NUS Libraries A Resource for All Seasons by Hayati Abdul & Aaron Tay Senior Librarians

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Copyright National University of Singapore 4 The 7 NUS Libraries CJ Koh Law Library Central Library Chinese Library Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library Science Library Medical Library Music Library

Copyright National University of Singapore 5 Rich Resources >1.4 mil >445,000 >7,800 Books E-Resources Journals

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Your Loan Privileges & Fines 80 books (4 week loan) 1 RBR item at a time (2 hours loan) 5 online renewals on myLINC Fines: Books: $1.00 per day from 15 th day Bound Journals: $3.00 per day after due date 16

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Passwords youll need Self- service borrowing Check library account Renew books Articles via catalogue Self- service borrowing Check library account Renew books Articles via catalogue 1. Library Pin (e.g ) NUS E-Resources in general Library Services Customization NUS E-Resources in general Library Services Customization 2. NUSNET ID/PW (e.g. mdabcd) Demo What is my Pin? 28

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FindMore NUS Library new discovery search service 405,128,950 Items as of 29 Apr

Powerful search engine covering: over 405 million books, journal articles, newspaper articles, dissertations and more! Easy way to search through NUS Libraries electronic & print resources, free access resources and beyond in one search box. Explore Google-like search experience with useful features to refine search results. 31

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Sort by … Information about item One Search for journal articles, books, thesis & more… One Search for journal articles, books, thesis & more… Searches the catalogue, find articles, theses in & more, all at one go! Refine by… 33

Click on Request to reserve book if it has been loaned out Click on item to view it in LINC 34

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

Introduction to EndNote A software that: stores and organizes citations inserts citations into a Word document format references in a predefined citation style Technical queries (e.g. installation): call IT Care at or EndNote video

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