Welcome to C J Koh Law Library Library@The Gardens Presented by: Zaleha Othman 18 January 2012 A...

Welcome to C J Koh Law Library

Library@The Gardens

Presented by: Zaleha Othman18 January 2012

A Tutorial for

Exchange Students

Outline Introduction to C J Koh Law Library - History, Collection, Services & Facilities

NUS Libraries Portal - E-forms, E-resources

LINC, FindMore & myLINC

C J Koh Law Library Homepage

Legal Abbreviations & Citations

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Central Library

Science Library

Chinese Library

C J Koh Law Library

Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library

Music Library

The NUS Libraries

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Medical Library

History

The library was originally established in September 1957, catering primarily to the Faculty of Law at the Bukit Timah Campus.

In April 1980, the Law Library moved to new premises at Kent Ridge, occupying two floors of the Faculty of Law building.

The C J Koh Law Library

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The C J Koh Law LibraryOn 1st January 2001, the Law Library was renamed the C J Koh Law Library, in appreciation of Mr Koh Choon Joo’s generous donations to the library. After extensive renovations which began in July 2000, the library celebrated its official opening by the Honourable Chief Justice Yong Pung How on 27 February 2002.

Following the Government's announcement to reallocate Bukit Timah Campus to NUS on 28 May 2005, the Law Library made its historic return to its first home in August 2006.

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Library CollectionThe C J Koh Law Library has a rich collection of local, foreign and international legal resources.

The library’s traditional strength is in the common law. Apart from a comprehensive collection of Singapore legal materials, the library also has extensive collections of legal resources from Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

The library has developed collections on comparative and international law, international trade law as well as the laws of the European Community.

The library’s print collection is bolstered by subscriptions to online legal resources which are available via the NUS Libraries Portal http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/. Major databases include LexisNexis and HeinOnline.

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http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/

Legislation/Law Reports

Singapore/Malaysia

RBR,Holdshelf,Theses

Current Journals,Reference

Legislation/Law Reports

E-Resources

Library Collection

1st storey

Entrance

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Library Collection

2nd storey

Bound Journals

Bound Journals

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Library Collection

3rd storey

Books

Books, ASEAN, Chinese

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1st storey

Information &Loans

Photocopying

PC cluster

Self-service fines paymentSelf-service check-out

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Note: Photocopy facilities available on all levels. Beware of ©!

Services & Facilities

Network printing

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Loans

Loan entitlement: 20 items

Collections Loan Period

RBR 2 hours/Overnight(1 book at a time)

Holdshelf 7 days

Books (including books in Closed Stacks)

14 days(3 times online renewal)

Bound Journals in Closed Stacks

1 day

Theses 1 day


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$$$

Collections FinesRBR $1.00 per hour after book is

dueHoldshelf $0.50 per day (no grace

period)Books (including books in Closed Stacks)

$0.50 per day from 4th day

Photocopy/Printing CostPrinting from network printer

4.5¢ per page

Photocopying 3¢ per page


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NUS Libraries Portal

Access from NUS homepage http://www.nus.edu.sgSelect LIBRARY from the top menu bar

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http://libportal.nus.edu.sg


Member Login

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Login to:• Access your library record (myLINC)

Click here

NUS Libraries PortalResources

Access to: •FindMore• Library catalogue (LINC)• E-Resources, e.g. databases, e-journals, e-books• Databases• RBR• Exam Papers• ScholarBank (NUS theses)

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NUS Libraries PortalServices

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Services for•Report of a lost book•Change of mail/email address

I need to • provides the more important information that users often ask• FAQ link

Contact us• includes the varioussocial media channels


Law Databases

See: Guide to Electronic Resources Collection

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For a listing oflegal databases,select: Databases MoreSubjectLaw


Law Databases

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See: Guide to Electronic Resources Collection

Select database


Law Databases

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Faculty of Law Homepage

Law Databases

They include•CaseTrack•LawNet•WestLaw

Other law databases are listed under Resources on the Faculty of Law website: http://www.law.nus.edu.sg/

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NUS Libraries PortalExam Papers Database

Contains full texts of previous 5 years’ exam papers

Enter module codeand click on search button

Or just click here to search using other optionse.g. Module name

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NUS Libraries PortalExam Papers Database

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NUS Libraries PortalScholarBank@NUS

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This database contains full texts of Masters (by research) and PhD theses from Sep 2003


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Or just click here for more options

Enter search term and click on the search button


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Browse collectione.g. by Department

Login to view theses restricted to NUS community

Search for theses

LINC+/LINC

The LINC+ catalogues in the Library have a different screen display and options from FindMore

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LINC+/LINC

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•Keyword search for books, law reports, law journals, etc.

•View full texts of e-books and e-journals

•Request for (i.e. reserve) circulating items in NUS Libraries : with status “On loan”, “On order”, or those kept in any NUS Libraries’ Closed Stacks, etc.

Searching LINC

FindMore@NUS

Access to the NUS Libraries Portal: http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/

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Default tab forown PC/Notebookor the PC at thecomputer clusteris FindMore

FindMore@NUS

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FindMore@NUSL (Summon Serials Solution) is a discovery web service that covers more than the traditional Library Catalogue (LINC/LINC+). It aims to allow discovery of the library’s online and print collections in a single search.•ebooks •ejournal articles from databases (including open access sources) •thesis & dissertations (including NUS theses & dissertations from ScholarBank@NUS) •online newspaper articles •conference proceedings •online music recordings •results from certain abstracting & indexing databases

FindMore@NUS

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Among the materials not covered or have limited coverage in FindMore@NUS are:•past year exam papers - not covered at all. Please use the Exam Papers database

•law cases - not covered at all. Please use law databases such as Lexis.com, Justis, LawNet & other law databases.•only some secondary legal literature from law databases such as HeinOnline Law Journal Library& LegalTrac. It has articles from LexisNexis Academic but does not cover Lexis.com.

FindMore@NUS

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Search for Book by Title & Place a Reservation

Default tab

Enter title or keywords

FindMore@NUS

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• Select the relevant title• Click on the title to see

more information

LINC

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Opens up to LINC, the library catalogue with item details for eg. Location, call numberand status of the items

No. of copies& status of the books

LINC

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Click the tab if you wish to make a reservation

LINC

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Enter your student number and PIN

LINC

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Choose the item and click “Request Selected Item”

Intra-Library Loan

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Intra-Library Loan

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Click againstthe selected title to viewmore details

Intra-Library Loan

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This book is alsoavailable in otherNUS Libraries

You can request an intra-library loan service by sending us an email to [email protected] for circulating books which are not out on loan (excludes RBR, special collections, etc.) and found in another NUS Libraries.Please provide:•Matric card no.•Book details

Title/author/edition Location Call # Stack # (if applicable) Status

FindMore@NUS

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Search for Journal or Law Report

FindMore@NUS

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Click the journaltitle


FindMore@NUS

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We have boththe online &print versions


FindMore@NUS

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Search for Online Articles

Key in author, title or keyword of the article. If you know the exactphrasing of the article, you can add the double quotation marks

FindMore@NUS

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Search for Online Articles

Click on the title to view the online article

FindMore@NUS

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Search for Online ArticlesOnline article from ProQuest

Note: If we don’t have the online article, search for the journal title to checkwhether we have the print copy

FindMore@NUS

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Narrowing yourSearch results

myLINC

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View your library record Click on LOGIN

myLINC

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Click here to see the Full library record

myLINC

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Enter your student number and PIN

myLINC

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• View your loans• Renew items (max. 3 times)• Check if required item/s are ready for pick-up• Check fines, if any• View reading history

FAQs

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If you needto find outon specificLibrary relatedissues, you cantry our Library’sFAQs

FAQs

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Select LW

http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-library

Then click here toview thewebsite


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For: • Information about the Law Library• New arrivals• Legal research guides

http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-library

Abbreviations & Citations

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Examples of Citations

1. BookRobert C. Beckman, Brady S. Coleman & Joel Lee, Case Analysis and Statutory Interpretation: Cases and Materials, 2nd ed. (Singapore: Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, 2001).

2. Book chapterVeronica L. Taylor, “Contract and Contract Enforcement in Indonesia: an Institutional Assessment” in Tim Lindsey, ed., Indonesia Law and Society (Singapore: ISEAS Pub., 2008) at 575.

Authors

Book titleBook Chapter

Book title

Abbreviations & CitationsExamples of Citations

3. Journal ArticlesDora Neo, “The Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1996: Satisfactory Quality, an Undivided Share in a Bulk and other Amendments” (1997) 9 SAcLJ 362.

David Feldman, “The Nature of Legal Scholarship” (1989) 52 Mod.L.Rev. 498.

• Find out what journal the abbreviation stands for• Search for the journal title in LINC/LINC+

Abbreviations & CitationsExamples of Citations

4. CasesSiang Hoa Goldsmith Pte Ltd v The Wing On Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd [1998] 2 SLR 777

David Wilson Homes Ltd v Survey Services Ltd (In Liquidation) [2001] EWCA Civ 34; [2001] 1 All E.R. (Comm) 449, CA; [2001] Build LR 267, 80 ConLR 8

Singapore Law Reports

Neutral citation.Format: Jurisdiction, Court Citations from law reporters


1. Print Index:Donald Raistrick, Index to Legal Citations and Abbreviations, 3rd ed. (London: Bowker-Saur, 2008).Location: KB280 Rai 2008 (LW RBR; LW Reference Office; LW Reference1)

2. Online: Law Reference Desk http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/research/legal-resources-on-the-web/law-reference-desk

Librarian’s pick - Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/

What do Abbreviations Mean?


Preferred manual for Faculty of Law: Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 7th ed. (Toronto: Thomson Carswell, 2010).Location: KB280.2 Can 2010 (LW Holdshelf, LW RBR, LW Reference Office, LW Reference 1)

See also: http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/llb/citelaw.html

How to Cite References

Thank You!Contact usAddress: 469D Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259773Tel: 6516 2043Email: [email protected]: http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-library

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