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NUS Libraries' tutorial for FSA1201 conducted by Hayati on 14 Jan 2009
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Discover Your Library Resources
Hayati Abdul Hayati Abdul [email protected]
14 Jan 2009
FSA1201 Library tutorial
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Objectives
To show you how to: Use Library portal to access resources and services
Search LINC & databases using• Keywords, synonyms• Boolean operators
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Learning Outcomes At the end of the session, you will be able to:
Be able to locate materials & services from LINC and Library portal
Be able to search databases for:• journal articles • conference papers, book chapters • full text articles
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Outline
Sources for researchSearch strategySearch databases
ScopusSociological AbstractsPerind
Search LINCGetting help
This is a hands-on session
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Sources for Research
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Sources for Research
BooksOverview of topic with a fair amount of detail.Good source for further reading.
JournalsAcademic/By scholars for scholarsLatest developments & research findings
DatabasesCollection of e-journals, e-books, conference proceedings, book chapters, statistics, newspaper articles, etc.
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Evaluating Sources
Authority What credentials are listed for the authors?
Objectivity Is the information presented objective or biased?
Accuracy Is the information well supported by references?
Currency Is the information updated?
AppropriatenessIs the information what you need?
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Search Strategy
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Search Strategy
List keywords & synonyms to describe your topic
E.g. Finding love online• Love, romance, dating• Online, cyberspace, internet
Combine keywords with Boolean operators AND, OR , NOT
Use truncation symbols
Group words to be searched together
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Boolean OperatorsAND
Results must match both terms
dating AND
college students
interethnicinterracial
ORResults must match one or more of the terms
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Truncation *Round parentheses ( )
Use asterisk to retrieve variant forms of termroman** = romantic, romance
teen** = teens, teenagers, teenaged
Use ( ) for grouping words or phrases((interethnic OR interracial)) and dating
= interethnic dating, interracial dating
((love OR roman* * OR datingOR dating)) and online
= online love, online romance, online dating
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Databases
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E-Resources
Databases
E-Journals
E-Books
E-Newspapers
Statistical Data
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Major Databases for Humanities & Social Sciences
Scopus
Sociological Abstracts
Web of ScienceArts & Humanities Citation Index
Social Sciences Citation Index
PsycInfo
PERIND
Expanded Academic Asap
Social Sciences Abstracts
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Scopushttp://www.info.scopus.com/setup/promo/promo_material/docs/
00000_Scopus_User_Guide_General_4WEB08.pdf
Databases
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About Scopus
Provides indexing, abstracting of and citation linking topeer reviewed & open access journals conference proceedings, books… web sources, author homepages, university sites, articles-in-press, preprint servers…
Coverage, 1966-Focused on Scientific, Technical, Medical & Social Sciences literature.
Content originates from Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific region
Cross-searching Scopus & CSA Illumina databases.
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Let’s search Scopus!
interracialinterethnic
datingcollege students
Does race matter?Interracial dating among college students
(interracial OR interethnic)AND dating AND college students
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Let’s search Scopus!
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Scopus search results
Click to download menu for full-text
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Scopus Results
Refine results
Sort results by relevance
View full-text via publisher site
Toggle to LINC to access source title
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Output results
Mark records
Output records Download full-text
Read abstract via CSA databases. Continue searching CSA databases e.g. Sociological Abstracts
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View abstract on CSA
Read abstract
You are accessing Sociological Abstracts
Continue to search in Sociological Abstracts
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About Sociological Abstracts
Premier resource for research literature in Sociology
Provides indexesindexes & abstractsabstracts to journal articles, book chapters, conference papers & dissertations.
Coverage, 1979-Culture, social structure, social differentiation, social psychology, sociology of the arts, business, education, studies in violence and power and more……
Search LINCLINC for full-texts of references retrieved
Some overlap in literature coverage between Scopus & Sociological Abstracts.
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Let’s search Sociological Abstracts!
romantic loverelationships
marriage young adults
The significance of romantic love for marriage: perceptions of young adults
romantic loveAND marriage AND young adults
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Search Sociological Abstracts
May limit search by date range, journal articles, etc.
Enter search terms in boxes
May limit search by specific fields
Boolean operators
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Sociological Abstracts:Search Results
Results by publication types
Sort by relevance
View full record & abstract
Mark records
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Search source title in LINC
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PERINDPeriodical Index to articles relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei & ASEAN
How to search
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/d/perind.html
Databases
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LINCLINCLibrary INtegrated Catalogue
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LLibrary INtegrated CatalogueUse it to check:
Books
Journals
Microfilms
Multimedia
Newspapers
Theses
Use it to view:Table of Contents
E-Journals
E-Books
Digitized videos
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LINC: Enhanced Library catalogue
Faceted browsing
Sort by Relevance
Status, location, call number
Recently Added
TagClouds
Summary
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MyLINC
My Reading History
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Getting Help
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LLibrary IInstruction ONONline
Click here
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Subject GuidesGood starting point for research
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Writing & Citation Style
Subject guides > Research and Writing
Library Instruction Online How to cite references
• American Psychological Association Style
Bibliographic software managerEndNote
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