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Where to find what? User education of students BY KVS VENU GOPAL LIBRARIAN KV NAD, Visakhapatnam
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If you do not know the answer to a query, you should know where to find the answer. One of the primary objectives of a school library is to educate the students with the skills of searching information. This can be achieved by enlightening the students regarding the utility of various reference tools available in the library
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Information about states of India Manorama year book Penguin year book India you do not know/ sterling pub. India / a year book pub by govt. of India Information about great leaders of India Information about science projects Britannica India Our leaders Famous people of India 101 science fair projects/good will pub. 71 Science Projects/Pustak Mahal
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Information about animalsEncyclopedia of animal kingdom Information about human bodyAtlas of human body Guinness encyclopedia of human being Human body/time life publications ABC of human body Information related to dates of historical events Encyclopedia of historical events /sterling When where, why / readers digest pub Biographies of great scientists Biographies of great people of the world Biographical dictionary of scientists. 300 great lives
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Information about geographical terms Geography encyclopedia Information about literature terms Dictionary of literary criticism English poemsGolden treasury /rupa pub Famous thoughts and quotations in Hindi & Sanskrit Vishwa sukhti khosh Information about scientific facts Hindu speaks on scientific facts Information about current achievements of India India / a year book
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Information about career counselling Multiple career options; Career encyclopedia/ Gupta Information about geographical facts Geographical encyclopedia/Dorling Kindersley FACTS about Ancient civilizations Civilizations History enclopedia/paraggon publications Ancient civilizations/ Time-Life publications In depth knowledge about various topics of physics University physics Physics vol 1 &2 /Resnick& Halliday Concepts of physics/HC Verma Topics of organic chemistryOrganic chemistry/Morris and Boyd Information about rules of a game Sports and games encyclopedia Jaitley Sports Dictionary Encyclopedia of Physical Education
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In Information about various famous tourist places of the world 501 Must visit Destination/ Pub by Bounty books Hindi poems1.Bachon ke liye 101 Kavita/prabhat prakashan 2.Sahitya Amrit (periodical) Latest developments in Science & Technology Dream 2047-[periodical] Science reporter[[periodical] Science&Technology supplement of Hindu Newspaper
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To provide information in the right time to the right user is one of the primary objectives of any library. As some of the users may not be aware about the utility of different websites, it is the responsibility of the librarian to provide information about the importance of various websites available in the internet.
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www.top100science.com www.top100science.comThis website directs us to various famous websites on various topics of science.It also gives the rating points of each website to evaluate its importance. http://www.windows2universe.org/ : This site covers all the topics of astronomical sciences and it is the most authentic site in this field. www.chmistryabout.com This site gives complete description about Periodic Table and provides number of solved out problems in various topics of chemistry. It also offers several examples of Chemistry projects.
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www.biologymad.com This is an excellent website for biology teachers and students who want in-depth knowledge of various topics of biology.This site is highly illustrative and the topics are arranged into different modules like Bio-chemistry, genetic engineering, cell division, bio- technology etc. http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/ It offers interesting fun based games to identify elements and symbols and “chembalancer” exercises to balance equations www.mathsisfun.com This site creates interest in mathematics with illustrations and animations on various topics of alzebra and geometry. In addition to the topics, some quizzes and puzzles are also available in this site.
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Websites on other subjects www. nonstopenglish.com This site enables us to practice English grammar and Vocabulary with interactive tests. Once we register we can have periodical tests to improve our English. www.poemhunter.com www.poemhunter.com This website facilitates us to search for poems with the known Poet or title. www.kamat.com This site depicts the cultural heritage of India with a number of Photographs www.freerice.com This site offers quiz questionson English vocabulary,geographyand science. With every correct answer we will be donating 10gms rice to the poor and hungry people of the world.
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www.cutlturalindia.net This is an excellent site for learning about various aspect of Indian Heritage like Leaders of India, monuments of India, festivals of India Rituals of India etc. www.infoplease.com This website provides a free encyclopedia, a thesaurus, a dictionary and an atlas to provide information. http://www.vigyanprasar.gov.in This is the official site of Science & Technology Which covers Science news, biographies of Great scientists of India and the World. www.dimdima.com This website created by Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan presents interesting topics for students like biographies, activities for children, wonders of the world etc.
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www.sciencedaily.com This website highlights the latest scientific developments on all fields. It is updated daily. www.nationalgeographic.co.in This website focuses on various topics like habitats, environmental issues,Travels,peoples and places etc. www.bbc.co.uk This website covers all the subjects of primary and secondary sections with video downloads. www.powerpoint-search.comThis website has ready made power points on all subjects for all classes and all subjects of primary and secondary sections.
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Conclusion: To conclude we can say that the knowledge of reference tools and awareness of websites makes the user thorough with the information sources.
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