1. Using the Internet for Academic Purposes
By: Ali Alzamel
Mr. CA Wenner

2. References:
This presentation is based on “THE STUDY SKILLS HANDBOOK (third edition)” by Stella Cottrell in 22/02/2008

3. What is Internet? …

4. The Internet (PG147)
The internet or net had its origin in 1969, when the computers of government, scientific and military bodies were linked. Academic and commercial bodies joined later, and eventually people began to produce information for the internet only, rather than in paper form – there are even novels that are accessible only via the internet

5. The Internet (PG147)
The internet connects computers from all over the world, and enables you to communicate by computer directly with people in other countries. There’s no owner or central executive for the internet: it’s just a wide, interconnecting set of computers, with some organisations which try to keep it running smoothly.

6. Advantages of using the internet (PG147)
Range of information
Types of information
Newspaper
Government papers and data
Library catalogues
Sounds & voices
Film & video clips
Interactive pages

7. Incorporate the computer into study
Use the computer as part of your everyday study strategies.
(PG 159)

8. Stay organised
Find Information
Design materials
Develop your writing
Use other software

9. Personal example:
Personally, the Internet helps me a lot with finding information, making researches… etc.
Sometimes you need to do a research about something new to you or you don’t have enough knowledge about the topic, so you can use the Internet to find the information you need to do the research.

10. Academic resources online
PG 152

11. Web sources for academic study
For academic study, you must be very selective about your sources of information, whether these are paper-based or electronic. A number of search tools and services are available to help focus your search on reputable resources for academic study: a selection is provided in Appendix 2 (Pg 348).

12. The following are some key starting places when making electronic searches for books and articles.
PG 152

13. COPAC, the Catalogue for the Consortium of University Research Library (http://copac.ac.uk)
Education: ERIC and the British Education Index
Social sciences:
Science and social science: Web of Science

14. Thank you
&
Goodbye!