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Unit 10- The end

reemelgarem — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:56:09 +0000

I will not stick to the specific questions and answers i will just write my thoughts and feelings freely. This course really helped me in many assignments and projects this fall especiall that I am a freshman and many things I would’nt have known without this course. I learned about the many databases that AUC offers and how they are classified in many ways to make the search easier. I learned how to narrow my research terms to get the best result list other wise i have usually typed the whole topic I was looking for. I learned how to cite the works I use in any research I do. I would have liked to spend more time on learning how to narrow the research. I wolud have also liked that we use more than one database in class as demo because Academic search complete is the easiest one. I think we should see some other layouts of databases. There is nothing that i disliked about wordpress but i also didn’t find anything special about it. I don’t think that i will use it again after this course. All in all the course is very beneficial and what students say about it that it is not important is wrong. It really is helpful and students should take it in their early years in university because it will make their lives so much easier.

Unit 8 cont’d

reemelgarem — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:11:32 +0000

library press display:

Canada

Amherst daily news

Story 1: Cobequid Impasse.Colin Maclean.21/11/08

story 2:Life without Escott.David Mathiesson.21/11/08

I would use it if pictures are relevant to my search.

Unit 8 cont’d

reemelgarem — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:58:16 +0000

Lexis nexis:

David Paterson.making bid to curb gas emissions.newsday.26/09/08.http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.lib.aucegypt.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5196969901&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5196969904&cisb=22_T5196969903&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=306890&docNo=16

The main argument is that by putting a price on carbondioxide pollution this would make carbondioxide emissions stable and then reduced. I agree because this will provide an incentive for factories to curb their emissions.

Unit 8

reemelgarem — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:57:34 +0000

Google news:

Search topic: pollution and global warming

Article 1

Ngoc Minh.”We are killing the environment”.THANIENNews.com.16/11/08.http://www.thanhniennews.com/others/?catid=13&newsid=43769

Article 2

Tim johnson.China’s coal fire belch fumes,worsening global warming.McClatchy Newspapers.16/11/08. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/55758.html

Archives search:

Karen Charman.Nuclear power gets media makeover.Fair.11/2/85. http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1069

I would use google news when i want to have a background about a certain issue.

Unit 7

reemelgarem — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:05:20 +0000

The first database is the business source complete.It covers three disciplines business, economics and management. It covers articles from 1886. Many kinds of materials are available including journals,peridicals,trade publications,newspapers,books,primary source documents,industry profile and country reports.The materials are available in english.The database is available off campus and full-text is available.

The second database is emerald full text. It covers the same disciplines as the first one. It covers articles from 1989.The materials available are articles and abstracts/reviews.The langauge is english and the database is available off campus. As its name suggests,full text is available.

Business source complete seems easier to use because it has more options to narrow the search. Business source complete is better because it has more types of materials available.Business source complete is better for indepth research while emerald is better for quick research.

Unit 6

reemelgarem — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:33:27 +0000

Topic: Global warming

Academic disciplines:

Geography
Earth sciences
Enviromental studies and forestry

Majors:

Enviromental studies
Biology
Chemistry

Databases:

Environment Complete

Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (CSA)

Unit 5

reemelgarem — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:53:15 +0000

1.Author: Maslin,Mark

Title:Global warming:a very short introduction

Publisher:Oxford university

Year:2004

Call no: QC981.8.G56 M38 2004

2.Author: Hizawa,Hirofumi

Title:Economic theory and global warming

Publisher:Cambridge uni press

Year:2003

Call:HC79.A4 U93 2003

3.Film Title:Baked alaska

Call:QC984.A4 B35 2003

Unit 4

reemelgarem — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:25:03 +0000

Search statements

causes of global warming
deforest* and global warming
deforest* and global warming not middle east

Scholarly article:

Schneider, Tapio. “How We Know Global Warming is Real. (Cover story).” Skeptic 14.1 (Mar. 2008): 31-37. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. AUC library, Cairo,Egypt22 Oct. 2008 .

Popular article:

DAVID BARBOZA. “Plan Gives Farmers a Role in Fighting Global Warming.” New York Times (25 Nov. 2003): 3. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. AUC library, cairo, Egypt. 22 Oct. 2008 .

Global warming and animals-unit 3

reemelgarem — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:24:19 +0000

The demographic keyword i used is animals

“The race for survival”.Adler, Jerry.Stone, Daniel.Kuchment, Anna.Tolme, Paul.News week,vol.151,issue23,pp.40-50

Subject Terms:

*ENDANGERED species
*POLAR bear
*SEA ice
*HABITAT (Ecology)
*ENDANGERED species — Law & legislation
*GLOBAL warming — Government policy

Geographic Terms:

UNITED States

Abstract:

This article discusses how listing the polar bear as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) due to a loss of habitat caused by melting glaciers has made Polar Bears a symbol of the dangers posed by global warming. ESA claims that the government is responsible for protecting the habitats of animals on the Endangered Species List; therefore, the government may be forced to reassess its position on global warming.

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Unit 3 Comrade Climate-change.

reemelgarem — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:47:25 +0000

Geographic keyword is The arctic

“coemrade climate change”.Global agenda,p.13

Subject Terms:

*GREENHOUSE effect, Atmospheric
*GLOBAL temperature changes
*ENVIRONMENTAL degradation
ARCTIC Ocean — Environmental conditions

Geographic Terms:

RUSSIA (Federation)

Abstract:

The article examines the global implications of the consequences of global warming. Temperatures in the Arctic are rising roughly twice as fast as the global average. Rising polar temperatures also mean bad news for many human beings, notably the 150,000 Inuit of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia. Global warming also affects the territorial claims by Russia and other countries in the Arctic.

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