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Postgraduate Briefing on Library UTAR Library 1 Contents 1. Library Services & Support 2. Information Resources 3. Research Skills UTAR Library 2 Location of UTAR Libraries PH Library PD Library (Petaling Jaya Campus) (Petaling Jaya Campus) Main Library (Perak Campus) Sg. Long Library (Sg. Long Campus) FES Library (Kuala Lumpur Campus) 3 UTAR Library Opening Hours (All UTAR Libraries) Mon-Fri: 8 am – 9 pm Sat: 9 am – 5 pm Sun: 9 am – 5 pm (Closed on Public Holidays) UTAR Library 4 Google Scholar uses the Google search engine to search for scholarly materials, such as research papers, preprints, theses, books, and reports, coming from a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, repositories and universities sites 5 UTAR Library Users can have complete access to full text content of scholarly materials displayed on Google Scholar as long as UTAR Library has subscribed to the resources UTAR Library Information Gateway Access to online resources is available through http://www.utar.edu.my 7 UTAR Library Library’s collection (printed) As of 7th January 2014 145,260 titles 218,259 volumes 8 UTAR Library Postgraduate Loan Eligibility Item category Open Shelf Books Red-Spot books UTAR Library Duration 10 books for 14 days 1 book for 2 hours/ overnight 9 You can renew books that you have borrowed… Where? Circulation Counter Online via OPAC How many times? 2 times Provided: the book is not reserved by others not overdue no outstanding fines UTAR LIBRARY 10 You can reserve… Where? Circulation Counter Online via OPAC What? Open shelf books only Either “On Loan” or “Available” If you need help on these procedures, please ask Librarian at Reference Desk UTAR LIBRARY 11 Subscribed Online Databases Database Discipline AccessMedicine Medical and Health Sciences ACM Digital Library Computer Science & IT CNKI (中国知网) Chinese Literature, History & Philosophy EBSCOhost : Business Source Premier Management, Business, Accounting, Banking & Finance IEEE Xplore/IEL Engineering Journal Citation Reports Research Tools (JCR) EndNote Web Research Tools JSTOR Arts and Social Sciences MD Consult Medical NSTP e-Media Research Tools UTAR Library 12 Some Online Journals American Economic Review Vol.95- (2006-) Applied Psycholinguistics Vol.29- (2008-) Chemical Society Reviews Vol.33- (2004-) Communication Theory Vol.16- (2006-) Corporate Governance Vol.14- (2006-) Journal of Applied Mechanics Vol.75- (2005-) Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Vol.1- (2008-) UTAR Library 13 Other Online Resources e –books Online Newspapers and Magazines Web of knowledge journal citation reports EndnoteWeb 14 UTAR Library UTAR Institutional Repository (IR) UTAR Institutional Repository is an online collection of UTAR students' final year projects, master and PhD dissertations and theses for wider dissemination of the knowledge among academic staff, researchers and students Website of UTAR IR is at: http://eprints.utar.edu.my/ UTAR Library 15 Remote Access Remote access facility via EZProxy server at: https://libezp.utar.edu.my allow users to access to digital library resources anytime, anywhere as long as you are connected to the Internet 16 UTAR Library Library Services Inter-faculty Loan (IFL) Document Delivery Service (DDS) Inter Faculty Loans (IFL) is a service that enables patrons to request and borrow books from any of the UTAR libraries. Document Delivery Service (DDS) is a service whereby UTAR Library can borrow books / articles from other University libraries including IPTA or IPTS or vice-versa. 17 UTAR Library Reminder (Email) 3 days before the book is overdue *Follow the link given to renew your book(s) immediately – Direct you to OPAC *After that, another 5 overdue notices *After 30 days, will be billed for lost UTAR Library 18 Fines for late return Late returns = Fines RM0.50/day + RM25 after 30 days Pre calculation: (5) books X RM0.50 X (5) days TOTAL = RM (12.50) 50¢/day for red-spot books *Inclusive of weekends and Public Holidays UTAR Library 19 Disclaimer *The reminder / overdue notices are just courtesy messages *The Library is not responsible for unforwarded, unread or misdirected emails *Please update your latest and active email address through Library account online UTAR Library 20 Fines for Lost Books - Please report immediately - Replace + Processing fee of RM25.00 or - Pay double the price + processing fee of RM25.00 UTAR Library 21 Penalties for Damaged Books Minor = RM10 Major = RM 25 Severe = Replace book + RM 25 processing fee 22 UTAR Library Frequently Asked Questions UTAR Library 23 Consultation & Research Help See Librarian at Reference Desk for assistance with your information needs Email us at [email protected] UTAR LIBRARY 24 Consultation & Research Help UTAR Library 25 UTAR Library 26