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We shall begin with http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/

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Library Online Catalogue › Find books, journals, AV, etc. › How to get access?

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Question: Search for the book: Boone, L. E. & Kurtz, D. L. (2006). Contemporary business 2006. Australia : Thomson/South-Western.

Answer: Search the Library Catalogue by title: contemporary business 2006.

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Question: I want to read the book written by Bill Gates in 1999. What should I Do?

Answer: Search the Library Catalogue by name of Author. Be sure to search by placing the SURNAME in front of the first name.

Question: I want to find books for my research project on Hong Kong’s Banking industry?

Answer: Conduct a key word search on banking and hong kong. Click “Modify Search” to limit the search terms in “Subject” and publication year after 2005.

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Use Lingnan E-mail / password to login Check for your borrowing records.Make online renewal. Check your reading history. Register for SMS Alert Service to receive library notices.

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General Search Tips for the Library Catalogue : http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/search_tips

About My Library Account: http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/about_my_library_account

About Library Catalogue: http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/opac

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Allows searching across library catalogue records, major subscribed full-text databases, research in Digital Repository, citations from Web of Science at once

NOT a substitute for any individual database

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Question: I am looking for journal articles for my research project about the development of internet banking in China.

Answer: Conduct a key word/advanced key word search in 1-Search. › The Boolean Operators AND, OR and NOT

must be written in ALL CAPS.› Words in a specific order use " ". e.g. “Internet

banking"

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http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/databases

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HKALL

Inter Library Loan

Hong Kong Academic Library Link (香港高校圖書聯網 )

Allows you to request books not available in Lingnan but available at CityU, CUHK, HKBU, HKIEd, HKU, HKUST & PolyU

Normally the requested item will be delivered to Lingnan within 3 working days

HKALL can be accessed via:› Online Library Catalogue› http://hkall.hku.hk/

Quota: Up to 10 books at the same time User Guide: http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/hkall 13

JULAC Card:› JULAC Library (Borrower) Cardholders

can access and borrow items from other UGC Libraries.

› Apply online at: http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/user/login?destination=/services/library-forms/julac

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Bookings can be made for the following rooms and facilities:› Discussion Rooms› Individual Study Rooms› CD-ROM / Database Workstations› Microfilm Workstations› Multimedia Booths

http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/services/room-booking-system

If you are off-campus, please log in to ITSC VPN service prior to access the booking system.

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Served as a portal to databases, subject guides and various user guides on library services and facilities

http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/

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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/library-toolbar› Available for both IE and Firefox web

browsers.

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Let’s have our Library Tour

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