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Read, Write and Win Competition 2010 Launch
The Read, Write and Win Competition 2010 was officially launched at the Swinburne Sarawak Library on 23 September 2010. A collaborative effort between the Library and the School of Language and Foundation, the aim of this endeavour is to inculcate a healthy reading culture among Swinburne Sarawak students. The launch drew a sizeable crowd and included a first-time-ever Read Aloud session where two students read excerpts from their favourite books.
Ms Dayang Zarina, the Manager of Information Resources, and Associate Professor Wang Su Chen, Head of the School of Language and Foundation, were both present at the launch. In their speeches, both speakers highlighted the importance of reading broadly across disciplines. Both Ms Zarina and Dr Wang expressed their hope in seeing more students develop a love for reading.
The highlight of the event was the Read Aloud session. Two students – Jerome Chan (Malaysia) and Joan Akatukunda (Uganda), read excerpts from their favourite books. Jerome read excerpts from Rick Riordan’s The Last Olympian, while Joan read the first chapter of A Tale of Two Cities, one of her first reads.
The Read, Write and Win Competition 2010 will run through 27 October 2010. To enter this competition, all a student needs to do is to submit a 500-word summary of his or her favourite book, and explain why the Swinburne Library should have this book on its shelves. Winners of this competition will be acknowledged at a ceremony on 10 November 2010, where they will read their winning write-ups.
Throughout the entire period of the competition, a Read Aloud session will be held every Wednesday at 4:30pm in the Library. Each week, two students will read excerpts from their favourite books. Ms Dayang Zarina of Information Resources has promised that the Library would make available on its shelves titles that are read during each of the read aloud sessions. Students who are interested in participating in the Read, Write and Win Competition 2010 or the weekly read aloud sessions are invited to speak to any one of the library staff members for more information or email to iresource@swinburne.edu.my.
Jerome read the excerpts of Rick Riordan’s The Last Olympian while Joan read the first chapter of A Tale of Two Cities ( below ) during the Read Aloud session.
RSC Publishing Trial Access
RSC Publishing is one of the world's leading scientific publishers, offering an exceptional range of peer-reviewed journals, magazines, books, databases and publishing services to the chemical science community.
RSC Publishing is offering a free trial period for all new journals, so readers can get a taste of the new publications and evaluate them thoroughly. In this model, the latest issue of each new journal is freely available to all readers via the website. Below are the details:
Free Access Periods 2009 - 2010:- Integrative Biology
- Metallomics
- Nanoscale
Free Access Period 2010 - 2011:- MedChemComm
- Polymer Chemistry
Student Rover Service
Do you need help with installing Swin Wifi or OPAC searching or any other IT related issues in the library? Our Student Rovers are here to help you. This program started in April 2010 and designed to provide roving on-the-spot assistance to students.
The student rovers provided students with assistance both using the library such as locating library materials, searching OPAC, printing and photocopying and using the computer i.e installing of Swin Wifi and other IT and library related issues.
They can be easily spotted by a black vest with the wording ‘Student Rover- Here to help' on the back of the vest. They will be in the library between 10.30am to 4.30pm. Currently, Swinburne Library recruited 4 student rovers and we are looking forward for a positive response from our students. Swinburne Library is creating an environment where not only staff can assist the students but students can also help to manage and assist the students within library.
The Student Rovers on duty.
From left to right: Casper, Petrus , Simms and Quintin
The Student Rover’s vest with the message – ‘ Here to help’
- TRIAL TO CREDO REFERENCE
- TRIAL TO OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY ONLINE
- TRIAL TO OXFORD REFERENCE ONLINE (PREMIUM COLLECTION)
- Over 185 subject dictionaries offer unrivalled coverage of everything from art to accountancy, politics to physics, and computing to classics
- Explore 1.5 million entries across 25 subjects, including an extensive range of Oxford Companions, and the Oxford Dictionary of Quoations
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Trial to Credo Reference has already been set up and expires on the 30th June, 2010. Staff and students will be able to access this trial on campus via IP Authentication at www.credoreference.com
Credo Reference is a multi-publisher online reference resource covering every discipline. The publishers include Blackwell, Cambridge University Press, Wiley, Thames & Hudson, Collins, MIT Press, Harvard University Press, Elsevier and many more.
It offers authoritative content from many of the world’s best reference publishers – from 10,000-word entries to quick look-up definitions. Credo is highly regarded for the innovative way it sets the information in context and inspires further discovery.
Please give it a try and email to Adeline at aho@swinburne.edu.my any feedback on the usefulness of this product.
May 20, 2010
Trial to Oxford English Dictionary Online has already been set up for Swinburne Sarawak and expires on the 31st May 2010. Staff and students will be able to access this trial on campus via IP Authentication at www.oed.com
The Oxford English Dictionary is widely acknowledged to be the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world. It is also the definitive record of English language development, tracing the revolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1,500 years through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of sources.
Do try it out and let us know what you think about this online dictionary by emailing me at aho@swinburne.edu.my
Enjoy!
April 19, 2010
Trial to Oxford Reference Online : Premium Collection has been set up for Swinburne Sarawak This commences immediately and expires on the 31st May 2010. Staff and students will be able to access this trial on campus via IP Authentication at www.oxfordreference.com.
Oxford Reference Online : Premium Collection combines rich and scholarly resources offered by acclaimed titles in the Oxford Companions series with authoritative quick-reference coverage of the full subject spectrum. It also offers excellent functionality, and a wide range of additional material such as maps, illustrations and timelines.
A vast online reference library – open 24/7
Please email me (aho@swinburne.edu.my) any feedback in the usefulness of this product.
Happy Searching!!
April 14, 2010