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Advising on publishing trends to better choose publishers, journals and access models for your own publications These are but a few of the many services we can provide – contact your Subject Librarian (www.ntu.edu.sg/library/about/staffdirectory/ Pages/subject.aspx) to get an update on the latest resources, tools, trends, etc.
your students in learning? Together we may be able to identify new services that may support you in your current endeavours.
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Training your research assistants to use library tools, resources and services
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Talk to a librarian – we may surprise you in what we can offer!
Finally, we know that your work has changed and will continue to change at an ever-increasing pace. We would love to hear more about how you are currently engaging in your work – how do you find collaborators, how do you manage your data, how do you engage
Deputy University Librarian dcmor@ntu.edu.sg
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Introducing the 12-Week Loan for Teaching Staff
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Loan period for Open Shelf books have been extended. The revised loan period for Open Shelf books has been extended from 4 weeks to 12 weeks for all teaching staff with effect from 11 December 2012. Items can also be renewed up to 4 times unless there are requests for them.
Wong Oi May Senior Librarian (Access Services) omwong@ntu.edu.sg
Important Information
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Books with requests are subject to recall and must be returned by the recall due date.
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Recalled books are considered lost if they are not returned after the third recall notice.
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Books with high demand may have a reduced loan period. Do take note of the due date upon borrowing.
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Materials which have reached the renewal limit must be brought back to the Service Desk. These may be loaned out again at the Desk if there are no holds to fill.
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New Staff Caroline Pang Head, Medical Library Senior Assistant Director Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine carolinepang@ntu.edu.sg
With more than 15 years’ experience working as a librarian, Caroline starts a new phase of her career as Head of the Medical Library of Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine on 29 Oct 2012. In her lifetime, Caroline has been in the fortunate position of setting up libraries, she jokingly calls herself a serial start-up librarian. Previously, she had set-up the Tanoto Library in INSEAD and decided to stay for the last 10 years. Prior to that, she has also set up the medical library in National Cancer Centre Singapore. In the next few years, Caroline
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will be setting an interim medical library and finally the permanent medical library in 2015 on Novena Campus. Caroline received her Bachelor of Arts from University of Tasmania, majoring in Library & Information Studies and Computer Science and a minor in Philosophy. She obtained a MSc (Knowledge Management), NTU in 2008. From 2002-2004, Caroline served as the Coordinator of the inaugural Asia Pacific Business School Librarians Group. She is also active in the local library scene, serving as Chair, Business Librarians Group, Library Association of Singapore from 2009-2010. A little known fact about Caroline is that she shares the same birthday as Hitler. Though she shares the same habit of pacing while in deep thought, luckily, the similarities stop there. On a day-to-day basis, Caroline is generally mild-mannered with a good sense of humour. She enjoys visiting coffee houses and watching cooking shows.