exercise 4:

Exercise 4

1. Where can you find information about Nobel Prize? Who get the Nobel Prize this year?

The Nobal prize for 2008 goes to ::Check out the list in the linkhttp://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/2008.htmlThe information that I found on the nobel prizes are from the internet. This is the link to the website to find the notel prize for the year 2009.http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/2008.htmlThis year there was no award being rewarded because the awards will be held in the beginning of OctoberOther information on Nobel prizes could be found in this website.The Nobel Prize (Swedish: Nobelpriset) is a Swedish & International monetary prize, established by the 1895 will and estate of Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel. It was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901. An associated prize, The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was instituted by Sweden's central bank in 1968 and first awarded in 1969. The Nobel Prizes in the specific disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature) and the Prize in Economics, which is commonly identified with them, are widely regarded as the most prestigious award one can receive in those fields. The Nobel Peace Prize conveys social prestige and is often politically controversial.

2. Go to Encyclopedia Online at http://library.spu.ac.th Search for the history of autobiles or computer. Summarize the informaiton you get.

The information I get from the website is that the wesite is in thai language. I would suggest since I am studying in the international faculaty there should make the website in English. I am not able to find a specific encloypidia. This section would relate in the automobiles section of the encyclopedia. From the letters A. the first section of the encloypidia.For example a sample of list would look like this.Call#:QD 39.3.M3 ข226พ 2539LocationCollectionCall No.StatusDue Date

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

A reference collection is a collection of source in print and electronic from intended to be referred to rather than read. The materials are usually not for loan outside the library.The Reference collection consist of encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, years books, almanacs, states and other sources providing readily accessible reference information. It is arranged to enable convenient and rapid use by library clients and staff.General books are related to fictions and non fictions. This is very general. Text books can be related in general books. These books could relation to free writing.

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

You may search these information during a search time,. A topic related to history. A meaning of
a specific topic. It could be related to anything from humans, religion to airplane.
Source: Personal definition

5.what type of reference collection that you like to use most?

And why?- Dictionary because it can help me to translate the word that I don't understand and I don't know the meaning.

6.EncyclopaediaName of book - Grolier Business Library (Using the Internet) Deluxe Edition.