Graduate (all faculties)Hands-on session

NUS Libraries

Conducted by:

Library BasicsKnown Item Search Topic SearchDatabase searchGraduate services

Agenda

Student card: enter library Student card + PIN: borrow books, access myLINC Cashcard: print, photocopy, pay fines NUSNET ID & p/w: library portal, e-resources

Library Basics: What you need

RBR (Reserved Books/Readings) 2 hour/overnight loan (subject to fines) Search catalogue (by module/lecturer’s name)

E-Reserves Scanned articles recommended by lecturers Search IVLE (by module)

Library Basics: Course Readings

Library Basics: Checking your library account

Library Basics: Know Your Library Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR039eyDmwk

http://lib-eguide.nus.edu.sg

Library Basics: Need more help?

Library Basics: Need more help?http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg

Let’s start searching!

Book ChapterOchs, E. (1984). Language acquisition and socialization. In R. Levine (Ed.), Culture theory: Essays in mind, self, and emotion (pp. 276-320). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Deciphering References and Citations…

Journal Article Arakji, R. Y., & Lang, K. R. (2008). Avatar business value analysis: A method for the evaluation of business value creation in virtual commerce. Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, 9, 207-218.

Journal ArticlePhillips, M. (2001, October). Reducing the cost of Bluetooth systems. Electronics & Communication Engineering Journal, 13(5), 204-208.

BookLewis, H., & Gertsakis, J. (2001). Design + environment: a global guide to designing greener goods. Sheffield: Greenleaf.

Where do you start?

http://lib.nus.edu.sgLibrary Portal

LINC• Search one field at a

time (title, author, subject, call no. , ISBN) etc

• Good for known item search

LINC+• Search many fields

at once (Title, author, subject, notes, Call no.)

• Good for subject search

• Web 2.0 fields (tagging, user rating, tag clouds …)

Library Catalogue: LINC & LINC+

“I know exactly what I want…”

Situation 1

Let’s try!Search for book title: Anime machine

in LINC+

Title search results in LINC +

LocationStatus Call no

Viewing item’s details in LINC+

ExercisesSearch the following titles and write down their call numbers!History and September 11th edited by Joanne MeyerowitzCall No: ____________

Ecotechnology and Environmental Issues edited by Arvind Kumar & Kumar Prasun Ramakrishnan. Call No: ____________

Match the given call numbers to the correct titles:

TA658 Ono 2012a. The rise of the great powers, 1648-1815 / Derek McKay and H.M. Scottb. Statics and strength of materials for architecture and building construction / Barry Onouye and Kevin Kane.

HV6432.7 His 2003  

GE350 Eco 2009     

Finding Journal articles

Baird, S., McIntosh, C., & Özler, B. (2011). Cash or Condition? Evidence from a Cash Transfer Experiment. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 126(4), 1709-1753. doi: 10.1093/qje/qjr032

Article title

Journal title

Highly recommended method : Search LINC+ for the Journal title not Article title!

Let’s try!Search for journal title: Quarterly Journal of Economics in LINC+

Library has

Searching for journals

Requesting Closed Stacks items

Closed stacks items have to be requested online

Items’ volume /Issue

details

Take note of items’ stack no

Why not use “E journals” Tab ?

Only covers online journals not print

Can I search for articles in

LINC+ ?

Articles in LINC+

Articles tab in LINC+ only covers a few databases

Why not use “Articles” Tab ?

Searches simultaneously several databases but not all resources, so

success is not guaranteed.

“I just want to browse and explore…”

Situation 2

Let’s try!Search for Global Warming in

LINC+

Refining a search

Refine by

Remove refinement

Select this option to get to the bottom of the page. You can then broaden your search by other related terms.

Select one of the tags to start a brand new search based on the selected term

Broadening a search

Situation 2: Exploratory / Topical Search

• LINC+ is ideal for exploratory searches

• Its just like Google but more!• Allows for refinement by facets• Broaden your search easily

“I need to export my

search results…”

Situation 3

Mark records for future reference!

Email marked records to yourself!

A software that:• stores and organizes citations • inserts citations into a Word document• format references in a predefined citation

style

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Have you heard about Endnote?

Exporting a search to EndNote from LINC

Check against the titles you’ll like to save from the search results page

Click on Export Saved List

Choose your export format

Type your email address if you wish to email the list to yourself

Find out more about EndNote and look out for upcoming tutorials! : http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote

“I need to find journal articles

on a certain topic…”

Situation 4

Journal article options 1. Search individual databases (e.g JSTOR, Scopus, Web of

Science)

2. Search using “articles” in LINC+

3. Google Scholar

4. FindMore@NUSL

Databases are a great way to find the articles you need!

Click on the Databases tab on the library portal page these are the major, popular databases that the library

subscribes to!

Or, get to know your subject-specific databases from our subject guides!

Click on Subject Guides tab on the library portal page Each Subject Guide has a list of recommended databases

Appropriate Use Policy

Let’s try!Search for “global warming” AND “climate change” in Scopus

Click to locate full text of the article, depending on whether the library subscribes to the publication.

http://scholar.google.com/

Like Google, but only searches for scholarly results!

Have you heard about Google Scholar?

In the search box on the library portal page, key in : proxy bookmarklet

What does the Proxy Bookmarklet do? Helps you get full text of articles using Google Scholar!

Video clip: How to install & use the Proxy Bookmarklet?

For information on how to install and use the proxy bookmarklet: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/proxy_bookmarklet

Articles

Books

Theses

FINDMORE@NUSL (NEW!)

http://lib.nus.edu.sg/summon/findmoreatnusl.html

Type of material

Show only full-

text online

http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/findthesis

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