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Library Tutorial For Year 1 FST. Kenneth Lim & Elizabeth Lee. 4 September 2014. Session Outline. Types of Information Sources Evaluating Sources FindMore [Demonstration] Subject Database [Hands-on] Endnote Basics [Demonstration] Library Proxy Bookmarklet. TYPES OF INFORMATION SOURCES.
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Library Tutorial For Year 1 FST Kenneth Lim & Elizabeth Lee 4 September 2014
Session Outline • Types of Information Sources • Evaluating Sources • FindMore [Demonstration] • Subject Database [Hands-on] • Endnote Basics [Demonstration] • Library Proxy Bookmarklet
Finding information on • Recent research development in functional foods • Involvement of biotechnology in functional foods Chemistry Library Guide: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/chemistry
Finding information on • Regulations of functional foods around the world • Information available to consumers on functional foods • Food industry outlook of the functional foods business
Basic criteria for evaluation • Currency and timeliness of information • Relevancy and coverage of information • Authoritative information • Accuracy of information • Purpose and objectivity of information
What is Plagiarism? • A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is being presented as your own work. • The act of plagiarizing; taking someone’s words or ideas as if they were your own. Source: WordNet 2.0, 2003 Princeton University More information available at: http://emodule.nus.edu.sg/ac/ NUS Turnitinwebsite: http://www.cit.nus.edu.sg/plagiarism-prevention/
Subject Database [Hands-on] Green tea AND (functional food OR nutraceutical)
EndNote Basics http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote • EndNote is a software that: • Helps to manage your research references and bibliographic data. • Inserts your references (citing) easily into MS Word for report writing.
EndNote X7 Hands-On Tutorials (Semester 1, 2014/15) • Mac users are encouraged to attend the session on 24 Sept or 26 Sept. • Schedule is tentative and may be subject to changes. • Visit http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnotefor more information.
Library Proxy Bookmarklet http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/proxy_bookmarklet • A bookmark that automatically inserts the NUS Libraries proxy stem "libproxy1.nus.edu.sg" into the URL of an article link in your internet browser. • Works well with Google Scholar to access journal articles within NUS Libraries’ subscriptions.
Session feedback: http://bit.ly/1sVU5IL Contact: Kenneth.lim@nus.edu.sg | Elizabeth.lee@nus.edu.sg Science Library Information Desk Email: sclib@nus.edu.sg | Tel: 6516 2454 Image source: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=80234&picture=thank-you-text, last accessed on 29 August 2014