Transcript E-resources

A Tutorial for Exchange Students
Aug 15 2014
Prepared by: Bissy
 Introduction to C J Koh Law Library
- History, Collection, Services & Facilities
 NUS Libraries Portal
- E-forms, E-resources
 LINC, FindMore & myLINC
 C J Koh Law Library Homepage
 Legal Abbreviations & Citations
The library was originally
established in September
1957, catering primarily to
the Faculty of Law at the
Bukit Timah Campus.
In April 1980, the Law Library
moved to new premises at Kent
Ridge, occupying two floors of
the 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/. Major databases include LexisNexis and
HeinOnline.
Legislation/
Law Reports
RBR,
Holdshelf,
Theses
E-Resources
Singapore/Malaysia
Current Journals,
Reference
Legislation/
Law Reports
Entrance
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Bound
Journals
2nd storey
Bound
Journals
Books, ASEAN, Chinese
Books
3rd storey
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Information &
Loans
Network printing
Self-service
check-out
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storey
Note: Photocopy facilities available on all levels.
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payment
PC cluster
Loans
Loan entitlement: 20 items
Collections
Loan Period
RBR
2 hours/Overnight
(1 book at a time)
Holdshelf
7 days (no online
renewal)
Books (including books in 14 days
(3 times online renewal)
Closed Stacks)
Bound Journals in Closed 1 day
Stacks
Theses
1 day (return before the
library closes)
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Collections
Fines
RBR
$1.00 per hour after book is due
Holdshelf
$0.50 per day (no grace period)
Books (including books in
Closed Stacks)
$0.50 per day from 4th day
(Online renewal 3x)
Photocopy/Printing
Cost
Printing from network
printer
4.5¢ per page
Photocopying
3¢ per page
Payment mode: EZ-Link card or Cash Card
 Student Card
 To enter the library
 To borrow books
 Cash Card or EZ Link Card
 Print
 Photocopy
 Pay fines
 Library PIN
 Self service borrowing
 Check Library account
 Renew books
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Check Library FAQ for instructions to retrieve your Library PIN
Access from NUS homepage http://www.nus.edu.sg
Select LIBRARY from the top menu bar
Member Login
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• Access your library record (myLINC)
• Renew books
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View your loans
Renew items (max. 3 times)
Check if required item/s are ready for pick-up
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View reading history
Access to:
• Library catalogue (LINC)
• E-Resources, e.g. databases, e-journals, e-books
• RBR
• Exam Papers
• ScholarBank (NUS theses)
• FindMore is the default search tab in the library
portal.
• It allows to narrow down search to books or
articles.
 FindMore is a search engine that aims to allow discovery
of the library’s online and print collections in a single
search.
 FindMore includes more than the traditional library
catalogue (LINC).
 ebooks
 ejournal articles from databases (including open access sources)
 thesis & dissertations (including NUS theses & dissertations from
ScholarBank@NUS)
 online newspaper articles
 conference proceedings
 online music recordings
 results from certain abstracting & indexing databases
Among the materials not covered or have limited coverage in
FindMore are:
 Past year exam papers - not covered at all. Please use the
Exam Papers database
 Law cases - not covered at all. Please use law databases
such as Lexis Singapore, ICLR, LawNet & other law
databases.
Some secondary legal literature from law databases such as HeinOnline
Law Journal Library, JSTOR are covered. E-journals subscribed from
publishers such as OUP, CUP, Hart and platforms like Proquest, EBSCOhost
are also accessible via FindMore.
Search for Book by Title & Place a Reservation
Enter key words or title
Click on relevant title to see more information.
Item details can be found in LINC catalogue.
Example: Location, call number, status etc.
How to reserve/ place hold for a book?
Click on
button, if you wish to make a reservation.
Your request for Contract law in Singapore / Andrew B. L.
Phang, Goh Yihan. was successful.
How do I request for a book which is available in other NUS Libraries?
You can request an intra-library loan service by sending us an email to
[email protected] for circulating books which are not out on loan (excludes RBR, special
collections, etc.) and found in another NUS Libraries.
Please provide:
•Matric card no.
•Book details (Title, Author, edition, Location, Call number & Status)
FINDMORE
• Searches LINC & more
• Covers books, eBooks, journal
articles, newspaper articles,
online thesis & more
• Covers most but not 100% of
our articles & E-Resources
LINC
• Good for known item search
• Covers books, DVDs, music
scores
• Cannot be used for journal or
newspaper articles
Reserve Books and Readings (RBR)
How do I find recommended reading books?
Search by course code
or lecturer’s name
Search by the title of the database/e-journal/ e-book under under
“E-resources”.
Search by the title of the database under “Databases”
For a listing of
legal
databases,
select:
 Resources
 Databases
 Subject
 Law
See : Guide to Electronic resources collection
Access to Westlaw and LawNet databases are via Faculty of Law
Homepage. http://www.law.nus.edu.sg/
Enter module code
and click on search button
Or just click here to search using
other options
e.g. Module name
This database contains full texts of Masters (by research) and
PhD theses from Sep 2003
Print copies of Academic exercise by undergraduates are located behind the Loans
Desk.
Search the LINC by key word, title, author or call number.
Call number of all academic exercise begins with KE5009* Year
For example : KE5009 *2012 17
Enter search term and
click on the search button
Or just click here for more options
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Search for theses
Browse collection
e.g. by Department
Login to view
theses restricted to
NUS community
Search by the article title under FindMore tab or search by the journal title.
Leong, Wai Kum (2011), The Next Fifty Years of the Women’s Charter - Ripples of
Change. Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, pp. 152-177.
Note: Please search by the journal title to check the availability of print
copy if online version is not available.
Search for Journal or Law Report
e.g. Yale law journal
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Search by year or
volume number
to find a specific
volume
Examples of Citations
Authors
1. Book
Robert C. Beckman, Brady S. Coleman & Joel Lee, Case Analysis
and Statutory Interpretation: Cases and Materials, 2nd ed.
(Singapore: Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore,
2001).
Book title
Book Chapter
2. Book chapter
Veronica L. Taylor, “Contract and Contract Enforcement in
Indonesia: an Institutional Assessment” in Tim Lindsey, ed.,
Indonesia Law and Society (Singapore: ISEAS Pub., 2008) at
575.
Book title
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Examples of Citations
3. Journal Articles
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 title in LINC/ FindMore
Examples of Citations
4. Cases
Siang Hoa Goldsmith Pte Ltd v The Wing On Fire &
Marine Insurance Co Ltd [1998] 2 SLR 777
Singapore Law Reports
David Wilson Homes Ltd v Survey Services Ltd (In
Liquidation) [2001] EWCA Civ 34; [2001] 1 All E.R.
(Comm) 449, CA; [2001] Build LR 267, 80 ConLR 8
Neutral citation.
Format: Jurisdiction, Court
Citations from law reporters
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/law-reference-desk
Librarian’s pick - Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
http://www.legalabbrevs.cardiff.ac.uk/
How to Cite References
Preferred manual for Faculty of Law:
Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 7th ed. (Toronto:
Thomson Carswell, 2010)
Location: KB280.2 Can 2010 (LW Holdshelf, LW RBR, LW Reference Office,
LW Reference 1)
See also: http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/llb/citelaw.html
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Updated by Zaleha Othman
18 January 2013