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However, electronic form requests can still be submitted via our library portal during this period.  Please login with your NUSNET ID and password to view the required eform.

Medical Library will be replacing its old shelves with new ones during the month of June 2004.  This will be done in two phases:

• Phase 1: 1-18 June 2004 (First Floor)
• Phase 2: 16 June – 3 July 2004 (Second Floor)

Please note that while work is in progress, the respective collection will be available by Closed Access and certain services will not be available as shown in the table:

The Closed Access service can be requested in two ways:

1. Advance online requests by to Medical Library. For Media Resources, please use our Digital Library e-form “Advance Booking forms for Audio Visual Materials” OR
    
2. Walk-in manual requests – by completing a Closed Access Request Form available at the loan counter.

All Closed Access requests will follow our Closed Stacks Collection times.  Please note Medical Library vacation opening hours.

If an item is needed urgently, please request in person at the Loan Counter. For further queries, please feedback to us either by or telephone our Information Officer at x2046.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

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.

The last weekly update was May Week 5 (completed June 3) and the last monthly update was April 2004 (completed May 25). The May 2004 update is still scheduled for delivery in June. Regular updates are expected to resume by the beginning of July.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused.

The Micromedex Health Care Series sub-databases available are the DRUGDEX System and Martindale: the Complete Drug Reference.  To access,

1. Go to NUS Libraries home page at: http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
2. Scroll down the screen, and under “SELECT a resource”, click on “Reference Databases”
3. Click on “Reference Database (All)”
4. Click on Micromedex Healthcare Series
5. Authenticate through the library proxy system by entering your NUSNET userid and password

With the full text linking capabilities you will also find additional links when you are searching the databases directly, e.g. Web of Science and Expanded Academic Index. Even if the database producers do not provide the links to a full text document you may see one link that is provided by this system. Thus making access to the full text documents more efficient.

InfoGate is also very useful if you need to find a few relevant documents quickly. Many research topics are often multi-disciplinary. Relevant resources may appear in resources from various subjects. InfoGate can be used as a preliminary search tool to determine which databases are most useful to your research topic. You can then go into these relevant databases directly to do a more in-depth search.

As InfoGate attempts to search many databases at the same time,  it tries to search only in the fields that are most commonly available in the databases, such as title, author, and subject.  Therefore, it is not able to do special search functions on the databases. For example, you cannot do a citation search in InfoGate the way you do it in Web of Science, or set limits in Biosis Previews. Searching multiple databases also takes a much longer time than searching one database. In view of this, we have set limits to the number of databases that can searched simultaneously and the number of citations that can be retrieved from each database.

Thank you for your kind cooperation during the period when the new entrance is under renovation.

• Historical Newspapers
• International Index to Music Periodicals Full-Text
• International Index to the Performing Arts Full-Text
• Literature Online
• Periodicals Contents Index

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused.

• Diarrhoeal diseases
  This CD-ROM contains 11 interactive tutorials providing an illustrated introduction to diarrhoeal diseases. Complicated concepts in bowel immunology and pathophysiology are clearly explained using interactive graphics and animations. Over 700 images, covering a range of diseases, including: amoebiasis; Campylobacter infection; cholera; cryptosporidiosis; E. coli infection; giardiasis; Rotavirus infection; salmonellosis; shigellosis.
   
• Exploring the functions of the human body: foundations
  Focuses on the examination of physiological processes within each system of the body, using animations, tutorials, interactivity and clinical correlations to enhance student understanding.
   
• Virtual exercise physiology laboratory : CD-ROM with lab manual
  Features an animated laboratory with interactive exercises that allow students to conduct experiments and obtain valid physiological responses. Its goal is to assist students in determining how to experimentally find an answer, analyze data and form conclusions from results.

Before you can access the databases, you will need to Webshop:

1. Go to the Web-Shopping page at http://helpdesk.nus.edu.sg/webshop/
2. Select the category "Information Resources"
3. Click on "CDROM on Windows" to install
4. Upon successful installation, a new program group "CDROM on Windows" will appear on your PC.
5. Click on "Start" -> "All Programs" -> "CDROM on Windows" to select the databases

The CIS Extended Database (CIS-ED) indexes:

• the entire contents of "core journals", in most cases from 1975 (or first issue if later) to the current end year, and pre-1975 coverage for several of them,
• selected articles since 1975 from about 1200 additional journals (cumulatively), and
• about 11,000 books in statistics published since 1975.

To access Current Index to Statistics CIS Extended Database , go to:
> Library Homepage at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ 
> Under 'SELECT a Resource', click on 'Reference Databases'
> Choose 'Browse Databases by title'
> Select 'Current Index to Statistics CIS Extended Database'

The Current Index to Statistics is a joint venture of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

The Sin Kok Min Press, later entitled Sin Kok Min Jit Poh, began publishing in Singapore on 1 October 1919. It was a continuation of the Kok Min Jit Poh, founded by the Kuomintang under the leadership of Sun Yat Sun and Chen Xin Zheng in 1914, which ceased publication on 6 August 1919. The publisher moved to Kuala Lumpur in 1941 and the paper ceased publication later in the same year.

This paper is one of the most influential official newspapers and journals published by the Kuomintang in cities where many Overseas Chinese were residing. It is an invaluable historical source for the study of modern Chinese revolution and Chinese Overseas during that period of time.

To access, please go to:
> Library Homepage at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ 
> Under 'SELECT a Resource', click on 'Newspapers'
> Select 'Sin Kok Min Jit Poh'

Nikkei Telecom21 is only available at the designated Digital Library workstation (T2) in Chinese Library.

1. Geotechnical Abstract (2003 ed.)
   This CDROM covers the latest in Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering, Rock Mechanics, Engineering Geology and Environmental Geotechnology. It consists over 15,000 abstracts from the most respected publications, including journals and conference proceedings, published over the last decade. Its SMART SEARCH SYSTEM provides powerful search capabilities utilizing Keywords, IGC codes, Publications, Authors and Case Histories by Countries. International Geotechnical Classification (IGC) Codes are utilized for advanced search and display capabilities.
    
2. International Corpus of Learner English
   The International Corpus of Learner English is a corpus of writing by higher intermediate to advanced learners. It is the result of over ten years of collaborative activity between a large number of universities internationally. It contains 2.5 million words of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) writing from learners representing 11 different mother tongue backgrounds (Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish).
    
3. World Development Report 2004
   This CDROM includes World development indicators (selected tables); more than 100 searchable background papers and research reports produced by individuals and organizations outside the World Bank during the year-long World development report consultation process; chart and images gallery and Internet links to relevant World Bank websites.

CELEX [Official Legal Databases of the European Communities]
is provided by The Office for Official Publications of the European Communities and the information is drawn from each of the principal institutions of the European Union (the Commission, Council, Parliament and Court of Justice). Coverage of some documents starts as early as from 1951 but others have been added more recently. Updated weekly.  CELEX contains the following sub-databases:

• Treaties
• External Agreements
• Secondary Legislation
• Supplementary Legislation
• Proposed Legislation
• Case Law
• National Implementation
• Parliamentary Questions
• OJC Documents (Official Journal C Series)
• EFTA Documents

ECJ Proceedings [Proceedings of the European Court of Justice]
contains the Proceedings of the European Court of Justice and is provided by The Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. It provides information on the judicial proceedings of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance, including short summaries of judgments, and brief notes on opinions delivered by the Advocates-General and on new cases brought during the previous week. Coverage is from the last week of 1996 to the present. Updated irregularly.   This database is provided as part of NUS Libraries subscription to CELEX.

To access, please go to:
> Library Homepage at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ 
> Under 'SELECT a Resource', click on 'Reference Databases'
> Under 'Browse Databases by type', select 'Law Reports'

CHANT is a full text database of Chinese ancient writings and inscriptions. The databases included are: Oracular Inscriptions on Tortoise Shells and Bones (甲骨文), the Excavated Wood/Bamboo and Silk Scripts (竹简帛书), the Entire Body of Extant Han and Pre-Han (pre-220AD) Traditional Chinese Texts (先秦两汉), and Traditional Chinese Texts of Weijin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties (220-589AD) (魏晋南北朝).

To access CHANT, please go to:
> Library homepage at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ 
> Click on 'Digital Library'
> Select 'Publisher' under eBooks
> Select 'CHANT (CHinese ANcient Texts)'
> Click on ‘登入文库’ (Login) at CHANT homepage
> Select ‘机构用户登入’ (Institutional Login)

Please go to “Download Area”（下载） to download and install the appropriate fonts (ICS1, ICS2 and ICS6 for Pre-Han & Han [先秦两汉]), and Six Dynasties databases [魏晋南北朝], ICS7 for Jianbo database [竹简帛书], and ICS3 and ICS4 for Jiaguwen database [甲骨文]) for the correct display of the characters.

Please use Traditional Chinese [繁体] to search the databases.

CUDOS is a searchable database to the expertise of over 500 universities in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Malta.  It provides information on institutions, staff, research, study and funding.  The full data set comprises records of: 700 university institutions, 178,000 senior academics and administrators, 35,000 departmental research interests, 23,000 study options and 950 award schemes.

To access CUDOS*, please go to:
> Library Homepage at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ 
> Under 'SELECT a Resource', click on 'Reference Databases'
> Search or browse by title 'CUDOS'

* Please note that first-time users will need to complete a declaration form to obtain the password to access CUDOS.  The form is available at https://online.nus.edu.sg/library/common/ej.html.

Researchers will be able to link to the full text from eFirst records. Additionally, eFirst offers the author and user communities the advantage of a shortened publishing cycle.

For more information, please go to http://www.isinet.com/products/cap/ccc/cccsitewide/efirst/.

* Please note that ASFA, LLBA and Sociological Abstracts are no longer available via SilverPlatter and are now available via CSA.

To access these databases, please go to:
> Library Homepage at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ 
> Under 'SELECT a Resource', click on 'Reference Databases'
> Search or browse by title
> Click to access the required database

• Law Reports (1865-) *
  Previously available via CDROM on Windows
  Contains the complete text of the Law Reports. It comprises the First Series from 1865 to 1875, the Second Series from 1875 to 1890 and the Third Series from 1891 to date. The Law Reports are the authoritative series for published reports of cases in English Law. The Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales, who have been responsible for their publication since 1865 teamed up with Context Limited to produce this database. Updated monthly.
   
• Weekly Law Reports (1953- ) *
  Contains the complete text of the Weekly Law Reports, published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. Updated every week or two.
   
• Times Law Reports (1990- )
  Previously available via CDROM on Windows
  Contains full text of cases reported in The Times newspaper since 1990. The cases cover every branch of law from a wide range of jurisdictions. These include the courts of England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg and the International Court of Justice in the Hague. Updated every two weeks.

* Law Reports Digest is also available as part of the subscription. This database contains the key fields from each case (Parties, Court, Date, Judge, Catchwords, Headnotes and Year) and a summary of the proceedings. Links to the full text are provided.

To access the above databases, go to:
> Library Homepage at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ 
> Under 'SELECT a Resource', click on 'Reference Databases'
> Type 'Law Reports' in the search box
> Click to access the required database

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

This CD-ROM is available from Central Library Information Desk.

To access the American Chemical Society Journals, go to :
> Library Homepage at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ 
> Under 'SELECT a Resource', click on eJournals
> Click on 'Publisher'
> Click 'American Chemical Society'

Please note that SciFinder Scholar 2001 will be discontinued on March 31, 2004.

Below are some of the new features of SciFinder Scholar 2004:

• Include or exclude specific substance classes (such as polymers, alloys, and coordination compounds) from your structure queries.
• Locate relevant reaction information quickly by establishing certain criteria for your query. Limit your answers to patent or non-patent literature, to a certain number steps in a reaction, or to a particular publication year.
• Refine substances based on several new options-the presence or absence of metals or isotopically labeled atoms, specified properties, or the availability of references.
• Analyze reactions by a choice of criteria such as catalyst used, solvent involved, number of steps in the reaction, product yield, or author name.

To access PsycARTICLES, go to:
> Library Homepage at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
> Under 'Select a Resource', click on 'Reference Databases'
> Click on 'Indexes and Abstracts' or Browse by title
> Click 'PsycARTICLES'

• Dictionary of Organic Compounds (266,000 records)
• Dictionary of Natural Products (181,000 records)
• Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds (102,000 records)
• Dictionary of Drugs (45,000 records)
• Dictionary of Analytical Reagents (14,000 records)

With immediate effective, please access this title via Digital Library as it is no longer be available in CD-ROM on Windows.

To access Combined Chemical Dictionary, go to:
> Library Homepage at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
> Under 'SELECT a Resource', click on 'Reference Databases'
> Choose `Browse Databases by title'
> Select `Combined Chemical Dictionary'

This database also provides a Plugin that enhances the browser so that you can display and edit chemical structure information, allowing you to search for chemical structures over the web. You must install the plugin in order to conduct a structure search.

ETM 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

Known as Time Series Retrieval and Dissemination, TREND has over 30,000 data series covering a wide range of statistics on the economic, demographic and social characteristics of Singapore. The database is updated daily to provide current information on 19 main subjects: National Accounts; Trade Statistics; Balance of Payments; Tourism; Investments; Commerce & Services; Public Finance; Transport & Communications; Labour, Employment & Wages; Finance & Insurance; Prices; Demography; Leading Indicators; Education; Business Expectations; Health; Manufacturing; Building, Construction & Housing; and Miscellaneous.

To access TREND Directory Online, go to:
> Library Homepage at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
> Under 'Select a Resource', click on 'Reference Databases'
> Click on 'Statistical Data' or Browse by title
> Click 'TREND Directory Online'

Please note that access to TREND Directory Online is only available to NUS students.  A comprehensive FAQ section and the TREND request form are available from this website.

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.