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7 Things Freshmen Should Know But Usually Don’t
1. Your library pin is your smartcard pin You probably know your NUSNET ID, since without it, you can’t access your NUS email as well as the all-important IVLE. But a surprising number of students don’t know their library PINs, which is the smartcard PIN issued during matriculation. The library PIN is needed for checking your loan […]
3 great new features in FindMore@NUSL 2.0
Love our default library search – FindMore@NUSL? Now try FindMore@NUS 2.0 which was recently released for pilot testing! It has over half a dozen new features but the following 3 stand-out to me as potentially most useful. 1. Browse the collection by disciplines The richness and abundance of material you can find in […]
Try the new 2.0 version of FindMore@NUSL(beta)
One year after the launch of FindMore@NUSL, we would like to introduce the new 2.0 beta version of our library search at http://nus.preview.summon.serialssolutions.com/! It’s totally redesigned based on a new take on the existing library search. New features include: Modern, streamlined Interface Jump start your research – 50,000 entries drawn from reference sources like […]
Help us make more space for you!
NUS Libraries are places for learning and research. We all know that library space is limited and this space crunch is more acutely felt when exams are round the corner. When you leave your personal belongings on tables, chairs, study cubicles and computer terminals you deprive the use of this learning space by others. Not […]
5 ways to automatically create citations
Busy finishing your assignments and struggling with citing the papers and books you found? We have various citation guides you can use to teach you how to manually cite in various styles such as APA, MLA, ASA etc. But let me show you 5 different ways to automatically cite papers and books you found without […]
Google Is Not All Knowing
As a librarian, I frequently tell people that Google is not the best tool for research; but I do acknowledge that the search engine is useful and has its purposes. Recently, I was trying to find out if a local journal was still being published. Trawling through several pages of Google search results yielded only […]
Articles & Sunscreen
Recently, I found a piece of news on the web: photo-ageing can be very severe. Take a look at this: William McElligott’s job involves driving a truck for several hours each day, and he has been doing that for nearly 30 years. As you can see, the left side of his face is severely wrinkled […]
6 Things You Should Do When Starting On Your Thesis
Starting on your Honours year thesis or Masters/Phd dissertation but not sure where to search? Here are 6 things you should do: 1. Do a broad literature review for your area of interest Everyone knows what a literature review is, right? If you only have a vague idea, watch this video by NCSU. Back? Good. The video talks […]
6 Things Freshmen Should Know But Usually Don’t
1. Your library pin is your smartcard pin You probably know your NUSNET ID, since without it, you can’t access your NUS email as well as the all-important IVLE. But a surprising number of students don’t know their library PINs, which is the smartcard PIN issued during matriculation. The library PIN is needed for checking your […]