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 Student card: enter library  Student card + PIN: borrow books, access myLINC  Cashcard: print, photocopy, pay fines  NUSNET ID & p/w: library portal, e-resources Library Basics: Library Basics: What you need

 RBR (Reserved Books/Readings)  2 hour/overnight loan (subject to fines)  Search catalogue (by module/lecturer’s name)  E-Reserves  Scanned articles recommended by lecturers  Search IVLE (by module)

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 Let’s start searching!

Book Chapter Ochs, E. (1984). Language acquisition and socialization. In R. Levine (Ed.), Culture theory: Essays in mind, self, and emotion (pp ). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. Deciphering References and Citations… Journal Article Arakji, R. Y., & Lang, K. R. (2008). Avatar business value analysis: A method for the evaluation of business value creation in virtual commerce. Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, 9, Journal Article Phillips, M. (2001, October). Reducing the cost of Bluetooth systems. Electronics & Communication Engineering Journal, 13(5), Book Lewis, H., & Gertsakis, J. (2001). Design + environment: a global guide to designing greener goods. Sheffield: Greenleaf.

 Where do you start?

Library Portal

LINC Search one field at a time (title, author, subject, call no., ISBN) etc Good for known item search LINC+ Search many fields at once (Title, author, subject, notes, Call no.) Good for subject search Web 2.0 fields (tagging, user rating, tag clouds …) Library Catalogue: LINC & LINC+

“I know exactly what I want…” Situation 1

 Let’s try! Search for book title: Anime machine in LINC+

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Exercises Search the following titles and write down their call numbers! History and September 11th edited by Joanne Meyerowitz Call No: ____________ Ecotechnology and Environmental Issues edited by Arvind Kumar & Kumar Prasun Ramakrishnan. Call No: ____________ Match the given call numbers to the correct titles: TA658 Ono 2012 a. The rise of the great powers, / Derek McKay and H.M. Scott b. Statics and strength of materials for architecture and building construction / Barry Onouye and Kevin Kane. HV His 2003 GE350 Eco 2009

Finding Journal articles Baird, S., McIntosh, C., & Özler, B. (2011). Cash or Condition? Evidence from a Cash Transfer Experiment. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 126(4), doi: /qje/qjr032 Article title Journal title Highly recommended method : Search LINC+ for the Journal title not Article title !

 Let’s try! Search for journal title: Quarterly Journal of Economics in LINC+

Library has Searching for journals

Closed stacks items have to be requested online Items’ volume /Issue details Take note of items’ stack no

Why not use “E journals” Tab ? Only covers online journals not print

 Can I search for articles in LINC+ ?

Articles in LINC+

Articles tab in LINC+ only covers a few databases

Why not use “Articles” Tab ? Searches simultaneously several databases but not all resources, so success is not guaranteed.

“I just want to browse and explore…” Situation 2

 Let’s try! Search for Global Warming in LINC+

Refining a search Refine by Remove refinement

Select this option to get to the bottom of the page. You can then broaden your search by other related terms. Select one of the tags to start a brand new search based on the selected term Broadening a search

Situation 2: Exploratory / Topical Search LINC+ is ideal for exploratory searches Its just like Google  but more! Allows for refinement by facets Broaden your search easily

“I need to export my search results…” Situation 3

Mark records for future reference!

marked records to yourself!

A software that: stores and organizes citations inserts citations into a Word document format references in a predefined citation style 39 Have you heard about Endnote ?

Exporting a search to EndNote from LINC Check against the titles you’ll like to save from the search results page

Click on Export Saved List

Choose your export format Type your address if you wish to the list to yourself

Find out more about EndNote and look out for upcoming tutorials! :

“I need to find journal articles on a certain topic…” Situation 4

Journal article options 1.Search individual databases (e.g JSTOR, Scopus, Web of Science) 2.Search using “articles” in LINC+ 3.Google Scholar

Databases are a great way to find the articles you need!  Click on the Databases tab on the library portal page  these are the major, popular databases that the library subscribes to!

Or, get to know your subject-specific databases from our subject guides!  Click on Subject Guides tab on the library portal page  Each Subject Guide has a list of recommended databases

Appropriate Use Policy

 Let’s try! Search for “global warming” AND “climate change” in Scopus

Click to locate full text of the article, depending on whether the library subscribes to the publication.

Like Google, but only searches for scholarly results! Have you heard about Google Scholar?

In the search box on the library portal page, key in : proxy bookmarklet What does the Proxy Bookmarklet do? Helps you get full text of articles using Google Scholar!

Video clip: How to install & use the Proxy Bookmarklet ?

For information on how to install and use the proxy bookmarklet:

Articles Books Theses (NEW!) Type of material Show only full-text online

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