IMC 406 Facts Finding

FACULTY OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
KAMPUS PUNCAK PERDANA
SHAH ALAM

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) INFORMATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

IMC 406 LIBRARY SKILLS

ASSIGNMENT :
FACT FINDING

PREPARED BY :
AIMAN AFEEQ ZAIJAN BIN ZAINAL ABIDIN (2020987997)

MUHAMMAD AKMAL BIN ABD AZIZ (2020967751)

PREPARED FOR :
MR. MOHD ZAIHAN BIN HUSSIN

SUBMISSION DATE :
8 JUN 2020

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Preface
Fact Finding is either one element that important to student learn about ‘Library Skills’ subject.
This assignment was given by Mr. Mohd Zaihan Bin Hussin, our lecturer for IMC406 Library Skills
course. In this assignment, it helps student to improve the knowledge on how to find information and
fact as information professional. More than that, it will expose the student on how to choose the best
answer through variety resource nowadays. We like to thanks him because have given us plenty of
explanation and guidance in this assignment.

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Acknowledgement
With the grace of Allah, we were able to complete the assignment for Library Skills subject. In
preparing the assignment, we have had too many expectations and challenges, but we made it all a
lesson. After facing with few ups and downs while doing this assignment, we have successfully
completed this assignment.
It is with this opportunity that we would like to give our utmost gratitude towards to Mr. Mohd
Zaihan Bin Hussin, our lecturer for IMC406 Library Skills course that have given helpful guidance and
explanation before and while we start to do this assignment. Not forgotten also, we would like to thanks
all of our friends that is in the same class that gave their opinion along to complete this assignment.

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Introduction
In this assignment, it is about finding facts in particular, also on how to access information. The fact
must have a strong evidence such as document or founder. Therefore, facts also require the searcher to
prove the fact that they have find, whether it is a true or false fact. There is now a lot of information
that can be searched about articles, documentaries, history, magazines, and other. This is because it is
up to the individual knowledge that their expressions must adhere to the terms and conditions. Finally,
the fact has been that accurate knowledge is not easy to find.

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Objective
In order to implement this assignment, there are several objectives that we want to achieve, including:
-

1. How to answer the question and show step by step how to get the answer.
2. Improve professional skills in daily life student knowledge to finding information.
3. Choose the relevant answer with variety resource.

Scope
In making this assignment successful, there are several areas that we should note:

1. Only student part 1 in faculty Information Management learned Library Skills subject.
2. Answer the 14 questions given by lecturer and showing step finding answer.
3. The answer must be reliable and related to questions.

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List of questions

Q 1. What is the name of the Scottish Africa explorer that reaches the legendary city of Timbuktu in
1826?
Q 2. Who is Martha Coolidge, her date of birth, and her hobby?
Q 3. What is the area in sq km and the Independence Day for Bolivia?
Q 4. What is the normal blood pressure for a healthy young adult?
Q 5. What is the religion known as Raftafarian?
Q 6. What is the name of the only paved road across the World’s driest place and where
is this?
Q 7. What is global warming and the effects of this global warming?
Q 8. What is the address for University of Buckingham, the Dean of Education
department, and the name of the librarian for the year 2008?
Q 9. What is euthanasia? What is the difference between active and passive
euthanasia?
Q 10. What is the term use for biscuits by the American?
Q 11. What is the term use for “online retrieval service” in German language?
Q 12. What is the currency use for Honduras?
Q 13. What is meant by the abbreviation GATT?
Q 14. What is the scientific instrument use to measure latitude?

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QUESTION 1
What is the name of the Scottish Africa explorer that reaches the legendary city of Timbuktu in 1826?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
▪ What is the name of the Scottish Africa explorer that reaches the legendary city of Timbuktu
in 1826?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type the question.

We use Google as search Type the
engine. question in the

search box.

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Step 4 : Press the enter button and results should appeared to be pick from. Click at the website link
that you think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question
We choose this result as
the answer to question
1.

Step 5 : Then, the answer appeared.

The answer for
question 1.

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The answer :
- The name of the Scottish Africa explorer that reaches the legendary city of Timbuktu in 1826
is Alexander Gordon Laing.

The source :
Google search : Encyclopaedia Britannica. Alexander Gordon Laing. Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the
World Wide Web : https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-Gordon-Laing

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QUESTION 2
Who is Martha Coolidge, her date of birth, and her hobby?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
a) Who is Martha Coolidge?
b) What is Martha Coolidge date of birth?
c) What is Martha Coolidge hobby?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type the question.

We use Google as search Type the
engine. question in the

search box.

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Step 4 : Press the enter button and results should appeared to be pick from. Click at the website link
that you think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question

We choose this result as
the answer to question

2 a).

Step 5 : Then, the answer appeared.

The answer for
question 2 a).

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Step 6 : We continue searching the answer for question 2 b) on the same website. Then the answer
appeared.

The answer for
question 2 b).

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Step 7 : For question 2 c), we use the Google to search for the answer again. Several results are
shown and we chose the website link that we think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question

Step 8 : Then, the answer appeared. We choose this result as
the answer to question

2 c).

The answer for
question 2 c).

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The answer :
a) Martha Coolidge is an American filmmaker who is very well known.
b) The date of birth Martha Coolidge is 17 August 1946.
c) Martha Coolidge hobby is directing or make movies.

The source :
Google search : Encyclopaedia Britannica. Martha Coolidge. Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the World
Wide Web : https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martha-Coolidge
Google search : Transatlantyk. Martha Coolidge. Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the World Wide Web :
https://www.transatlantyk.org/en/gosc/245,martha-
coolidge#:~:text=She%20also%20participated%20in%20his,myself%20when%20I%20made%20mov
ies.

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QUESTION 3
What is the area in sq km and the Independence Day for Bolivia?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
a) What is the area in sq km for Bolivia?
b) What is the Independence Day for Bolivia?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type the question.

We use Google as search Type the
engine. question in the

search box.

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Step 4 : Press the enter button and results should appeared to be pick from. Click at the website link
that you think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question

We choose this result as
the answer to question

3.

Step 5 : Then, the answer appeared.

The answer for
question 3 a) and

b) respectively.

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The answer :
a) The area in sq km for Bolivia are 1,098,580 square kilometers (424,162 square miles), in
which 1,084,389 square kilometers (418,683 square miles) are land.
b) The Independence Day for Bolivia is on 6 August.

The source :
Google search : Infoplease. Bolivia. Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the World Wide Web :
https://www.infoplease.com/world/countries/bolivia

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QUESTION 4
What is the normal blood pressure for a healthy young adult?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
• What is the normal blood pressure for a healthy young adult?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type the question.

We use Google as search Type the
engine. question in the

search box.

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Step 4 : Press the enter button and results should appeared to be pick from. Click at the website link
that you think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question
We choose this result as
the answer to question
4.

Step 5 : Then, the answer appeared.

The answer for
question 4.

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The answer :
- The normal blood pressure for a healthy young adult are 120 (systolic) / 80 (diastolic).

The source :
Google search : Healthline. High Blood Pressure Ignored. Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the World
Wide Web : https://www.healthline.com/health-news/high-blood-pressure-ignored#3

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QUESTION 5
What is the religion known as Raftafarian?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
• What is the religion known as Raftafarian?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type the question.

We use Google as search Type the
engine. question in the

search box.

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Step 4 : Press the enter button and results should appeared to be pick from. Click at the website link
that you think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question
We choose this result as
the answer to question
5.

Step 5 : Then, the answer appeared.

The answer for
question 5.

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The answer :
- The religion known as Rastafarian is a religious movement (especially popular in Jamaica —
5% to 10% of the population). It had its beginnings in a black, political movement that started
in the 1920s/30s.

The source :
Google search : ChristianCourier. What Is Rastafarianism? Who Was Bob Marley?. Retrieved 7 April
2020 from the World Wide Web : https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/868-what-is-
rastafarianism-who-was-bob-marley

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QUESTION 6
What is the name of the only paved road across the World’s driest place and where

is this?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
a) What is the name of the only paved road across the World’s driest place?
b) Where is that place?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type the question.

We use Google as search Type the
engine. question in the

search box.

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Step 4 : Press the enter button and results should appeared to be pick from. Click at the website link
that you think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question

We choose this result as
the answer to question

6.

Step 5 : Then, the answer appeared.

The answer for
question 6 a)

and b).

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The answer :
a) The name of the only paved road across the World’s driest place is Pan-American Highway.
b) The only paved road across the World’s driest place is located at Atacama Desert, the driest
non-polar location in the world.

The source :
Google search : Brilliant Maps. The Pan American Highway: The Longest Road In The World.
Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the World Wide Web : https://brilliantmaps.com/pan-american-highway/

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QUESTION 7
What is global warming and the effects of this global warming?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
a) What is global warming?
b) What are the effects of this global warming?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type the question.

We use Google as search Type the
engine. question in the

search box.

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Step 4 : Press the enter button and results should appeared to be pick from. Click at the website link
that you think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

Step 5 : Then, the answer appeared. We choose this result as
the answer to question

7.

The answer for
question 7 a).

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Step 6 : For question 7 b) we scroll down the website page. Then, the answer appeared.
The answer for
question 7 b).

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The answer :

a) Global warming occurs when carbon dioxide (CO2) and other air pollutants and greenhouse
gases collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation that have bounced off
the earth’s surface. Normally, this radiation would escape into space—but these pollutants,
which can last for years to centuries in the atmosphere, trap the heat and cause the planet to
get hotter. That's what's known as the greenhouse effect.

b) The effect of global warming are:
- Melting glaciers, early snowmelt, and severe droughts will cause more dramatic water
shortages and increase the risk of wildfires in the American West.
- Rising sea levels will lead to coastal flooding on the Eastern Seaboard, especially in Florida,
and in other areas such as the Gulf of Mexico.
- Forests, farms, and cities will face troublesome new pests, heat waves, heavy downpours,
and increased flooding. All those factors will damage or destroy agriculture and fisheries.
- Allergies, asthma, and infectious disease outbreaks will become more common due to
increased growth of pollen-producing ragweed, higher levels of air pollution, and the spread
of conditions favorable to pathogens and mosquitoes.

The source :

Google search : NRDC. Global Warming 101. Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the World Wide Web :
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/global-warming-101#effects

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QUESTION 8
What is the address for University of Buckingham, the Dean of Education

department, and the name of the librarian for the year 2008?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
a) What is the address for University of Buckingham?
b) Who is the Dean of Education department?
c) What is the name of the librarian for the year 2008?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type the question.

We use Google as search Type the
engine. question in the

search box.

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Step 4 : Press the enter button and results should appeared to be pick from. Click at the website link
that you think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question

We choose this result as
the answer to question

8 a).

Step 5 : Then, the answer appeared.

The answer for
question 8 a).

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Step 6 : For question 8 b), we use the Google to search for the answer again. Several results are
shown and we chose the website link that we think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question

We choose this result as
the answer to question

8 b).

Step 7 : Then, the answer appeared.

The answer for
question 8 b).

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Step 8 : For question 8 c), we use the Google to search for the answer again. Several results are
shown and we chose the website link that we think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question
We choose this result as
the answer to question
8 c).

Step 9 : Then, the answer appeared.

The answer for
question 8 c).

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The answer :
a) The University of Buckingham, Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG, United Kingdom
b) The Dean of Education for University of Buckingham is Professor Barnaby Lenon.
c) The librarian for University of Buckingham in 2008 is Louise Hammond.

The source :
Google search : The University of Buckingham. Contact Us. Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the World
Wide Web : https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/contact-us
Google search : The University of Buckingham. Meet the team. Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the
World Wide Web : https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/education/staff
Google search : Practice Source. Louise Hammond Law Librarian For 20 Years At University of
Buckingham. Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the World Wide Web : https://practicesource.com/louise-
hammond-law-librarian-for-20-years-at-university-of-
buckingham/#:~:text=Louise%20Hammond%20Law%20Librarian%20For,University%20of%20Buc
kingham%2C%20%7C%20Practice%20Source

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QUESTION 9
What is euthanasia? What is the difference between active and passive

euthanasia?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
a) What is euthanasia?
b) What is the difference between active and passive euthanasia?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type the question.

We use Google as search Type the
engine. question in the

search box.

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Step 4 : Press the enter button and results should appeared to be pick from. Click at the website link
that you think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question

We choose this result as
the answer to question

9.

Step 5 : Then, the answer appeared.

The answer for
question 9 a).

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Step 6 : For question 9 b) we scroll down the website page. Then, the answer appeared.
The answer for
question 9 b).

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The answer :
a) Euthanasia refers to deliberately ending someone’s life, usually to relieve suffering. Doctors
sometimes perform euthanasia when it’s requested by people who have a terminal illness and
are in a lot of pain.
It’s a complex process and involves weighing many factors. Local laws, someone’s physical
and mental health, and their personal beliefs and wishes all play a role.
b) When most people think of euthanasia, they think of a doctor directly ending someone’s life.
This is known as active euthanasia. Purposely giving someone a lethal dose of a sedative is
considered active euthanasia.
Passive euthanasia is sometimes described as withholding or limiting life-sustaining
treatments so that a person passes more quickly. A doctor may also prescribe increasingly
high doses of pain-killing medication. Overtime, the doses may become toxic.

The source :

Google search : Healthline. Euthanasia: Understanding the Facts. Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the
World Wide Web : https://www.healthline.com/health/what-is-euthanasia#types

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QUESTION 10
What is the term use for biscuits by the American?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
• What is the term use for biscuits by the American?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type the question.

We use Google as search Type the
engine. question in the

search box.

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Step 4 : Press the enter button and results should appeared to be pick from. Click at the website link
that you think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question

We choose this result as
the answer to question

10.

Step 5 : Then, the answer appeared.

The answer for
question 10.

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The answer :
- A biscuit is a small baked product that would be called either a "cookie" or a "cracker" in the
United States and most of English-speaking Canada.

The source :
Google search : Wikipedia. Biscuit. Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the World Wide Web :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscuit

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QUESTION 11
What is the term use for “online retrieval service” in German language?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
• What is the term use for “online retrieval service” in German language?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type google translate.

We use Google as search Type google
engine. translate in the

search box.

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Step 4 : Press the enter button and results should appeared to be pick from. Click at the website link
that you think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The searched word

We choose this result as
the answer to question

11.

Step 5 : Then, change the language that we need to translate.

We change the
language to

German language
for translation.

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Step 6 : Then, change the language that we need to translate.

Type the word that we need This are the answer for
to translate here. question 11.

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The answer :
- The term use for “online retrieval service” in German language is Online-Abrufservice.

The source :
Google search : Google Translate. Online retrieval service. Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the World
Wide Web :
https://translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=en&tl=de&text=Online%20retrieval%20
service

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QUESTION 12
What is the currency use for Honduras?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
• What is the currency use for Honduras?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type the question.

We use Google as search Type the
engine. question in the

search box.

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Step 4 : Press the enter button and results should appeared to be pick from. Click at the website link
that you think provide the accurate and reliable answer.

The typed question

We choose this result as
the answer to question

12.

Step 5 : Then, the answer appeared.

The answer for
question 12.

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The answer :
- The Honduran Lempira (HNL) is the official currency of the Republic of Honduras. It is
made up of 100 centavos, and the symbol L often represents the currency. The lempira gets its
name from the 16th-century indigenous Honduran ruler who fought against Spanish rule.

The source :
Google search : Investopedia. HNL (Honduran Lempira). Retrieved 7 April 2020 from the World
Wide Web : https://www.investopedia.com/terms/forex/h/hnl-honduran-lempira.asp

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QUESTION 13
What is meant by the abbreviation GATT?

Step 1 : Read the question and understand it. The question is about:
• What is meant by the abbreviation GATT?

Step 2 : For our findings, we acquire information with the use of internet resources. We go to the
Google search engine (www.google.com.my) to find the answer to the question.

Step 3 : Click on the search box and type the question.

We use Google as search Type the
engine. question in the

search box.

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