Exercise 5. Answer the following questions.

1. When was the University established?

2. How many stocks are in the library?

3. What kind of electronic resources does the library provide access to?

4. Can you name any other library’s activities?

5. How many users does the library serve?

6. What are electronic resources are available in the library?

7. What is ELNIT?

8. What kind of events the library is involved in?

9. Does the library grant paid or free subscription to the electronic theses?

10.  How can you get exclusive free of charge access to a variety of online academic resources?

Exercise 6. Translate from Russian into English.

«Научная библиотека ЮГУ» имеет учебно-методические и учебные пособия. Они разработаны авторами Югорского государственного университета.
Электронная коллекция содержит полные тексты в формате pdf.
Коллекция организована на базе «Ирбис». «Базы данных ИРБИС» позволяет осуществлять поиск по текстовым документам. Посетители могут использовать:

§ полнотекстовый поиск;

§ поиск по элементам описания полных текстов и т. д.

Поиск и просмотр документов доступен по логину и паролю только пользователям Научной библиотеки ЮГУ и только в зале электронной информации (319 / адм. корп.) и в читальных залах библиотеки (315, 318 / адм. корп.).

Exercise 7. Read and translate the text.

TEXT II

Definition of academic work. Academic work is a

· well-planned

· systematic

· and methodical approach to questions or problems with a learning and epistemological objective.

Principles of academic work

1. Academic work cannot be a mere reproduction of facts, but is analytical and problem-oriented work.

2. The goal is to convey your individual academic point of view.

3. Academic work is active creative work.

4. Academic papers meet generally applicable formal requirements.

5. Copying others’ works is considered theft - it is plagiarism!

Plagiarism is theft of intellectual property and will not be tolerated. It will be prosecuted.

Common forms of plagiarism are:

· Texts are copied from the internet, no sources indicated and the result is claimed entirely or partially as a personal academic effort.

· Passages are copied from books, journals, etc., without quoting or indicating sources.

· Essays are downloaded from the internet, and presented as original and individual work.

· Term papers, essays, etc. written by other students of the institute are re-submitted as separate work. All these forms of plagiarism are illegitimate and will be punished. If there is any doubt, instructors will check sources and will be able to prove whether or not it is plagiarism.

Academic research must be thorough, and even more so for a larger written assignment. Certain standards apply to the information one wishes to process:

 · The information should be true. It is, therefore, essential for students to examine the source (plausibility, consistency with familiar data, overall credibility).

· It must be verifiable, thus it is necessary to reference the source. Using information from “Wikipedia” is therefore not acceptable!

· It should be clear and understandable. Students should not use sources they do not understand themselves.

What sources of information are there? The most important ones in social sciences are:

· Literature: books, journals, so-called “grey literature” (e.g. working papers), newspapers

· Data: your own inquiries/surveys, databases, statistics, laws and documents

· Internet sources, but no Wikipedia! (a source can only be used for academic work if a proper author is indicated, either an institution or a person).

The objective of a term paper is to show that you can present an issue critically within a given time frame, and are familiar with the academic theories and research positions on the topic. You have to research, process and critically assess the relevant literature.

Exercise 9. Answer the following questions.

1. Do you use any resources of the library? What kind of?

2. What resources do you prefer more? Explain why.

3. Have you ever tried yourself as a librarian?

4. Do you know what catalogs are for?

5. What is plagiarism?

6. What are rules for a term paper?

7. Name the main principals of academic work.

8. What are certain standards for academic research?

9. The most important sources of information are…

10. When can you use Wikipedia as a source?