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1. Library Essentials
2. Course Essentials
3. Research Essentials
4. Contact Essentials
Info Survival Skills – Tips for today
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1. Library Essentials!!
Where are the libraries?
How do I apply for membership and how many bookscan I borrow?
How do I check my Library account?
Are there discussion rooms in the library that I can usefor project discussions?
Where can I photocopy library materials?
Are there printing facilities in the library?
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1. Library Essentials
Where are
thelibraries?
NTU has 7 libraries atdifferent locations on
campus
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1. Library Essentials
How do I get amembership
card?
How manybooks can I
borrow?
Registration is generally notnecessary
Your matriculation card is yourlibrary cardApproach staff at Service Desk if youencounter problems
You can borrow from any of the NTUlibraries
Books can be borrowed either byusing the Self-Check machines or atthe Service Desk
Borrowing privileges can be found at
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1. Library Essentials
Borrowing privileges (for undergrads)
Loan Limit: 10 items
Items Loan period Overdue fines
Books & Conferenceproceedings 21 days $0.30 per day
Reserves 2 hours(1 Item only)
$0.50 per hour or part thereof
overnight loan starts 2 hr beforeService Desk closes
Reference books no loan
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1. Library Essentials
Checking of Library account
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1. Library Essentials
Checking of Library account
Default PIN = last 4 alphanumeric characters of your NRIC number
Example: NRIC No.: S9152345G
Default PIN: 345G
Library card = your matriculation card
Library card number = matriculation card number
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1. Library EssentialsFor personal research and
private study:
ONE copy of
an article from a periodical, or
not more than 10% of the total
number of pages of a published
work (if the work contains more
than 10 pages), or
of one chapter of the published
work even if one chapter exceeds
10% of the total number of pages.
How much canyou copy??
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1. Library Essentials
LWNL LearningCommons
Designed to support and enhancegroup learning.
Learning PodsMultimonitor & Touchscreen PCWorkstationsRecording RoomVideo wallDigital newspapers
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/facilities/Pages/LWNLearningCommons.aspx
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BUSL StudyRooms
For those who would like
a quiet space for self-study, there are 14 studyrooms available inBusiness Library, Level B4.Each room canaccommodate 1 student.
Online reservations of rooms can be done athttp://ntufbs.ntu.edu.sg/Library/Obtain keys to the rooms from BUSL Service Desk
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1. Library Essentials
Media Services
Watch documentaries, feature films, andother media works available at our library:
Undergrads: 4-hour loan (only forviewing in the library)
Grad students: 3 days (max 3 items)
Media Rooms at BUSL & ADML forgroup viewing
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/services/media/Pages/MediaResourceEnquiry.aspx
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1. Library Essentials
Library PCs & Wireless Internetaccess
Library PCso All libraries have common PCs for students to use to access the
library resources, check their e-mail, and other NTU online servicese.g. STUDENTLINK, and EdveNTUre.
Wireless access in librarieso Students can use their notebook for wireless access anywhere in
the Library to connect to the Internet and access the networkservices
1 Hour PCso To promote fair use, there are also 1 Hour PCs for use in the
various libraries. Just in time booking is required. Maximum onehour use only.
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/facilities/Pages/computers.aspx
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2. Course Essentials
How do I search for books available in the library?
How do I know if a book is available for loan?
What are reserves? Where can I get my CourseReserves?
Where can I find past year exam papers?
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2. Course Essentials
Searching Library CatalogueBooksAudio Visuals
E-BooksPrint Periodicals
http://opac.ntu.edu.sg/
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2. Course Essentials
Reserves
This collection
consists of textbooks,recommended textsand other referencematerials which are
core reading materials
related to studentcoursework.
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/collections/Pages/Reserves.aspx
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Past Year ExamPapers
2. Course Essentials
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3. Research Essentials
What other materials can I use when researching for myassignment?
What types of electronic resources are there and howcan I access them?
How do I find a journal article?
How do I find theses done by previous students?
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3. Research EssentialsUniversity students must know:
the journals, e-books,databases available in their
subject areas
how to access and retrieve
information from thesesources effectively.
What resourcesshould I use for
my assignments?
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E-Bookso More than 250,000
titleso Books in Electronicformato From various e-book
vendors
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Statistics as of June 2009
LibraryResources
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Databaseso More than 132 databases in all subject
areaso Electronic documents & information
sources from quality & authoritativesources
• Articles• Conference proceedings•
News• Images• E-Books
o Grouped by discipline
LibraryResources
www.ntu.edu.sg/library/databases
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Print & E-Journalso 32,441 unique titleso Print serialso Electronic versions of
journals and magazines
Viewed on screenDownloaded or printed directfrom your desktop
LibraryResources
www.ntu.edu.sg/library/ejournals
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3. Research EssentialsMethod 1: Retrieving Journal Articles using A-Z Listing
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3. Research EssentialsMethod 2: Retrieving Journal Articles using Databases
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3. Research EssentialsMethod 3: Retrieving Journal Articles using ez-Search
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Audio Visualso More than 29,000 items in VHS, VCD, DVD,
Audio Discs, Blu-Rayo Documentaries, Lectures, Feature Films,
Music etc
LibraryResources
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Statistics as of June 2009
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Remote accessto e-Resources
Off campus access
NTU Network accountusername & passwordo New students will be
required to changepassword for the first log-in(http://pwd.ntu.edu.sg)
3. Research Essentials
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NTU LibraryToolbar
Install the Toolbar onyour computer and
search for Librarymaterials no matterwhere you are on theWeb!
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3. Research Essentials
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4. Contact Essentials
Who do I ask if I have any questions regardinglibrary or research?
Who do I contact for problems regarding mylibrary account?
How do I recommend books for the library?
Where can I get training for library resources?
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4. Contact Essentials
Have questionson library or
research?
Your SubjectLibrarians !
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/about/staffdirectory/Pages/subject.aspx
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4. Contact Essentials
Have questionson library or
research?
Other usefulContacts
Assistance with your researcho askalibrarian@ntu.edu.sg
Loan enquirieso circulation@ntu.edu.sg
Technical enquirieso ltd@ntu.edu.sg
Library feedbacko library@ntu.edu.sg
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/about/Pages/ContactUs.aspx
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4. Contact Essentials
Have books torecommend?
Students are welcome to
Recommend books to be
purchased for NTU library
Request for documents like journal articles notavailable at our library
More details available at:
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4. Contact Essentials
Library Blogs
Art, Design & MediaAsianCommunicationResource CentreBusinessEngineeringHumanities & SocialSciencesScience
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/collections/Pages/blogs.aspx
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4. Contact Essentials
Subject Rooms
Subject Resources
Subject Guides
Learning &Research of thesubject
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/collections/Pages/virtual.aspx
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4. Contact Essentials
Instructional Services
Library Orientation for Freshmen
Advanced Research Seminarsfor FYP students
Information Literacy workshopsfor related to assignments andcourses
Reference management softwaretraining , e.g. EndNote
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/Lip/Pages/default.aspx
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4. Contact Essentials
Instructional Services
What is Academic Integrity ?
Give credit whenever you use any:
idea, theory, illustration, statistics, graphs, drawings, images or
opinion of othersquotation of actual spoken or written words of others ;paraphrase of spoken or written words of others
SafeAssignment ™ / Turnitin ® : A tool to detect plagiarism in NTU
NTU Honour Code & Honour Pledge onPlagiarism:
“To use or pass off as one’s own, the
writings or ideas of another, withoutacknowledging or crediting the source fromwhich the ideas are taken.”
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