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U ACADEMI C Library nit PRE-READING What kinds of people you think academic libraries serve? Name some of the academic libraries that you have known Describe in detail if possible TDTU INSPIRE Library Ton Duc Thang Total investment capital: 129 billion VND Operating date: July 15th, 2017 Total acreage: 8,678 m2 Requires magnetic card for incoming readers There are overnightstudying zone (24/7) and floors painted in separate colors Name of each floor: 1st floor: Endurance 2nd floor: Nisus 3rd floor: Sagacity 4th floor: Progress 5th floor: Initiative 6th floor: Responsibility 7th floor: Capacity: More than 2000 users Resource: About 115,000 titles (printed and electronic collections) Hundreds of million electronic informational resource about global Informatio nal Technolog y Zone Newspaper and magazine Zone Reading Seats Studying Zone: rooms for presentation, individualresearching rooms, group-studying rooms, movie rooms, Online conference room, etc Soundproofed area for callings Top floor is a place for chatting, interacting knowledge among students The largest academic library in the world is in Cambridge, in England TRUE FALSE 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 TRUE FALSE Universities usually have quite separate undergraduate and graduate divisions TRUE FALSE Academic libraries often have separate branches for the various faculties or departments of learning, such as physics, psychology, and history TRUE FALSE Rare books and manuscripts are often kept in separate rooms or even separate buildings TRUE FALSE 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 TRUE FALSE Comprehension Question Why is the library often considered to be the most important resource of a university? Because students and faculty at colleges and universities may wish to conduct research with in any conceivable academic discipline Is it possible for academics to research in any discipline, or is research confined to selected disciplines? It is possible for academics to research in any discipline What kind of universities have the largest libraries? Large research universities Sometimes university book collections are divided into separate libraries In what ways or for what reasons is such a division Bookmade? collections are divided into separate libraries in order to help readers to be easy to find kinds of book they need Are all university libraries divided into undergraduate and graduate divisions? No, they aren’t They may devote their collections to academic disciplines or they can also have separate building for specialized collections 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 Why universities need to run short courses for new students? 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 FURTHER PRACTICE DISCUSSION What 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: Choos e one of t he ac ademi c l i br ar i es i n Vi et nam whi c h y ou k now wel l and wr i t e a c ompos i t i on t o des c r i be i t i n det l I t s houl d i nc l ude t he f ol l owi ng c omponent s : ( i ) a descr i pt i on of t he bui l di ng and i t s cont ent s ( i i ) any changes t hat have occur r ed over r ecent FURTHER READING LANGUAGE FOCUS Word ADJECTIVEs Form Negative prefixes: in-, dis-, non-, or ir- = no You c an c hange t he meani ng of a wor d i n Engl i s h by pl ac i ng a Add a prefix (in-, dis-, non-, or ir-) to the following rootwords, then fill the gaps in the sentences below ...PRE-READING What kinds of people you think academic libraries serve? Name some of the academic libraries that you have known Describe in detail if possible TDTU INSPIRE Library Ton Duc Thang Total investment... 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