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Library Tutorial International Studies: 

Library Tutorial International Studies Conducted by Lim-Yeo Pin Pin B Soc Sc Hons NUS, Dip IM Lib UNSW Reference Services, Central Library

Objective: 

Objective To help YOU Do research Be a confident library user

Outline: 

Outline Doing research Using LINC Using indexes & abstracts Using other materials Search evaluation Citing references Conclusion

Doing Research: 

Doing Research Select topic Get an overview of topic Do an outline for the different sections Search for materials on topic or section Read and understand materials Start writing

Search Strategy: 

Search Strategy

Search Statement: 

Search Statement Globali* AND (South East Asia OR Asia Southeastern) Globalization AND Asia

Boolean Operators: 

Boolean Operators AND is used to indicate that both terms must be present OR is used to indicate that either terms may be present * is used to truncate the term e.g. globali* will retrieve globalise, globalization AND Globalization Asia OR Asia ASEAN

Tips for Information Search: 

Tips for Information Search Be patient Try different keywords Try different databases Record full details of the citations found For book chapters, record details of book

Search for Information: 

Search for Information Books Journals Conference Proceedings Library Catalogue LINC Type of Materials What to use

LINC: 

LINC NUS Libraries online public access catalogue LINC: Library Integrated Catalogue LINC is available : in all NUS libraries on NUSNET via Internet linc.nus.edu.sg

LINC : How to search: 

LINC : How to search What you know title of a book title of journal author or editor organisation name or conference name Option to use TITLE TITLE AUTHOR AUTHOR

LINC : How to search: 

LINC : How to search What you want materials on a topic theses done by students of a department Option to use SIMPLE KEYWORD THESES COLLECTION CALL NUMBER HD30 *2002 SIMPLE KEYWORD Theses Collection

LINC Demonstration: 

LINC Demonstration

What you can do in LINC : 

What you can do in LINC Search for materials held in the library Request (reservation) for items Due, Request Item, In process, At binding, On order Renew books on loan to you Twice per item only View your library record for checked-out items, requested items or library fines Get help with using LINC

Central Library Level 4: 

Central Library Level 4 Loans Desk RBR Multimedia Viewing InfoCommons Photocopiers

Central Library Level 3 - Books: 

Central Library Level 3 - Books A NC

Central Library Level 5: 

Central Library Level 5 Journals Reference Collection Singapore-Malaysia Collection Photocopiers

Borrowing: 

Borrowing Loans Desk Self service borrowing 1 Insert Card 2 Place book 3 Collect receipt

RBR Materials: 

RBR Materials RBR (2-HOUR Loan) Book/I-COPY Patron’s Name:__________________ LC Call No:______________________ Book Title:______________________ Vol./Ed. Year:____________________ Go to RBR Loans Desk Fill up 2-hour loan slip Give your matric card when staff calls your name Use RBR Bookdrop

Loan Entitlement : 

All late returns subject to fines Honours & graduate students 15 items Loan Entitlement Materials RBR Main Shelves book Closed Stacks book Bound periodical Closed Stacks periodical Loan Period 2 Hours/Overnight 4 weeks 1 day } }

Search for Information: 

Search for Information Chapters in Books Journal Article Conference papers Indexes & Abstracts Library Portal E-Resources Type of Materials What to use

Indexes & Abstracts: 

Indexes & Abstracts Identify articles in journals, papers in conference proceedings, chapters in books, etc. depending on the scope. Gives bibliographic citation of item. Abstracts give summary of item. Covers hundreds of journals

Slide23: 

Get a list of relevant articles for your topic. E.g. TI: An Examination of Labor Productivity Growth and Structural Changes in the Singapore Labor Force AU: Lim,-Chong-Yah; Lee,-Chee-Tong SO: Asian-Economic-Journal. September 2002; 16(3): 267-83

Indexes & Abstracts : 

Indexes & Abstracts

Indexes on the Web: 

Indexes on the Web EconLit (Economic Literature) Bibliography of Asian Studies Expanded Academic ASAP International Bibliography of the Social Sciences SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index) Social Science Abstracts ABI/Inform (Business) Business Source Premier Perind (Singapore content) Factiva (Newspapers) LexisNexis Academic (Newspapers)

Full Text: 

Full Text ABI/Inform Business Source Premier Expanded Academic ASAP EIU Viewswire Asia Ejournals Ebooks

Steps in using Indexes: 

Steps in using Indexes Determine most appropriate indexes to use Select years to search on Search using terms describing your topic Check for more entries using subject headings, identifiers, etc. Export or download relevant records

Index Demonstration: 

Index Demonstration

Search Evaluation: 

Search Evaluation Too many records use AND to narrow search Too few records use OR to broaden search Many irrelevant records use AND to narrow search No records use more general terms reduce number of terms used refocus search

Downloading Citations: 

Downloading Citations Note details of relevant entries Title of article Author of article Source title, volume, page number Conference number Check for journal abbreviations Bring a diskette for downloading or email records Use LINC to check whether library has the journal, book or conference proceeding

Copying & Copyright: 

Copying & Copyright Self-service photocopying Printing from E-resources Payment by CashCard Copyright Act allows you to copy: 10% or 1 chapter of a book or work 1 article in a journal issue C

Statistical Data: 

Statistical Data IFS (International Financial Statistics) Stack # ZZ248 Loan Desk 2 ISY (International Statistical Yearbook) (Web) STC (Singapore Trade Connection) EIU Country Data (Web) Global Development Finance Stack # ZZ035 Loans Desk 2 Source OECD (Web)

SingStat Time Series: 

SingStat Time Series Time series data on Singapore (Excel file) Data is the same as those published in publications like Yearbook of Statistics Example of data available: GDP, GNP, CPF contributions & withdrawals, interest rates. Fill request form, get supervisor’s & head’s signature, submit form to Information Desk in Central Library www.lib.nus.edu.sg/trend/

Statistics on Singapore: 

Statistics on Singapore Annotated list of publications in NUS Libraries Statistical data on Singapore Includes web sites Arranged by topic http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/ss/

Encyclopaedias: 

Encyclopaedias Provides outline or overview Includes definitions & explanations Includes bibliography for further reading Short cut for gathering background information

Press Clippings: 

Press Clippings In-house collection of newspaper articles from The Straits Times and Business Times Articles about Singapore, Malaysia, ASEAN Articles grouped by broad headings Economic conditions Labour Public finance Transport & communications

Factiva & LexisNexis Academic: 

Factiva & LexisNexis Academic Access over 8,000 full-text sources including newspapers (local and international), newswires and trade journals Includes The Straits Times, Business Times from 1995 (Factiva) or 1992 (LexisNexis) Accessible to NUS students & staff E-Resources >> E-Newspapers

NUS Libraries Web: 

www.lib.nus.edu.sg NUS Libraries Web

Factiva: 

Factiva View search results View full text

Exam Papers on the Web: 

Exam Papers on the Web

Evaluate Results: 

Evaluate Results Authority Author Publisher Accuracy Factual References Objectivity & Purpose Biased Scholarly Review process Peer reviewed Frequently cited Suitability Information required Language Timeliness Date Period covered

Materials NOT in the library: 

Materials NOT in the library Use another library which has the item Check whether other libraries have the item via OPAC http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/clb/sub/libsinga.html Get letter of introduction from supervisor or call library for conditions of access

Materials NOT in the library: 

Materials NOT in the library Via E-Forms Request the Library to purchase Request for Document Delivery Service Obtain photocopy from overseas libraries All requests must be signed by the lecturer or supervisor Borrow from the overseas libraries (inter-library loan) for academic staff

Citing References: 

Citing References Chicago manual of style: The essential guide for writers, editors and publishers. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. Turabian, Kate L. A manual for writers of term papers, theses and dissertations. 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.

Why Cite?: 

Why Cite? To help readers verify your claims To lend support to arguments by referring to authoritative sources To acknowledge intellectual debt To show the research done

Library Instruction ONline: 

Library Instruction ONline www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion

Student Advisory Service: 

Email: pinpin@nus.edu.sg askalib@nus.edu.sg Student Advisory Service Personal help with thesis topic Help with using indexes Help with sources of information