This is the " Peta Minda " that i used for the Distance Learning

1. Skill in information
retrieval
Searching OPAC
Searching Electronic
Database
Online Public Access Catalogue :
Online cataloque for pysical materilas
available in library
E-Book Reading an
Electronic Book
Ebrary as an example to search for e-
book
Method of
search
Author Search
Title Search
Subject Search
Keyword Search
Searching for
Digital Journal ( e-Journal )
Searching Internet
Searching by
subject Directory
Searching by
search engine
Internet Search
Tool Sites
Search
Engine
Meta Search
Engine
http://www.google.com
http://www.yahoo.com
http://www.ask.com
http://www.alltheweb.com
http://www.surfwax.com
http://www.ixquick.com
http://www.mamma.com
http://www.dogpile.com
Learning Skills for Distance Learners
Topic 8 - Skill in Information Retrieval
Created By : Dev Indran

2. Evaluating
Information
Authority
Accuracy and Reliability
Objectivity Currency
Scope
Credentials of the person who wrote the article or Journal
Insert your text here
Is the coverage of the readers. Identify the target group which
the information was written and required.
Information should be accurate
and reliable with the reference, statistics,
reports,and the arguments represented with
facts and figures that can
be verified from other
sources quoted
in the text
Presenting information based on facts. Should not contain
propaganda material or have a bias in politics, religion,
gender, race, nation or personal philisophy. Your
assignment means your facts, your idea and your
arguments
Make sure the information taken
is not out of dated and latest update.
The latest information is academic responsibility which
should be taken seriously because the development
of a corpus of knowledge in any subject area depends on
the latest information. Websites should have the dates when
Information is created and the date it was posted. If there is
no date don't presume it is current.

3. Microsoft Office
Microsoft
Word
Microsoft
Excel
Microsoft
Power Point
Creating
Basic Document
Using the
Tool Tabs
The quick
Access Toolbar
Ribbon :
Strip with tab
Launchers
Enable to activate dialog box
with more choices
Shortcut Menus
Enhancing your
Word Document
Spell Check your document
Format Text
Insert Table
Insert Graphics
Insert Page Number
Saving Your File
Word Help
Printing
Cut,Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo & Repeat
Starting/ Exiting MS Excel
Exploring MS Excel
Data Entry on a Worksheet
Using MS Excel Functions
Sorting and Filtering Data
Converting Data into Charts
Starting MS Power Point
and Creating a New Presentation
Saving a presentation
Adding Slides
Themes
Animating your presentation
Running your presentation
Topic 10 : Using Microsoft Office Applications