Transcript 1 Aug 2016 - NUS Libraries

LIBRARY
ORIENTATION
FOR
GRADUATE STUDENTS
DEPARTMENT OF
STATISTICS AND APPLIED
PROBABILITY
1 Aug 2016
Stephanie Ng
Science Resource Librarian
Science Library
OUTLINE
• Essential information
• Services for Graduate Students
• Resources
•How librarians can help?
• Facilities
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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
Central Library
Science
Library
HSSM Library
Chinese Library
Medical Library
C J Koh Law Library
Music Library
RICH COLLECTIONS & RESOURCES
Source: http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/web/about-nus-libraries/statistics
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NUS Libraries Portal
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg
Searching for
books, articles &
more!
News & Events @
NUS Libraries
Important Links
and Information
Library Opening
Hours &
Calendars
DISCOVERY SERVICE: FINDMORE@NUSL
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FINDMORE@NUSL
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FINDMORE@NUSL
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LIBRARY CATALOGUE : LINC
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READING THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE
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ONLINE RENEWAL, PLACE RESERVATION,
CLOSED STACKS REQUEST:
MY LIBRARY ACCOUNT (MYLINC)
RECOMMENDED BOOKS/READINGS (RBR)
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PAST EXAM PAPERS
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SERVICES for GRADUATE STUDENTS
SERVICES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
Students
Honours &
Graduate student
30 books
Loan Entitlement
Online
3 times
Renewals
Main Shelves
28 days
Books
RBR books
(1 book at a
2 hours/ overnight
time)
Bound Journals
1 day
& Special
(Not applicable in CJ Koh
Library
Law Library & Medical
materials
Library)
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LOAN PRIVILEGES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
Loan Entitlement
30 Items
28 Days
3 Online Renewals
How do I Borrow a Book?
FAQ: http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=79581
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SERVICES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
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SERVICES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
• Intra-Library Loan
 loan within NUS Libraries eg Central Library (CL) to Science
Library (SC)
• Inter-Library Loan
 from other libraries eg Australian University to NUS Libraries
• Document Delivery Services (DDS)
 Request journal articles, book chapters or conference papers
that are not available in NUS Libraries
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RESOURCES
DATABASES FOR SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS
Topics Covered
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Materials Science
Database Name
Web of Science, BIOSIS Preview, PubMed
Reaxys, SciFinder, FSTA (Food Science &
Technology Abstracts), Powder diffraction file
(PDF-4)
SpringerMaterials, Engineering Village
(Compendex, Inspec)
Mathematics,
MathSciNet, Current Index in Statistics
Statistics & Applied
Probability
Physics
Web of Science, Engineering Village
(Compendex, Inspec),
Physical Review
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DATABASES FOR SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS
Topics Covered
Database Name
Multidisciplinary
Scopus, Proquest, Ebsohost, ScienceDirect
Theses (NUS)
ScholarBank@NUS (2003 onwards – NUS
Masters by Research & PhD Theses), LINC
(hardcopy prior to 2003)
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Theses (US & UK)
Patents
Standards
Patsnap
British Standards Online (BSOL), ASTM Compass,
IHS standards expert - IEC, IEEE Xplore
Newspapers
Factiva, Lexis-Nexis Academic
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PROXY BOOKMARKLET
PROXY BOOKMARKLET
PROXY BOOKMARKLET
LIBGUIDES.NUS.EDU.SG/PROXYBOOKMARKLET
SCHOLARBANK@NUS
Master’s (by
Research)
and
Ph.D theses
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FACILITIES
spaces for
collaboration
Creating
OPEN COLLABORATIVE SPACES
VARIETY OF SPACES
Individual carrels
Discussion & Seminar Rooms
New arrivals & Newspaper Corner
Quiet Reading Area
VARIETY OF SPACES
Study Carrels for Graduate Students
Open Discussion Area
Training Room
E-Resource PCs
HOW LIBRARIANS CAN HELP
SUBJECT GUIDES
ADVISORY SERVICE, TUTORIALS & TOURS
Advisory Service
Library Tours
ONLINE FAQs & CHAT
Upcoming Hands-On Resource Discovery Workshop
Register Online @
bit.ly/sci_lib_orientation
Hurry! Limited seats only
…
for new students
If you encounter problems
registering online, please
approach Library staff at the
Information Desk or send an
email to [email protected].
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Research Workshops organized by NUSL
• Understanding Patent
Searching and Filing
Process - jointly
organized with
Industry Liaison Office
(ILO)
• Academic
Publishers’ Talks on
Manuscript
Submission &
Review Process
• Open Access /
ScholarBank@NUS
• Author Profiling
Publishing
Innovating
Increasing
Visibility
Reference
Management
• EndNote X7
• Mendeley
E-RESOURCE DISCOVERY DAY
ERDD @ libn.us/erdd2016
WISHING YOU SUCCESS IN YOUR ACADEMIC PURSUIT
SCIENCE RESOURCE LIBRARIANS
[email protected]
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