LIBRARY SEARCHES

LIBRARY SEARCHES

This class is divided into four main sections. Work quickly and divide your time as you need to for maximum efficiency.

Part ONE: When you connect to a site, look at its address (this section should take 5 minutes maximum) Specifically answer the questions in red which are preceded by an arrow.

==>What is a “domain name” for a WWW address?

This site http://www.hyperdictionary.com/ can help you find a very simple definition.

Otherwise, write « define : domain name » in your Google search bar (hint: Internet is a network based on TCP/IP)

You can also look up the definition on http://www.dictionary.com/ which will also give you some good links to dictionaries such as the American Heritage Dictionary.

En dernier recours, utilisez un site de traduction, par exemple BabelFish http://babelfish.altavista.com/ pour trouver la définition d’un mot que vous ne connaissez pas. Attention !! : Les sites de traduction ne donnent pas toujours la bonne définition et il faut vérifier le sens dans un autre dictionnaire unilangue.

==> Give some examples of international domain names for example for Spain, or a company in the USA, a company in Britain.

Part TWO: Now, open the University of Cergy Pontoise site (http://www.u-cergy.fr/ ) (10 minutes)

Find the link to the library. Now look in the documents section and go to the general catalogue (research de documents, recherché par catalogue).

==> Find an internet Guide/book available at the UCP library. (Where is it located? Is it available now?)
Remember that the UCP library is programmed in French, so use French keywords, not English like you would if you were looking for pages in English. You may have to use several different combinations of keywords to find something useful. Don’t settle for the first book you see / ne pas se contenter avec le premier titre sur la liste. (This advice counts for ALL of your searches)

Go back to the Library’s introduction page and click on the Electronic Resources section -> Sciences Humaines -> Economie.

==>Now find The Journal of World Business Notice how many different journals are available online.

Part THREE: Go to the US Library of Congress site (do a search on a search engine to get to the home page). (20-25 minutes)

==> What are some of the “highlights” of this website?

==> Click on the Catalogue menu. What kind of searches can you do? What are some other online catalogues that they have presented here?

==> Look up a Photo reference. Find a portrait that you like. Describe it and give the reference to the web page and the number of the photograph.

==> Go to the Resources for …. Kids & Families section (top left on the screen). Choose the America’s Library section. Explore. Can you describe what you do and what you can learn from a site like this?

==> Go to the Webcasts from the Library section. Then go to the Science & Technology section and find a webcast about Renewing American Culture. How long does the video last? What is the topic of the book presented? (Don’t spend too much time watching the videos here. You can do this at home, on your own time.).

(when you finish the following section of today’s lesson you can come back and look around some more in different categories)

Part FOUR: Investigate the British National Library site (10-15 minutes)

==> Find out the opening hours for the British National Library (at St Pancras). What do you need to have in order to use the library and its reading rooms?

From the main page, go to the Learning Area. What are some of the subtopics you can look at?
==> Culture & Knowledge and then click on the Disinformation movie (choose to watch the film WITH subtitles). Watch one section, but not the whole movie. Describe what you can learn from a section like this. (For more discussion, look at the Activities section when you are at home).

==> From the BNL home page, go to the catalogues section. What are some of the catalogues you can find at the BNL? In the Main (integrated) Catalogue, how many entries are there for Mark Twain’s book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

==> Go to the What’s On section found in the top menu (What does “what’s on” mean? Give a French translation). What event is being given this week?

Continue to explore the site and other things you can find on the BNL site until the end of class.

HOMEWORK: What is a Podcast? Learn how to download podcasts

Go to the Wikipedia site and find the history of podcasting and how to use it. (The UCP has a strict firewall that will not allow you to download software at the UCP. However, you should do this from home, without the firewalls.)

Read: Podcasts Go Mainstream, PC World, p 28.

OPTIONAL: At home, look at the French BNF site (especially look at the Signets section in particular to find information about how to use the internet more effectively!!). You will see that there is a wealth of information online from Public sites like these.