Library Tutorial for Exchange Students Date 16 th

Library Tutorial for Exchange Students Date: 16 th Aug 2019 Presented by Bissy Ithack

Outline v Library Collection, Services & Facilities v NUS Libraries Portal v Library catalogue - LINC, Find. More v Library account - My. LINC v C J Koh Law Library Homepage v Legal Abbreviations & Citations

The NUS Libraries Chinese Library C J Koh Law Library Medical Library Central Library Science Library Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library Music Library EAI Library

Library Collection The C J Koh Law Library has a rich collection of local, foreign and international legal resources. The strength of the library lies in its comprehensive collection of Singapore legal resources and extensive collections of legal resources from Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, 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 Lexis Advance Singapore, Westlaw, Hein. Online, i-law and Kluwer Arbitration.

Services & Facilities Loan entitlement: 20 items Collections Location C J Koh Law Library RBR Level 1 2 hours/Overnight (Self-Service Checkout) (2 books at a time) (no online renewal) Level 1 7 days (Self-Service Checkout) (no online renewal) C J Koh Law Library RBR (1 -week loan) C J Koh Law Library Level 3 Books (including books in Closed Stacks) Loan Period 14 days (Renew 3 times online)

Self-Service Loan RBR – 2 hrs/ overnight loan RBR 1 -Week Loan – 7 days

Services & Facilities $$$ Collections Fines RBR $1. 00 per hour after book is due RBR (1 -week loan) $0. 50 per day (no grace period and no online renewal) Books (including books in $0. 50 per day from 4 th day Closed Stacks) (3 online renewals) Photocopy/Printing Cost Printing from network printer 4¢ per page(B/W) 40¢ per page(Color) Photocopying 3¢ per page Payment mode: EZ-Link card & Nets Flashpay

Library Essentials q Student Card § To enter the library § To borrow books q EZ Link Card or Nets Flashpay § Print § Photocopy q Library PIN § Self check out § Check library account § Renew books online § Place hold/ reserve books Forget your library PIN? Reset it via this link https: //linc. nus. edu. sg/pinreset~S 16

NUS Library Portal Access via NUS Homepage http: //www. nus. edu. sg Select Library from top menu bar

NUS Library Portal Search for books, articles & more! News & Events @ NUS Libraries https: //libportal. nus. edu. sg/ Important Links and Information Library Opening Hours

NUS Libraries Portal Services Book a discussion room Request for: • Document delivery service • Book discussion room, etc. Select Undergraduates from Drop-down menu

NUS Libraries Portal Services Select required service e. g. Select ‘Book Library Facilities’ to book a discussion room

How do I find books and journal articles?

NUS Libraries Portal Resources Access to: • Library catalogue (LINC or Find. More) to find books, journals & law reports • E-Resources, e. g. databases, e-journals, e-books • Exam Papers • NUS theses (Scholar. Bank)

Find. More@NUSL Find. More (ALL tab) is an integrated search facility that searches across the NUS Libraries’ catalogue and databases in a single search. Note: Hein. Online is the only law database that can be searched via Find. More. 21

Find. More@NUSL Refine your search by selecting options in left column Read the Lib. Guide for more information on Find. More 22

Find. More@NUSL If full-text is not available, click here to expand the sidebar ‘FINDIT@ NUSLIBRARIES’

Library catalogue- Find. More Among the materials not covered or have limited coverage in Find. More are: q. Past year exam papers - not covered at all. Please use the Exam Papers database q. Law cases - not covered at all. Please use law databases such as Lexis Advance Singapore, Westlaw, ICLR, Law. Net etc. Some secondary legal literature from law databases such as Hein. Online and JSTOR are covered. E-journals subscribed from publishers such as Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and platforms like Proquest, EBSCOhost are also accessible via Find. More.

Library catalogue- LINC is the NUS Libraries catalogue: • Search for books, law reports, law journals, etc. • View full texts of e-books and e-journals • To request for (reserve/hold) books on loan, on order, in Law Library closed stacks, etc. Note: To obtain materials from other NUS Libraries, send an email with relevant details to cjkohlib@nus. edu. sg

Library catalogue- LINC Access LINC via the NUS Libraries Portal http: //libportal. nus. edu. sg/ or direct link http: //linc. nus. edu. sg/

How do I search for books & journals in LINC?

Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Search for Book by Keyword & Place a Hold e. g. “Constitutional Interpretation in Singapore” by Jaclyn Neo Enter keywords from title and/or author Select relevant field from drop down menu Add a footer 28

Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Search for Book by Keyword & Place a Hold e. g. “Constitutional Interpretation in Singapore” by Jaclyn Neo Select relevant record Add a footer 29

Library catalogue- LINC Click on relevant link to access E-book

Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Search for Book by Keyword & Place a Hold Click on REQUEST to place a hold Check book locations Books on loan Book on reserve for this module 31

Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Search for Book by Keyword & Place a Hold Enter student number (on your matric card) & PIN. Click on LOGIN Click here if you forget your library PIN 32

Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Search for Book by Keyword & Place a Hold Select item and click on REQUEST SELECTED ITEM. 33

Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Search for Book by Keyword & Place a Hold Check that your request is successful. 34

How do I request books from other NUS Libraries?

Library catalogue- LINC Searching LINC Request for a book via Intralibrary Loan This title is available in Central Library and can be borrowed for 14 days Send an email to cjkohlib@nus. edu. sg and request for Intralibrary Loan transfer. 36

LINC – Library catalogue Searching LINC Search for Journal or Law Report e. g. Singapore Academy of Law journal Enter title of law journal or report Select Title from menu

LINC – Library catalogue Searching LINC Search for Journal or Law Report Select preferred electronic version Locations of current and earlier print copies Search for location of specific volume Singapore law journals such as Singapore Journal of legal studies , Singapore Academy of Law journal and Singapore Law Review are accessible through Law. Net database.

How do I login to my library account and renew books?

Library account (My. LINC) My Library Account Click here to log in Login to access your library record (my. LINC)

Library account (My. LINC) Enter your student number and PIN

Library account (My. LINC) View your loans • Renew items (max. 3 times) • Check if requested items are ready for pick-up • Check fines, if any • View reading history (“Opt In” required) •

Library account (My. LINC) My Library Account Select item you want to renew and click on RENEW SELECTED ITEMS Renewal will not be allowed if: • There is a hold on the book or it has been recalled • You have exceeded the max no. of times for renewal • You have unpaid fines • You have overdue books.

NUS Library portal Law Databases For a listing of law databases, select LAW from the Subjects listing Search by database title

NUS Library Portal Law Databases Note: A few databases require additional userid and password to login See also: Guide to Electronic Resources Collection

NUS Library Portal Law Databases

Law Databases via Faculty of Law website Access Law. Net database from the Faculty of Law website http: //www. law. nus. edu. sg/

How do I access past exam papers?

Exam Papers Database *Only past five years' examination papers Enter module code and click on search button or click here to search using other options e. g. Module name

Exam Papers Database Enter NUS ID and password Select correct domain

Exam Papers Database Enter relevant search term e. g. law of contract Select relevant field from drop down menu Click on Search button

Exam Papers Database

Scholar. Bank@NUS is the institutional repository of National University of Singapore.

Scholar. Bank@NUS Hard copy of NUS academic exercises and final year projects (FYP) are kept in the closed stacks which must be requested in advance. From 2018 onwards, new NUS Honours Year Thesis, Academic Exercises and Final Year Projects are now hosted on Scholarbank@NUS.

Subject Guides Library guides published by our librarians

Subject Guides Click on subject area e. g. Law

Subject Guides E. g. Law - http: //libguides. nus. edu. sg/Law

C J Koh Law Library Home page To access the C J Koh Law Library homepage, scroll down to the bottom of the Portal page and click on C J Koh Law Library

C J Koh Law Library Home page https: //libportal. nus. edu. sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-library For: • Information about the Law Library • New arrivals • Legal research guides

C J Koh Law Library Home page The Library maintains an index to free Singapore legal resources on the Web 2 major Singapore legal websites are Singapore Statutes Online and Singapore Parliament Reports. These can be accessed via Primary Sources of Law.

C J Koh Law Library Home page https: //libportal. nus. edu. sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/research NUS Libraries > C J Koh Law Library> Research > Overview

Abbreviations & Citations Examples of Citations Authors 1. Book Robert C. Beckman, Brady S. Coleman & Joel Lee, Case Analysis and Statutory Interpretation: Cases and Materials, 2 nd 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

Abbreviations & Citations 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 SAc. LJ 362. Amirthalingam, Kumaralingam. “Refining the Duty of Care in Singapore” (2008). ” LQR 124: 42 • Find out what journal the abbreviation stands for • Search for the journal title in LINC/ Find. More

Abbreviations & Citations 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 Con. LR 8 Neutral citation. Format: Jurisdiction, Court Citations from law reporters

Abbreviations & Citations What do Abbreviations Mean? 1. Print Index: Donald Raistrick, Index to Legal Citations and Abbreviations, 4 th ed. (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2013). Location: KB 280 Rai 2013 (LW RBR; LW Reference Office) 2. Online: Law Reference Desk http: //libportal. nus. edu. sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/research/legal-resources-on-theweb/law-reference-desk Librarian’s pick - Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations http: //www. legalabbrevs. cardiff. ac. uk/

Abbreviations & Citations How to Cite References Preferred manual for Faculty of Law: 1. Canadian guide to uniform legal citation, 9 th ed. (Toronto: Thomson Reuters Canada, 2018) Location: KB 280. 2 Can 2018 (LW RBR, Reference Office, Reference 2) 2. For citations relating to Singapore materials Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 8 th ed. (Toronto: Thomson Carswell, 2014). Location: KB 280. 2 Can 2014 (LW RBR, Reference Office, Reference 2) See also: Citation and Legal Writing Please refer to Library guide on Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation http: //libguides. nus. edu. sg/Mc. Gill

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Thank You Contact us Address: 469 D Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259773 Tel: 6516 2043 Email: cjkohlib@nus. edu. sg Updated by Zaleha Othman 18 January 2013