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1.When can you find information about Noble Prize? Who get the Noble Prize this year?

The Nobel Prize Internet Archive is fully interactive. If you have an interesting and useful Internet link about a particular Nobel Laureate, you can add your link instantly to that laureate's home page here at the Archive. We encourage you to add links as often as you like. The educational value of this Archive depends on contributions and resourcefulness its users. Want to try it out? Why not roll the dice, and start with a random Nobel link!?No one.

2. Go to Encyclopedia Online at http://library.spu.ac.th/ Search for the history of automobiles or computer. Summarize the information you get.

HistoryMain article: History of computer science The early foundations of what would become computer science predate the invention of the modern digital computer. Machines for calculating fixed numerical tasks, such as the abacus have existed since antiquity. Wilhelm Schickard built the first mechanical calculator in 1623. Charles Babbage designed a difference engine in Victorian times helped by Ada Lovelace. Around 1900, punch-card machines were introduced. However, all of these machines were constrained to perform a single task, or at best some subset of all possible tasks.

3.What is the difference between general book and reference book?

Reference Book in a library is one that may only be used in the library and not borrowed from the library. Many such books are reference works (in the first sense) which are usually used only briefly or photocopied from, and therefore do not need to be borrowed. Keeping them in the library assures that they will always be available for use on demand. Other reference-only books are ones that are too valuable to permit borrowers to take them out. Reference-only items may be shelved in a reference collection located separately from circulating items or individual reference-only items may be shelved among items available for borrowing.General books are books available on the library. Bookstore and ect ... to read books of all ages.

4.When do you need to search information from the reference collection?

You may search these information during a search time,. A topic related to history. A meaning ofa specific topic.

5.What type of reference collection that you like to use most? And why?

Dictionary I can find the definition and examples from that. when people does not know what is the meaning of the words.

6.Read some book and summary.I should ATLASFrom : The times world atlas book.The time

world atlas is a complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy to use format, retaining the authority, style and detail of the larger times atlases. All the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up to date to give an accurate picture of today's world.The introductory section covers major world geographical themes - from earthquakes and volcanoes to population growth, communications and climate change - giving a global snapshot of our conterporary world. It also includes a guide to the world's states and territories with flags and key national statistics.Detailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the world. The index to over 25000 place names illustrates the scope of this world atlas which is ideal foe home and business use.