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Welcome to C J Koh Law Library

Welcome to C J Koh Law Library. Library Orientation for GCIA students. Presented by Bissy Ithack Date: 10 th January 2019. Outline. C J Koh Law Library- Collection, & Services. NUS Library portal- Library Catalogue (FindMore/LINC), Finding Books & Journal Articles

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Welcome to C J Koh Law Library

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  1. Welcome to C J Koh Law Library Library Orientation for GCIA students Presented by Bissy Ithack Date: 10th January 2019

  2. Outline • C J Koh Law Library- Collection, & Services. • NUS Library portal- Library Catalogue (FindMore/LINC), Finding Books & Journal Articles • Sources of Law- Singapore & UK • LawNet Database • Abbreviations & Citations • CJ Koh Law Library Home Page- Legal resources on web

  3. Chinese Library C J Koh Law Library Central Library NUS Libraries Medical Library Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library & EAI Library Science Library Music Library

  4. History Moved to Kent Ridge Campus in 1980 Established in 1957 in Bukit Timah Campus In Jan 2001, the Law Library renamed to C J Koh Law Library in appreciation of Mr Koh Choon Joo’s generous donations. Relocated to Bukit Timah in August 2006

  5. Library collection The C J Koh Law Library has a rich collection of local, foreign and international legal resources. The library’s traditional strength is in the common law. Apart from a comprehensive collection of Singapore legal materials, the library also has extensive collections of legal resources from Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The library has developed collections on comparative and international law, international trade law as well as the laws of the European Union.

  6. C J Koh Law Library - Collection C J Koh Law Library has a rich collection of local and international legal resources. 1st Storey- C J Koh Law Library RBR, RBR 1-Week Loan (Self-Service Loan) C J Koh Law Library Legislation/Law Reports, Singapore Malaysia Collection, Reference collection, Theses & Current Periodicals. 2nd Storey- C J Koh Law LibraryBound Journals. 3rd Storey- C J Koh Law LibraryBooks, ASEAN collection, Chinese collection.

  7. Self-Service Loan RBR – 2 hrs loan RBR (1-Week Loan) – 7 days LW Holdshelf - 7 days Books on hold (Reserved / Ready for pick-up books)

  8. Self-service Loan A Library PIN is required to borrow books from this section. For GCIA students your library PIN (Personal Identification Number) is your NRIC no. or your passport number or FIN number without letters. If it doesn't’ work, please use the link below to reset your PIN https://linc.nus.edu.sg/pinreset~S16 For details please refer to the Library FAQ’s Please use the Self-service Kiosk to borrow and returnRBR (2 hours) & RBR (1-week loan) books.

  9. Library Collection Legislation/Law Reports RBR/ RBR 1 week loan E-Resources Singapore/Malaysia Current Journals,Reference, Theses Information Desk/ Loans Desk Legislation/Law Reports Entrance 1st storey

  10. Library Collection Bound Journals Bound Journals 2nd storey

  11. Library Collection Books, ASEAN, Chinese Books 3rd storey

  12. Library opening hours Term time Monday to Friday – 8 am to 10 pm Saturdays – 10 am to 5 pm Sundays & Public Holidays – Closed Please check Library website for opening hours

  13. Library Opening Hours http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/index

  14. http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-libraryhttp://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law-library/about-c-j-koh-law-library Library opening hours

  15. Services Loan Entitlement: 20 books Loans *No access to electronic resources from the library website Photocopy services Photocopiers are available in the Library. Use EZ link card/ NETS Flash Pay(3¢ per page) to pay.

  16. http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/index NUS Library Portal

  17. FindMore This search engine allows discovery of the library’s online and print collections in a single search. • Search by author, title or keyword • Refine search by “library catalogue”

  18. How to find books? Search by keywords or title in FindMore@NUSL

  19. FindMore

  20. Library Integrated Catalogue- LINC SelectBooks & Media tab and search by specific fields like title, author, keyword, subject or call number.

  21. Searching catalogue (LINC) Search by specific field- Title Author Keyword Subject ISBN E.g.:Nigel Blackaby et al., Redfern and Hunter on international arbitration, vol. Sixthition, student version. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015).

  22. Searching catalogue (LINC)

  23. Searching catalogue (LINC) Find Location, status and call number to borrow it. Please use the Self-service kiosk to borrow RBR or RBR 1 –Week Loan books.

  24. Place hold/ Reserve books

  25. Place hold/ Reserve books

  26. Check library account & Renew books

  27. Check library account & Renew books

  28. Find Journal articles Search by Journal name in FindMore/ LINC

  29. Searching Journal articles

  30. Primary sources of Law Primary sources of law are authoritative records of law made by the law-making bodies of Singapore. The 2 main sources of law are: • Legislation • Statutes • Subsidiary legislation 2. Case Law • Decisions of the Singapore courts.

  31. Singapore Legislation Introduction The 2 main sources of legislation in Singapore today: I. Statutes of the Republic of Singapore (primary legislation) Ref: K7399 1985 II. Subsidiary Legislation of the Republic of Singapore (secondary legislation) Ref: K7449 1990

  32. Singapore Statutes Online - https://sso.agc.gov.sg/ Singapore Statutes Online

  33. Singapore Statutes Online

  34. Singapore Statutes Online

  35. Case Law Law Reports of Singapore • Law reports are the published judgments of court cases. Cases are only selected for reporting if they raise or expand upon significant points of law. • Therefore, only a small proportion of cases are reported, and these are mainly from the Supreme Court (i.e. High Court, Court of Appeal and Constitutional Tribunal).

  36. Law Reports of Singapore A. Singapore Law Reports The principle law report series in Singapore is the Singapore Law Reports. It covers cases from 1965. Call number: K7599 SLR Online access via LawNet database (Faculty of Law website)

  37. Law Reports of Singapore C. Malayan Law Journal The other law report series which is the major source of reported Singapore court decisions from 1932-1991 is the Malayan Law Journal. Ref: K7599 MLJ

  38. Case Citation A case citation is a reference to a legal case in the law reports. It generally includes the • names of the parties to the case • year the decision of the court was delivered or published • volume number of the law report • abbreviation of the law report series • first page at which the case is reported. Example Anwar Siraj and Another v Ting Kang Chung John [2010] 1 SLR 1026

  39. Case Citation • The neutral citation includes the following • Names of the parties to the case • Year of the decision • Jurisdiction/ Level of court • Sequential number • Paragraph number (s) • Example: Public Prosecutor v Nguyen Tuong Van [2004] SGHC54, [1] Neutral Citation SGCA – Singapore Court of Appeal SGHC – Singapore High Court SGHCR – Singapore High Court Registrar

  40. UK Legislation The 2 main sources of UK legislation are: • Acts of Parliament (primary legislation) a. Public General Acts b. Local and Personal Acts II.Statutory Instruments (secondary legislation).

  41. UK Legislation

  42. Law Reports of UK • The Law Reports (1865- ) The official set of law reports published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales The 4 current seriesof the Law Reports are: Online access via LawNet database (Faculty of Law website)

  43. Law Reports of UK 2. The Weekly Law Reports (WLR) (1953- ) Timely, full text reports. Ref: K2020 WNR 3. All England Law Reports (All ER) (1936- ) Timely, full text reports; contains editorial notes. Ref: K2020 AELR 4. Newspapers - Brief, edited reports. e.g.The Times Law Reports Ref: K2020 TR/ K2020 TLR

  44. Baili -British and Irish Legal Information Institute Free website – UK legislation & cases http://www.bailii.org/

  45. Law Databasesvia Faculty website Law databases are listed under Resources tab on the Faculty of Law website: http://www.law.nus.edu.sg/ LawNet *No access to electronic resources (e-books, e-journals and databases) from the library website.

  46. LawNet Lawnet is a service provided by the Singapore Academy of Law. LawNet gives access to the following:- • Singapore Acts – Acts, subsidiary legislation • Cases – Reported cases( Singapore Law Reports), unreported cases • Journal articles – Singapore Academy of Law Journal, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies and more

  47. LawNet

  48. LawNetSearching Legislation Example : Arbitration Act (Cap. 10), International Arbitration Act (Cap.143 A)

  49. LawNet - Cases Coop International Pte Ltd v Ebel SA - [1998] 1 SLR(R) 615

  50. LawNet- Searching articles Jeffrey Pinsler, “Is Discovery Available Prior to the Commencement of Arbitration Proceedings?” [2005] SJLS. 64

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