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welcome. Where to find what? User education of students BY KVS VENU GOPAL LIBRARIAN KV NAD, Visakhapatnam. Objective of user education.
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welcome Where to find what? User education of students BY KVS VENU GOPAL LIBRARIAN KV NAD, Visakhapatnam
Objective of user education • 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
REVIEW OF IMPORTANT WEBSITES • 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.
Websites on science • www.top100science.com This 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.
http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/ It offers interesting fun based games to identify elements and symbols and “chembalancer” exercises to balance equations 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. 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.
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 • 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.
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.
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 .
Conclusion: To conclude we can say that the knowledge of reference tools and awareness of websites makes the user thorough with the information sources.