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Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu
Library
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CONTENTS
1 Overview of Library Services
2 Finding Information – Digital Library
3 Virtual Reference Services
4 Internet
5 Plagiarism
6 Turnitin
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Overview of Library Services
Where is the library?
1 Overview of Library Services
What are my library privileges?
Borrowing Privileges: 4 books for 2 weeks for Undergraduates
and 6 books for 1 Semester for Graduate students
Unlimited access to electronic resources and services online
through the Internet
Unlimited access to other services through our libraries
Reading facilities
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1 Overview of Library Services
Difference between Physical & Digital Library
Physical Library
Digital Library
Printed and audio-visual
materials
Access to subscribed and
in-house databases
Use the physical facilities
available - discussion
room, computers, etc.
Accessible 24x7
Fixed opening hours
No worries on fines charged
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How to find information resources?
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Printed & e-collection
• MyCatalogue
Electronic Resources
(Subscribed &
In-house)
• Digital Library
Free Resources
• Internet
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Where do I start?
Library Homepage
http://woulibrary.wou.edu.my/library/default.aspx
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MyLibrary Account – Patron Profile
Patron can check - full
personal record,
account information
(fines & penalty fees)
& online renewal.
Borrower’s
Full Record
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MyLibrary Account – How do I renew book loan?
• Renewals are processed in person or electronically
• 1 online renewal allowed for students
• Materials held or recalled for another patron may
not be renewed
• Media Resources
Videos and DVDs may not be renewed
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MyLibrary Account – Do I have to pay for
overdue or missing book?
• 40 sen per day per book
• For a lost book – total overdue fines + current cost of
the book + RM25.00 per volume as processing fee
• RM50.00 for lost ID card
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Finding Information – Digital Library
Access to Digital Library
This will pop-up
Login using your WOU
username and
password
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The list of e-Resources
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24x7
E-books on business, finance and technology
Ebrary
E-books on all academic subject areas
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
Articles by noted scholars on intersection of history and the
social sciences ranging from accounting to zoos
eBooks Collection
Covers accounting, business, information technology and
psychology subjects.
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Finding Information – Digital Library
MyDigital Library e-Journals
EBSCOHOST
Business Source Complete
Collection of scholarly business database
More than 7,000 titles
ProQuest Education Journals
It covers literature on primary, secondary and higher education,, and
hundreds of related topics.
JSTOR
Arts and Sciences Collections I & IV
Emerald Management
95 titles management journals
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What is inside Digital Library?
 e-course reserves
 e-course materials
 e- project reports
 WOU news clippings
 WOU staff papers
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How do I get help from the Library?
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Help Online
Live chat with
Reference Librarian
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Virtual Reference Services
Facebook
MyLibrary WOU
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For further assistance – ASK A LIBRARIAN
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Subject guides
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Academic Writing
Business & Administration
Computer Science and Engineering
Construction Management
English Language Learning
Human Resources
Learning Skills
Legal Sources
Malaysian Statistical Sources
Mathematics
Psychology
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3 Virtual Reference Services
Citation guides: WOU; MLA; APA
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4 Internet
When do I need to use Internet?
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Locate general information
Current news events
Statistics
Points of view
Opinion on your topic
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Types of Search Tools
• Search engines – Google, Google Scholar,
Yahoo, Ask.com
• Subject Directories –Librarians’ Index, Google
Directory, Yahoo!
• Invisible web/Deep web - InfoMine
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5 Plagiarism
What is plagiarism?
Improper use, or failure to attribute, another
person’s writing or ideas.
• Inadvertent neglect to include quotes or
references when citing another source
• Knowingly copying an entire text and claiming
it as your own work
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What is Turnitin and how do I use it?
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Web-based plagiarism prevention tool used
for assignment originality checking. It will find
and highlight unoriginal text in a written
assignment/TMA
Refer to Turnitin instruction orientation slides
Submit technical problem to
[email protected]
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Why use Turnitin?
• To ensure that you have cited all your
references properly
• To ensure that you have conform to good
ethics of writing
• To ensure that you have done proper
paraphrasing
• To ensure that you have not done “cut and
paste”
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Circulation Desk
Learning & Library Services Department
Wawasan Open University
Main Campus
54 Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, 10050 Penang
Circulation/Reference Librarian:
Ms Ooi Siew Lee / Ms Norhasni Abdul Aziz
Tel: 04-2180 159 Fax: 04-227 9214
Regional/Learning Centres:
Ipoh
: 05-2436 323 (Ms. Doreen)
Kuala Lumpur : 03-9281 7323 / 9283 8323 (Ms. Rajaletchumy)
Johor Bahru
: 07-5566 323 / 5564 323 (Ms. Teresa Wong)
Kuching
: 082-578923 / 575923 (Ms. Mary Liliana)
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THANK YOU!
e-mail: [email protected]
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