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Library Tutorial for Exchange Students

Explore library collections, services, and facilities at NUS Libraries for exchange students. Learn about catalogs, legal resources, loans, and essential library tools. Access online resources and manage your library account efficiently.

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Library Tutorial for Exchange Students

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  1. Library Tutorial for Exchange Students Date: 16th Aug 2019 Presented by Bissy Ithack

  2. Outline • Library Collection, Services & Facilities • NUS Libraries Portal • Library catalogue - LINC, FindMore • Library account - MyLINC • C J Koh Law Library Homepage • Legal Abbreviations & Citations

  3. The NUS Libraries Chinese Library C J Koh Law Library Medical Library Central Library Science Library Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library EAI Library Music Library

  4. Library Collection The C J Koh Law Library has a rich collection of local, foreign and international legal resources. The strength of the library lies in its comprehensive collection of Singapore legal resources and extensive collections of legal resources from Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The library has developed collections on comparative and international law, international trade law as well as the laws of the European Community. The library’s print collection is bolstered by subscriptions to online legal resources which are available via the NUS Libraries Portal http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/. Major databases include Lexis Advance Singapore, Westlaw, HeinOnline, i-law and Kluwer Arbitration.

  5. Services & Facilities Loans Loan entitlement: 20 items

  6. Self-Service Loan RBR – 2 hrs/ overnight loan RBR 1-Week Loan – 7 days

  7. Services & Facilities $$$ Payment mode: EZ-Link card & Nets Flashpay

  8. Library Essentials • Student Card • To enter the library • To borrow books • EZ Link Card or Nets Flashpay • Print • Photocopy • Library PIN • Self check out • Check library account • Renew books online • Place hold/ reserve books Forget your library PIN? Reset it via this link https://linc.nus.edu.sg/pinreset~S16

  9. NUS Library Portal Access via NUS Homepage http://www.nus.edu.sg Select Library from top menu bar

  10. https://libportal.nus.edu.sg/ NUS Library Portal Important Links and Information Search for books, articles & more! News & Events @ NUS Libraries Library Opening Hours

  11. NUS Libraries Portal Services Book adiscussion room Select Undergraduates from Drop-down menu • Request for: • Document delivery service • Book discussion room, etc.

  12. NUS Libraries Portal Services Select required service e.g. Select ‘Book Library Facilities’ to book a discussion room

  13. How do I find books and journal articles?

  14. NUS Libraries Portal Resources • Access to: • Library catalogue (LINC or FindMore) to find books, journals & law reports • E-Resources, e.g. databases, e-journals, e-books • Exam Papers • NUS theses (ScholarBank)

  15. FindMore@NUSL FindMore (ALL tab) is an integrated search facility that searches across the NUS Libraries’ catalogue and databases in a single search. Note: HeinOnlineis the only law database that can be searched via FindMore.

  16. FindMore@NUSL Refine your search by selecting options in left column Read the LibGuidefor more information on FindMore

  17. FindMore@NUSL If full-text is not available, click here to expand the sidebar ‘FINDIT@ NUSLIBRARIES’

  18. Library catalogue- FindMore • Among the materials not covered or have limited coverage in FindMore • are: • Past year exam papers - not covered at all. Please use the Exam Papers • database • Law cases - not covered at all. Please use law databases such as Lexis Advance • Singapore, Westlaw, ICLR, LawNet etc. • Some secondary legal literature from law databases such as HeinOnline and JSTOR are • covered. E-journals subscribed from publishers such asOxford University Press, Cambridge University Press andplatforms like Proquest, EBSCOhost are also accessible via FindMore.

  19. Library catalogue- LINC LINC is the NUS Libraries catalogue: • Search for books, law reports, law journals, etc. • View full texts of e-books and e-journals • To request for (reserve/hold) books on loan, on order, in Law Library closed stacks, etc. Note: To obtain materials from other NUS Libraries, send an email with relevant details to cjkohlib@nus.edu.sg

  20. Library catalogue- LINC Access LINC via the NUS Libraries Portal http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/ or direct link http://linc.nus.edu.sg/

  21. How do I search for books & journals in LINC?

  22. Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Search for Book by Keyword & Place a Holde.g. “Constitutional Interpretation in Singapore” by Jaclyn Neo Enter keywords from title and/or author Select relevant field from drop down menu Add a footer

  23. Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Search for Book by Keyword & Place a Holde.g. “Constitutional Interpretation in Singapore” by Jaclyn Neo Select relevant record Add a footer

  24. Library catalogue- LINC Click on relevant link to access E-book

  25. Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Search for Book by Keyword & Place a Hold Click on REQUESTto placea hold Check book locations Bookson loan Book on reserve for this module

  26. Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Search for Book by Keyword & Place a Hold Enter student number (on your matric card) & PIN. Click on LOGIN Click here if you forget your library PIN

  27. Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Search for Book by Keyword & Place a Hold Select item and click on REQUEST SELECTED ITEM.

  28. Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Search for Book by Keyword & Place a Hold Check that your request is successful.

  29. How do I request books from other NUS Libraries?

  30. Library catalogue- LINC SearchingLINC Request for a book via Intralibrary Loan This title is available in Central Library and can be borrowed for 14 days Send an email to cjkohlib@nus.edu.sg and request for Intralibrary Loan transfer.

  31. LINC – Library catalogue Searching LINC Search for Journal or Law Report e.g. Singapore Academy of Law journal Enter title of law journal or report Select Title from menu

  32. LINC – Library catalogue Searching LINC Search for Journal or Law Report Select preferred electronic version Locations of currentand earlier print copies Search for location of specific volume Singapore law journals such as Singapore Journal of legal studies , Singapore Academy of Law journal and Singapore Law Review are accessible through LawNet database.

  33. How do I login to my library account and renew books?

  34. Library account (MyLINC) Click here to log in My Library Account Login to access your library record (myLINC)

  35. Library account (MyLINC) Enter your student number and PIN

  36. Library account (MyLINC) • View your loans • Renew items (max. 3 times) • Check if requested items are ready for pick-up • Check fines, if any • View reading history (“Opt In” required)

  37. Library account (MyLINC) My Library Account Select item you want to renew andclick on RENEW SELECTED ITEMS • Renewal will not be allowed if: • There is a hold on the book or it has been recalled • You have exceeded the max no. of times for renewal • You have unpaid fines • You have overdue books.

  38. NUS Library portal Law Databases Search by database title For a listing oflaw databases,select LAW from the Subjects listing

  39. NUS Library Portal Law Databases Note: A few databases require additional userid and password to login See also:Guide to Electronic Resources Collection

  40. NUS Library Portal Law Databases

  41. LawDatabasesvia Faculty of Law website Access LawNet database from the Faculty of Law website http://www.law.nus.edu.sg/

  42. How do I access past exam papers?

  43. Exam Papers Database *Only past five years' examination papers Enter module codeand click on search button or click here to search using other options e.g. Module name

  44. Exam Papers Database Enter NUS ID and password Select correct domain

  45. Exam Papers Database Enter relevant search term e.g. law of contract Select relevant field from drop down menu Click on Search button

  46. Exam Papers Database

  47. ScholarBank@NUS ScholarBank@NUS is the institutional repository of National University of Singapore.

  48. ScholarBank@NUS Hard copy of NUS academic exercises and final year projects (FYP) are kept in the closed stacks which must be requested in advance. From 2018 onwards, new NUS Honours Year Thesis, Academic Exercises and Final Year Projects are now hosted on Scholarbank@NUS.

  49. Subject Guides Library guides published by our librarians

  50. Subject Guides Click on subject area e.g. Law

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