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Welcome to C J Koh Law Library

Welcome to C J Koh Law Library. Library orientation for M.Sc . (Env. Management) Students. Conducted by: Carol Wee Contents : Bissy 25 th Aug 2014. Outline. Introduction to C J Koh Law Library -History & collection NUS Library Portal

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Welcome to C J Koh Law Library

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  1. Welcome to C J Koh Law Library Library orientation for M.Sc. (Env. Management) Students Conducted by: Carol Wee Contents : Bissy 25th Aug 2014

  2. Outline • Introduction to C J Koh Law Library -History & collection • NUS Library Portal • Law databases– Lexis Singapore, LawNet, Hein Online • Abbreviations & citations • Finding journal articles • Legal resources on web

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

  4. C J Koh Law Library History The library was originally established in 1957, catering primarily to the Faculty of Law at the Bukit Timah Campus In April 1980 Law library moved to the new premises at Kent Ridge, occupying two floors of Faculty of Law building

  5. C J Koh Law Library On 1st January 2001, the Law Library was renamed the C J Koh Law Library, in appreciation of Mr Koh Choon Joo’s generous donations to the library. After extensive renovations which began in July 2000, the library celebrated its official opening by the Honourable Chief Justice Yong Pung How on 27 February 2002 Following the Government's announcement to reallocate Bukit Timah Campus to NUS on 28 May 2005, the Law Library made its historic return to its first home in August 2006

  6. Library collection The C J Koh Law Library has a rich collection of local, foreign and international legal resources. The library’s traditional strength is in the common law. Apart from a comprehensive collection of Singapore legal materials, the library also has extensive collections of legal resources from Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, 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/frontend/index. Major databases include LexisNexis and HeinOnline.

  7. NUS Libraries Portal http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/

  8. FindMore Lye, Lin Heng. "A Fine City in a Garden-Environmental Law and Governance in Singapore." Singapore Journal of Legal Studies (2008): 68-117

  9. Find journal articles via LINC If you have a citation to a journal article, determine the availability and location of the journal in the library by searching LINC/ LINC+ For example: Tay, Simon SC. "South East Asian forest fires: haze over ASEAN and international environmental law." Review of European Community & International Environmental Law 7, no. 2 (1998): 202-208. How to find? Search by article title ‘South East Asian forest fires: haze over ASEAN and international environmental law’ in FindMore OR Search by Journal title ‘Review of European Community & International Environmental Law’ in LINC.

  10. Find journal articles via LINC

  11. Journal articles Full-textof journal articles are available via following databases • HeinOnline–NUS Libraries Portal • LawNet –Law Proxy Service • LexisNexis Academic -NUS Libraries Portal • Lexis Singapore- NUS Libraries Portal

  12. NUS Libraries Portal Law Databases For a listing oflegal databases,select: Resources > Databases > By Subject > Law

  13. NUS Libraries Portal Law Databases Select database See: Guide to Electronic Resources Collection

  14. Law databases Online: NUS Libraries Portalhttp://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/index

  15. LawNet

  16. LawNet

  17. LawNet Jupiter Shipping Pte Ltd v Public Prosecutor [1993] 1 SLR(R) 402; [1993] SGHC 55

  18. LawNet

  19. Lexis Singapore Cases, legislation and journal articles from US, UK and common law countries

  20. Lexis Singapore

  21. HeinOnline 2000 Sing. J. Legal Stud. 1 (2000) Singapore's New Environmental Law; Heng, Lye Lin

  22. Factiva

  23. Find Laws by Countries Singapore Laws: Singapore Statutes Online or via LawNet Cases: LawNet Malaysia Laws: Lawnet Malaysia (Registration required to retrieve user id and password) CLJ Law(Registration required to retrieve user id and password) Lexis Singapore Cases: CLJ Law(Registration required to retrieve user id and password) Lexis Singapore India Laws: Manupatra, India code Cases: Manupatra China Laws & Cases: LawinfoChina, pkulaw.cn

  24. CIL Documents Database A database compiled by CIL (Centre for International Law, NUS) http://cil.nus.edu.sg/advanced-search/

  25. ECOLEX Database from IUCN (The International Union for Conservation of Nature) http://www.ecolex.org/start.php

  26. INECE International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement

  27. Useful Information… Accessing full-texts directly from …

  28. Find It! @NUS Libraries & Google Scholar

  29. Find It! @NUS Libraries & Google Scholar http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/googlescholarlinks

  30. Use this when you land on a page asking for payment. Clicking on bookmarklet, will try to access via NUS Libraries subscription. Proxy Bookmarklet • Inserts the NUS library proxy stem (libproxy1.nus.edu.sg) into the URL of the article from Google Scholar. I want article X I want article X Vendor User NUS Library Proxy server Okay you are recognized, here is article X Here is article X http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/proxy_bookmarklet

  31. Citations & Abbreviations Examples of citations • Dora Neo, “The Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1996: Satisfactory Quality, an Undivided Share in a Bulk and other Amendments” (1997) 9 SAcLJ362. • David Feldman, “The Nature of Legal Scholarship” (1989) 52 Mod.L.Rev. 498 • Find out what journal the abbreviation stands for • Search for the journal in LINC/ LINC+

  32. Abbreviations & Citations • What do abbreviations mean? 1.Print index • Donald Raistrick,Index to Legal Citations and Abbreviations, 3rd ed. (London: Bowker-Saur, 2008). Location: KB280 Rai 2008 (LW RBR; LW Reference Office; LW Reference1) 2.Online • Law reference desk http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/research/legal-resources-on-the-web/law-reference-desk • Librarian’s pick - Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/

  33. Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/

  34. C J Koh Library home page Access to Information about the Library legal research guides and tutorials Legal resources on the Web http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-library

  35. Thank you Contact usAddress: 469D Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259773 Tel: 6516 2043 Email: cjkohlib@nus.edu.sg Homepage:http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-library

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