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New IT Initiativesat the
National University of Singapore Libraries
Sylvia YapOct 2003
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OutlineLibrary projects
Electronic services
Library portal
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Library Projects
Digital projects
Indexes
Table of contents
Preservation
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Digital Media Gallery Navigation features for
videos: Keyframe time slider – moving
the mouse through the slider bar changes the keyframes.
Video summary page – larger keyframes represents more important segments. Clicking on these frames starts the video playback from the beginning of that segment.
Teaching faculties can easily incorporate these files into their courses.
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Digital Theses & Dissertations
Master and PhD students started to submit their theses and dissertations online from Sep 2003.
Theses & dissertations can be unrestricted or restricted (pending patent application).
Unrestricted – full text document will be available.
Restricted – only author/title will be available. Library hosts the server housing these
documents.
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IndexesPerind We have
now added full-text links to selected citations.
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Indexes Southeast Asian studies database Index to Singapore acts Index to Singapore subsidiary legislation Future projects
Chinese Overseas Periodical Index (Q2 2004)
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Table of ContentsFuture project: Add table of
contents into LINC for Master and PhD dissertations submitted to the Department of Chinese Studies (Q2 2005).
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Preservation Three rare books on
Singapore in the Japanese language
Future projects Another Chinese
newspaper: Sin Kok Min Jit Pao (Q1 2004)
More rare books
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Electronic Services
E-reserve Circulation services Document delivery service InfoGate Proxy server Alert services E-requests to purchase new
materials
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E-reserve Pilot project implemented in July 2002 with links to subscribed journals
articles. These links were listed in the reserve reading lists in LINC. From July 2003 e-reserve is mounted on IVLE. Includes both scanned documents and direct links to subscribed
journal articles. Access is restricted to students taking the course.
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Circulation Services Prototype book return system that has
dual sorting functions: books on-hold and not on-hold System designed by library (launched in May
2002). Use 3M Digital Library Assistant for shelf
maintenance and inventory check (launched in May 2003).
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Document Delivery Services
Web-based query system was launched in Dec 2002 to allow users to check the status of their requests.
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InfoGate Federated search service: one search across
multiple databases. Includes indexes & abstracts, journal
publications, and library catalogs. Links from bibliographic citations to full-text
documents. Checks local holdings. Powered by ENCompass and LinkFinderPlus
from Endeavor.
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InfoGate: Search ScreenSearch an entire collection, or any number of resources
from a collection or from different collections.
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InfoGate: Search Results
Search results are displayed separately for each database.
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Links to Full-TextLinks to full text document, NUS Libraries holdings as well as other library catalogs.
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Proxy Server Provide easy off-campus
access to the electronic resources.
Users are not required to configure proxy in their browsers.
Service began in March 2003 Use the proxy to monitor usage
of the electronic resources Future development: real time
warning to users who download excessively.
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Alert Services Users receive automatic email alerts
when the library acquires items matching saved searches in LINC (by author, subject, keyword).
In future alert services will be extended to electronic journal articles using InfoGate.
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E-Requests to Purchase New Materials
We have made arrangements with book vendors for our teaching staff to select books directly from their online catalogs.
Blackwell’s Collection Manager
Selected titles will be emailed to the library.
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E-Requests to Purchase New Materials
Selected titles will be put into a shopping cart and emailed to the library.
Kinokuniya Bookweb Pro
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Library Portal The Library has just awarded a tender for
the implementation of a library portal. Use BEA WebLogic portal platform. Single sign-on facility. Personalization & customization. Push news, alerts to users according to their
profiles. Users can subscribe to various library services.
Thankyou