Exersise 3

1.Journal & Magazine? give examples

GENERAL PERIODICALS, also called MAGAZINES, have articles on many subjects, areusually written in a popular style for the general public, and often include short articles, newsreports, photographs, illustrations and advertisements. Time, New Republic, and SportsIllustrated are examples of general periodicals.

SPECIALIZED PERIODICALS, also called JOURNALS or PROFESSIONAL PERIODICALS,contain articles pertaining to a particular subject or profession.These can include PROFESSIONAL TRADE JOURNALS, which contain articles oncurrent trends and practices in a particular field, notices of meetings, product information,job openings, etc. Examples of professional trade journals include Advertising Age,Nursing Outlook, and Information Today.Another type of specialized periodicals are ACADEMIC or SCHOLARLY JOURNALS.The American Journal of Psychology, Child Development, and Harvard Business Revieware examples of scholarly journals. The articles in these types of periodicals are writtenby and for researchers, practitioners, and experts in a given field, and are usually quitelengthy. They contain reports of original research (also known as “empirical” research),analysis and discussion of prior research, literature reviews, etc.

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2.What is LC & DC classification?


A library classification is a system of coding and organizing library materials (books, serials, audiovisual materials, computer files, maps, manuscripts, realia) according to their subject and allocating a call number to that information resource. Similar to classification systems used in biology, bibliographic classification systems group entities that are similar together typically arranged in a hierarchical tree structure. A different kind of classification system, called a faceted classification system, is also widely used which allows the assignment of multiple classifications to an object, enabling the classifications to be ordered in multiple ways.

The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is a system of library classification developed by the Library of Congress. It is used by most research and academic libraries in the U.S. and several other countries. It is not to be confused with the Library of Congress Subject Headings or Library of Congress Control Number. Most public libraries and small academic libraries continue to use the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). The classification was originally developed by Herbert Putnam in 1987, just before he assumed the librarianship of Congress. With advice from Charles Ammi Cutter, it was influenced by Cutter Expansive Classification, and the DDC, and was specially designed for the special purposes of the Library of Congress. The new system replaced a fixed location system developed by Thomas Jefferson. By the time of Putnam's departure from his post in 1939, all the classes except K (Law) and parts of B (Philosophy and Religion) were well developed. It has been criticized as lacking a sound theoretical basis; many of the classification decisions were driven by the particular practical needs of that library, rather than epistemological considerations.More information.


The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC, also called the Dewey Decimal System)
is a proprietary system of library classification developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876, and has been greatly modified and expanded through 22 major revisions, the most recent in 2004. This system organizes books on library shelves in a specific and repeatable order that makes it easy to find any book and return it to its proper place.The DDC attempts to organize all knowledge into ten main classes. The ten main classes are each further subdivided into ten divisions, and each division into ten sections, giving ten main classes, 100 divisions and 1000 sections. DDC's advantage in using decimals for its categories allows it to be both purely numerical and infinitely hierarchical. It also uses some aspects of a faceted classification scheme, combining elements from different parts of the structure to construct a number representing the subject content (often combining two subject elements with linking numbers and geographical and temporal elements) and form of an item rather than drawing upon a list containing each class and its meaning. More information.

3.Access the Lirary website: What is the call mumber?

A call number
is a group of numbers and/or letters put together to tell you where in the library to find your book. A call number is located at the bottom of the book on the spine. It helps you to find your books quicker. Once you've got your call number from the card catalog, it's time to go find your book!

4.What are sources of knowledge? Identifi as much as you know.

Each of us possesses a great deal of knowledge. We know about ourselves; we know about the world around us; we know about abstract concepts and ideas. Philosophers have often wondered where this knowledge ultimately comes from. Of course, we learn a lot of things from books, from the media, and from other people. To process information from these sources, however, we must already know many things: how to read, how to reason, who to trust. To learn these things requires yet more knowledge. What, then, is the most fundamental way of acquiring knowledge?
There are two competing traditions concerning the ultimate source of our knowledge: empiricism and rationalism.Empiricists hold that all of our knowledge is ultimately derived from our senses or our experiences. They therefore deny the existence of innate knowledge, i.e. knowledge that we possess from birth. Empiricism fits well with the scientific world-view that places an emphasis on experimentation and observation. It struggles, however, to account for certain types of knowledge, e.g. knowledge of pure mathematics or ethics.Rationalists hold that at least some of our knowledge is derived from reason alone, and that reason plays an important role in the acquisition of all of our knowledge. There is clearly a limit to what we can learn through abstract thought, but the rationalist’s claim is that reason play a role in observation, and so that the mind is more fundamental than the senses in the process of knowledge-acquisition.

1. Ask Friends
2. Look in books and other resources at home
3. Phone an advisory service
4. Visit a library or information service
5. Search on the internet
6. Experience
7. Observation
8. Belief
9. Introspection

5.What do you read this week?

Winning Thai women’s volleyball team arrives to Thailand
BANGKOK, 14 September 2009 (NNT) – The Thai women’s volleyball team has arrived at Suvarnabhumi International Airport today at 12.30 hrs after winning the gold medal at the 2009 Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Thai womens team was welcomed by the Volley Ball Association of Thailand President, Pongpayome Wasaphuti, and Thai volleyball fans. Foreign media agencies including the Chinese Xinhua were also present at the airport to report the story. Mr Pongpayome stated that the championship was a great success for Thai volleyball. He added that the Thai team’s victory was proof that Thai volleyball was second to none. As for the coming World Grand Champions Cup hosted by Japan in November 2009, Mr Pongpayome said that Thailand, as a champion of Asia, would participate in the competition. He said the association expected that the Thai team would place 4th in the competition. The president stated further that the Thai women’s volleyball champions would receive around 4 million baht. 3 million baht from the National Sports Development Fund and 1 million baht from the association.