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Library tour - 4th floor

Please click on the floor plan for more information about the section.




Loans Desk/RBR/Self Check out

Patrons may check out, check in or renew books, journals, RBR books, on hold items that are ready to be picked up and loan carrel keys.

Patrons may also use the self check out service to borrow books and bound journals.

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Book Drop

Patrons may return books or bound journals to the Library without queuing at the Loan Desk. Just drop off your books at our Loan Desk.

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RBR Book Drop

The Self-Service Book Drop for RBR books enables you to return library books without having to queue at the Loans Desk.

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Recently Returned Books/Bound Journals

This area is to facilitate a faster turnaround of returned books to users. Books, Bound journals and General Reading materials returned at the loan desk are sorted and made available to users at this area as soon as possible. If you are looking for recently returned books or when you cannot find them on the designated shelf, remember to check this area as well.

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LINC Terminals

LINC, the NUS Library's online public access catalogue, contains records of books, journals, theses, conference proceedings, microforms, AV materials, and CD-ROMs available in all the NUS Libraries.  Please note the location codes indicated in LINC. 

Patrons can also check their library records for information about their loans, requests, fines, or renew their loans, etc. It is also accessible through any terminal connected to NUSNET, the campus network, or Internet.  

Instructions on how to use LINC are available on LION

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New Books Display

New books added to the collection are displayed here for 2 weeks. These may be checked out immediately.  For the latest new books, please refer to the New Books on Display list. 

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Self-service Fines Payment Booth

This enables patrons to pay library fines using the cashcard or ezlink card.   Approach the staff at the photocopying room, on the 5th floor,  to top-up your cashcard or buy a card. 

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Display Corner

Features the Library collections, introduction to library services during orientation and festivals celebrated in Singapore. These include specialised subject displays.

Information Desk

Please approach the staff if you need:

  • Assistance in the use of library services and collection, LINC, E-Resources and CD-ROMs.
  • To report loss of books and matriculation, staff or membership cards.
  • To loan audiovisual and microform materials, etc.
  • To book AV Group Viewing Room.
  • To request for Library Online Information Search Service.
  • To request for document delivery.
  • To request for inter-library loans.

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CD-ROM cum E-resources Workstations

The networked PC and CD-ROM workstations are for accessing E-resources, CD-ROMs on the networked and those issued by the Information Desk respectively. 

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CD-ROM Workstations and Network Printer

The CD-ROM workstations are for those issued by the Information Desk only. 

Login at the network printer station to print jobs that you have sent when using any of the E-resources Workstations. This printer is operated by a cash card. Approach the staff at the photocopy room on the 5th floor to buy or top-up your cashcard.

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Self-service Photocopying

This service is operated by a commercial vendor. The machines accept cashcards.  Approach the staff at the photocopy room, on the 5th floor,  to top-up your cashcard.  Please observe the Copyright Act and the NUS Library Rules on Photocopying.

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Reference Collection

(includes Medical Library & Nursing Reference Collection)
Materials here are grouped into numbered categories.  Each category representing books on  biographies, dictionaries & encyclopaedias, numerical data, handbooks & manuals and descriptions of plants & animals.

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MD Singapore- Malaysia Collection

The collection includes publications on medical topics in the Singapore, Malaysia, and ASEAN context. Also includes works (both medical and non-medical contents) written by Singapore medical doctors.

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Indexes & Abstracts

These are arranged by title instead of call number.  Many of these resources are available as E-Resources.

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Science Current Journals

The recent issues of journals are shelved here. Older issues are bound and shelved on the 5th floor - Serials Room or kept in the Closed Stacks. For closed stacks items, do a request the items in LINC. Check the collections times of closed stacks materials posted in the library.

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Multimedia Viewing

This area enables staff and students to make use of the audio-visual equipment to view the resources kept in the Library. Please approach the Information Desk to loan audiovisual and microform materials request.

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Seminar Room

This room is open for student use. Group booking for a minimum of 5 persons can be made one day in advance at the Information Desk.

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Discussion Rooms

These rooms are open for student use. Group booking for a minimum of 4 persons can be made one day in advance at the Information Desk.

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Book Chute

Books (except RBR books) may be returned through the book chute located outside of the Science Library entrance when the Library is closed.

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Last modified: 09/10/2007