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Presented by Business Librarians



1. Library Essentials

2. Course Essentials

3. Research Essentials

4. Contact Essentials

Info Survival Skills – Tips for today




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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Where are

thelibraries?

NTU has 7 libraries atdifferent locations on

campus





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


http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/membership/Pages/default.aspx






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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Checking of Library account





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




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??





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






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


http://ntufbs.ntu.edu.sg/Library/

http://ntufbs.ntu.edu.sg/Library/




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







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







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?





Searching Library CatalogueBooksAudio Visuals

E-BooksPrint Periodicals

http://opac.ntu.edu.sg/







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






Past Year ExamPapers


http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/collections/Pages/ExamPapers.aspx20 © 2010 NTU Library. All Rights Reserved.

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/collections/Pages/ExamPapers.aspx

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/collections/Pages/ExamPapers.aspx




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?




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?




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




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



http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/databases

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/databases



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


Statistics as of June 200925 © 2010 NTU Library. All Rights Reserved.

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/ejournals

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/ejournals



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


Statistics as of June 2009




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)





NTU LibraryToolbar

Install the Toolbar onyour computer and

search for Librarymaterials no matterwhere you are on theWeb!

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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?





Have questionson library or

research?

Your SubjectLibrarians !

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/about/staffdirectory/Pages/subject.aspx







Have questionson library or

research?

Other usefulContacts

Assistance with your researcho [email protected]

Loan enquirieso [email protected]

Technical enquirieso [email protected]

Library feedbacko [email protected]

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/about/Pages/ContactUs.aspx


mailto:[email protected]













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:


http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/services/Pages/default.aspx






Library Blogs

Art, Design & MediaAsianCommunicationResource CentreBusinessEngineeringHumanities & SocialSciencesScience

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/collections/Pages/blogs.aspx




http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/adml/




Subject Rooms

Subject Resources

Subject Guides

Learning &Research of thesubject

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/collections/Pages/virtual.aspx







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







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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