LIB100: Introducing LIB100: Introducing Library ResourcesLibrary Resources

Lingnan University Library Sep 2012

http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/services/library-workshops/handouts

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OverviewOverviewWe shall begin with

http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/

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Quick linksQuick links

Different user groupsDifferent user groups

Search boxesSearch boxes

Library ToolbarLibrary Toolbar

Like the convenience with the Google Toolbar or Yahoo! Toolbar? Quick searches and instant access to often used Library and University functions are readily available by installing the Lingnan University Library Toolbar: ◦http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/library-to

olbar◦Available for both IE and Firefox web

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Survival Guide for New Survival Guide for New Students Students

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http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/services/information-services/survival-guide-new-students-getting-started

Guides @ LUGuides @ LUServed as a portal to databases, subject

guides and various user guides on library services and facilities

http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/

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Library CatalogueLibrary Catalogue

Library Catalogue is accessed via the home page of the Library at◦http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/

Use author or title search if you know the author / title of the book or the journal◦Author search – type SURNAME and

then Given Names or Initials (e.g. enter Austen, Jane instead of Jane Austen)

FindFind items on your reading items on your reading listlist

HINTS: the Library Catalogue can only be searched by book author, book title, journal title, etc. Therefore, article titles, title and author of a chapter in a book usually are not searchable

Example: You are asked to read the followings:1. Lai, D., & Surood, S. (2008). Predictors of Depression

in Aging South Asian Canadians. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 23(1), 57-75.

2. Ren, Y. (1999). China’s Perceived Image of the United States: Its sources and impact. in P. Koehn and J. Cheng (Eds.), The Outlook for U.S.- China Relations Following the 1997-1998 Summits: Chinese and American Perspectives on Security, Trade, and Cultural Exchanges (pp. 247-265). HK: Chinese UP.

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Search Article Title “Predictors of Depression in

Aging South Asian Canadians” has NO MATCHES

Example: Lai, D., & Surood, S. (2008). Predictors of Depression in Aging South Asian Canadians. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 23(1), 57-75

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Need to search for the Journal Title “ Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology” instead

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Search Chapter Title “China’s Perceived Image of the United States” has NO MATCHES

Example: Ren, Y. (1999). China’s Perceived Image of the United States: Its sources and impact. in P. Koehn and J. Cheng (Eds.), The Outlook for U.S.- China Relations Following the 1997-1998 Summits: Chinese and American Perspectives on Security, Trade, and Cultural Exchanges (pp. 247-265). HK: Chinese UP.

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Need to search for the book title “The Outlook for U.S. - China …” instead

Example: Ren, Y. (1999). China’s Perceived Image of the United States: Its sources and impact. in P. Koehn and J. Cheng (Eds.), The Outlook for U.S.- China Relations Following the 1997-1998 Summits: Chinese and American Perspectives on Security, Trade, and Cultural Exchanges (pp. 247-265). HK: Chinese .

This is a CHAPTER in

a BOOK

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Library CatalogueLibrary Catalogue

If we need to find something about a topic but we do not know the author or title, then use Keyword Search or Subject Search

E.g. I want something about romantic poetry. Try:◦ Keyword Search – romantic poetry◦ Keyword Search – romantic* and poet* (the *

means insert anything here – e.g. poet* can mean poet / poets / poetry / poetic, etc.)

◦ Keyword Search – “romantic poetry”

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Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators

Using AND / OR / AND NOT◦Try it yourself using Keyword Search:

tom cruise brad pitt tom cruise and brad pitt tom cruise or brad pitt tom cruise and not brad pitt brad pitt and not tom cruise

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Keyword Search or Subject Keyword Search or Subject SearchSearchKeyword Search: look for words or

phrases appear anywhere in Title, Author, Subject or Notes fields

Subject Search: look for phrases appear in the Subject field

E.g. try (a) search da vinci as keyword; (b) search da vinci as subject

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Narrow Down Your ResultsNarrow Down Your Results

Narrow down by ◦Add more keywords using AND (e.g.

tom cruise and brad pitt)◦Specify where the keywords should

appear (e.g. da vinci as title words? da vinci as subject words? da vinci as author words?)

◦Add more restrictions by collection sets, date, language, material types, shelving location, etc.

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Under Keyword Search, you can Limit Results to Chinese or English; Books or Journals; Special Material Types; Between certain Years; Sorting Orders and More …

HKALLHKALL

HKALL = Hong Kong Academic Library Link ( 香港高校圖書聯網 ) allows you to request for books not available at Lingnan but available at HKU, CUHK, HKUST, PolyU, CityU, HKBU or HKIEd -- delivered to Lingnan normally within 3 working days

http://hkall.hku.hk/ Loan quota: Up to 10 bookshttp://libguides.ln.edu.hk/hkall

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HKALL HKALL

Click the “Search HKALL” button

If you cannot find the materials you want in our library catalogue, you can search them in HKALL.

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HKALLHKALL – Request Procedures – Request Procedures

Click the book title

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HKALLHKALL – Request Procedures – Request Procedures

Eligible HKALL users at Lingnan University can make a HKALL request only if: •The requested item is not available in the Lingnan University Library•Other libraries have at least a copy of the item with the status "AVAILABLE"•The user has not used up his / her request / loan quota

Click the “Request this title” link

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HKALLHKALL – Request Procedures – Request Procedures

Choose “Lingnan” as your home library

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HKALLHKALL – Request Procedures – Request Procedures

Fill out the authentication page by typing in your Lingnan email username and password, then click "Submit" to complete the request procedure.

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Course Reserve by Instructor or Course (RES)Course Reserve Course Reserve

Course Reserves searched by Course Name or Course Code

Course Reserves searched by Instructor’s Name

e.g. Search by course code:Type the course code “SOC319” in the search box

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Course Reserve Course Reserve

Course Reserve Course Reserve

This area shows the professor’s name, course code and course name.

This area shows the information of course materials, e.g. title, author, location and call number.

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Course Reserve Course Reserve

Some of the course materials can be viewed online.e.g. Internet -- E-reserve -- ON NETWORK

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Course Reserve Course Reserve

Click the “ELECTRONIC RESERVE copy” link to access the full text content

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Search Library Catalogue or Search Library Catalogue or Electronic Databases?Electronic Databases?

Library Catalogue◦ Allows you to find out what items are available from

Lingnan – do we have this book / this journal / this dictionary / this biography / this encyclopedia? If so, where is it located and how to get it?

◦ But it only has information about the book or the journal or the dictionary as a whole; it does not immediately show you the definition of a word, the full text itself or the statistical data itself.

Electronic Databases◦ Different databases provides information at different

levels. Depending on whether it is a full text database or bibliographic index database, it will provide the article level information, table of contents and often the full content (e.g. the article itself, the definition of a word, the photograph itself, a piece of statistical data, etc.)

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Using Electronic DatabasesUsing Electronic Databases

http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/databasesKey Databases

◦ProQuest, Ebscohost, Wisenews, Factiva, LexisNexis, 中國期刊全文數據庫

Find Databases by Subjects, Types, Keyword Searches

Webbridge: Linking up Library-paid Databases and Full-text Contents

Wisenews and WiseSearch◦How to browse by HK Newspaper Categories?◦How to search with WiseSearch?

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Searching for News StoriesSearching for News Stories

1-Search1-Search

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A more powerful search engine behind: The 1-Search

1-Search1-Search

One single search boxMany different types of contentsFacet refineAt the testing stageWelcome to tryReport problems to us

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Example : If I want to find Example : If I want to find journal articles for my research journal articles for my research projectprojectQuestion: I am looking for journal articles for my research project about Internet Banking in Hong Kong.

Answer: Conduct a keyword search in 1-Search. Tips:The Boolean Operators AND, OR and NOT must be written in ALL CAPS.Words in a specific order use " ". e.g. “internet banking"

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1-Search1-Search

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Getting HelpGetting Help

General Enquiries Tel: 2616 8586 Integrated Helpdesk at Information

Commons (1/F, Library) Tel: 2616 8571Ask A Librarian (Electronic Reference)

http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/research/ask-librarian

Contact Ushttp://www.library.ln.edu.hk/about/contact-us

FAQhttp://www.library.ln.edu.hk/about/faq

Q&AThank You!

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