Selected Library and Online Resources for GED160

1. Lingnan University Library Sept 2012 Selected Library and Online Resources for GED160 Phoebe Leung Assistant Librarian II Email: phoebeleung@ln.edu.hk

2. LU Librarywebsite

3. LU Librarywebsite

4. KEYWORD SEARCH IN LU LIBRARY CATALOGUE

5. Keyword search

6. KEYWORD SEARCH (CON’T)

7. Keyword search (Con’t)

8. Title search / author search

9. Search terms are not case-sensitive Accept both Chinese and English terms Omit punctuations in you search term except “+”, “@” and “#” http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/content.php?pid=338945 General search tips

10. 1-Search

11. 1-Search: A simple and fast search engine that helps you access relevant information (including books, journals, newspapers, multi-media items etc.) in the LU Library's Collections. **Please note the 1-search is still under fine-tuning, if you find any problem in using it, please report to us 1-search

12. 1-search (con’t)

13. 1-search (con’t)

14. 1-search (con’t)

15. 1-search (con’t)

16. 1-search (con’t)

17. 1-search (con’t)

18. 1-search (con’t)

19. 1-search : Check for full text

20. A service for staff and students to request the electronic journal articles that our library does not provide Interlibrary loan SERVICE

21. Difference between keyword search and 1-search

22. HKALL

23. Q : I know there is a book named “Earthquakes: science and society” that may suit my research paper. However, I cannot find it in LU Library catalogue, what can I do? A:You can search the book in the “HKALL” and see whether the libraries of the other 7 local universities have it.

24. HKALL (HK Academic Library Link 港書網)is a huge online library catalogue for students and staff of 8 local universities and higher institutions to search for library items. An efficient source to find the items from the other academic libraries that the Lingnan University Library catalogue does not offer. HKALL

25. HKALL (Con’t)

26. HKALL (Con’t)

27. HKALL (Con’t)

28. HKALL (Con’t) To look for more details of HKALL: http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/content.php?pid=338537&sid=2768427

29. ONLINE DATABASES

30. To look for the e-resources by inserting the keywords/truncated keywords • Suggested keywords for searching: -Natural disasters - Natural hazards - Social impact - Environmental risk ... online Databases

31. ONLINE Databases http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/databases

32. E.g. ProQuest Research Library Locating online databases

33. ProquestResearch Library

34. ProquestResearch Library (CON’T)

35. ProquestResearch Library (CON’T)

36. ProquestResearch Library (CON’T)

37. ProquestResearch Library (CON’T)

38. ProquestResearch Library (CON’T)

39. E.g. Wiley Online Library • To look for the e-journals on Science subjects http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subject/code/000045 • Suggested subjects for this course:Earth Science and Special Topics, Structural Geology and Tectonics Journal databases

43. http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/content.php?pid=321307&sid=2714777http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/content.php?pid=321307&sid=2714777 • Popular News Databases: - LexisNexis Academic - Wise News 電子剪報 News Databases

44. Google Scholar – Search Engine for finding scholarly journals http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/google_scholar Wikipedia * * Beware of the reliability of the content of the Wikipedia Other Websites for searching information

45. LOCAL TV PROGRAMMES

46. Local tvprogrammes

47. Local tvprogrammes (Con’t)

48. Local tvprogrammes (Con’t)

49. Local tvprogrammes (Con’t)

50. Library toolbar To install the “Library Toolbar” in your web browser – a more convenient way for your research http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/library-toolbar