INFORMATION LITERACY ( Third Week Reflection )

" THIRD WEEK 

     REFLECTION "

                                                                                

“Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand”

  The week has gone and we started with week 3. First of all when I entered to class I was feeling very happy and my feelings were like the colors of rainbows. When the lecturer came into the class we all as students welcomed her with a very a smiley face. Then the lecturer started to say good morning and asked about our previous lesson. There were some students who did not fully understand the previous lesson so, therefore the lecturer started to repeat the previous lesson again for those who were not fully understood. After finishing Q&A (Question/Answer) session we started with our new lesson week 3vfirst session. In week 3 we studied Search Tools and their types. First of the entire lecturer described that what Search Tools is all about. Furthermore, we learned about Online Library Catalog. We learned that Online Library Catalog (OPAC) is to provides information and directions on how we can find out what books, audiovisuals, and periodicals. 

    Moreover, we learned that why do we need to know  OPAC because, by understanding Online Catalog (OPAC) will allow us to do a better job of locating book and other materials available through our libraries as well as other libraries. Furthermore, we learned that the online library catalog contains a record for each book, audiovisual and periodical in our collection. After that, we studied General search and Simple search. General search is the library page, go to the SEARCH CATALOG tab and then click SEARCH, and this will take you to the main screen f the library catalog. Simple search is to begin search, click on the SEARCH button, found on the main page, or the FLASHLIGHT, found on the other pages. Next, we had some class activities to find the difference between a General Search and Simple Search the activity was interesting and we were interested with doing it.

     Last but not least, we continued with week 3 session2 . In second session we studied Search Internet Tools the lecturer taught us that what Search Internet Tools is all about. The aim of this Search tools are to explore the strengths and weaknesses of different search tools, to Evaluate the information that search tools provide is on how to efficiently cream off the most relevant results and to develop a strategy for building up your own well structured bank of links for future references. Search tools are Search Engines, Meta Search Engines, Subject Directories, Information Gateways and Special Databases. 

    In conclusion I can that these all lessons which I have studied during week 3 were very useful and important. Week 3 was a very wonderful and an interesting week for me because; I have learned so many new things which I haven’t known before. The best thing that I really like was an activity related to our lesson the aim of this activity was that how to apply my thoughts and ideas into my daily life it was a kind of assessment.

Sincerely,

Said Abid s/o Said Tahir.

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