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NUS Economics and Public Policy Resource Librarian
Phone: +65 6516 2030
Email : aarontay@nus.edu.sg
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1. Install instructions
2.Example : Search in Google Scholar
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Book ChapterJ.D.B. Miller, “Hedley Bull, 1932–1985” in J.D.B. Miller and R.J. Vincent, eds., Order and Violence. Hedley Bull and International Relations (Oxford, 1990), p. 5.
Deciphering References and Citations…
Journal Article Mian MAR, Kang ST, Beil SE, Hammond RB (2008b) Genetic linkage mapping of the soybean aphid resistance gene in PI 243540. Theor Appl Genet 117:955–962
Journal ArticleC. Lutz and B. Meyer, "Economic Impacts of Higher Oil and Gas Prices the Role of International Trade for Germany," Energy Economics 31, no. 6 (2009)
BookSimon Barton, A History of Spain, 2nd ed., Palgrave Essential Histories (Basingstoke ; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)
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Finding Journals
J. Rauch, Does history matter when it only matters a little. Quarterly Journal of Economics 108 (1993), pp. 813–867.
Journal title Article title
Search LINC/LINC+ for the Journal title not Article title!
Document Delivery Service
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Theses & Dissertations
1) ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Covers North-American Masters and Phd theses
2) NUS Theses Print copies ScholarBank
3) Other Theses
Edinburgh Research Archive : Medicine and Veterinary MedicineE-thesis- Electronic Publications at the University of Helsinki : Faculty of MedicineNetworked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)North Carolina State University : Search Available ETDsOhioLINK ETD CenterPennsylvania State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations ArchivesVanderbilt University : Electronic Theses and DissertationsYale Medicine Thesis Digital Library Project
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Newspapers
NewspaperSg1) ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
Covers North-American Masters and Phd theses
2) NUS Theses Print copies Electronic Thesis Database (ScholarBank)
3) Other Theses
Edinburgh Research Archive : Medicine and Veterinary MedicineE-thesis- Electronic Publications at the University of Helsinki : Faculty of MedicineNetworked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)North Carolina State University : Search Available ETDsOhioLINK ETD CenterPennsylvania State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations ArchivesVanderbilt University : Electronic Theses and DissertationsYale Medicine Thesis Digital Library Project
How do I find theses?1) ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
Covers North-American Masters and Phd theses
2) NUS Theses Print copies Electronic Thesis Database (ScholarBank)
3) Other Theses
Edinburgh Research Archive : Medicine and Veterinary MedicineE-thesis- Electronic Publications at the University of Helsinki : Faculty of MedicineNetworked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)North Carolina State University : Search Available ETDsOhioLINK ETD CenterPennsylvania State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations ArchivesVanderbilt University : Electronic Theses and DissertationsYale Medicine Thesis Digital Library Project
http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=16691
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University CollegeORUniversity
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Boolean “OR”
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Scopus
• Multidisciplinary• Indexing database (no full text)• Usually offers links to full text • Good design, useful tools and easy to use
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But before we search …..
What is EndNote
A software that:
• stores and organizes citations
• inserts citations into a Word document
• Format references in a predefined citation style
EndNote
To install EndNote X4, please refer to the instructions at http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/content.php?pid=96551&sid=1067663
For more on Endnote – http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote
All technical queries regarding EndNote (eg installation) should be directed to IT Care at tel: 6516 2080 or email itcare@nus.edu.sg
OR
Web of Science
• Includes the most prestigious journals
• Covers not just science but also social science and humanities
• Indexing database (no full text)
OR
DatabaseScopus Web of Science
Coverage 1996 - 1898 -
Journal coverage
13,690 Journals*
8,901 Journals*
Geographic coverage
Stronger in Asia
Mostly western focus
Subject coverage
Multi-disciplinary
Multi-disciplinary
*Gavel, Y., & Iselid, L. (2008). Web of Science and Scopus: a journal title overlap study. Online Information Review, 32(1), 8-21.
InfoGate – search many databases at one time
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/infogate/index.html
InfoGate – search many databases at one time
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/infogate/index.html
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* How to search for information to determine the market and technology readiness of an invention
Statistics
Market research reports
Industry profiles
Company financials
Company analyst reports
Newspaper/magazine articles
Technology development articles
Technology application reports
Product reviews
Frost and Sullivan
Global Market Information Database
Business Source Premier
OneSource
Osiris and Orbis
ISI Emerging Markets
Factiva
Lexisnexis Academic
* Economics graduate students Year 2009 (Slide 78-85)
Statistics II
Standards I
1a) Singapore standards Call no. T59.212 SS (mostly in CL Reference 10)1b) Singapore standard[s] : [code of practice] Call no. T59.212 SSC (CL Reference 10
Prefix:SS (for Singapore Standard)CP (for Code of Practice)
We DO HAVE COMPLETE set of Hard copy, NOT electronic copy
Standards II
2) British Standards Online (Web)Prefix: BSWe DO NOT have every of them
3) IHS Standards expert. IEC (Web)Prefix: IEC, and ISOWe DO NOT have every of themSometimes called IEC StandardsIEC stands for International Electrotechnical CommissionCEI in French (Commission Électrotechnique Internationale)
Standards III
4) IEEE Xplore (Web)Prefix: IEEESome ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standardsOne National Electrical Safety Code 2007 edition
5) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards Source Prefix: ASTM usually followed by a letter, E.g. ASTM E1131-08
Users might refer above standard as E1131-08 instead of ASTM E1131-08
For more information about standards , please approach Karen Yap (clbyapym@nus.edu.sg , 6516-2030)
Patents
1) Patsnap(Web) New!Covers worldwide patents – currently include the full US, EP, WIPO/PCT and China patents databasesProvides alerts, analytics, citation mapsUpdated weekly.
2) Google Patent Covers US Patents only at USPTO
3)SurfIP Covers Singapore patents For more information about searching patents , please approach Loh Mee Lan (slblohml@nus.edu.sg 6516-2548) or see http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/patents
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Phone: +65 6516 2030
Email : aarontay@nus.edu.sg