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Library resources for module HY2259: The Craft of History
(21-Jan-2014)
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Resource librarians
Tim Yap Fuan ([email protected] )Magali Briquet ([email protected] )Herman Felani Md. Yunos ([email protected] )Winnifred Wong ([email protected] )Han Ming Guang ( [email protected] )
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Online library guides
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http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/history
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/sgprimarysources
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Content
1. Overview2. Finding secondary sources (books, articles &
theses)3. Finding primary sources4. Others
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1. Overview
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Primary sources vs. secondary sources
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Primary Secondary• First-hand
testimony, direct evidence of event
• Examples: diaries, interview, letters
• Created later by someone who didn’t experience the event
• Examples: scholarly books, articles, theses, dissertations
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Primary sources available in NUS Libraries
Singapore China South Asia U.K. & U.S.A. Others
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Secondary sources available in NUS Libraries
Books Journals Theses &
dissertations
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Finding Library resources LINC, Databases, FindMore,
ScholarBank@NUS, RBR, Exam Papers
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LINC Library catalogue Lists items in the library collection, including
books, e-books, journals, e-journals, databases, multimedia items, etc
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FindMore(Over 330 million records, Jan. 14)
Books, journals,
multi-media items, theses, etc in library
collection
LINC - Library catalogue(1.7 million records)
Articles from academic journals,
magazines, newspapers
DatabasesContent
from some specialised databases
isnot
searchable by FindMore
FindMore Guide FindMore FAQs
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Demo “Rules for Rulers: Obscure Texts, Authority,
and Policing in Two Malay States”, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 32, 2 (2001), pp. 211-25.
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2. Finding secondary sources (books, articles &
theses)
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Starting points for Singapore studies
Singapore : the encyclopediaSingapore : Editions Didier Millet, 2006.http://linc.nus.edu.sg:2084/record=b2509793*eng
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Singapore, National Library Board.Infopediahttp://infopedia.nl.sg/
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Starting points for Singapore studies
A history of modern Singapore, 1819-2005 / C.M. Turnbull.
Singapore : NUS Press, c2009.
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http://linc.nus.edu.sg/record=b2665942
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FindMore Use the
keywords found: SIT Singapore
Improvement Trust
HDB Housing and
Development Board
Limit by subject terms “History”16
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Databases Indexes and Abstracts
Search across hundreds to thousands of journals Provides abstracts Peer-reviewed journal
E-book databases
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Which database to search?
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/history
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Databases Full-text:
JSTOR : contains only back issues (start from the first issue up to 3 to 5 years before the present)
Project Muse ACLS Humanities E-Book
History-specific indexes Historical Abstracts
Excludes United States and Canada A Sense of History (Bibliography - Singapore)
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Databases Asian studies-specific indexes:
Bibliography of Asian Studies(BAS) PERIND
Other indexes: International Bibliography of the Social Science
(IBSS) Web of Science (SSCI, AHCI) Scopus Humanities Index
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Databases Singapore studies:
PERIND (Periodical index re. Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei , ASEAN)
A Sense of History (Bibliography - Singapore) : select bibliography produced by NUS Libraries, lists primary and secondary sources on the history of Singapore.
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Finding theses & dissertations
• Masters (by research)& PhD theses
Non-NUS (Foreign)
Before Sep 2003 (Print)After Sep 2003 (e-theses)
FindMore
Purchased theses (Print, CD-ROM)Theses databases
Repositories of universities
LINC- Proquest dissertations& theses- Index to theses
How do I find theses?
NUS • Academic
Exercises (HTs)
LINCLINC
ScholarBank@NUS
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History Dept. HTs Selected HTs only Conduct a call no. search in library catalogue Call no. for History Dept. HTs: D6 Browse records
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ScholarBank@NUS
Collections: Electronic
theses & dissertations
Scholarly outputs of NUS community including articles, conference papers, etc
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Hands-on Go to the library catalogue, FindMore
(www.lib.nus.edu.sg) Find as many resources as possible on Cinema
in Singapore in 1950s. Present your results to the class. Duration: 10 min
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Search tips : subject headings Subjects heading :
Established terms Chosen by librarian To ensure consistency in organizing library
materials
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3. Finding primary sources
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Timeline of newspapers collection available in NUS Libraries1600 1700 1800 1900 2000
Press clippings
Singapore pre-war newspapers
Microform collection
Singapore newspapers (in Chinese Library)
Legend:ElectronicMicrofilm or microfichePrintElectronic, print, microform
Eighteenth Century Journals
Recent
Singapore
Others
Guide - NewspapersMicroform collection
Proquest Historical Newspapers
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Newspapers online
news articles from major national and international newspapers, trade journals, and wires.
Includes Straits Times, Business Times, Financial Times, etc…
Straits Times : coverage:1 July 1989 – to date. excludes stories from news agencies and contributors.
l Provides full text of hundreds of news sources including
newspapers, magazines, and newsletters. It is updated daily. Straits Times:
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Historical newspapers online Proquest Historical Newspapers:
Chicago Defender (1910-1975) Chicago Tribune (1849-1989) The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer
(1791-2003) Los Angeles Times (1881-1989) The New York Times (1851-2009) The Times of India (1838-2003) The Wall Street Journal (1889-1995) The Washington Post (1877-1996)
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Historical newspapers online Gale NewsVault:
The Economist historical archive, 1843-2009 The Financial Times historical archive, 1888-2009 The Sunday times digital archive, 1822-2006 The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985 Times Literary Supplement historical archive,
1902-2008
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Hands-on: Newspaper database Subject: British Labour party & military
withdrawal from Singapore, 1964-1967 Point of view of British Government Why did this decision was made?
1. Read extracts from Infopedia & History of Modern Singapore.
2. Find relevant keywords in those extracts3. Select one newspapers database4. Find primary sources in this database 15 min
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Hands-on: Newspaper database
Source: Singapore, National Library Board. “British Withdrawal from Singapore.” Accessed January 17, 2014, http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1001_2009-02-10.html .35
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Hands-on: Newspaper database
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Source: Turnbull, C. M. , A History of Modern Singapore, 1819-2005. Singapore: NUS Press, 2009, p. 305
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Timeline of sources for Singapore history available in NUS Libraries
…. and local, foreign newspapers
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1800 1850 1900 1950 2000
CO* files, etc…
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
Hansard (Parliamentary debates)
IOR* , SSR*
Sg Parliamentary Debates
Papers of Lew Kuan Yew
Annual reports
Abbreviations:*IOR: India Office records*SSR: Straits Settlements records*CO: Colonial Office
ElectronicLegend:
Electronic, print, microform
Microfilm or microfichePrint
Guide – Sg Primary Sources
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Government records : CO records
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Series No.
Series Title & Content Years Where? Finding Aid
CO 273 Straits Settlements Original Correspondence
1838-1946 NUSL Electronic Resource
Kratoska’s Index
CO 275 Straits Settlements Sessional Papers
1855-1940 NUSL Electronic Resource
Index
Incl. correspondence between the Governor and the Colonial Office.
Legislative & Executive Council Proceedings (minutes of meetings), annual departmental reports
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Government records : Colonial Office
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Series No.
Series Title & Content Years Where? Finding Aid
CO 276 Government Gazette 1867- 1942
NUSL Electroni
c Resource
Index at the beginning of each file
CO 277 Straits Settlements Miscellanea
Straits Settlements Blue Books.Blue Book of Statistics.
1867-1939
NUSL Electroni
c Resource
Index at the beginning of each file
Official newspaper produced by the government . Content incl. proclamations by the governor, notice of appointments, texts of ordinances.
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Subject: Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT)* Which keywords would you use to search the
Kratoska's index and find the relevant Colonial Office records (CO 273) about SIT?
Find at least 3 keywords Get help from Singapore: the Encyclopedia
Hands-on: Finding the relevant keywords
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* It was set up in 1927
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Hands-on: Finding the relevant keywords
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Source: Koh, Tommy T. B., Timothy Auger, Jimmy Yap, Wei Chian Ng, Siok Ai Sng, Singapore. National Heritage Board., and Singapore. Ministry of Information Communications and the Arts. Singapore : The Encyclopedia. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, 2006.
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Singapore primary sources
The Papers of Lee Kuan Yew: Speeches, Interviews and Dialogues Lib has 1st series (1950-1990) 2nd series (1990-2011) – Not
published yet
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Timeline of Sources for Chinese History available in NUS Libraries
…. and newspapers …. Chinese Library’s
resources
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Electronic
China : culture and society (The Wason Pamphlet Collection, c1750-1929)
China : trade, politics & culture, 1793-1980
FO files*NCCO*
FBIS*
Abbreviations:*FBIS: Daily report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1974-1996 *FO: Foreign Office files for China, 1949-1980 (U.K. archives)*NCCO: Nineteenth Century collections online, (e.g. Dispatches from U.S. Consuls in Shanghai, China, 1847-1906)
Legend:
Electronic, print, microform
Microfilm or microfichePrint
1800 1850 1900 1950 2000
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Others
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National Archives of Singapore http://archivesonline.nas.sg/
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Guide to sources in NAS
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Guide to the sources of history in Singapore / [editor, Ong Choo Suat]. Singapore : National Archives , [1989]
Call no. Z3268 Gui
http://linc.nus.edu.sg/record=b1515184
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National Archives of Singapore : Oral History Center
“Steps to Conducting Your Own Oral History Project”:http://www.nhb.gov.sg/nas/conductohc.htm Oral History Centre, (Singapore). Memories & Reflections : The Singapore
Experience : Documenting a Nation's History through Oral History. 2nd ed. Singapore: Oral History Centre, National Archives of Singapore, 2007.
http://linc.nus.edu.sg:2084/record=b2539715*eng
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• Library Portal, http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg • NUS Libraries subject guides, http://
libguides.nus.edu.sg/libraryhelp • History subject guide,
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/history • Singapore primary sources subject guide, http://
libguides.nus.edu.sg/sgprimarysources • Library FAQs, http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/ • ScholarBank@NUS, http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/ • How to search for theses?,
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/findthesis • Library proxy bookmarklet, http://
libguides.nus.edu.sg/proxy_bookmarklet • FindMore guide, http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/findmore • E-Books guide, http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/ebooks
Links to resources
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