Posted in People on Sep 20th, 2010
Guess who this librarian is and win a Kinokuniya voucher. It is always a delight to get to know our students and lecturers, and we would like you to get to know us too. To start with, guess who this librarian is. A tea connoisseur with an expansive tea collection, she enjoys serving her teas when [...]
Posted in Library Tools on Apr 23rd, 2010
We have two enhancements in our 3D Interactive Map to shout about. You might already be familiar with the 3D Map feature for C J Koh Law, Central and Chinese Library. Now, you can add Music Library to the list of NUS libraries accessible in 3D! Explore its nooks and crannies as you tour the [...]
Posted in Musings on Apr 12th, 2010
The annual NUS Open House 2010 returned on the weekend of 13 & 14 March. It aimed to provide an opportunity for prospective NUS students to visit the campus and speak with teaching staff about the plethora of subjects available. NUS Libraries supported this event by being part of the “Life on Campus” booth. Besides [...]
Posted in Events on Mar 12th, 2010
Exhibition title: Trapped by Situations: Freed by Your Actions Groups: NUS Society of Social Work with Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and Promoting Alternatives to Violence (PAVE) Date: 8 to 22 March No of Works: 11 Trapped by Situations, Freed by Your Actions educates the public about the challenges faced by some in Singapore who are forgotten by [...]
Posted in Events on Mar 12th, 2010
Like birds with colourful plumage, NUS Libraries staff flocked to the Grand Hyatt for the annual lunch on 9 January. The event started with rousing music as Bhangra dancers showed the University Librarian, Ms Sylvia Yap and the Associate University Librarian, Mrs Lee Cheng Ean to their table. The dancers from the Loans and Membership [...]
Posted in News on Mar 9th, 2010
NUS Libraries’ EndNote Team will conduct one lecture and two hands-on training sessions for basic EndNote X3, for the teaching/research staff and students of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the School of Design and Environment. EndNote is a software that: - stores and organizes citations found from many sources - inserts these [...]
Posted in Resources on Feb 6th, 2010
We have enhanced our electronic resources collection by adding new titles, including a few water policy related reports. Some resources, such as American Affairs: An American Review and Frontiers in Bioscience are now available in both print and electronic versions. Do note that some of the new resources such as Global Water Intelligence require you to register the first time [...]
Posted in Resources on Jan 21st, 2010
EndNote X3, the latest version of the reference management software, has been available to NUS staff and students via the Software Catalogue since September 2009. For a guide to installing and using EndNote, check out http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/e/endnoteguide.html. Have you been unable to locate certain output or journal citation styles in EndNote? To facilitate faster start-up, the typical [...]
Posted in Hot Library Tips on Jan 13th, 2010
There are two catalogues that co-exist on the library website: LINC+ and LINC. The default catalogue is LINC+, which looks similar to basic search engines because it has a single search box. It searches the author, title, keyword, subject and notes fields all at the same time. You can refine your results by date, location, format, language and collection. The tags on the right [...]
Posted in Events on Sep 8th, 2009
The NUS Community, that is. That’s what the library hopes to do through our Book & Bake Sale on E-Resource Discovery Day 2009 (Oct 14th, Wed). All proceeds from the sale go to the NUS Students’ Fund, which benefits needy students from NUS. Want to be a part of this worthy cause? Here’s how you [...]
