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Ideas and Exposition + Critiques and Expression: UTW1001K

How to use this guide

Hello...welcome to UTW1001K Meaning of Home and Identity in the Diaspora Resource Guide 🙂. 

We have curated relevant tools, some research basics, and some recommended resources for this course. Need some guidance? Get in touch with the research librarian for this course, Jamila (jam@nus.edu.sg).

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TOOLS FOR FREE ACCESS TO ARTICLES

TOOLS FOR FREE ACCESS TO ARTICLES

Getting journal articles using Google Scholar

In the video below, you will learn how to access resources beyond NUS Libraries. You will learn how to access articles through Google Scholar.

Getting ~free~ access to articles with paywall (via ProxyBookmarklet)

You hit a page where they are asking you to pay for the article? Do NOT pay. Click on image to view the video on how to set up ProxyBookmarklet. You can also get the guide on how to do so, on this page.

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RESEARCH BASICS

SOME RESEARCH BASICS IDEAS TO HELP YOU  ALONG..

Searching Effectively

Short video on how to strategise our search - to get more effective results :)

 

Citing your Paper

Citing maintains academic integrity and acknowledge to the authors you have referenced. It also allows readers to trace your information back to its original source, ensuring transparency and credibility. Possible two ways of citing listed below.

i) Click image to view video:

ii) Cite using zoterobib here: https://zbib.org/

Using APA citation

APA citation style can be quite confusing.

Fret not - we have resources and sample references on APA in this guide..

RELEVANT RESOURCES

RELEVANT RESEARCH RESOURCES FOR YOUR PAPER

Library Portal and a bit on Google Scholar

One-stop search can be done within the Library search engine. And yes, we know you would still want to use Google. We advise that you use Google Scholar instead. So take a look at this short video to know how to search both effectively, for your assignments.

Click image to view the video

cover for searching library search engine and google scholar

Database: JSTOR

Topic too niche? Try using JSTOR - a good database for humanities and social sciences topics. You can access JSTOR by clicking on the link below 

accessing JSTOR 

Database: Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC)

Searching for articles leaning towards discourse, rhetoric or linguistics? Enter your search terms or keywords on CMMC, a database covering all aspects of communication studies...

accessing CMMC