Lingnan University LibraryAug 2010

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Overview Making the best out of the Library begins at

the Library home page http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/

Using Library Catalogue and Other Library ResourcesMake sure you know

Basic Searches – Author, TitleUsing Keywords and Boolean OperatorsUnderstand the Status Codes, Locations and Call

Number SystemCheck your Circulation Records, Online Renewals,

SMS Alerts, New Book AlertsLimit / Sort Functions

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Example One – If I already Know the Author’s Name Question: I want to read the book written by

Bill Gates in 1999. What should I do?

Answer: Search the Library Catalogue by name of Author. But you need to search by placing the Surname in front of the Given Names.

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Example Two – I do not know the Name of the Author / Title of the BookQuestion: I am writing a paper about

translation of Chinese poetry. My Lecturer told me that there is a Lingnan Master Thesis in 2003 about translation of some Chinese poetries. How can I find it?

Answer: Search the Library Catalogue by keywords, limit / sort by year and material types. There are different material types and one of it is Lingnan Thesis.

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Under Keyword / Phrase Search, you can Limit Results to Chinese or

English; Books or Journals; Special Material Types; Between certain

Years; Sorting Orders and More …

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Course Reserve Course Reserve by Instructor or Course (RES)

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Finding Readings on your Reading List

HINTS: the Library Catalogue can only be searched by book author, book title, journal title, etc. Therefore, article titles, title and author of a chapter in the book usually are not searchable

Example: You are asked to read the followings:

Michel Oksenberg, “Will China Democratize?” Journal of Democracy, 9:1, Jan. 1998:27-34.

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Search article title “Will China Democratize” has NO MATCHES

Example: Michel Oksenberg, “Will China Democratize?” Journal of Democracy, 9:1, Jan. 1998:27-34.

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Need to Search for the Journal title “Journal of

Democracy” instead

Example: Michel Oksenberg, “Will China Democratize?” Journal of Democracy, 9:1, Jan. 1998:27-34.

HKALL – Borrowing from other Local LibrariesHKALL = Hong Kong Academic Library Link (香港高校圖書聯網 ) allows you to request for books not available at Lingnan but available at HKU, CUHK, HKUST, PolyU, CityU, HKBU or HKIEd -- delivered to Lingnan normally within 3 working days

http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/cat/hkall/Quota:

Up to 5 requests at the same time Up to 10 books at the same time

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Online renewal /View Your Library Account

Using Electronic Databaseshttp://www.library.ln.edu.hk/eresources/Key Databases

ProQuest, Ebscohost, Wisenews, Factiva, LexisNexis, 中國期刊網

Find Databases by Subject, Types, Keyword Searches

Webbridge: Linking up Library-paid Databases and Full-text Contents

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Past Examination Papers, Local TV Programmes …Lingnan Exam Papers from 1993 on, but

instructors can withhold the release of papers

http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/cgi-bin/luaccess?dbname=exam

Local TV Programs: http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/eresources/ltv/

New Books / Movieshttp://www.library.ln.edu.hk/whatsnew/newbooks/http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/whatsnew/newmovies/

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Library Booking Systems

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Library Toolbarhttp://www.library.ln.edu.hk/libserv/toolbar/

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With the Library Toolbar, you can Access Many Library and University

Functions instantly

Survival Guide for New Students

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Getting HelpGeneral Enquiries 2616 8586Integrated Helpdesk at Information Commons

(1/F, Library)Tel: 2616 8571Ask A Librarian (Electronic Reference)

http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/help/eref/ Contact Us

http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/aboutus/contactus.html

FAQ http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/help/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions_About_the_Library

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~~Thank You~~

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