Welcome to C J Koh Law Library Gardens Presented by: Carol Wee Content by: Lee Su-Lin 11 th August 2014 A Lecture for First Year Students

Outline  C J Koh Law Library - History, Collection, Services & Facilities p3 p3  NUS Libraries Portal - e.g. Databases, Exam papers p12 p12  LINC+ & myLINC p25 p25  C J Koh Law Library Homepage p44 p44 2

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

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

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 former Chief Justice Yong Pung How on 27 February 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

Collection & Facilities 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 Major databases include HeinOnline, i-law and Lexis Singapore. 6

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Join the librarians for a tour of the library on Thursday 9

Loans Loan entitlement: 1 st to 3 rd yr – 20 items Final yr - 30 items CollectionsLoan Period RBR2 hours/Overnight (only 1 item at a time) Holdshelf7 days Books (including books in Closed Stacks) 14 days (1 st -3 rd year) 28 days (final year) (3x online renewal) Bound Journals in Closed Stacks1 day Theses1 day 10

$$$ CollectionsFines RBR$1.00 per hour after book is due Holdshelf$0.50 per day (no grace period) Books (including books in Closed Stacks) $0.50 per day from 4th day Photocopy/PrintingCost Printing from network printer 4.5¢ per page Photocopying3¢ per page 11 Payment mode: EZ-Link card or cashcard

Access from NUS homepage Select LIBRARY from the top menu bar: 12 NUS Libraries Portal

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Member Login NUS Libraries Portal 14 Login to: Access your library record (myLINC) Request for services e.g. Book discussion room

NUS Libraries Portal Resources 15 Access to: Library catalogue (LINC) E-Resources, e.g. databases, e-journals, e-books Exam Papers ScholarBank (NUS theses)

NUS Libraries Portal 16 Law Databases For a listing of legal databases, select: Resources > Databases > By Subject > Law

NUS Libraries Portal 17 Law Databases Select database See: Guide to Electronic Resources CollectionGuide to Electronic Resources Collection

NUS Libraries Portal 18 Law Databases To access selected database:

NUS Libraries Portal 19 Law Databases These include  CaseTrack  LawNet  WestLaw Other law databases are listed under Resources on the Faculty of Law website:

Exam Papers Database 20 Exam Papers Contains full texts of the past 5 years’ exam papers. Enter module code and click on search button or click here to search using other options e.g. Module name

21 Exam Papers Exam Papers Database

22 Exam Papers Exam Papers Database

23 FindMore (aka Summon) is an integrated search facility that searches across the NUS Libraries’ catalogue and databases in a single search.

24 Read the library guide for more information on guide Refine your search by selecting options in left column

25 LINC is the library catalogue. Access via the NUS Libraries Portal or directly through

26 The LINC catalogues in the Library have a different screen display but the options are the same. LINC

27 Searching LINC Search for books, law reports, law journals, etc. by keyword View full texts of e-books and e-journals Request for (reserve) Law Library books that are on loan, on order, in Law Library closed stacks, etc. Note: To obtain materials from other NUS Libraries, send an with relevant details to LINC

28 Search for Book by Title & Place a Hold e.g. Criminal Law in Malaysia and Singapore Searching LINC

LINC 29 Searching LINC+ Select relevant title/ edition Search for Book by Title & Place a Hold

LINC 30 Searching LINC Books on loan Click on REQUEST to place hold Search for Book by Title & Place a Hold

LINC 31 Search for Book by Title & Place a Hold Searching LINC Enter your student number & PIN

LINC 32 Search for Book by Title & Place a Hold Searching LINC Select item and click on REQUEST SELECTED ITEM

LINC 33 Search for Book by Title & Place a Hold Searching LINC Check that your request for the book is “successful”.

LINC 34 Search for Book by Author and Title e.g. Employment Law in Singapore by Ravi Chandran Searching LINC Enter part of author’s name and book title

LINC 35 Search for Book by Author and Title Searching LINC There is more than 1 edition of this book. Select relevant edition.

LINC 36 Search for Book by Author and Title Searching LINC To obtain books from the Books collection of other NUS Libraries, send an with relevant details to This book is also available in other NUS libraries

LINC 37 Search for Law Report or Journal e.g. Yale Law Journal Searching LINC

LINC 38 Search for Law Report or Journal Searching LINC Select relevant title

LINC 39 Search for Law Report or Journal Searching LINC Select preferred electronic version Click here to see the latest holdings Print copies

40 View Your Library Record Click on LOGIN

41 View Your Library Record Click here to see full library record Brief library record

myLINC 42 View Your Library Record Enter your student number and PIN

myLINC 43 View Your Library Record View your loans Renew items (max. 3 times) Check if requested item/s are ready for pick-up Check fines, if any View reading history (opt in required)

44 Select LW Then click here to view website At NUS Libraries Portal (

45 For: Information about the Law Library New arrivals Legal research guides

46 Law LibGuides provide instructions on the use of library resources for basic legal research.

47 The Library maintains an index to free Singapore legal resources on the Web. Click here 2 major Singapore legal websites are Singapore Statutes Online and Singapore Parliament Reports. These can be accessed via Primary Sources of Law.

Contact us Address: 469D Bukit Timah Road, Singapore Tel: URL: law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-library law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-library Updated Aug 2014 Thank You!