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. . . . . . . . . While waiting for the others, try this: Without lifting the pen/pencil off the paper, draw a line through all nine points using only four straight lines Welcome to the Library Tutorial for MSc Students (Faculty of Engineering) Karen Yap (clbyapym@nus.edu.sg)
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. . . . . . . . . While waiting for the others, try this: Without lifting the pen/pencil off the paper, draw a line through all nine points using only four straight lines
Welcome to the Library Tutorial for MSc Students (Faculty of Engineering) Karen Yap (clbyapym@nus.edu.sg) Central Library 15th January 2010
Learning Outcomes • Overview of NUS Libraries • Library Portal • Exam papers & your reading list • Check if Library has particular book/journal, etc • Check if Library has books, etc on a subject • Find journal articles, etc. for research topic • Keep track of your Library account • How to order items • Get help • Subject guide • 3D Tour of Library
Hidden Slides All slides including hidden slides are available online Hidden Slides: • Mostly slides that cover demonstrations e.g. slide no. 64-65 on keeping track of Library account and how to renew books • Full list in slides no. 5 & 6
List of slides not shown during tutorial (mostly covering live demonstrations during tutorial) • 5-6: This list • 16-22: How to access exam papers • 22-25: How to access reading list • 28-31: Particular title from LINC • 43-44: Using InfoGate • 64-65: Your Library Account: renew books, etc.
List of slides not shown during tutorial (mostly covering live demonstrations during tutorial) • 66: How to order item • 67: Personalised Library Portal • 69-70: How to access LION/FAQ (online help) • 72-73: What is in Subject Guide • 74 : Phone no. & email add for help • 82 : Other tour options in 3D interactive library tour
Music Library NUS Libraries Central Library Chinese Library Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library (Bus Ad) Medical/Science Library C J Koh Law Library @ BTC
Central Library Collection focus • Architecture • Arts & humanities • Building & real estate • Computer Science • Engineering • Singapore - Malaysia Collection • Social sciences
Opening Hours (Semester Time) • Monday - Saturday 8.00 am - 10.00pm • Sunday 9.30 am - 4.30 pm • Public Holiday CLOSED Student Card required to enter the library
Learning Outcomes • Overview of NUS Libraries • Library Portal • Exam papers & your reading list • Check if Library has particular book/journal, etc • Check if Library has books, etc on a subject • Find journal articles, etc. for research topic • Keep track of your Library account • How to order items • Get help • Subject guide • 3D Tour of Library
Library Library Portal from NUS Website
Library portal Library Portal from IVLE Website or Direct URL http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg
Services Resources Information Library Portalhttp://www.lib.nus.edu.sg
Library Portalhttp://www.lib.nus.edu.sg Login to your account (renew books, etc) Library Catalogue: Check if Library has particular book, journal, etc. 3D Tour Blog Help Source for journal articles, conference papers, etc. for research topic Opening Hours Find Exam Papers & items in Your Reading Lists Library News & Events
Learning Outcomes • Overview of NUS Libraries • Library Portal • Exam papers & your reading list • Check if Library has particular book/journal, etc • Check if Library has books, etc on a subject • Find journal articles, etc. for research topic • Keep track of your Library account • How to order items • Get help • Subject guide • 3D Tour of Library DEMO
Exam Papers Key in module code, e.g. CN5010, then click button
Exam Papers Use NUSNET User ID and Password to login
Exam Papers Key in module code CN5010 again, press Enter
Exam Papers Click here, then click “Open”
ESE5002 Exam Papers Paper not released by Department
Reading List Choose between Course No. and Lecturer, e.g. Chiu, Min-Sen
Reading List Choose correct course
Reading List List appears. Notice “CLRBR (Loans Desk 1)”
Learning Outcomes • Overview of NUS Libraries • Library Portal • Exam papers & your reading list • Check if Library has particular book/journal, etc • Check if Library has books, etc on a subject • Find journal articles, etc. for research topic • Keep track of your Library account • How to order items • Get help • Subject guide • 3D Tour of Library
LINC : Library’s Online Catalogue Covers allresources in all seven NUS Libraries Electronic books & journals DEMO
Most common: CL Books: at Central Library Level 3 Call #: “Address” of the book : which part of Level 3 Most common: Available: not borrowed out
LINC -Book required is electrical engineering by S. Elangovan -Problem: It has a common title
LINC Click here to Limit 173 titles
LINC Default is Words in TITLE. Change that to Words in AUTHOR. Key in Elangovan, click Submit.
LINC CL RBR at Central Library Level 4 Loans Desk 1
To Borrow CLRBR Book • Self-retrieval from RBR Collection @ Loans Desk 1 • 1 item for 2 hours only • Heavy fines for late return • Return ONLY at RBR Book Drop DIY
Learning Outcomes • Overview of NUS Libraries • Library Portal • Exam papers & your reading list • Check if Library has particular book/journal, etc • Check if Library has books, etc on a subject • Find journal articles, etc. for research topic • Keep track of your Library account • How to order items • Get help • Subject guide • 3D Tour of Library
LINC+ : Library’s Online Catalogue with Web 2 features Type in terms here, e.g. Electric cars
LINC+ via NUS Libraries Website Subject headings of books in list Electric cars: default is keyword search 45 hits, some irrelevant
LINC+ via NUS Libraries Website 6 relevant hits
LINC+ via NUS Libraries Website • Which Library • Publication date • Etc 45 hits
Useful Call Numbers • Broad Subjects Call No. Range • Engineering T-TS • Computer Science QA75.5 – QA76.9
Learning Outcomes • Overview of NUS Libraries • Library Portal • Exam papers & your reading list • Check if Library has particular book/journal, etc • Check if Library has books, etc on a subject • Find journal articles, etc. for research topic • Keep track of your Library account • How to order items • Get help • Subject guide • 3D Tour of Library
} InfoGate InfoGate: Use with caution Find Journal Articles, etc for Research : UseMajor Index Databases • Better than Google Scholar • Electronic index databases with links to full text for some, not all articles • Engineering Village 2 (EV2) • Scopus • Web of Science
Library InfoGate • Results not sorted by number of hits or relevance • you have to scroll down to see which database yields the most hits and check allhits in each database to see if they are relevant or not. The most relevant hit could be listed last • Default maximum no. of hits shown is 40 • Some features in individual databases (e.g. controlled terms) are not supported • no. of hits per database might not be as high as you would get from searching individual databases one at a time
Library InfoGate • Searches across a few databases including LINC (i.e. retrieves records for both journal articles and books) • Good starting point if you do not know which database to use
Library InfoGate http://lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/infogate/index.html 1) Key in Search Term 2) Choose Search Field 3) Choose Category One option isBest Bets
Library InfoGate http://lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/infogate/index.html
Research Topic Use of biomaterial in dental applications
Before Using Databases • Need to construct a proper search statement • Identify terms to key in • Use Boolean operators OR, AND • For Engineering Village 2, use their controlled terms
Concept 1 Concept 2 Identify Terms to Key in Search Statements 1. Find concepts Use of biomaterials in dental applications 2. Think of alternative term/s for each concept Dental: tooth, teeth Biomaterial* biomaterial*represents biomaterial, biomaterials
Boolean Operators ORrepresents a union of sets. The resulting set gets bigger. Set A: Fruits Apple Orange Set B: Vegetables Lettuce Tomato Set A OR Set B: AppleOROrange ORLettuce OR Tomato
Set A AND Set B Boolean Operators ANDrepresents an intersection of sets.The resulting set gets smaller. Fruits AND Vegetables Tomato (Apple OrangeLettuce Tomato)