Bài thuyết trình Unit 8: Academic Library

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ACADEMI C

Library

What kinds of people do you think academic libraries serve?

Name some of the academic

libraries that you have known

Describe in detail if possible.

PRE-READING

Ton Duc Thang

University

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studying zone (24/7)

and 7 floors painted

in separate colorsName of each floor:

4th floor: Progress 5th floor: Initiative 6th floor:

Responsibility 7th floor:

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informational

resource about global researches

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Technolog

y Zone

Newspaper and magazine Zone

Reading Seats

2 movie rooms,

Online conference room, etc.

Soundproofed area for callings

Top floor is a place for chatting, interacting

knowledge among

students

Overnight-studying zone is in the

basement of the

library

Bacteria-cleaning

machine used for

books after being

read

Auto-classifying-book machine will

automatically classifies returned books without hiring librarians

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1 Research plays a central role in the academic

work of students and faculty at colleges and

universities As a result, college and university

libraries – also called academic libraries – are often

the most important resource of an institution of higher education.

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4. Most academic libraries are linked to

other libraries in cooperative networks,

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6. Academic branch libraries may devote their collections to agriculture, art,

chemistry, mathematics, psychology, or

other academic disciplines.

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7. Some academic libraries also have

separate building for rare books,

manuscripts, map, and other specialized collections.

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8. In some part of the United States, for

example, college accreditation agencies

require institutions often library-sponsored courses on information retrieval and

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UNDERSTAND  THE READING

Comprehension: True/False

Some of the largest libraries in the world are found at research universities.

FALSE

TRUE

Academic libraries are usually not open to people other than staff or students at the institution to which they are attached

FALSE TRUE

In the mid-1990s, Canada and the USA had more than 3,800 academic libraries.

The largest academic library in the world is in

Since university students have usually learned about

computer use when they were at secondary school, it is not necessary for university libraries to conduct courses in

information retrieval and evaluation.

FALSE TRUE

Universities usually have quite separate

undergraduate and graduate divisions

FALSE TRUE

Academic libraries often have separate branches for the various faculties or departments of learning,

such as physics, psychology, and history.

FALSE TRUE

Rare books and manuscripts are often kept

in separate rooms or even separate

During the last decade or so, academic libraries have been using more of their budget to pay for new computers and

other equipment, and as a result they have not been able

to expand their holdings of books and journals as much as

in earlier years.

FALSE TRUE

Comprehension Question

Because students and faculty at colleges and universities may wish to conduct research with in any conceivable academic discipline.

Why is the library often considered to be the most important resource of a university?

Is it possible for academics to do research

in any discipline, or is research confined

to selected disciplines?

It is possible for academics to do research in any discipline.

Large research universities

What kind of universities have the largest

libraries?

Sometimes university book collections

are divided into separate libraries In

what ways or for what reasons is such a

division made?Book collections are divided into separate libraries

in order to help readers to be easy to find kinds of book they need.

No, they aren’t They may devote their collections to academic disciplines or they can also have separate building for specialized collections

Are all university libraries divided into

undergraduate and graduate divisions?

Why did the acquisition of expensive printed material slow down somewhat during the

1990s in many universities?

Because more funds were devoted to the acquisition of new computers, telecommunication equipment for access to the Internet and online databases.

Because of the complexity, range, and diversity of formats and information in academic libraries.

These programs are designed to teach new users effective ways to make use of a variety of reference tools and library search mechanisms.

Why do universities need to run short courses for new students?

FURTHER  PRACTICE

What do you think of academic libraries in

Vietnam? (Think of their organization, services etc.)

Do you think that in the future academic

libraries in Vietnam should be changed to meet the demand of the Vietnamese library users?

Give your reasons and your suggestions.

GUIDED WRITING

Composi t i on t opi c:

Choose one of t he academi c l i br ar i es

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FURTHER  READING

FOCUS

Word Form

Negative prefixes: in-, dis-, non-, or ir- = no

ADJECTIVEs

You can change t he meani ng of a wor d i n Engl i sh by pl aci ng a

pr ef i x ( i n- , di s- , non- , or i r - ) i n f r ont

of i t

Add a prefix (in-, dis-, non-, or ir-) to the following

rootwords, then fill the gaps in the sentences below.