plug-ins a student’s guide to information literacy
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PLUG-INs A Student’s Guide to Information Literacy . E-BOOKS @ HCT. What is an E-Book?. An E-Book or Electronic Book is not made of paper. . You read an E-Book from a computer or special device called a Reader. The best selling - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PLUG-INs A Student’s Guide to Information Literacy
E-BOOKS @ HCT
What is an E-Book?
An E-Book or Electronic Book is
not made of paper.
You read an E-Book from a computer or
special device called a Reader.
It is about 1 cm thick & weighs about ¼ kilo.
Most e-books cost about US$9.99 or 37 dirhams.
The best selling e-book reader is called a Kindle and is sold by
amazon.com for US$359 or 1318
dirhams.
Forms or formats of E-Books
Sometimes an E-Book is a scan
of a paper book (PDF).
But sometimes an E-Book is
typed directly into a computer program (html).
Advantages & Disadvantages
E-Books do not take up space on
a book shelf.
You don’t have to go to the library.
You can read them from your computer.
You don’t have to wait until
somebody returns an E-Book to the
library.
Some people think E-Books are difficult to read. They say
they get a headache from looking at a computer all the
time.
E-Books can be expensive;
they are not free. And you need an
expensive computer or reader
too.
You cannot browse an
E-Book like a paper book.
But . . .
Can you guess how many
E-Books HCT has ?
36,000 E-Books ! ! !About 1000 meters
of shelves, or about 40 of the
shelf units in the picture ! ! !
How many shelves for
36,000 paper books ?
Link to Databases & E-Books
http:// library.hct.ac.aePull down the Resources
menu.
Scroll down
eBooks
ebrary 30,000 + titles
Browse by subject
Enter term in search
box
ebrary Sample Search : “English Teaching”
19,656 hits !
That’s about 550 meters of
shelf space.
Typical eBrary pageArrows to go to
different pagesF11 –
Toggle to full screen
view of page
Print- but only 1 page
at a time
Highlight text
Zoom text size
Net LibraryAbout 3500 books in this collection.
That’s 100 meters of shelves.
Net Library Sample Search“Teaching English”
399 hits !
Click : View this ebook
Typical Net Library page
Chapter headings
Print- only 1 page at a time from non- full
screen
F11 – toggle to full screen view of page
eLibrary AKA “Electric Library” on A-Z page
Dictionary & encyclopedia entries only.
Not like ebrary or Net Library
Homework Help for
School Kids; Not high
level
E-Books from other Databases
Britannica Online Digital Engineering Library
AccessMedicine Medical Reference books
AccessScience Encyclopedia Hoot. Hoot.
From Catalogue
Purple icon with letter “e”
Link to website
Format indicated by icon
I hope this helps you find many
wonderful E-Books.
Ask your teacher or your friendly librarian if you
have any questions.
Thank you for listening.HAPPY READING !