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Introduction to SLIM: How to extend the due date?

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I would like to extend the due dates of books borrowed, how to do a renewal of my items online? How long would the due date be extended?

In this introduction, we will show how to extend the due date of borrowed books, on what occasion you can renew your borrowing online, what situations would there be afterwards, and guide you through these functions on SLIM system.

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JSTOR Understanding Series: A connection between dated and recent research documents

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After the Text Analyzer function, JSTOR introduced a new searching tool: The JSTOR Understanding Series. This tool connects the original research paper to the later-published dissertations, organizes every paragraph cited by future people, and links to the full text of the original publication.

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How to find “The Wall Street Journal” in NTU Library?

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The Wall Street Journal is one of the most prestigious financial newspapers in the US. Founded in 1889, it’s also one of the most spread newspaper in the US. NTU Library has subscribe to the electronic version of the Wall Street Journal, collected in databases like ProQuest and EBSCOhost. In this article, searching skill, chronological range of collection, and versions of different regions would be introduced.

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How to find “The Economist” in NTU Library?

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The Economist was founded in 1843 in London. It is an weekly newspaper which focused on international news of politics, business and finance.  The unique and insightful analyses make it not only the a classic reading for teachers and students in business school but also an important tool for entrepreneurs to keep up with the latest information around the world.

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Introduction to SLIM: Virtual Browse

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When we find the required books by using SLIM system and look for the books on the stack, books of relevant topics could also be found. Browsing the stacks is like excavating treasure, during which intriguing books might be discovered. Is it possible to know what books are beside your required books if you were not in the library? The “Virtual Browse” function on SLIM could fulfill such requirement.  【中文說明請見此文章：SLIM雲端圖書館自動化系統介紹(30)如何線上瀏覽虛擬書架】

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大英圖書館虛擬經典典藏 The British Library: Turning the Pages

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本文與同學們分享大英圖書館製作的 Virtual Books「虛擬書」網站：Turning the Pages（翻頁）（http://www.bl.uk/turning-the-pages/），讚嘆該館花費大量經費，利用高科技將經典手稿數位化，饗宴世界讀者。有興趣的讀者，只要用滑鼠或在手機上輕彈頁面，就可翻閱欣賞典藏書籍內容。

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How can I connect Google Scholar to the NTU Library’s resources?

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If you want to search for academic articles, Google Scholar is recommended.  But how to get quick full-text access to the items that the library already subscribes to after searching the articles needed by Google Scholar ?  When will the “Find it @NTU” show up to link to the full-text?  Please follow the instructions below:

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