Hands-on sessionHow-to max out the library

NUS Libraries

Librarian: Steven Chow (Real Estate)

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

resources

Library Basics: What you need

Library Basics: Checking your library account

Ng Mei Ling, Lisa

Essential library services for students

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

E-Reserves Scanned articles Search IVLE (by module)

Library Basics: Course Readings

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

Library Basics: use the interactive guide

Library Basics: Need more help?

http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg

Let’s start searching!

Can you find this article using LINC ?

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

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 should you start from?

http://lib.nus.edu.sg

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 …)

Differences between LINC & LINC+

“I know exactly what I want…”

Situation 1

Let’s try!Search for book title: Freedomnomics 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 : Search LINC+ for the Journal title not Article title!

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

“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

Articles?

Articles tab in LINC+ only covers a few databases

Situation 2: Exploratory / Topical Search

• LINC+ is ideal for exploratory searches

• It’s 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 of 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

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 of 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?

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SDE Theses & Dissertations

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