Searching Library ResourcesNM3210 – Cybercrime and Society
Gan Kim Hong Rahimah Md [email protected] [email protected]
August 2009
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What we will cover
Boolean Logic Database Searching Proxy Bookmarklet NUS Libraries’ InfoGate
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Topic : Cybercrime
Possible search queries:
1. cybercrime2. cyber crime3. cyber crimes4. internet crimes5. computer crimes
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Boolean Operators or = any of the terms may be
present and = all terms must be present not = excludes specific search term
using “and” operator narrows the search
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Truncation & Wildcard
Truncation:Truncation: crimecrime** retrieves “crime”, “crimeretrieves “crime”, “crimess” ”
(anything that comes after “crime”)(anything that comes after “crime”)
Wildcard:Wildcard: womwom??nn retrieves “womretrieves “womaan” and “womn” and “womeen”n”
(symbol(symbol ?? replaces one character)replaces one character)
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[topic]
Monitoring cybercrime in Singapore
(concept 1)
monitoring(concept 3)
Singapore
Singaporemonitor*
(concept 2)
cybercrime
(cybercrime* or (cyber crime*) or (internet crime*) or (computer crime*)
monitor* and (cybercrime* or (cyber crime*) or (internet crime*) or (computer crime*)) and Singapore
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Keyword Search using Boolean Logic
Identify the key concepts enclose each concept in parenthesis string the concepts using and
Within each concept list as many synonyms as possible string the synonyms using or
Use truncation to capture variant forms of a search term
Phrase search use quotation marks to group words into a
phrase
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Mechanics of Database Searching
Formulate search query using Boolean logic Sort by relevance Refine search (e.g. narrow down the results) Mark Save
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LexisNexis Academic
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Specify source: Singapore
Sort by relevance
Mark records
Save records:Print, email or download
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Log In to Factiva
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Specify source: Hong Kong
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Search Straits Times
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Searching for Journal Articles in LINC
Hinduja, Sameer, and Patchin, Justin W. (2008). Personal information of adolescents on the Internet: a quantitative content analysis of MySpace. Journal of Adolescence, 31 (1). 125-146.
title of article
title of journal
In LINC, which title do we search? journal title
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EbscoHostInformaWorldProject MuseProquestSageScienceDirect
See Library portal for a complete list
Searching Full-text Databases
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ScienceDirect
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Library Proxy Bookmarklet
Inserts the NUS library proxy stem (libproxy1.nus.edu.sg) into the URL of the article
Connects you to the library proxy and allows you to view the full-text of the article straightaway if it is subscribed by NUS Libraries
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From URL links in Websites
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From URL links in Email Alerts
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How do I install the Proxy Bookmarklet in my browser?
Click on the link below and follow the instructions:
http://lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/d/proxybkmrklet_google.html
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How to use the proxy bookmarklet?
1. Click on the URL of the article
2. Click on the library proxy bookmarkletIn your Internet browser:Favorites NUS Libraries Proxy Bookmarklet
3. You will be prompted for your NUSNET ID and password if you have not login previously during the session
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Library InfoGate
Federated search engine Searches multiple resources via one
interface Useful when:
you are not sure of which databases to choose when starting a search
you want to find out other databases are relevant to your research topic
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InfoGate
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CNM Subject Guide
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/sg/ss/cn/cnm.html
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CNM Resource Librarians’ Contacts
Gan Kim Hong (Ms)Librarian, Central [email protected] 6516-2022
Rahimah (Ms)Assistant Librarian, Central [email protected]
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