Exploring Library Resources & Services Lingnan University Library Aug

 Making the best out of the Library begins at the Library home page Overview

 Make sure you know  Basic Searches – Author, Title  Using Keywords and Boolean Operators  Understand the Status Codes, Locations and Call Number System  Check your Library Account, Online Renewals, SMS Alerts  Limit / Sort Functions 3 Using Library Catalogue and Other Library Resources

 Question: I want to read the book written by Bill Gates in What should I do?  Answer: Search the Library Catalogue by name of Author. But you need to search by placing the Surname in front of the Given Names. 4 Example One – If I already Know the Author ’ s Name

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 Question: I am writing a paper about translation of Chinese poetry. My Lecturer told me that there is a Lingnan Master Thesis in 2003 about translation of some Chinese poetries. How can I find it?  Answer: Search the Library Catalogue by keywords, limit / sort by year and material types. There are different material types and one of it is Lingnan Thesis. 7 Example Two – I do not know the Name of the Author / Title of the Book

8 Under Keyword / Phrase Search, you can Limit Results to Chinese or English; Books or Journals; Special Material Types; Between certain Years; Sorting Orders and More …

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Course Reserve Course Reserve by Instructor or Course (RES) 10

 HINTS: the Library Catalogue can only be searched by book author, book title, journal title, etc.  Therefore, article titles, title and author of a chapter in the book usually are not searchable  Example: You are asked to read the followings: Michel Oksenberg, “Will China Democratize?” Journal of Democracy, 9:1, Jan. 1998: Finding Readings on your Reading List

12 Search article title “Will China Democratize” has NO MATCHES Example: Michel Oksenberg, “Will China Democratize?” Journal of Democracy, 9:1, Jan. 1998:27-34.

13 Need to Search for the Journal title “Journal of Democracy” instead Example: Michel Oksenberg, “Will China Democratize?” Journal of Democracy, 9:1, Jan. 1998:27-34.

 HKALL = Hong Kong Academic Library Link ( 香港高 校圖書聯網 ) allows you to request for books not available at Lingnan but available at HKU, CUHK, HKUST, PolyU, CityU, HKBU or HKIEd -- delivered to Lingnan normally within 3 working days HKALL   Quota:  Up to 10 books 14 HKALL – Borrowing from other Local Libraries

15 View Your Library Account/ Online Renewal

  Key Databases  ProQuest, Ebscohost, Wisenews, Factiva, LexisNexis, 中國期刊網  Find Databases by Subject, Types, Keyword Searches  Webbridge: Linking up Library-paid Databases and Full-text Contents 16 Using Electronic Databases

 Lingnan Exam Papers from 1993 on, but instructors can withhold the release of papers am.library.ln.edu.hk/eresources/exam/  Local TV Programs:  New Books / Movies Past Examination Papers, Local TV Programmes …

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Library Toolbar 19 With the Library Toolbar, you can Access Many Library and University Functions instantly

20 Survival Guide for New Students

 General Enquiries  Integrated Helpdesk at Information Commons (1/F, Library)  Tel:  Ask A Librarian (Electronic Reference)  Contact Us  FAQ quently_Asked_Questions_About_the_Library quently_Asked_Questions_About_the_Library 21 Getting Help

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