Orientation to NUS Medical/Science Library for Nursing Freshmen
1. Image courtesy of Getty Images Presented by Lee Seok Hong For Nursing students
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3. NUS Libraries – 7 Libraries, One System Central Library Chinese Library Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library CJ Koh Law Library Medical /Science Library Music Library
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5. Floor Directory 1. Introduction to the NUS Libraries Hi-Speed Wireless Broadband Access! Level 4 (Entrance) LINC (Catalogues), Loans, Info Desk, Reference Books , E-Resources PC s Level 5 Books, Science Journals Level 6 Medical Journals Training Room (PCs)
6. Matriculation Card No. & NUSNET ID 1. Introduction to the NUS Libraries Used For Example Matric Card No. & PIN Library Loans & Renewing Books U 0 71234W 123456 NUSNET ID / Password Electronic Journals / Library Portal u 0 70 01234 eXu45hs7
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8. 2. LINC- find library materials Most Relevant First Breaks down Search Results by Subject Breaks down Search Results by Type
9. L ibrary IN tegrated C atalogue (LINC) For more specific searches, eg. Call number 2. LINC- find library materials
10. 2. LINC- find library materials What you CAN search in LINC Book Titles: Brown, S. D., & Lent, R. W. (Eds.). (2000). Handbook of counseling psychology. New York: Wiley. What you CAN’T search in LINC Journal Articles Newspaper Articles Boey, K. M. (1998). Social network and the subjective well-being of the elderly in Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 8 (2), 5-15.
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12. Meaning of Codes in LINC 2. LINC- find library materials Codes What it Means Location (eg. Reference XX, Closed Stacks (Loans Desk X) Click on the hyperlinked code to see location map (or see http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/mlb/mlbloca.html ) Status See http://libpweb1.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/status.html
13. Request Item Enter Matric no. & Library PIN Click “Request Selected Item” A . B . 2. LINC- find library materials
15. Loan Entitlements : Undergraduates 20 books or items. Up to 2 Renewals online * * For Loan Rules, see http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/guides/rules/rule_b.html 2. LINC- find library materials Loan period for : Books (& CDs accompanying books) 14 days RBR books ( one at a time) 2 hours or overnight (after 8pm)
19. B. Electronic Resources : Electronic Books / Newspapers / Journals A lways Access via Library Portal to get Full-Text For Off-Campus Login
20. C. Be Informed of New Books 3. Library Portal Click to View New Books by Subject … … OR, click to view New Books related to search words
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23. More Information Click on: LION – How to use the Library Library Portal LION Subject guide to Nursing Resources in NUS Libraries Library Portal Subject Guides Medical Library homepage Library Portal About us Our Libraries Library Rules Library Portal About us Rules
24. Thank you Image courtesy of Getty Images For General Queries, Contact: Information : (65) 6516 2454 Loans: (65) 6516 2509 Email: [email_address] Resource Librarian for Nursing: Lee Seok Hong: [email_address] Medical Librarians: Ms Ong Hong Kiat: mlbonghk@nus.edu.sg Mrs Mercedes Cheong: [email_address] , Ms Stephanie Ng: steph.ng@nus.edu.sg
Explain what is LINC+ Showing how to locate recommended books, and place reservations for books on loan Check your library account and Renew Books
Library catalogues – no idea how good are the results LINC+ - ranks the results according to how close they match your search words. Eg. The more number of times they appear, the higher the ranking.
Traditional LINC – for searching specific fields like call number, or Recommended/Compulsory textbooks
LINC+ : survive nursing school NUR1109 : Principles… (2 hr loan) Book with e-version (at CL): The caregiving dilemma : work in an American nursing home – Request Item