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Audiovisual Materials

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Biographies

You could do an author search in OPAC on the personality of interest, example: David Beckham ...

or by subject, eg. Soccer players -- Biography

Biographical information is also available on the Web. Check it out.

Books

The Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System for shelf arrangement of books.

Books and videos are arranged on the shelves by call numbers.

The Shelf Guides on the end panels of book shelves will guide you to the location of your titles of interest.

You may use OPAC to locate titles of interest. Click here to learn how to search OPAC.

Use the bookmarks by access the bookmarks from [ NP Library >> eLearn >> Bookmarks ] to help you zoom in on the classification numbers for topics of interest:

Citation Styles

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Cliparts & Multimedia Resources

The Library supports the multimedia needs of users through the following sources.

Company Information

Annual Reports

A collection of Annual Reports, mainly of companies listed on the Singapore Exchange, including some well-known foreign companies is located in the Reference Section at Level 3. Search for the companies of interest via OPAC.

Company Documents

Users could access Company Documents comprising

  • Bonus issues
  • Debt instruments
  • Employee Share Option Schemes
  • Company newsletters / Profiles etc
  • Preference Shares/Issues
  • Public Listings
  • Rights Issues - Shares, Debt Instruments (Bonds. Loan Stocks etc)
  • Scheme of Arrangement
  • Share Options (Employee Share Options/Share Purchase Schemes)
  • Share Purchase
  • Takeovers, Acquisitions And Divestments
  • Unit Trusts

In addition, there are corporate profiles, company newsletters and related publications. You may locate companies of interest via the Business Database

Computer Software

Please go through this segment of the OPAC tutorial on Advanced Search.
The instructions in this program also applies to computer software, except that : Under Material Type, you specify “Electronic Resource”.

Databases By Subject

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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

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Directories

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e-Books

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e-Journals

Find e-journals from databases. Check out free e-journals form the Internet.

Examination Papers

The NP Examination Papers Database provides multi-user access to examination papers for all Diplomas, Advanced Diplomas and Certificate courses offered by the Polytechnic. It replicates all hard copies for examinations set from 1995 onwards. Users may search, browse, download or print any of the examination papers.

Backup copies of the NP Examination Papers are available at the Recommended Books Section.

Financial Information

Click here for a guide to look for financial information. Use the following to retrieve financial information :

Factiva Database

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Bloomberg Database

Online real-time financial information network, combining news, data and analysis for financial markets and businesses. Access from Reference
PC 7. Please approach reference counter staff for database login. See the Quick Guide.

EBSCO Business Source Premier

Covers almost 3,000 business and management full-text publications. Use it to locate articles about the company of interest. Check it out

Quick Guide | Demo

Global Market Information Database

Covers statistics and analysis reports published by Euromonitor in the following modules: Detailed Market Size Data, Consumer Lifestyle Data, Country Marketing Parameters, Marketing Forecast Data, Brand and Company Information, Business Information Sources, Marketing Profiles, Full Text Market Analysis. Check it out

Directories

Access the Yellow Pages, The Green Book, eGuide, Times Business Directory, etc. Check it out

SingStat / Singapore Department of Statistics

Access local trade statistics, searchable by SITC (Standard International Trade Classification) Code or HS (Harmonised System) Code. Annual, quarterly, or monthly data for Imports, Exports, Re-Exports, Domestic Exports or Total Trade are available. The database is updated monthly and the figures date up to the past 3 to 4 years.

Internet Websites

Use search engines to look for various websites.

Check out the subject gateways and online resource guides for relevant websites on various subjects.

Law Cases

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Maps / Atlases

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New Titles

Check out new books, media and periodicals released by the Library

Newspaper Articles

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Printed Copies

Printed copies of the local dailies and the Asian Wall Street Journal are available in the Lifestyle Library. Back issues are retained for two months.

Straits Times Interactive (STI)

Users may also access STI for the latest news. It also includes a 7-days archive.

Click here to access Straits Times Interactive

Factiva

You may also access the Straits Times via the Factiva Database. This is a global news and business information service that combines the content sets of Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing. It covers real time news from 8,000 worldwide publications, news pictures and company financials.

Current day’s news from Straits Times are made available between 10 a.m. to 12 noon on the same day. Click here for a quick guide on how to use this service to locate current day’s news.

Patents

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Periodical Articles

Find articles from electronic databases accessible from the Library Home Page

Quotations

Click here to find online quotations from the Internet. To find quotations from books, do a subject search in OPAC eg. Business ... quotations.

Resource Guides ( By Topics )

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Semiconductor Information

Check out the online resources to find semiconductor information.
Click here to find the semiconductor databooks collection.

Speeches from Ministers

Check out : SPRInter (Singapore Press Releases on the Internet) : Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts. Archive of Singapore Ministerial speeches and press releases as from Feb 1996.

Standards

Click here to find the online standards. Check the hardcopies of standards in the from Standard Database.

Statistical Information

The Statistical Periodicals Collection located at Reference cover business, economic and social statistics.

Check out online statistics on Singapore and the world from the Library Home Page.

Yearbooks / Almanacs

Click here to find online yearbooks / almanacs from the Internet. To find yearbooks from the Library, do a subject search in OPAC eg. Science ... Yearbooks.

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