OK, are you all settled? Well, first of all, welcome to Cardiff University.
好的,你們都坐好了嗎?首先,歡迎來到卡地夫大學。
I 'm here to explain what we can offer you.
我在這里告訴大家,我們能為你做什么。
Now, as a new student at the university, you will probably need some sort of guidance to help you to use thelibrary effectively to study and research.
現在,作為大學新生,你可能需要一些指導幫你有效的利用圖書館進行學習、研究。
some of you have asked about a guided tour but we find this rather muddles people.
有些人要求由向導帶領參觀,但是我們發現這會讓人變得糊涂。
So, in this first week, we run a series of talks which focus on different aspects of the library and its resources.
所以在第一周,我們舉辦一系列關于圖書館及其資源的各方面的討論。
You 'll also find that to get the most out of the library you really do need to be computer literate
你還會發現只有當你成為電腦通才能從圖書館獲得更多的東西。
and so all this term we run small classes which will bring you up to speed on how to access the computer loaded information.
所以我們這學期會通過小課讓你們快速從電腦上獲取信息。
OK, now let me give you an outline of what's available to you.
好的,讓我告訴你們什么是可以使用的。
You 'll find that the computer's are increasingly used as a research tool.
你會發現計算機越來越多地被人作為研究工具來使用。
Many students do most of their research on the Internet and the library computers are permanently online.
許多學生通過網絡做研究,而且圖書館的電腦是永遠在線的。
Having found what you need, you 'll find you can readily save texts on your personal computer space to printoff when you need.
找到你需要的資料后,你可以輕松的在你的電腦上保存文本,打印出來。
You might think that it is the fastest way to get information but the links can be slow.
你可能覺得這是獲取信息最快的方式,但是網絡連接可能很慢。
Clearly you can find lots on there but much of it is useless information as it is from highly debatable sources so be critical.
顯然,你可以找到很多資料,但是也有許多沒用的信息,其來源很受爭議,所以要謹慎對待。