1. Library Tutorial for FST Year 1
10 August 2016
Loh Mee Lan

2. Why Attend This Session
Feedback From FST Honours Year Students Who Attended Library Tutorial in August 2016
Have the sessions earlier, perhaps in year 1 to aid in report writing
have this library session at the start of our undergraduate studies (in Year 1) as it will be very useful throughout the 3-4 years and not only during thesis writing
Conduct this session for the year 1 students
everyone should go through this program in year 1 or 2 instead of year 4
offer this session to year 1 students so that nus students can learn to cite properly for all their reports

3. Session Outline Research Topics Basics : Search Strategies
Identify database based on topic
Develop search strategy
Select relevant articles
Obtain full text of identified articles
Write assignments with references
Check before submit assignments
Research Topics
Basics : Search Strategies
Find Relevant Articles / Full Text Articles
Basics : Endnote
Plagiarism
Assignment Cycle

4. Research Topics Definition of functional foods
Recent research development in functional foods
Involvement of biotechnology in functional foods
Regulations of functional foods around the world
Information available to consumers on functional foods
Food industry outlook of the functional foods business

5. Resources Handout Books & E-books Government& Regulatory Boards Books
Popular Science / General articles
Science journals & databases
Dictionaries & encyclopedias
Science journals & databases
Popular Science / General articles
Newswires & newspaper websites
Books
& E-books
Resources Handout
Trade publications & reports
Business journals & databases
Books & E-books
Newswires & newspaper websites
Government& Regulatory Boards
Popular Science / General articles
Newswires & newspaper websites
Books & E-books
Books & E-books
Popular Science / General articles
Science journals & databases

6. Session Outline Research Topics Basics : Search Strategies
Identify database based on topic
Develop search strategy
Select relevant articles
Obtain full text of identified articles
Write assignments with references
Check before submit assignments
Research Topics
Basics : Search Strategies
Find Relevant Articles / Full Text Articles
Basics : Endnote
Plagiarism
Assignment Cycle

7. Basics : Search Strategies

8. Book Citations (ACS style)
Authors
Book title
Anastas, P. T.; Warner, J. C. Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice;
Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1998.
Publisher & publication place
Publication year

9. Journal article citation (ACS style)
Authors
Article name
Ott, I., On the medicinal chemistry of gold complexes as anticancer drugs. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 2009, 253 (11),
Journal Title
Publication year, volume (issue)
Article page

10. Broaden/Refine Your Searches
Find the synonyms / alternate terms of the keywords
Regulations OR Law OR Legal
Look for different variations of keywords
Regulat* - Search for regulation, regulate, regulates
Note: some databases may use “?” instead of “*”
Use phrase searching
- “Functional foods”
When using Google, you need to enter your search in one search box. In searching databases, there are methods to help you increase or broaden your results.

11. Boolean Operators
OR - either of the terms may be present - used for broadening a search - e.g. fruits OR nuts
AND - both terms must be present
used for narrowing a search e.g. fruits AND nuts
NOT - eliminate an unwanted concept or word e.g. fruits NOT nuts
Fruits
Nuts
Fruits
Nuts
Fruits
Nuts

12. Session Outline Research Topics Basics : Search Strategies
Identify database based on topic
Develop search strategy
Select relevant articles
Obtain full text of identified articles
Write assignments with references
Check before submit assignments
Research Topics
Basics : Search Strategies
Find Relevant Articles / Full Text Articles
Basics : Endnote
Plagiarism
Assignment Cycle

13. FindMore@NUSL & Web of Science

14. Library Catalogue
LINC provides details at the journal level (e.g. title, volume) but not information within each volume. We are not able to know what are the journal articles within each issue in traditional library catalogue (e.g. LINC).

15. Abstracts
An abstracts database (e.g. Web of Science) or FindMore allows you to view the details at article level (e.g. journal title, volume number, issue number, page number and abstract or summary of the article).

16. FindMore@NUSL Goggle Chrome
Access at NUS Libraries Portal

17.
Filter
Sort

18. Inserts item into temporary folder
Content type
Inserts item into temporary folder
Option to read online, export citation, item’s bibliographic information

19. Find more resources in:
Essential Resources
Web of Science
Scopus
ScienceDirect
References
Selected FST Databases
AGRICOLA
FSTA (Food Science & Technology Abstracts)
Reaxys (Register for Account)
SciFinder – Registration Site
TOXLINE
Find more resources in:
Chemistry LibGuide
FST LibGuide
Biological & Life Sciences LibGuide

20. Web of Science Use Google Chrome Go to Librry Portal Page(
Databases tab
Browse by
Major & Popular Databases

21. Web of Science

22. Web of Science

23. Web of Science
Click
“Add Another Field” for additional lines

24. Web of Science Sort By: Relevance Document Types Reviews
(Click “Refine”)
Sort by : Relevance
Document Types: Reviews
Full Text – click on Find Libraries

25. Proxy Bookmarklet
FAQ

26. Guide on installing the Proxy Bookmarklet
Enables full-text access to subscribed journal articles on any page that requires users to pay
Guide on installing the Proxy Bookmarklet
Library must have online access to the materials

27. Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com.sg/
FAQ

28. FAQ on setting up NUS Libraries access in Google Scholar

29. Session Outline Research Topics Basics : Search Strategies
Identify database based on topic
Develop search strategy
Select relevant articles
Obtain full text of identified articles
Write assignments with references
Check before submit assignments
Research Topics
Basics : Search Strategies
Find Relevant Articles / Full Text Articles
Basics : Endnote
Plagiarism
Assignment Cycle

30. Basics : EndNote

31. Introduction to Reference Management Software
A software that:
stores and organises references from many sources
inserts these references into a Word document
automatically formats your references according to a predefined citation style

32. EndNote Add references to EndNote Library
Export references from a database (e.g. Web of Science) to EndNote

33. Insert/edit citations
EndNote
Insert/edit citations
Change citation style
Insert references into Word document
Format according to the citation style required in Word

34. EndNote vs Mendeley EndNote X7 Mendeley
Generates & updates the reference list automatically as you add more citations
Generates the reference list when you want to
More built-in compatibility with some databases (Web of Science, BIOSIS preview)
Easier citation editing in Word
(no hidden codes)
EndNote LibGuide
Mendeley LibGuide

35. Session Outline Research Topics Basics : Search Strategies
Identify database based on topic
Develop search strategy
Select relevant articles
Obtain full text of identified articles
Write assignments with references
Check before submit assignments
Research Topics
Basics : Search Strategies
Find Relevant Articles / Full Text Articles
Basics : Endnote
Plagiarism
Assignment Cycle

36. Plagiarism

37. What is Plagiarism? The act of plagiarizing; taking someone’s words
“In NUS, it is defined as the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.”
Source: Plagiarism | Breeze presentation by Centre for English Language Communication
The act of plagiarizing; taking someone’s words
or ideas as if they were your own.
Source: Avoiding Plagiarism | Breeze presentation by Dr Yang Ying, Centre for English Language Communication

38. What is Plagiarism? More info http://emodule.nus.edu.sg/ac/
NUS Turnitin Website

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