Hello everybody!How are you?This time I will share with you about my visitation to Tun Seri Lanang Library on last Tuesday(17 March 2009).
We were asked to go to PTSL to find out information about Dissertation Online (DOA) and used the databases online subscribed by PTSL which are EBSCOHOST and LISA NET to find two articles regarding topics already given by our respected lecturer.
For your information PTSL has been subscribing to the online databases since 1999 in order to fulfil the growing needs of education,learning and research in UKM. Until now, there are about 37 titles availables and it is hoped that, these online databases would upgrade the library information searching services as well as to cater the customers's information needs.
What is EBSCOHOST?
EBSCOSOST is a fulltext information in various fields. Title of databases includes:Business Source Complete, Academic Search Elite, Business Source Premier, Eric, Health Business Fulltext Elite, MAS Ultra School Edition, Medline, Nursing & Allied Health Collection:Comprehensive, PsycINFO, PsycArticles, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection and MAS Ultra-Public Library Edition.
What is LISA NET?
Bibliographic information on library and information science.
What is the purposes of DOA?
DOA is purposed for the students to find journal and any article that are related to academic writing.Usually third year students, master and PHD students are using journals as references for their thesis.
Below is the summary for journal that i have found from EBSCOHOST.
Journal Title: Does Gender Still Matter? A Study of the Views of Women in the ICT Industry in New Zealand
This journal is about the ICT Industry in New Zealand with a question to be asked whether gender factor still be a matter there especially for women. It is because last 30 years it can be seen many by many reasons such as the stereotyping of computer culture majored by 'geeks' and 'nerds', the lack of critical mass of women in ICT and the rate of change in the industry make women difficult to re-enter the industry after a break for childbearing and rearing. Other than that, the study also confirmed the reasons why the female representation is low, it is because women commenting on attributes on the computing culture that included the competitive,high pressure, aggresive nature of the industry and the requirements for a long hour.
Jounal Title: Malaysian women entrepreneurs:understanding the ICT usage behaviors and drivers
Below is the summary of article that I found from LISA NET.
In this article, the research is to find out about the extent and the pattern of information and communication technology or better known as ICT and also the impact of personal used of ICT, used by women entrepreneurs in Malaysia. The respondents of this research is the members of National Association of Women Entrepreneurs in Malaysia or NAWEM. The results shows some of the respondents used the ICT for doing task, used systems for administrative,planning and control purposes and some used basic and advanced systems. For personal traits such as innovativeness and risk-tasking propensity are significantly correlated with usage.
My Feedback:
DOA is very useful for students to find verify article and journal. With this task, I can know the right way to find good source for my assignment and for my thesis later.Thank you lecturers for this expose:)
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