Practical Library Tips for MIBF Students

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Practical Library Tips for MIBF Students

• Lingnan University Library
• Aug 2009
• http//www.library.ln.edu.hk/classes/powerpoint/mi
  bf2009.ppt

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Overview

• We shall begin with http//www.library.ln.edu.hk/
  
• Catalogue, Databases, E-Journals, Internet
  Resources, About the Library

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Your Circulation Records, Online Renewals, SMS
Alert Service
http//www.library.ln.edu.hk/
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Borrowing from Other Local Libraries
HKALL InterLibrary Loans
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HKALL

• HKALL Hong Kong Academic Library Link
  (????????) allows you to request for books not
  available at Lingnan but available at HKU, CUHK,
  HKUST, PolyU, CityU, HKBU or HKIEd -- delivered
  to Lingnan normally within 3 working days

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HKALL Request

• NEED 3 THINGS
• Name
• Barcode
• PIN

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Using other U Libraries in Person

• JULAC Card
• JULAC Library (Borrower) Cardholders can access
  and borrow items from other UGC Libraries.
• Apply at Circulations Counter (1/F, Library)
• http//www.library.ln.edu.hk/cir/cardform2.htmlug
  c

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Online Databases
ABI/Inform Business Source Premier, Factiva,
etc.
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More about E-Resources

• Selected In-Library-Use Databases
• Datastream (English) Global equity / listed
  companies information
• Wind.Net (Chinese) China equity / fund / bond /
  macro economics database
• CSMAR (Chinese English) Company financial
  information and trading statistics of listed
  companies in China
• WebBridge
• Linking up databases and full text sources

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Bookings and Forms
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Library ToolBar

• Like the convenience with the Google Toolbar or
  Yahoo! Toolbar? Quick searches and instant access
  to often used Library and University functions
  are readily available by installing the Lingnan
  University Library Toolbar
• http//www.library.ln.edu.hk/toolbar/
• Available for both IE and Firefox web browsers.

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Questions?

• Assistance 2616 8571
• refstaff_at_ln.edu.hk
• http//www.library.ln.edu.hk/eref/