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Mohammad Aslam Director of the University Library Tel: 25446260, Ext. 260

University of Nizwa. Mohammad Aslam Director of the University Library Tel: 25446260, Ext. 260 Email: maslam@unizwa.edu.om. About the Library. The University Library was established in October 2004 . Main Library in building 21 Web-based and integrated library system, known as

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Mohammad Aslam Director of the University Library Tel: 25446260, Ext. 260

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  1. University of Nizwa Mohammad Aslam Director of the University Library Tel: 25446260, Ext. 260 Email: maslam@unizwa.edu.om

  2. About the Library • The University Library was established in October 2004. • Main Library in building 21 • Web-based and integrated library system, known as • VIRTUA Library System • Main Departments in the library: • Circulation Department • Reference • Periodical • Media- Audio Visual • Technical -Cataloguing and Classification & • System

  3. Electronic resources • Wireless network in the library • OPAC- Library material, Library catalogue • E-References tools • Dictionaries • Encyclopedias • Directories • Learn English Online • Abbreviations, Almanacs and world records etc. • E- Resources • Databases • E-Journals • E-Books, Dissertation and theses etc.

  4. Library Resources E-Resources • Library subscribes 2 e-books databases • E-brary • CRCnet base • More than 85 thousand e-books • CRC is award-winning database platform

  5. Library Subscribes • Library subscribes most popular databases • JSTOR • ProQuest Central • Academic Search Premier • Academic one file • EduSearch • Science Direct and more

  6. Resources Statistics • Print • Books 39530 • Journals 241 • Reference Material 1169 • Electronic • e-Books- more than 85000 • Journals-more than 40000 • Reference Tolls 39 • Dissertations & Theses- over 1 Million

  7. Services • Reading Halls for F & M patrons • Printing & Photo copying • Wireless Wi-Fi • Reference Services • Circulation Services • Self check-out, check-in & Renewal • Group Study room • Media Services

  8. Library Policy for check-out

  9. Information on Google Is every thing on the internet? • Not a review process • Not free • Not organized • Not comprehensive • Not permanent

  10. what you find on Internet • Judge for yourself • Accuracy: Does the information presented seem accurate? Are the facts verifiable? • Authority: Who is the author? What expertise does he or she have on this topic? • Objectivity: What is the stated purpose? What opinion is presented • Currency: On what date was the page created? Is it current information? • Use: Would you quote information from this site in a college research paper?

  11. Library is the best place • Librarians select: • Library resources go through a review process. • Library resources are free you • Reliable • Historically relevant • valuable • organized • kept permanently and • personal assistance

  12. University Home page Put cursor on Resources and click on Academic services How to get library 1 2 Click Main Library

  13. Resources on the Library Website Search Catalog E-resources Reference Request Forms

  14. E-Resources on the library website Library Catalog Databases Reference Tools Ebrary CRC

  15. Online Reference tools

  16. library Catalog

  17. Search Result

  18. Item details

  19. Status of item

  20. For renewal book/Item

  21. Check one of them for renewal

  22. Renewal Successful

  23. For Reserve an Item Online

  24. Reserve an Item

  25. Find your reserve item on Circulation

  26. Types of Databases The three types of databases are: • library catalog and • article indexes. • e-Books Library catalogs organize • Print and audiovisual material Publisher databases organize • E-journals, periodicals, magazines, newspapers, e-books, theses, digital collections and audio visual

  27. E-resources Click Databases E-Books

  28. Databases by Subject & Title A-Z Click Databases by Subject or scroll down and look at A-Z Alphabetical list

  29. Databases by Subject Click on S for Science & Tech

  30. Information Retrieval Systems/Techniques Truncation & Wildcards • Example: Environ* will search- environment, environments, environmental. • Example: wom?n will search - women or woman.  Boolean- AND, OR and NOT determine logical relationships between terms

  31. Narrowing a topic You could narrow the topic of TOEFL even more by adding a sub-topic. TOEFL TOEFL Practice English Language United States What are requirements of TOEFLE in the United States ?

  32. E-brary (e-books database)

  33. Search options

  34. More options

  35. Print Option & more

  36. Award Winning Database ALPSP, Award for Best e-Book Publishing 2010 winner University of Nizwa

  37. Starting at crcnetbase.com, you will see the home page, if you are accessing through your university , you will see the university’s name beside “Access Provided by”

  38. The Homepage If the full access content only box is checked, you will only see content you can access when browsing and searching

  39. You can begin general searches here or click on advanced search below the search bar for searches with more detailed information The Homepage If you have not yet registered, click here to register before beginning your research You can start to browse content by choosing one of the subject areas here or click on browse content in the navigation bar

  40. Browsing You will now see the total number of books for each subject The list of books appear here alphabetically You will also see the sub-categories of Biomedical Science and how many books are in each

  41. Registration Fill in your information here an click “register” You can now login

  42. You will now see “Welcome and then your name”

  43. The Homepage If you have not yet registered, click here to register before beginning your research Mohammad Aslam You can start to browse content by choosing one of the subject areas here or click on browse content in the navigation bar Let’s click on Biomedical Science

  44. Periodicals Databases JSTOR Includes image and full-text online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in more than 40 subjects area

  45. Home page Register with MyJSTORaccount in order to: 1. Save citations 2. Email and export saved citations 3. Save and run searches 4. Receive email alerts for saved searches, tracked journals and tracked citations 5. Download book chapters for later reading

  46. Simple Search Advance search

  47. Check it within result Don’t Check it if you want full text only, it includes external links

  48. For more information please visit: http://www.unizwa.edu.om/?lang=en

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