to other pages in the Web. By analyzing how pages link to each other, an engine can both determine what a page is about (if the keywords of the linked pages are similar to the keywords on the original page) and whether that page is considered "important" and deserving of a boost in ranking. Just as the technology is becoming increasingly sophisticated to ignore keyword stuffing, it is also becoming more savvy to Web masters who build artificial links into their sites in order to build an artificial ranking.

Did You Know... The first tool for searching the Internet, created in 1990, was called "Archie". It downloaded directory listings of all files located on public anonymous FTP servers; creating a searchable database of filenames. A year later "Gopher" was created. It indexed plain text documents. "Veronica" and "Jughead" came along to search Gopher's index systems. The first actual Web search engine was developed by Matthew Gray in 1993 and was called "Wandex". [Source ]

Webopedia: Internet and Online Services > Internet > World Wide Web > Search Engines

Key Terms To Understanding Web Search Engines spider trap A condition of dynamic Web sites in which a search engine’s spider becomes trapped in an endless loop of code. search engine A program that searches documents for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents where the keywords were found. meta tag A special HTML tag that provides information about a Web page. deep link A hyperlink either on a Web page or in the results of a search engine query to a page on a Web site other than the site’s home page. robot A program that runs automatically without human intervention.

http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2003/HowWebSearchEnginesWork.asp

chapter5

2. Go to the library website; search for the bibliographic of database book in the library catalog (OPAC = Online Public Access Catalog)

04/10/2010

What is the internet?

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standardized Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private and public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope that are linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections, and other technologies. The Internet carries a vast array of information resources and services, most notably the inter-linked hypertext documents of the World Wide Web (WWW) and the infrastructure to support electronic mail. In addition it supports popular services such as online chat, file transfer and file sharing, gaming, commerce, social networking, publishing, video on demand, and teleconferencing and telecommunications. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications allow person-to-person communication via voice and video.

2)What is Internet protocal?

Internet protocol is the language that computers use to communicate over the internet. A protocol is pre-drfined way that someone who wants to use a service talk with that service.
3)What is OSI model?
The Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI model) is a product of the Open Systems Interconnection effort at the International Organization for Standardization. It is a way of sub-dividing a communications system into smaller parts called layers. A layer is a collection of conceptually similar functions that provide services to the layer above it and receives services from the layer below it. On each layer an instance provides services to the instances at the layer above and requests service from the layer below.
For example, a layer that provides error-free communications across a network provides the path needed by applications above it, while it calls the next lower layer to send and receive packets that make up the contents of the path. Conceptually two instances at one layer are connected by a horizontal protocol connection on that layer.
4)What is internet Infrastructure

The internet backbone made up of many large networks which interconnect with each other.
5)What is domain name?

Domain name is DNS or domain name service which is a distributed database which keeps track of computer names and thier corresponding up addresses on the internet.
6)what is world wide web and its service.
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
7)How many internet users in Thailand?
18,300,000 In year 2009

Topic report

The Quality Of Our Teacher

By

Ms. Mingkwan Boonrod ID. 51069335

Ms. Chittima Khamdee   ID. 51069448

Present to

Dr. Namtip Wipawan

Sripatum University  2/2010

Introduction

In this report you will find the information about the quantity and quality of our teachers. What is the effectively of the teacher quality to the education level in the country and how to improve the quality of our teacher

Conten
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The quality of our teacher.                                                              1

Thailand still has too few teachers. What should be done to        1  
remedy this grave problem?                                                         

What three things are needed to get higher-quality teachers?      1

Is it possible to increase teacher salaries?                                  1

To achieve optimum results, how should teachers be retrained?2

In your opinion, how can teachers become high-level                  2 
professionals?                                                                               

Would a more elaborate licensing scheme solve the problem?    2

Should Thailand develop its own teaching methods like other      2
countries?
Summary                                                                                          7
REFERENCE                                                                                     8

 The quality of our teacher has been to of the list of must do thing to improve Thailand’s declining education standard.
Thailand still has too few teachers. What should be done to remedy this grave problem?
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has approved 30,000 scholarships for students to study education, going to assist the Office of Higher Education Commission to select colleges that best suit the specific needs of the teacher candidates.
They are going to assess the education faculties all over the country and pick the best ones for producing teachers in each field. For English teachers, for example, They are going to identify education faculties that produce the best English teachers. They will enrol students interested in becoming English teachers there.
The problem is not that we lack enough teacher graduates; the problem is that many of the teacher-graduates lack the required standards to teach.
Each year, 2,000 to 3,000 people are trained in each subject. This is more than sufficient. But often, they do not want to pursue a teaching career.
What three things are needed to get higher-quality teachers?
Number one, scholarships have to be provided. Next, we have to use the ''demand-side'' approach and a closed system for producing teachers, which means that if 5,000 teachers are required each year, 5,000 people who live in the areas that are short of teachers should be given scholarships, trained to be teachers and sent back to teach in their hometowns.
Finally, we need to reform teacher education. This can be done right away. For example, we can invite good and skilled people to become faculty members and train them to teach and to carry out research projects. We need a new public institution dedicated to teacher education and improving teacher quality. This will encourage people to become quality educators.
Is it possible to increase teacher salaries?
It is very difficult to increase the salaries of every teacher. It is better to associate salary increases with specific career paths and professional accomplishments.
Also, if we try to encourage the private sector to be more involved in the education industry, there is a likelihood that private investment in the education sector will soar, thereby saving the government a lot of money. And we can use the money saved to make teacher salaries more attractive. Currently, in basic education, the private sector's involvement is only 20 percent. I would like to see that figure rise to 50 percent.
The MOE aims to collaborate with universities to retrain 500,000 existing teachers within 2010. Is this feasible and will it achieve the desired results?
It is a good policy, but it is difficult to implement. It raises such questions as who will be the trainers, how will the training be carried out, how would the ministry ensure that the rewards are attractive, and will there be any research or pilot programmes to back up this project? We need to first find acceptable answers to these and other questions.
Teacher-trainers and university teachers are different. Trainers have to be capable of convincing their trainees to put the knowledge received into action, to inspire their trainees to improve their teaching styles and behaviours on their own throughout their teaching careers. Such persons are very rare, in my opinion.
The MOE may not understand this point fully. It thinks that university teachers, such as faculty members at education faculties, have the ability to train the new batches of teachers. The success of the policy will depend greatly on the existence of trainers who hold a trainer's licence and a quality training curriculum.
This curriculum cannot be a short course or mini-workshop.
In addition, even after the trainees have completed and passed the course, there must be follow-up assessments and on-the-job training for the successful trainees, as well as the teacher-trainers.
The ministry may achieve its goal of retraining the teachers, but this process, alone, is unlikely to change outmoded teaching habits that have been ingrained.
To achieve optimum results, how should teachers be retrained?
It is also important for school principals to spearhead changes. We have to motivate school principals and the director of each of the education service areas and develop them to perform the role of teacher-leaders, so that they can then become effective teacher-trainers and teacher supervisors.
The fundamental paradigm of teacher development has to be changed here in Thailand. We have to ask ourselves why _ despite having gone through several teacher-development policies _ the teaching behaviours of Thailand's educators are still far short of modern, student-centred goals.
Therefore, policymakers need to conduct in-depth investigations, not just have a couple of meetings and make quick and ineffectual decisions.
In your opinion, how can teachers become high-level professionals?
To attain a high-level teaching profession, prospective teachers must be guided and taught to think and act professionally. Hence, for education students, four years in a university is not enough. They need to spend at least six years. They also need the will to teach, and they must absorb good teaching practices, care for students, love the teaching profession, and always keep abreast of the changes and developments in their profession. If incoming teachers are not inspired to reach these objectives, they will never be able to inspire their student-teachers in turn.
We have to select suitable people to study education. Most of the education associations that are in existence at present need to focus on the quality of students, teachers, education and academic research. Thailand has a lot of associations, but most of them don't help to advance professional quality.
Would a more elaborate licensing scheme solve the problem?
Normally people who are engaged in high-level professions are required to be licensed. The scope of the licences that are issued by the Teachers' Council of Thailand is too general, too broad.
We have to issue specific licences for the different academic levels and various types of academic institutions. There should be a special licence for kindergarten teachers, another for Mathayom (secondary school) teachers, etc.
Should Thailand develop its own teaching methods like other countries?
Many people think that developing a profession can be done by merely training the teachers and the administrators.
While that part is essential, the most important task is to develop a body of knowledge that teachers can use, as well as to come up with solid theories on education reform, for example, how to train mathematics teachers to improve their teaching behaviours.
Currently, Thailand has no such body of knowledge. Each teacher is using his or her own skills and gifts to deliver lessons. At the moment, we do not contribute enough influence on the theoretical side of teacher education.

Summary

The quality of the teacher is the top problem in our country. Variable of the quality problem is the unbalance demand. If we look back to the main point we have more new graduated but not well trained. In other hand the teacher need high salary level and they teach in town. The salary level is also the problem the new graduated will not return to their home town if they well paid in town. Deep in content area knowledge will typically produce smaller learning gains in their student compare to more seasons experience and teaching skill will be more benefit.
Equal the teacher quality by give them the education, train and sent them back to their home town. Give the scholarships to the area where high need of the teacher, train their skills, give them the teaching technique and teaching experience. The last step is scans their attitude retrain them as possible as it can.

Reference

Book: The quality school teacher

Magazine: Education week

Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

www.bangkokpost.com

chapter4

1. Can you identify the library website, OPAC, library database?
Library website: A digital library is wich information are stored in digital formated.
OPAC: Is library catalog or Online public accesss catalog, the catalogue records all the items held in the library. As the catalogue is the key to finding information in any library, learning how to use it is one of the most important skills in locating information.
Library database: can be bibliographic or full text. Bibliographic databases inform you of the existence of an article, and you then pursue that article in the library's physical collection by using the library catalog, in the electronic collection by doing an E-journals search or procuring it via our Get Materials webpage.


2. List 5 PDF files of articles you search from Google.
-PDF - MTA New York City Subway 
http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/subwaymap.pdf
- IRAQ WAR ENDS
http://www.spiegel.de/media/0,4906,19346,00.pdf
-New York State Legislative Proceedings Cable Systems with Channel
http://assembly.state.ny.us/av/cable.pdf
-The Employment Situation - August 2010
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
-1767 | IP Positioning leaflet_4pp_15/9/06
http://www.bl.uk/news/pdf/ipmanifesto.pdf

3. What is an Abtract?
Is shortened from of a speech article book, etc.

4. What is a full-text article?
The datadases is not only function as bibligraphic databases, but they also allow you to read the screen, without having to pursue the physical copy in the Liibrary.

5.What is your search technique when you're doing your homework or assignment?
I use to get some articles on my topic.
Know what is the best databases for my topic.
Know that databases have full text and can use for real.

Exercise4 : Reference sources

Exercise4 : Reference sources
1. Wherer can you find information about Noble Prize? Who get the Nobel Prize this year?


Charles Kuen Kao got the Nobel Prize for year 2009

Born 4 November 1933 (1933-11-04) (age 76)

Shanghai, China

Residence Shanghai, China (1933–1948)

Hong Kong

England (1952–1970)

United States

Nationality United States of America

United Kingdom[1]

Fields Optics

Electrical engineering

Enterprise[2]

Higher education[2]

Environmental studies[2]

Public policy[2]

Energy policy[2]

Institutions Chinese University of Hong Kong

ITT Corporation

Standard Telephones and Cables

Alma mater University College London (PhD 1965, issued by University of London)

Woolwich Polytechnic (BSc 1957, issued by University of London)

St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong (1952)

Doctoral advisor Harold Barlow

Known for Fiber optics

Fiber-optic communication

Notable awards IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1978)

IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1985)

Marconi Prize (1985)

Faraday Medal (1989)

James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials (1989)

Prince Philip Medal (1996)

Japan Prize (1996)

3463 Kaokuen (1996)

Charles Stark Draper Prize (1999)

Asian of the Century (1999)

Nobel Prize in Physics (2009)

Grand Bauhinia Medal (2010

At http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_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 brand name of motor cars was started as the Maxwell-Briscoe Company of Tarrytown, New York. The company was named after founders Jonathan Dixon Maxwell, who earlier had worked for Oldsmobile, and the Briscoe Brothers Metalworks. Benjamin Briscoe, an automobile industry pioneer, was president of the company at its height.

Maxwell was the only profitable company of the combine named United States Motor Company formed in 1910. Due to a conflict between two of its backers, the United States Motor Company failed in 1913. Maxwell was the only surviving member of the combine.
In 1907, following a fire that destroyed the Tarrytown, NY factory, Maxwell-Briscoe constructed what was then the largest automobile factory in the world in New Castle, Indiana. The factory continued as a Chrysler plant until its demolition in 2004. In 1913, the Maxwell assets were purchased by Walter Flanders, who reorganized the company as the Maxwell Motor Company, Inc.. The company moved to Detroit, Michigan. Some of the Maxwells were also manufactured at a plant in Dayton, Ohio. For a time, Maxwell was considered one of the three top automobile firms in America along with Buick and Ford. By 1914, Maxwell had sold 60,000 cars.

3.What is differance between general book and reference book?


Reference book or reference-only book in a library is one that may only be used in the library and not borrowed from the library. Many such books are reference works (in the first sense) which are usually used only briefly or photocopied from, and therefore do not need to be borrowed. Keeping them in the library assures that they will always be available for use on demand. Other reference-only books are ones that are too valuable to permit borrowers to take them out. Reference-only items may be shelved in a reference collection located separately from circulating items or individual reference-only items may be shelved among items available for borrowing.

4. When do you need to search information from the reference collection?
When you want to find a summary on the subject or infermation that can guide us to find the solution of the data source.


5. What type of reference collection that you like to use most? And why?
Bibliography: because it related to the subjects.

Chapter3, Exercise3:

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


Because the libraries are organized collections of documents, flims, maps, sound-recordings and other froms of media, and are designed to meet the information, educational and recreational needs of a given user poulation. They include media centres; as well as the traditional library model.


Reference for School/Colleges


The quintessential library is a boon for the students in schools and colleges. There exist a large number of reference books that provide information about wide ranging subjects are a must for students to understand the concepts in their curriculum. The reference books often provide in depth information about various subjects and thus help in the process of education.
Advice on Important Subjects
There are large number of books that provide advice about various topics like business, health, travel, food and careers. These books serve as a great source of advice. Many people make it a point to read and go through these books before taking important decisions in their life. Thus libraries are also helpful for 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.
Wholesome Information
A library usually has a good collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries and maps, which are a source of extensive information and references for people. The encyclopedias are a vast source of information about all the topics under the sky. There also exist specialized dictionaries like medical dictionaries, literature dictionaries or business dictionaries, which provide information about specific terms used in specialized fields.


Entertainment and Fun
In addition to the above mentioned points, libraries are also a host to large number of books that are a source of entertainment for us. Fiction books, which include various genres like comedy, thriller, suspense, horror or drama, are tremendously popular within readers of varying age groups.
Libraries are thus a source of entertainment and education for youngsters as well as adults. A library not only helps to inculcate the habit of reading but inculcates a thirst for knowledge, which is makes a person humble and open to new ideas throughout his/her life.

 
2. My exerience in using a library?
When I need to study more the better place is the library where we can find the information, the good system library management will achive the user needs as must as it can. When I was a child in the school is not so many books then not easy to find your needs in the small room, but now I am the university student mean large number of library material to success the user need as well, then is not easy to find information you need. Wrong and wrong immagine about what I think, the library in the university they use the good system to manage all the library material including the new technology to help the user, even you don't know the name of book, type someword or sentens in the computer will find you some information that you need. Good in study is not me as long as I were on eart but the library will help me as long as the eart live.

Chapter2

2.1 Information Literacy
Several conceptions and definitions of information literacy have become prevalent. For example, one conception defines information literacy in terms of a set of competencies that an informed citizen of an information society ought to possess to participate intelligently and actively in that society
The American Library Association's (ALA) Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, Final Report states, "To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information" (1989).
Jeremy Shapiro & Shelley Hughes (1996) define information literacy as "A new liberal art that extends from knowing how to use computers and access information to critical reflection on the nature of information itself, its technical infrastructure and its social, cultural, and philosophical context and impact.
Information literacy is becoming a more important part of K-12 education. It is also a vital part of university-level education (Association of College Research Libraries, 2007).
On May 28, 2009, U.S. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger posted an Executive Order establishing a California ICT Digital Literacy Leadership Council and an ICT Digital Advisory Committee.
On October 1, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama's designated October 2009 "National Information Literacy Awareness Month"