National University of Singapore Libraries

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National UniversityofSingapore Libraries

• Digital Projects

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Outline

• Introduction to NUS Libraries
• Library Portal
• Chinese Overseas Historical Database

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NUS Libraries
Central Library
Chinese Library
C J Koh Law Library
Medical Library
Science Library
Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library
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Statistics

• Collection size (Jul 2004)
• Prints 1,188,491 titles (2,319,109 volumes)
• Journals 43,034 titles (13,512 active)
• E-Resources 23,452 titles (ejournals, ebooks,
  CD-ROMs)
• Multimedia 22,149 titles
• Microforms 23,626 titles
• Membership (Jul 2004)
• Students 34,362
• Staff 7,841
• External members 10,203

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Library Portal

• Project of our Digital Library Initiatives 1998 -
  2003
• Tender awarded on October 2003
• Launched in August 2004
• Use BEA WebLogic 8.1 portal platform

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Aim of the Library Portal
Integrate a host of online services and digital
resources to improve user browsing experience and
to provide personalization capabilities
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Main Features

• Single sign-on, from the library portal
  homepage, seamlessly authenticates users to
  library services such as myLINC, library proxy,
  and electronic forms

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Main Features

• Displays information from the users library
  accounts such as library notices, status of
  reservation requests, or checked-out items
• Incorporates users particulars into the e-forms
  saving users time

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Main Features

• 4. Allows users to indicate the information they
  prefer to view. User profile is made by
  selecting from a list of subject categories. Upon
  logging in, only the News, Events, New Book
  Arrivals and eResources which match their profile
  will be displayed

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Homepage After Login
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Users Library Account
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E-Forms
Based on the users login id, only forms
relevant to their membership category will be
displayed
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E-Forms (Document Delivery)

• E-form is pre-populated with users particulars

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Databases Subject List Before After Login
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Ejournals Subject List Before After Login
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Ejournals Title List After Login
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Setting Preferences
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Setting Preferences for News, Events
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Setting Preferences for ebooks and ejournals
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Phase 2 of Library Portal

• Single sign-on to library portal upon login to
  campus network (Dec 2004)
• Mobile portal, including mobile library catalog
  AirLINC, for pocket PC (Dec 2004)
• Handle Chinese Japanese characters (2005)
• Preference setting by individual journal titles
  in addition to by subject areas (2005)
• Incorporate routing for electronic forms (2005)
• An interface to search all our electronic
  resources by title keyword (2005)

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Chinese OverseasHistorical Database
This project plans to include primary and
secondary historical documents from two sources

• The NUS Libraries Collection
• Collections from other libraries, archives,
  government and private organizations as well as
  individuals in Southeast Asia
• Covers documents written in Chinese, vernacular
  other languages

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Chinese Overseas Historical Database

• Completed products
• Lat Pao (??)
• Sin Kok Min Jit Pao
• (?????)

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Chinese Overseas Historical Database

• Bibliographies indexes
• Catalogue of Academic Exercises, Theses and
  Dissertations on Chinese Overseas Studies kept in
  National University of Singapore Library
• Primary materials on Chinese Education in
  Singapore, 1819 1959
• A Sense of History A Select Bibliography on the
  History of Singapore
• Southeast Asian Studies Database

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Chinese Overseas Historical Database

• Chinese Overseas Studies website
• (http//www.lib.nus.edu.sg/chz/chineseoverse
  as/)

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Chinese Overseas Historical Database

• Future Plans
• One out-of-print journal Jiaofeng Yuekan ????
  (currently negotiating for rights)
• Three pre-war newspapers published in Singapore
  and Malaysia
• Penang Sin Pao ????
• Union Times ????
• Yik Khuan Pao ???
• Publications from Chinese clan associations,
  trade religious organizations, school
  magazines, surveys, statistics, annuals, guide
  books, etc.

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ThankYou