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Book & Journal Title Search

Book Title Search

Click on Title to choose to search for book titles and journal titles.

At the search box, type in the complete title or as much of the beginning of the title, e.g. integral urbanism.

See also Title Search Tips

If the title you typed can be matched exactly, the complete record is shown. Sometimes there are different editions of the same book in the Library.

Take note of the Location and Call #, e.g. CL Books   NA9050 Ell 2006.

Click on Another Search to do another Title search or click on Start Over to search by another option.

Note that the underlined text are hyperlinks, e.g. you can click on a specific underlined subject to see records of materials in LINC with the same subject.


 

Journal Title Search

With a citation in hand, how do you check if the NUS Libraries has the article in its collection.
E.g. Varchon N. Optimal measures for nonlinear cost functionals. Appl Math Optim. 54 (2006), no.2, 205-221.  

Click on Title to choose to search for journal titles or book titles.

At the search box, type in the complete title or as much of the beginning of the title. E.g. Applied mathematics and optimization.

 

If you only have an abbreviated title and do not know the complete title, check Journal abbreviations for the complete title. E.g. Appl Math Optim.

Title Search Tips

If the title you typed can be matched exactly, the complete record is shown.

To know what volumes the library has, check the line LIB HAS.
E.g. 1(1974)-56(2007)- means that the NUS Libraries has Vol. 1 published in 1974 to current.

Note that the underlined text are hyperlinks, e.g. you can click on a specific underlined subject to see records of materials in LINC with the same subject.

To see the NEW issues received by the library, click on Latest Received at the full record display.

Take note of the Location and Call #. E.g. CL Current Journals QA402.5 AMO.

Issues with the status ARRIVED are available in Current Journals.

To return to journal full record, click on Regular Display.

To see the OLDER issues available in the library, click on View additional copies or search for a specific volume/copy at the full record display.

All the bound volumes available in the NUS Libraries is then listed. Bound volumes may be kept in Bound Journals or Closed Stacks.

Browse the volumes to find the desired volume and take note of the Location and Call #.
E.g. CL Bound Journals   QA402.5 AMO.

To search for a specific volume or year of publication of the journal, type the volume number or year in the box next to View additional copies or search for a specific volume/copy and press Enter.

To return to journal full record, click on Regular Display.

If the library has subscribed to the electronic version of the journal available on the Web, the message Click on the following to: View the electronic version appears in the full record. Click on it to view the journal on the Web. Please note that you must be logged in to NUSNET to view electronic journals and some require you to create a userid to access the full text.

Click on Another Search to do another search in the same option or click on Start Over to choose another option to search.

 
 

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