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Tel : 6516 2030

LibrariansHistory , Humanities

TIM Yap FanPrincipal Librarianclbtimyf@nus.edu.sg6516 2866

Social Science

HAYATI bte Abdul Senior Librarianclbha@nus.edu.sg6516 2030

Business

WONG Kah WeiSenior Librarianhlbwkw@nus.edu.sg6516 3131

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Engineering & Computer Science

LibrarianPU Fang Chiongclbpfc@nus.edu.sg6516 6212

Law

Senior LibrarianLEE Su-Linllbleesl@nus.edu.sg6516 2042

Science

LibrarianLIM Eng Kiat, Kennethslblekk@nus.edu.sg6516 2452

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Objectives

1

Boolean operators

Fluoride WaterANDWater

Fluoride

Boolean “AND”

50 55

15

University CollegeORUniversity

College50 55

Boolean “OR”

40 + 10 + 45 = 95

OR

Order of Operations

4 + 5 xX10 == 54)(

Reduction AND Poor OR Poverty )(

OR

Wild cards

UsageVariation in spellings

ExamplesOrgani zs?e

OR

Truncation

UsageVariation in spellings

ExamplesImprovemente*ing

Sources

OR

Scopus

• Multidisciplinary• Indexing database (no full text)• Usually offers links to full text • Good design, useful tools and easy to use

Ethics in waste disposal

(ethic* or responsibilit*)

dispos* or manag* or

treat*

(ethic* or responsibilit*) and (waste or biohazard*) and (dispos* or manag* or treat* )

Let’s search Scopus

(waste or biohazard*)

OR

DatabaseScopus Web of Science

Coverage 1996 - 1898 -

Journal coverage

13,690 Journals*

8,901 Journals*

Geographic coverage

Stronger in Asia

Mostly western focus

Subject coverage

Multi-disciplinary

Multi-disciplinary

*Gavel, Y., & Iselid, L. (2008). Web of Science and Scopus: a journal title overlap study. Online Information Review, 32(1), 8-21.

OR

Web of Science

• Includes the most prestigious journals

• Covers not just science but also social science and humanities

• Indexing database (no full text)

OR

But before we search …..

What is EndNote

A software that:

• stores and organizes citations

• inserts citations into a Word document

• Format references in a predefined citation style

EndNote

To install EndNote X3, please refer to the instructions at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/e/endnoteGuide.html

For more on Endnote - http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/e/endnoteguide.html

All technical queries regarding EndNote (eg installation) should be directed to IT Care at tel: 6516 2080 or email itcare@nus.edu.sg

Ethics in waste disposal

(ethic* or responsibilit*)

(dispos* or manag* or

treat*)

(ethic* or responsibilit*) and (waste or biohazard*) and (dispos* or manag* or treat* )

Let’s search Web of Science

(waste or biohazard*)

Subject databasesSample databases

Subject guides

http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/sg/indexaz.html

InfoGate – search many databases at one time

http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/infogate/index.html

InfoGate – search many databases at one time

http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/infogate/index.html

Document Delivery Service

2

13

• Free• All requests must be approved by Supervisor

* Lacks advertisements, obituaries and illustrations

Newspapers

* Lacks advertisements, obituaries and illustrations

Newspapers II

E-Resources•Newspapers.nl.sg – coverage and sources•Factiva; LexisNexis •Both cover major world & regional newspapers

Press Clippings•articles from Straits Times and Business Times•articles on Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei & entity of ASEAN•arranged by subjects alphabetically and chronologically

Microfilms•Straits Times & Business Times

Theses & Dissertations

1) ProQuest Dissertations and Theses  Covers North-American Masters and Phd theses

2) NUS Theses Print copies Electronic Thesis Database (ScholarBank) – Forthcoming!

3) Other Theses

Edinburgh Research Archive : Medicine and Veterinary MedicineE-thesis- Electronic Publications at the University of Helsinki : Faculty of MedicineNetworked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)North Carolina State University : Search Available ETDsOhioLINK ETD CenterPennsylvania State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations ArchivesVanderbilt University : Electronic Theses and DissertationsYale Medicine Thesis Digital Library Project

* How to search for information to determine the market and technology readiness of an invention

Statistics

Market research reports

Industry profiles

Company financials

Company analyst reports

Newspaper/magazine articles

Technology development articles

Technology application reports

Product reviews

Frost and Sullivan

Global Market Information Database

Business Source Premier

OneSource

Osiris and Orbis

ISI Emerging Markets

Factiva

Lexisnexis Academic

* Economics graduate students Year 2009 (Slide 78-85)

Statistics II

Standards I

1a) Singapore standards Call no. T59.212 SS (mostly in CL Reference 10)1b) Singapore standard[s] : [code of practice] Call no. T59.212 SSC (CL Reference 10

Prefix:SS (for Singapore Standard)CP (for Code of Practice)

We DO HAVE COMPLETE set of Hard copy, NOT electronic copy

Standards II

2) British Standards Online (Web)Prefix: BSWe DO NOT have every of them

3) IHS Standards expert. IEC (Web)Prefix: IEC, and ISOWe DO NOT have every of themSometimes called IEC StandardsIEC stands for International Electrotechnical CommissionCEI in French (Commission Électrotechnique Internationale)

Standards III

4) IEEE Xplore (Web)Prefix: IEEESome ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standardsOne National Electrical Safety Code 2007 edition

5) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards Source Prefix: ASTM usually followed by a letter, E.g. ASTM E1131-08

Users might refer above standard as E1131-08 instead of ASTM E1131-08

For more information about standards , please approach Karen Yap (clbyapym@nus.edu.sg , 6516-2030)

Patents

1) Patsnap(Web) New!Covers worldwide patents – currently include the full US, EP, WIPO/PCT and China patents databasesProvides alerts, analytics, citation mapsUpdated weekly.

2) Google Patent Covers US Patents only at USPTO

3)SurfIP Covers Singapore patents For more information about searching patents , please approach Loh Mee Lan (slblohml@nus.edu.sg 6516-2548)

Conclusion• How to use Boolean operators , wildcards & Truncation

• Basic knowledge of features in Scopus, Web of Science and the differences between them.

• Sources to look for when searching • Theses and dissertations• Newspapers• Standards• Patents

Conclusion

BONUS (if time permits)

Google Scholar – Proxy bookmarklet

1. Search for proxy bookmarklet in Lib Portal

2. Install it on your Internet browser in favorites folder or on your browser tool bar

3. How to use video on Youtube (sorry, no narration or captions yet) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O92YjDboSg