Exercise 3

Why the library is important for the learning process?


1. Why the library is important for the learning process ?

Access to information and knowledge are fundamental for education and development as well as being an essential requirement for improving the quality of life for people living in regions where the population has not yet reached a high level of economic and social development. Libraries play an important role in the educational and research process. A digital library can provide access to many of the knowledge networks around the world, which is a necessary component of any research experience.

In this article, a brief introduction to the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is followed by an explanation of the setup of the joint educational MSc. programme that has been developed by these two institutes.

The digital library support in this joint programme will be described and the positive and negative experiences of the programme are summarized.

The article also provides general comments on the importance of building digital partnerships between libraries in joint educational programmes between developed and less technologically advanced countries. 

Source

2. Search 5 books, 5 journals and 5 online database from http://library.spu.ac.th/e-library/index.htm    (identify tittle and call number).

List of 5 Books:

1. Hands on VB 5 for web development Call No : QA 76.73.B3 P32H 1997
2. Teach yourself...visual basic 5 , Call No : QA 76.73.B3 S62T 1997

3.	Exploring 3D animation with 3ds max 7 , Call no : TR 897.7 T44E 2006

4. Java programming : from problem analysis to program design , Call No: QA 76.76.J38   M34J 2006
5. C++ programming : from problem analysis to program design, Call no : QA 76.73.C153 M34C 2007