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Postponing the
closure of Central Library main
entrance |
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In view of the appeals from students to
postpone the closing of the Central Library Main Entrance, the
library has reconsidered and will postpone it to 1 Dec 2003.
To improve the accessibility to the Central Library for our
users, a new Central Library Entrance will be built on Level 4.
In preparation for this, major construction works will be carried out
at the existing Central Library Entrance from 1 Dec 2003 to 31 May
2004. Please use the Chinese Library Main Entrance on Level
6 to access the Central Library during this period.
We seek your kind understanding and cooperation during this
renovation period as we work towards making the Central Library a more
accessible and comfortable place to be in.
Please find the directional information for access to the Central
Library from the Chinese Library in the following links :
Route A : From the Faculty of Arts
and Social Sciences
Route B : From the Faculty of
Engineering
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Completion of
Level 3 - Open Stacks Collection Area |
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The handover of phase 8 marked the completion of Level 3
renovation. This new Section will house the open stacks
collection with 2-seaters along the windows to provide a cosy ambience
amidst the tall green shelves. Users browsing along the
bookshelves will be able to rest and read their selections on seats
provided beside some pillars. Look out for quotations that will
be placed at the pillar seats to stimulate and enrich minds.
This Section will be opened to users by mid-Dec 2003.
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New
additions list now features expanded subject categories |
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We are pleased to announce that the new additions list
available via LINC now features an expanded list of subject categories
to facilitate browsing. This list will be updated twice a month
to highlight the latest titles available in our six libraries.
The subject categories include:
- Biological & Life Sciences
- Business
- Chemistry
- Clinical Medicine & Dentistry
- Computer Science
- Design & Environment
- Economics
- Engineering & Technology
- Engineering, Chemical & Environmental
- Engineering, Civil
- Engineering, Electrical & Computer
- Engineering, Industrial & Production
- Engineering, Mechanical
- Finance
- General Interest
- History & Geography
- Humanities & Art
- Language & Literature
- Law
- Malaysia
- Management
- Materials Science
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Music
- Physics
- Political & Military Sciences
- Science
- Singapore
- Social Sciences
- Sociology & Social Work
- Chinese Materials
- Japanese Materials
- Audio-Visual Materials
To browse the new additions,
> Go to LINC at
http://linc.nus.edu.sg/
> Click on 'New Additions to the Library'
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> Go to our library homepage at
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
> Click on 'New Titles' under Search LINC.
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Unavailability of IEEE
Xplore from 28 to 29 December 2003 |
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Please be informed that IEEE Xplore will not be
available from 10.00pm, 28/12/2003 (Sunday) to 6.00am, 29/12/2003
(Monday) to facilitate a major upgrade for the IEEE Xplore system.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused.
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Unavailability of LINC, Digital Library, and
other e-Services from 24 to 26 December 2003 |
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Please be informed that a major power shutdown has been
scheduled from 1.00pm, 24 Dec 2003 (Wednesday) to 6.00am, 26 Dec 2003
(Friday) to facilitate air-conditioning and related renovation works
at the Central Library.
During this period, the following library services will not be
available:
- LINC, the library catalogue
- Digital Library
- Library website
- InfoGate
- Electronic Forms for Library Services
- CDROMs on NUSNET
- Exam Papers
- Digital Media Gallery
- China Journal Net
- Scripta Sinica
- Si Ku Quan Shu
We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
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Newly-renovated Reference and Information
Services Department, Central Library |
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We are pleased to announce the completion of the renovation
of the Reference and Information Services Department. The
Reference and Singapore-Malaysia Collections will be shifting back
from 1 Nov to 8 Nov 2003.
The highlights of the newly-renovated area include an antique
wrought iron gate that opens into the Singapore-Malaysia Collection
and glass panels depicting scenes of old Singapore.
The Rare Book Room showcasing a selection of the rare titles held
by the Library occupies the area at the far end of the Reference and
Singapore-Malaysia Collections.
The information counter, CDROM patent and standards collection and
digital library terminals will remain at their temporary location
until 31 May 2004.
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Cambridge University Press ejournals |
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Cambridge University Press no longer provides free access
to their electronic journals. We have therefore removed these
titles from digital library and LINC. The Library is still in
the process of negotiating with the publisher for an affordable deal. |
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LINC and Scripta Sinica unavailable on
24/10/2003 (Friday) |
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Please be informed that LINC and Scripta Sinica will be
down for system maintenance on Friday, 24 October 2003 (Deepavali)
from 9.30am to 12.30pm. We apologize for the inconvenience
caused. |
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New
databases available via the Digital Library |
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We are pleased to announce that the following databases are
now available via the Digital Library:
- AGIS : Attorney-General's Information Service
(1975- ) This is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts
articles from over 120 Australian, New Zealand and Pacific law
journals, and selected articles from major law journals from the
United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Subject coverage
includes administrative law, banking, companies and securities,
constitutional law, copyright law, criminal law, environmental law,
family law, human rights, international law, legal aid, and trade
practices. This database is produced by the AGIS Section of the
Lionel Murphy Library, Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department,
Canberra. Updated monthly.
- E-STAT
"Statistics Canada's E-STAT is a dynamic interactive teaching and
learning tool for the education community. It offers an enormous
warehouse of reliable and timely statistics about Canada and its
ever-changing people. CANSIM in E-STAT is updated once a year during
the summer months and is free to educational institutions."
To access the databases, go to:
> Library Homepage at
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
> Select 'Digital Library'
> Select 'Reference Databases' under Browse by title
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Book Selection in NUS Libraries |
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To facilitate the online selection of titles for
recommendation to the NUS Libraries, the following links are now made
available via the Library Homepage:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/a/acqbks.htm
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/guides/add_staff.html
When you find relevant books for the course you are teaching or for
your research in NUS, send us your requests and we will do our best to
acquire them, subject to the limitations of the budget.
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E-Reserves via IVLE |
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We are pleased to announce that E-Reserves is now available
via the Integrated Virtual Learning Environment (IVLE).
E-Reserves contain the digitized format of recommended readings such as
book chapters, journal articles or personal tutorial notes.
When a teaching staff recommends a particular chapter of a book or
an article from a journal, library staff will scan the readings and
convert it into a PDF file format which will then be loaded to IVLE.
Teaching staff can choose to either place their RBR readings in IVLE
or let them remain in the RBR collection.
For more information about this service, please visit
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/guides/ereserve.html
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Who
cited my publications: hands-on sessions for
academic staff |
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The Central Library is offering hands-on sessions to
show academic staff how to find articles that have cited their
publications. Participants will come away with a list of
articles at the end of the session.
Date: 29 Aug 2003 (Friday)
Time: 10.00am to 11.00am
Date: 2 Sep 2003 (Tuesday)
Time: 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Date: 15 Sep 2003 (Monday)
Time: 10.00am to 11.00am
Date: 16 Sep 2003 (Tuesday)
Time: 2.00pm to 3.00pm
The sessions will be held at the Central Library 6th Floor
Training Room. Each session is limited to 28 participants.
Interested staff please email Mrs Lim-Yeo Pin Pin at
to
register for a session.
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Unavailability
of ProQuest on 14/09/2003 (Sunday) |
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Please be informed that ProQuest databases will be
unavailable from 10.00am to 10.00pm on 14/09/2003 (Sunday) for
system maintenance.The following ProQuest databases will be
unavailable:
- ProQuest ABI/Inform Complete
- ProQuest Asian Business
- ProQuest Digital Dissertations
- ProQuest Reference Asia
We apologize for the inconvenience caused.
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Implementation
of the library proxy service |
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With effect from 22 August 2003, the NUS Libraries would be
implementing the library proxy service to authenticate NUS staff and
students. All staff and students would be required to login to the
library proxy service with the NUSNET Userid and Password before
accessing licensed electronic resources.
Important! Please note that
bookmarks of websites or electronic resources that you frequently
visit now may not work after 22 August 2003. Your entry point should
be Digital Library web portal, as that will ensure
authentication of your NUSNET Userid and Password.
Over the years, the NUS Libraries have negotiated site licenses to
an array of electronic resources for teaching and research use by the
staff and students of NUS at preferential academic rates.
The contents of these electronic resources are copyrighted and
licensed materials. As such, NUS is required to ensure that access is
limited to ONLY authorized users. The implementation of the library
proxy service is a means to achieve the required level of security.
Failure to do so would result in either the removal of preferential
rates or the termination of access to these licensed materials.
The library proxy service also provides NUS staff and students
secure and convenient access to IP-restricted electronic resources via
the Digital Library web portal from any Internet connection without
using NUS-VPN or NUS dialup services.
Should you encounter any problems, please contact
or
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ProQuest Reference Asia (ASEAN module) now
available |
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We are pleased to announce that the ProQuest Reference Asia
(ASEAN module) is now available via the Digital Library.
ProQuest Reference Asia is an economic and business reference
information about the nations of ASEAN. In a one-stop location it
provides integrated access to a broad range of governmental
information sources covering national government structures, processes
and activities, supra-national institutions and groupings, major
corporations, and other civil, financial and security organizations in
the region. Information provided includes news and current awareness
sources, country information and statistics, biographical and
institutional directories, policy and analytical materials and
web-based content.
To access, please go to:
> Library Homepage at
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
> Click on 'Digital Library'
> Select 'Other References' under 'Browse by Title'
> Click on 'ProQuest Reference Asia (ASEAN module)'
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Central Library 6th Level now open |
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We are pleased to announce the completion of the Central Library Level
6. New facilities include reading areas with a pleasant view,
laptop charging base and chat points to answer or make mobile calls.
A training room equipped with 30 LCDs is also available for use by
students when the room is not reserved for any training sessions.
For more information, please visit:
Central Library Renovation Website
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/clb/reno/index.html
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History
E-Book Project now available |
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We are pleased to announce that the History E-Book Project
is now available via the Digital Library. The History E-Book is
a collaborative effort between the American Council of Learned
Societies and eight other societies as well as a select group of
university presses. More information about the Project can be
found at
http://www.historyebook.org/intro.html.
The Project gives access to over 500 books of high quality in the
field of history. These are works of major importance to historical
studies - books that remain vital to both scholars and advanced
students, and are frequently cited in the literature. In
September 2003, the Project will add 275 more titles.
To access, please go to:
> Library Homepage at
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
> Click on 'Digital Library'
> Select 'Ebooks' under 'Browse by Title'
> Select 'Publisher' under 'Browse ebooks by'
> Click on 'History E-Book Project'
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Unavailability
of Wiley InterScience on 21/08/2003 (Thursday) |
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Please be informed that Wiley InterScience will be
unavailable from 5.00am to 5.00pm on 21 August 2003 (Thursday)
to facilitate the launch of the re-designed Wiley InterScience
website.Access to the following resources will be unavailable:
- All Wiley InterScience ejounals
- Wiley's Encyclopedia of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Sorry for the incovenience caused.
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Unavailability
of Chadwyck-Healey databases |
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Please be informed that all Chadwyck-Healey databases will
be unavailable from 4.00pm on 09/08/03 (Saturday) until 10/08/03
(Sunday) for maintenance.The following databases will not be
available:
- International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text
- International Index to the Performing Arts Full Text
- Literature Online
- Palmer's Index, or the Official Index Online
- Periodicals Contents Index
Sorry for the inconvenience caused.
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Unavailability of LINC and Digital Library on
06/08/2003 (Wednesday) |
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Please be informed that the following library services will
not be available between 10.00pm and 11.30pm on 06/08/2003 (Wednesday)
to facilitate urgent maintenance:
- LINC, the library catalogue
- Digital Library
- Library website
Due to power failure at the Library Automation Machine Room, the
following Library Services will not be available until 8.30am on
07/08/2003 (Thursday):
- CDROMs on NUSNET
- Exam Papers
- Digital Media Gallery
- China Journal Net
- Scripta Sinica
We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
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Unavailability
of ProQuest databases on 27/07/2003 (Sunday) |
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Please be informed that all ProQuest databases will not be
available from 10.00am to 10.00pm on 27 July 2003 (Sunday) for
maintenance.The following databases will not be available:
- ABI/Inform Complete
- ProQuest Asian Business
- ProQuest Digital Dissertations
- ProQuest Reference Asia (Greater China module)
We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
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Southeast Asian Studies database now available |
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We are pleased to announce that the Southeast Asian Studies
Database is now available via NUS Digital Library.
It is an index to periodical articles relating to Southeast Asia,
with citations from 69 core titles of local, regional and
international journals. The articles indexed are mainly in Chinese.
The subjects covered include humanities and social sciences, business
and management, as well as architecture and building. In addition to
periodical articles, book reviews, book chapters and conference papers
are included.
To access Southeast Asian Studies Database, please go to:
> Library homepage at
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
> Click on 'Digital Library'
> Select 'Indexes & Abstracts' under Reference Databases
> Select 'Southeast Asian Studies Database'
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Effective Teaching: a select bibliography |
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The NUS Libraries is happy to announce an update of
Effective Teaching: A Select Bibliography.
It has current citations of books and journal articles relevant for
teaching in the various disciplines in Arts & Social Sciences,
Business, Engineering, Law, Medicine and Science. Under the
General section, you will find topics like Curriculum, Educational
technology, Evaluation, Learning and Research. The citations are
linked to our catalogue so that you can check the status of the item
and see the electronic version if available.
To access Effective Teaching, please go to:
> NUS Libraries Homepage at
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
> Select 'Library Publications'
> Select 'Bibliographies'
It is also available directly at
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/etm/index.asp
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Relocation of Central Library
Theses collection |
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Central Library Theses Collection has been moved to the
Closed Stacks in conjuction with the renovation work to create space
for moving the other collections.
Collection times are:
Mondays to Fridays
Request before 10.30am,
- Collect after 1pm the same day
Request before 3.30pm,
- Collect after 6pm the same day
Request before 7.00pm (during term),
- Collect the next working day after 10.00am
Saturdays
Request before 10.30am,
- Collect after 1pm the same day
Request after 10:30am,
- Collect after 1pm the following Monday*
Sundays and Public Holidays
Request made on Sundays and Public Holidays,
- Collect after 1pm the next working day
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Digitization of pre-war Japanese publications |
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The NUS Libraries has identified some 15 pre-war Japanese
publications on Southeast Asia for the in-house digitization project.
Available titles include:
- 火焔樹（Kaenju）
- 星港攻略記 （Shingaporu koryakuki）
- 日本人の新発展地南洋 (Nihonjin no shinhattenchi Nanyo)
To access these titles, point your browser to
> NUS Library homepage at
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
> Click on 'Digital Library'
> Select 'NUS Library Digital Projects'
> Select 'Select Pre-War Japanese Publications on Southeast Asia'
To date, three titles have been scanned and made accessible to
audience worldwide. More titles will be added as they are
digitized.
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Fire drill to be held at the Science Library |
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A fire drill will be held at the Science Library sometime between 28
March 2003 - 3 April 2003. Before the drill, please familiarize
yourself with the location of the various emergency exits in the
building. During the drill, Library staff will be on hand to
guide you to the nearest emergency exits.
Please co-operate by vacating the Library promptly. Do not
jam the main entrance, exits or staircase as you leave the Library.
Assemble in an open area away from the building once you are outside.
The whole exercise will be over in less than half an hour after
which an announcement will be made to tell you when you may return to
the Library.
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New library
proxy server to facilitate remote access to the
Digital Library |
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On 1 March 2003, NUS Libraries will be launching a new
proxy service to provide easy remote access to its Digital Library.
With this proxy in place, NUS staff and students can access the
e-resources (such as ejournals, ebooks and databases) off-campus and
overseas without having to dialup to NUSNET, install VPN or configure
their browser’s proxy. Connection to the Digital Library website
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/digital/index.html can be made via any
dialup or broadband links provided by any Internet Service Provider
(ISP).
New Access Procedure to the Library’s E-resources
When a user clicks on the e-resources, he/she will be required to
authenticate his/her NUS affiliation with NUSNET username and
password. The new proxy server also provides added security to prevent
unauthorised persons from accessing the e-resources. As such, the
authentication step is also required when accessing the e-resources on
campus.
Important Note
Bookmarking is not supported using this new proxy service. The
bookmarks that you have created previously will not work from 1 March
2003. Please access the e-resources via the Digital Library.
If you have any problems accessing this service please contact
Helpdesk at
http://helpdesk.nus.edu.sg, the Information Desk of the various
libraries, or check the FAQ at
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/help/digital/proxy/index.html.
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How to keep yourself up to date with the latest
research done in your area |
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If you need to monitor regularly the latest research that
is being done in your area, here are some easy ways to make the
Digital Library work for you. Using these services, you will be
able to track the latest papers published in journals as well as new
books acquired by the library.
To find out how to set up these services, please refer to the
following sections of the library FAQ on how to be alerted to:
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