R U Ready to Kickstart Your Research?
By Wong Kah Wei ([email protected])
Q1. Write clearly and concisely about your research:
Q2. Introduction to NUS Libraries’ resources and services
2.1 Go to NUS Libraries portal (http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg).
A. SEARCH LIBRARY = Searches and retrieves full-text from NUS Libraries’ collection of resources.
FINDMORE@NUSL = NUS Libraries’ search engine
B. LEARNING & RESEARCH = Has links to
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C. MY LIBRARY ACCOUNT & LIBRARY PIN = Gives access to your Library Account.
Why access your Library Account? Highlight correct answers.
A. To renew online books
B. To check your book reservations
C. To borrow books
D. To check what books you borrowed in the past
D. Contact = Get help from librarians.
To chat online with a librarian, click on
E. FAQS = Find answers to frequently asked questions.
Search for DDS. DDS is
F. SUBJECT GUIDES = Quick access to online library guides for your research.
Write the url of a subject guide which you are interested in:
2.3 Where is the list of services offered to graduate students? Highlight correct answers:
A. Learning & Research
B. My Library Account
C. More Services & Eforms
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Q3. Start your literature search in NUS Libraries portal.
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of using FindMore, Books & Media and Databases
3.1 Find the full-text of a specific book:
Critical perspectives on Harry Potter (2008). (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.
a. Go to FindMore.
Copy and paste the full citation into the search box.
Full-text is available as an electronic version and the printed copy of the book.
To get the electronic version, click on: eBook
To borrow the printed copy:
b. Click on Books & Media tab
In LINC (Library Integrated Catalogue), copy and paste book title only: Critical perspectives on Harry
Potter
3.2 Search for the full-text of this journal article:
Yang, F., Mei, Z. L., Jin, T. Y., & Cui, T. J. (2012). dc electric invisibility cloak. Physical Review Letters, 109(5),
053902. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.053902
a. Go to FindMore.
Copy and paste full citation into the search box.
To get the electronic version, click on Full Text Online
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b. Click on Databases tab.
Search or browse for Scopus.
Copy and paste full citation in the search box.
No results? Search article title only: dc electric invisibility cloak
To get the full-text, click on: FindIt!@NUS Libraries OR
What are the advantages or disadvantages of FindMore, Databases and Books & Media?
FindMore@NUSL
Databases
Books & Media (LINC)
Specific book search
Specific journal article
search
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Q3.4 Search by your research topic
a. Look at Q1 which you have written your research topic
b. Search for your research topic in FindMore.
Example: consumer attitude towards social media advertisements and promotions
c. Search for your research topic in a database.
Click on Subject Guides in NUS Libraries portal.
Select a subject guide that is relevant to your research topic.
Example: Business >> Marketing subject guide >> Databases tab
f. Select one database.
Example: Business Source Premier
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g. Search for your research topic in the database. Ask for help if you are not sure.
h. Go to this Padlet url: https://padlet.com/researcherunbound/searches
i. Post on Padlet the search you entered. Indicate the database name and your search.
See example below.
How can FindMore, Databases and Books & Media help you in your research?
FindMore@NUSL
Databases
Books & Media
Many of the Subject Guides have tips on search techniques.
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Examples of some search techniques
Remove irrelevant words from your search
Purpose
To get more results
consumer attitude towards social media advertisements and promotions
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Use synonyms to describe concepts. Use OR to string synonyms.
To get more results
consumer AND (attitude OR behavior) AND (social media OR blogs OR facebook OR
twitter) AND (advertisements OR promotions)
3.
Search for variations in spelling of concepts. Insert truncation symbol at the root of the
word.
To get more results
consumer* AND (attitude* OR behavior*) AND (social media OR blog* OR facebook OR
twitter) AND (advertis* OR promotion*)
4.
Use quotes to do a more precise search.
To get more relevant
results
consumer* AND (attitude* OR behavior*) AND (“social media” OR blog* OR facebook
OR twitter) AND (advertis* OR promotion*)
5.
Use proximity operators to get more relevant results.
To get more relevant
results
(consumer* w/5 (attitude* OR behavior*)) AND (“social media” OR blog* OR facebook
OR twitter) AND (advertis* OR promotion*)
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