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Resources and Tools for Physics ResearchElizabeth Lee San Bao | [email protected] January 2015
Session Outline
Overview of Library Services and Resources
Ethics in Research and Plagiarism
Core Research Databases in Physics
Tools for Managing Your Research
Overview of Library Services and Resources
NUS Libraries For knowledge ~ for inspiration ~ for life
Central Library Chinese LibraryHon Sui Sen
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Science library Medical Library C J Koh Law Library
www.lib.nus.edu.sg | [email protected] | Chat service (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)
Your Access to NUS Libraries
Your matric card is your library card.
Library Opening Hours
Library Login ID and PIN
Your matriculation number (e.g. A0066650N) is your library login ID. By default, your library PIN is your student SMARTCARD PIN issued by the NUS Computer Centre.
Use this login ID and PIN to:
Check your library account online
Renew items online
Reserve items/Place a hold
Borrow items at self-check out stations
Request items from closed stacksRelated FAQs
For Graduate Students
Loan entitlement:
Max 30 books and 1 RBR
Loan period:
Main shelves books: 28 days
RBR: 2 hours/overnight
3 online renewals for main shelves books
More services:
Study carrels (4 hours per loan)
Document Delivery Service (DDS) *
Intra-library loan *
Inter-library loan *
* e-form submission is requiredDemo on Library Portal
Quick Tip:
You can return Main Shelves books at any NUS Library.
But all RBR books must be returned at the Loans Desk of the home library.
Return through book chutes only if library is closed.
NUS Libraries Resources
FindMore / LINC : Discovery Search Engine / Library Catalogue
E-Resources / E-Books
RBR / Exam Papers
ScholarBank : Institutional Repository, where past theses can be found.
Accessing NUS Libraries E-Resources
NUSSTU/A0066650
No excessive copying or downloading of E-resources
Searching Citations with FindMore
FindMore searches for books, e-books, journal articles, newspaper articles, dissertations & more.
Shankar, R. (2014). Fundamentals of physics: mechanics, relativity, and thermodynamics. New Haven: Yale University Press.
* For more information, you can visit the FindMore LibGuide.
Searching Citations with FindMore
Login to view more results from databases
Search Filters
Sort results by relevance/date
Content type & item availability
Inserts items into temporary folder
Citing and email options
LINC View
Searching Citations: FindMore vs LINC
Similarly to FindMore, LINC also searches for books, e-books, journals, etc. But it does not search for journal articles.
You would need to search for the journal title in LINC to find the article. In FindMore, you can search the journal article title directly.
Daley, A. J. (2014). Quantum trajectories and open many-body quantum systems. Advances in Physics, 63(2), 77-149. doi: 10.1080/00018732.2014.933502
Not found in LINC
Found in FindMore
Search LINC using this information instead.
Activity: Searching Citations | FindMore vs LINC
1) Search for this citation in FindMore and LINC. Does NUS Libraries have access to this journal article?
Cariglia, M. (2014). Hidden symmetries of dynamics in classical and quantum physics. Reviews of Modern Physics, 86(4), 1283-1336. doi: 10.1103/RevModPhys.86.1283
2) Search for this citation in FindMore and LINC. Does NUS Libraries have access to this citation?
Khrennikov, A. (2014). Prequantum Dynamics from Hamiltonian Equations on the Infinite-Dimensional Phase Space Beyond quantum (pp. 149-173). Boca Raton: Pan Stanford.
Theses and Dissertations
NUS Theses and Dissertations
Before Sep 2003 (Print): Call No. QC3
After Sep 2003 (E-Theses): ScholarBank
Non-NUS Theses and Dissertations
Theses Databases: ProQuest dissertations & theses (Global, UK & Ireland) | Springer Theses | Other NUS-subscribed databases
University Repositories
Recommend to purchase thesis
* For more information, you can visit our LibGuide on how to find theses.
Ethics in Research and Plagiarism
Copying of Library Materials
Please observe the Copyright Act of Singapore. Copying should be strictly for the usage of research and study.
Limitations of Copying:
a) Published books (> 10 pages):Not more than one chapter or 10% of number of pages
b) Journals:Not more than whole or part of one Article in a Journal unless the Articles relate to the same subject matter.
c) Electronic Materials:
Not more than10% of the total number of bytes in the Work; or10% of the total number of words in the Work or 10% of the contents of the Work; or One chapter of the Work, where it exceeds any of the limits set out above
Avoiding Plagiarism
“In NUS, it is defined as the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.”
Source: Plagiarism | Breeze presentation by Centre for English Language Communication
“Plagiarism is a deliberate activity – the conscious copying from the work of others without acknowledgement.”
Source: Avoiding Plagiarism | Breeze presentation by Dr Yang Ying, Centre for English Language Communication
For more information:
You can visit the NUS Plagiarism Prevention website, which offers a self-checked plagiarism prevention software called Turnitin.
You can view the NUS emodule on academic culture and plagiarism here.
Ethics in Science Research
Source: DW, 6 June 2014Source: Nature, 6 September 2007
Source: VietnamNet Bridge, 30 May 2012
Citing Your Sources Properly
Different citation styles are available, e.g. APA, AIP, MLA. Please check with your tutor/supervisor which style to use in your paper.
Different ways of citing are used for different types of sources, e.g. books, edited books, journal articles, etc.
There are 2 places to cite the sources you have used during your research:
a) Within a sentence (In-text citation)
b) At the end of document (Bibliography/References)
Source: Plagiarism | Breeze presentation by Centre for English Language Communication
* For more information, please visit our LibGuide on Citation Styles.
Numerical system of citing
Author-date system of citing
Core Research Databases in Physics
Core Research Databases in Physics
NUS-subscribed Databases:
a) INSPEC – Covers physics, electronics, computing and engineering from 1969.
b) Institute of Physics (IOP) Science - Over 60 IOP journals with archive dating back more than 130 years
c) Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA) - From the American Physical Society, this database’s coverage is from 1893 to present
d) Web of Science – Multidisciplinary, 1900 onwards.
e) Scopus – Multidisciplinary, 1996 onwards.
Open Access: arXiv.org* More databases listed in Physics LibGuide.
Database Highlight: Web of Science (WOS)
WOS’s Core Collection:
More than 12,000 multidisciplinary research journals and over 150,000 conference proceedings.
More than 250 disciplines covered from 1900 onwards.
Includes Cited Reference Searching to track prior and current research development.
Integrates citing and referencing seamlessly with EndNote.
Updated weekly.
Source: Thomson Reuters, Web of Science Core Collection
Database Demonstration: Web of Science (WOS)
Sample topic:
Study of nanostructure of biomedical samples using Atomic Force Microscopy and Raman Spectroscopy
Suggested search statement:
Nano* biomedical AND (Atomic Force Microscopy OR Raman Spectroscopy)
Notes:* truncation operator / wildcardAND boolean operator to narrow searchOR boolean operator to widen search
* For more search tips in WOS, please visit here.
Database Demonstration: Web of Science (WOS)
Create Search Alerts
Results sorting
Find Full-Text
Save citations
Search Filters
Database Demonstration: Web of Science (WOS)
Print/Email OptionsAnalyse Results & Create Citation Report
No. of times cited by other papers
Database Demonstration: Web of Science (WOS)
Back to search results
Find Full-Text
My Tools & Search History
Citation-related statistics
Some tips on managing research results
Refine by subject/discipline areas as defined by the databases – more specific to your research focus.
Identify and read review articles so you can trace the historical development of a certain research area.
Use number of times cited to identify and read high-impact papers.
Use citations to trace the progress of a certain research area.
Building current awareness of Physics research
You can subscribe to the following alerts to keep updated on new Physics research development:
Publishers and journals’ alerting services and newsletters
Databases’ alerting service, e.g. saved search alert
LINC alerting service, e.g. saved search alert
Citation alerts
RSS feeds from related Physics websites and news organisations
Tools for Managing Your Research
JabRef for LaTeX users
JabRef is a free and open source bibliography reference manager software.
Latest version is 2.10, http://jabref.sourceforge.net/
Java-based so it is platform/OS-independent.
Uses BibTeX files (.bib) as native file format.
Provides filters to import other file format: .ris, Medline, JSTOR, etc
Graphical interface for editing BibTeX entries.
JabRef for LaTeX users
EndNote
EndNote is another bibliographic software for storing, organising and formatting your references from many sources.
Cite While You Write – EndNote automatically inserts references in Word document.
Customise the format and style of citation automatically.
Current version is X7.2.
* For more information, please visit our LibGuide on Endnote.
EndNote
Creating a EndNote Library: Direct Exporting from databases, Importing from PDF file, Manual Input
Cite While You Write – Inserting references into Word
EndNote Upcoming Workshops
EndNote Workshop Schedule, Semester 2, 2014/2015
Date Time Venue
Tue, 24 Feb 10am – 12pm Central Library
Wed, 25 Feb 1pm – 3pm Central Library
Thurs, 26 Feb 1pm – 3pm Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library
Fri, 27 Feb 10am – 12pm Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library
Mon, 2 Mar 1pm – 3pm Science Library
Thurs, 5 Mar 10am – 12pm Science Library
* This is a tentative schedule for the EndNote Workshops. Please visit http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote for the most updated schedule.
Library Proxy Bookmarklet
A browser plug-in that automatically inserts “libproxy1.nus.edu.sg” into the URL of an article link in your browser.
Quick way to see if NUS Libraries subscribe to the journal and you have access to the article.
* For more information, please visit the LibGuide.
Library Tips in Google Scholar
Apply Library Proxy Bookmarklet in Google Scholar to quickly see if you have access to journal articles.
Change “Library Links” in Settings to “National University of Singapore” – ensures that “Find It! @NUS Libraries” appears.
Change “Bibliography manager” in search results settings to ensure “Import into EndNote” appears.
Start your Physics Research with NUS Libraries today!
Information Sources for Academic Research
List of References
Library Portal: http://lib.nus.edu.sg
FindMore: http://nus.summon.serialssolutions.com
LINC Catalogue: http://linc.nus.edu.sg
myLINC to check library account: https://linc.nus.edu.sg/patroninfo/
Library FAQ: http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg
NUS Libraries Guide: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/libraryhelp Physics LibGuide: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/physics FindMore LibGuide: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/findmore How do I find theses?: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/findthesis E-books LibGuide: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/ebooks Citation styles LibGuide: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/citation EndNote LibGuide: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote Library Proxy Bookmarklet LibGuide: http://
libguides.nus.edu.sg/proxy_bookmarklet
ScholarBank: http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg
NUS plagiarism prevention website, http://www.cit.nus.edu.sg/plagiarism-prevention
List of References
Plagiarism, Breeze presentation by Centre for English Language Communication: https://breeze.nus.edu.sg/p53961553/
Avoiding Plagiarism, Breeze presentation by Dr Yang Ying, Centre for English Language Communication: https://breeze.nus.edu.sg/avoidingplagiarism/
NUS emodule on academic culture and plagiarism: http://emodule.nus.edu.sg/ac/
Web of Science Training: http://wokinfo.com/training_support/training/web-of-science/
JabRef: http://jabref.sourceforge.net/
More Useful References
Postgraduate Student Resources (Compiled by NUS CDTL): http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/pg/resources/
EndNote training (Thomson Reuters): http://endnote.com/training Early Career Researchers (Elsevier): http://
www.elsevier.com/early-career-researchers/home Institute of Physics, Career Resources for Undergraduates and Graduates:
http://www.iop.org/careers/undergrad--postgrad/page_64174.html Institute of Physics, Career Resources for Early Career Researcher:
http://www.iop.org/careers/researcher--career-change/page_64175.html American Institute of Physics, Career Resources: http://
www.aip.org/career-resources American Physics Society, Career Guidance: http://
www.aps.org/careers/guidance/index.cfm
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