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Giáo trình Đọc hiểu tiếng Anh ngành Thư viện - Thông tin: Phần 2 - Dương Thị Thu Hà UNIT 8 ACADEMIC LIBRARIES♦ Pre-reading 1. W hat kinds o f people do you think academic libraries serve? 2. N am e some o f the academic libraries that you have known. D escribe in detail if possible.♦ Reading COLLEGE AND U N IV ERSITY LIBRARIES Research plays a central role in the academic w ork o fstudents and faculty at colleges and universities. As a result,college and university libraries— also called academiclibraries— are often considered the most im portant resource o fan institution o f higher education. Because students and facultyat colleges and universities may w ish to conduct researchwithin any conceivable academic discipline, the collections o facademic libraries usually reflect a vast range o f interests andformats. A cadem ic libraries range in size from the modestcollections found in small liberal arts colleges to the immensecollections found at research universities. Research universitiesmaintain some o f the largest libraries in the world. M ostacademic libraries are linked to other libraries in cooperativenetworks, enabling them to share scarce and little-usedmaterials required for advanced research. M any academiclibraries open their collections to the public, although154borrowing privileges are often limited in the case o f users notaffiliated with the college or university. Large research universities often have separate librarieswithin individual academic departments, schools, or colleges.For example, academic branch libraries may devote theircollections exclusively to agriculture, art, chemistry,mathematics, psychology, or other academic disciplines.Universities may also divide their libraries into undergraduateand graduate divisions. Undergraduate libraries typically offerrelatively general materials needed to support study toward afour-year, undergraduate degree. Graduate libraries containmaterials for more specialized study toward an advanced,graduate degree. Some academic libraries also have separatebuildings for rare books, handwritten m anuscripts, maps, andother specialized collections. Academ ic libraries generally attempt to expand theirholdings on an ongoing basis. However, during the 1990s,acquisition o f expensive printed materials began slowing atmost academic libraries as more funds were devoted to theacquisition o f new computers, telecom m unication equipmentfor access to the Internet, and online databases. Because o f the complexity, range, and diversity o f formatsand inform ation in academic libraries, colleges and universitiesoffer program s to introduce incom ing students and faculty tothe institution’s library services. These programs are designedto teach new users effective ways to make use o f a variety o freference tools and library search mechanisms. In some parts o fthe United States, for example, college accreditation agencies 155require institutions to offer library-sponsored courses oninformation retrieval and evaluation. (*}♦ Working with vocabulary A. Focus on the readingChoose the best w ord or phrase for each sentence. Use eachword or phrase only once. They are in sentences from thereading passage. devote considered separate size m odest m aintain w ithin evaluation handwritten exclusively scarce general 1. Research plays a central role in the academic w ork o f students and faculty at colleges and universities. As a result, college and university libraries— also called academ ic libraries— are often _____________ the most im portant resource o f an institution o f higher education. 2. A cadem ic libraries range in_____________ from the____________ collections found in small liberal arts colleges to the im m ense collections found at research universities. 3. Research universities_____________ some o f the largest libraries in the world.(*) Extracted from Library (institution), Microsoft® Encarta® OnlineEncyclopedia, 2004156 4. M ost academic libraries are linked to other libraries in cooperative networks, enabling them to sh a re __________ and little-used m aterials required for advanced research. 5. Large research universities often have_________libraries __________ individual academic departments, schools, or colleges. 6. Academ ic branch libraries m ay devote their collections ___________ to agriculture, art, chemistry, mathematics, psychology, or other academic disciplines. 7. Some academic libraries also have separate buildings for rare books,______________ manuscripts, maps, and other specialized collections. 8. In some parts o f the United States, for example, college accreditation agencies require institutions to offer library-sponsored courses on inform ation retrieval and B. Focus on new contextsChoose the best w ord or phrase for each sentence. Use eachw ord or phrase only once. These words are in differentsentences. considered within modest size separate m aintain scarce some handw ritten evaluate exclusive 157 1. He will b e _________ a w eak leader. 2. The children sleep in beds. 3. The police interviewed everyone living the area shown on the map. 4. The hero was very about his great deals. ...