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Without lifting the pen/pencil off the paper, draw a line through all nine points using only four straight lines

. . . . . . . . . While waiting for the others, try this: Without lifting the pen/pencil off the paper, draw a line through all nine points using only four straight lines Welcome to the Library Tutorial for MSc Students (Faculty of Engineering) Karen Yap (clbyapym@nus.edu.sg)

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Without lifting the pen/pencil off the paper, draw a line through all nine points using only four straight lines

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  1. . . . . . . . . . While waiting for the others, try this: Without lifting the pen/pencil off the paper, draw a line through all nine points using only four straight lines

  2. Welcome to the Library Tutorial for MSc Students (Faculty of Engineering) Karen Yap (clbyapym@nus.edu.sg) Central Library 15th January 2010

  3. Learning Outcomes • Overview of NUS Libraries • Library Portal • Exam papers & your reading list • Check if Library has particular book/journal, etc • Check if Library has books, etc on a subject • Find journal articles, etc. for research topic • Keep track of your Library account • How to order items • Get help • Subject guide • 3D Tour of Library

  4. Hidden Slides All slides including hidden slides are available online Hidden Slides: • Mostly slides that cover demonstrations e.g. slide no. 64-65 on keeping track of Library account and how to renew books • Full list in slides no. 5 & 6

  5. List of slides not shown during tutorial (mostly covering live demonstrations during tutorial) • 5-6: This list • 16-22: How to access exam papers • 22-25: How to access reading list • 28-31: Particular title from LINC • 43-44: Using InfoGate • 64-65: Your Library Account: renew books, etc.

  6. List of slides not shown during tutorial (mostly covering live demonstrations during tutorial) • 66: How to order item • 67: Personalised Library Portal • 69-70: How to access LION/FAQ (online help) • 72-73: What is in Subject Guide • 74 : Phone no. & email add for help • 82 : Other tour options in 3D interactive library tour

  7. Music Library NUS Libraries Central Library Chinese Library Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library (Bus Ad) Medical/Science Library C J Koh Law Library @ BTC

  8. Central Library Collection focus • Architecture • Arts & humanities • Building & real estate • Computer Science • Engineering • Singapore - Malaysia Collection • Social sciences

  9. Opening Hours (Semester Time) • Monday - Saturday 8.00 am - 10.00pm • Sunday 9.30 am - 4.30 pm • Public Holiday CLOSED Student Card required to enter the library

  10. Learning Outcomes • Overview of NUS Libraries • Library Portal • Exam papers & your reading list • Check if Library has particular book/journal, etc • Check if Library has books, etc on a subject • Find journal articles, etc. for research topic • Keep track of your Library account • How to order items • Get help • Subject guide • 3D Tour of Library

  11. Library Library Portal from NUS Website

  12. Library portal Library Portal from IVLE Website or Direct URL http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg

  13. Services Resources Information Library Portalhttp://www.lib.nus.edu.sg

  14. Library Portalhttp://www.lib.nus.edu.sg Login to your account (renew books, etc) Library Catalogue: Check if Library has particular book, journal, etc. 3D Tour Blog Help Source for journal articles, conference papers, etc. for research topic Opening Hours Find Exam Papers & items in Your Reading Lists Library News & Events

  15. Learning Outcomes • Overview of NUS Libraries • Library Portal • Exam papers & your reading list • Check if Library has particular book/journal, etc • Check if Library has books, etc on a subject • Find journal articles, etc. for research topic • Keep track of your Library account • How to order items • Get help • Subject guide • 3D Tour of Library DEMO

  16. Exam Papers Key in module code, e.g. CN5010, then click button

  17. Exam Papers Use NUSNET User ID and Password to login

  18. Exam Papers Key in module code CN5010 again, press Enter

  19. Exam Papers

  20. Exam Papers Click here, then click “Open”

  21. Exam Papers

  22. ESE5002 Exam Papers Paper not released by Department

  23. Reading List Choose between Course No. and Lecturer, e.g. Chiu, Min-Sen

  24. Reading List Choose correct course

  25. Reading List List appears. Notice “CLRBR (Loans Desk 1)”

  26. Learning Outcomes • Overview of NUS Libraries • Library Portal • Exam papers & your reading list • Check if Library has particular book/journal, etc • Check if Library has books, etc on a subject • Find journal articles, etc. for research topic • Keep track of your Library account • How to order items • Get help • Subject guide • 3D Tour of Library

  27. LINC : Library’s Online Catalogue Covers allresources in all seven NUS Libraries Electronic books & journals DEMO

  28. Most common: CL Books: at Central Library Level 3 Call #: “Address” of the book : which part of Level 3 Most common: Available: not borrowed out

  29. LINC -Book required is electrical engineering by S. Elangovan -Problem: It has a common title

  30. LINC Click here to Limit 173 titles

  31. LINC Default is Words in TITLE. Change that to Words in AUTHOR. Key in Elangovan, click Submit.

  32. LINC CL RBR at Central Library Level 4 Loans Desk 1

  33. To Borrow CLRBR Book • Self-retrieval from RBR Collection @ Loans Desk 1 • 1 item for 2 hours only • Heavy fines for late return • Return ONLY at RBR Book Drop DIY

  34. Learning Outcomes • Overview of NUS Libraries • Library Portal • Exam papers & your reading list • Check if Library has particular book/journal, etc • Check if Library has books, etc on a subject • Find journal articles, etc. for research topic • Keep track of your Library account • How to order items • Get help • Subject guide • 3D Tour of Library

  35. LINC+ : Library’s Online Catalogue with Web 2 features Type in terms here, e.g. Electric cars

  36. LINC+ via NUS Libraries Website Subject headings of books in list Electric cars: default is keyword search 45 hits, some irrelevant

  37. LINC+ via NUS Libraries Website 6 relevant hits

  38. LINC+ via NUS Libraries Website • Which Library • Publication date • Etc 45 hits

  39. Useful Call Numbers • Broad Subjects Call No. Range • Engineering T-TS • Computer Science QA75.5 – QA76.9

  40. Learning Outcomes • Overview of NUS Libraries • Library Portal • Exam papers & your reading list • Check if Library has particular book/journal, etc • Check if Library has books, etc on a subject • Find journal articles, etc. for research topic • Keep track of your Library account • How to order items • Get help • Subject guide • 3D Tour of Library

  41. } InfoGate InfoGate: Use with caution Find Journal Articles, etc for Research : UseMajor Index Databases • Better than Google Scholar • Electronic index databases with links to full text for some, not all articles • Engineering Village 2 (EV2) • Scopus • Web of Science

  42. Library InfoGate • Results not sorted by number of hits or relevance • you have to scroll down to see which database yields the most hits and check allhits in each database to see if they are relevant or not. The most relevant hit could be listed last • Default maximum no. of hits shown is 40 • Some features in individual databases (e.g. controlled terms) are not supported • no. of hits per database might not be as high as you would get from searching individual databases one at a time

  43. Library InfoGate • Searches across a few databases including LINC (i.e. retrieves records for both journal articles and books) • Good starting point if you do not know which database to use

  44. Library InfoGate http://lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/infogate/index.html 1) Key in Search Term 2) Choose Search Field 3) Choose Category One option isBest Bets

  45. Library InfoGate http://lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/infogate/index.html

  46. Research Topic Use of biomaterial in dental applications

  47. Before Using Databases • Need to construct a proper search statement • Identify terms to key in • Use Boolean operators OR, AND • For Engineering Village 2, use their controlled terms

  48. Concept 1 Concept 2 Identify Terms to Key in Search Statements 1. Find concepts Use of biomaterials in dental applications 2. Think of alternative term/s for each concept Dental: tooth, teeth Biomaterial* biomaterial*represents biomaterial, biomaterials

  49. Boolean Operators ORrepresents a union of sets. The resulting set gets bigger. Set A: Fruits Apple Orange Set B: Vegetables Lettuce Tomato Set A OR Set B: AppleOROrange ORLettuce OR Tomato

  50. Set A AND Set B Boolean Operators ANDrepresents an intersection of sets.The resulting set gets smaller. Fruits AND Vegetables Tomato (Apple OrangeLettuce Tomato)

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