Transcript Diapositiva 1 - National University of Singapore

Welcome to
C J Koh Law Library
Library orientation for M.Sc. (Env. Management)
Students
Conducted by: Carol Wee
Contents : Bissy
25th Aug 2014
• Introduction to C J Koh Law Library
-History & collection
• NUS Library Portal
• Law databases– Lexis Singapore, LawNet, Hein Online
• Abbreviations & citations
• Finding journal articles
• Legal resources on web
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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
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
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
LexisNexis and HeinOnline.
Lye, Lin Heng. "A Fine City in a Garden-Environmental Law and Governance in
Singapore." Singapore Journal of Legal Studies (2008): 68-117
If you have a citation to a journal article, determine
the availability and location of the journal in the
library by searching LINC/ LINC+
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.
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Full-text of journal articles are available via following
databases
 HeinOnline – NUS Libraries Portal
 LawNet – Law Proxy Service
 LexisNexis Academic - NUS Libraries Portal
 Lexis Singapore- NUS Libraries Portal
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Law Databases
For a listing of
legal databases,
select:
Resources >
Databases >
By Subject >
Law
Law Databases
Select database
See: Guide to Electronic
Resources Collection
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Online: NUS Libraries Portal
http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/index
Jupiter Shipping Pte Ltd v Public Prosecutor [1993] 1 SLR(R) 402; [1993] SGHC 55
Cases, legislation and journal articles from US, UK and common law
countries
2000 Sing. J. Legal Stud. 1 (2000)
Singapore's New Environmental Law; Heng, Lye Lin
Singapore
Laws: Singapore Statutes Online or via LawNet
Cases: LawNet
Malaysia
Laws: Lawnet Malaysia (Registration required to retrieve user id and password)
CLJ Law (Registration required to retrieve user id and password)
Lexis Singapore
Cases: CLJ Law (Registration required to retrieve user id and password)
Lexis Singapore
India
Laws: Manupatra, India code
Cases: Manupatra
China
Laws & Cases: LawinfoChina, pkulaw.cn
A database compiled by CIL (Centre for International Law, NUS)
http://cil.nus.edu.sg/advanced-search/
Database from IUCN (The International Union for Conservation of Nature)
http://www.ecolex.org/start.php
International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Accessing full-texts directly from …
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http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/googlescholarlinks
Proxy
Bookmarklet
Use this when you land on a page
asking for payment. Clicking on
bookmarklet, will try to access via
NUS Libraries subscription.
• Inserts the NUS library proxy stem
(libproxy1.nus.edu.sg) into the URL of the article
from Google Scholar.
I want article X
User
I want article X
NUS Library
Proxy server
Here is article X
Vendor
Okay you are recognized,
here is article X
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/proxy_bookmarklet
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+
• What do abbreviations mean?
1.Print index
• Donald Raistrick, Index to Legal Citations and
Abbreviations, 3rd ed. (London: Bowker-Saur, 2008).
Location: KB280 Rai 2008 (LW RBR; LW Reference
Office; LW Reference1)
2. Online
• Law reference desk
http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-lawlibrary/research/legal-resources-on-the-web/lawreference-desk
• Librarian’s pick - Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/
http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/
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
Thank you
Contact us
Address: 469D Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259773
Tel: 6516 2043
Email: [email protected]
Homepage: http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-library