1. Welcome to C J Koh Law Library Library orientation for M.Sc. (Env. Management) Students Conducted by: Carol Wee & Bissy 24 th Aug 2015 1

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

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

4. 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 4

5. 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 5

6. 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 Lexis Singapore and HeinOnline. http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/index 6

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8. 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 SAcLJ 362. 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+ 8

9. What do abbreviations mean? 1.Print index Donald Raistrick, Index to Legal Citations and Abbreviations, 3rd ed. (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2013). Location: KB280 Rai 2013 (LW RBR; LW Reference Office) 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-deskhttp://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/ 9

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11. If you have a citation to a journal article, determine the availability and location of the journal in the library by searching LINC/ FindMore 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. 11

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13. Lye, Lin Heng. "A Fine City in a Garden-Environmental Law and Governance in Singapore." Singapore Journal of Legal Studies (2008): 68-117 13

14. Full-text of journal articles are available via following databases  HeinOnline – NUS Libraries Portal NUS Libraries Portal  LawNet – NUS Libraries Portal NUS Libraries Portal  LexisNexis Academic - NUS Libraries Portal NUS Libraries Portal  Lexis Singapore- NUS Libraries PortalNUS Libraries Portal 14

15. Law Databases For a listing of legal databases, select: Resources > Databases > By Subject > Law 15

16. Law Databases 16 Select database See: Guide to Electronic Resources CollectionGuide to Electronic Resources Collection

17. Online: NUS Libraries Portal http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/index http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/index 17

18. LawNet contains the following: Singapore Acts Singapore Cases Journal articles  Singapore Journal of Legal Studies  Singapore Academy of Law journal  Singapore Journal of International & Comparative Law etc. 18

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21. Jupiter Shipping Pte Ltd v Public Prosecutor [1993] 1 SLR(R) 402; [1993] SGHC 55 21

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23. http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/ 23

24. Cases, legislation and journal articles from US, UK and common law countries 24

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29. Singapore Laws: Singapore Statutes Online or via LawNetSingapore Statutes OnlineLawNet Cases: LawNetLawNet Malaysia Laws: Lawnet Malaysia ( Registration required to retrieve user id and password)Lawnet Malaysia CLJ Law (Registration required to retrieve user id and password)CLJ Law Lexis Singapore Cases: CLJ Law (Registration required to retrieve user id and password)CLJ Law Lexis Singapore India Laws: Manupatra, India codeManupatraIndia code Cases: ManupatraManupatra China Laws & Cases: LawinfoChina, pkulaw.cnLawinfoChinapkulaw.cn 29

30. http://cil.nus.edu.sg/advanced-search/ A database compiled by CIL (Centre for International Law, NUS) 30

31. Database from IUCN (The International Union for Conservation of Nature) http://www.ecolex.org/start.php 31

32. International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement 32

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34. Accessing full-texts directly from … 34

36. http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/googlescholarlinks

37. 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 http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/proxy_bookmarklet Use this when you land on a page asking for payment. Clicking on bookmarklet, will try to access via NUS Libraries subscription.

38. 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 38

39. Thank you Contact us Address: 469D Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259773 Tel: 6516 2043 Email: cjkohlib@nus.edu.sgcjkohlib@nus.edu.sg Homepage: http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-library http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-library 39