The Local Libraries we Visited
Jessie Chiu, Julie Zhen, Grace Wen, Ethan Lin, Ally Chang,
Lily Huang,  Hosanna Chang, Buck Lee
National Taiwan University Library
(Complied by Buck H.F.LEE)
Institute of European and American Studies Library, 
Academia Sinica
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
The National Taiwan University General Library includes five stories above ground and one basement level. The basement level includes a  lecture hall, a study room, a newspaper room and bookstore. 
The first floor has a reference collection reading area, a reserve collection reading area and a current periodicals display area. The second,third and forth floors have separate collections for Art and Humanities, Social Sciences and Science and Technology materials respectively.  The fourth floor also has Multimedia Center and a map room. On the fifth floor, the library also collects its own university publications, faculty works,Master and Ph.D. theses, and other materials related to  the history of the university.

OPEN STACK (2f) BOOKs
OPEN STACK(3f) Bound Periodicals

-- Grace, Hosanna, Lily 
Reference Room 1F
-- The call number  begin with  "Ref."

For literary research, the holdings of reference room generally divided into 

1. the essential tools(basic core)
2.dictionaries, handbooks,guides
( see useful reference tools in NTU Library.)
Some useful information


The Library of Congress Classification System (LC).  Literature & its related fields. 
 
P Language and Literature 
PA Classical Languages and Literature
PE English( Dictionaries)
PN Literary History and Collection (General)
PR English Literature 
PS American Literature
Z Bibliography
Z1000 Dictionaries, Encyclopedias,
Z1035 Reference Books,
Z5906  Subject bibliography
Z8001 Personal bibliography.
   
 --Grace Lily Buck

Electronic Reference tools ( on TULIPS)
 
On-line Search within or hyper link ( campus only)
1.TULIPS OPAC
2.OCLC First Search
3.STICENT network
4.DAO 
5.ERL system
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CD-ROM Databank on OPAC in NTU Library ( only used on campus)
 
BIOGRAPHY INDEX Flylink
ContentsFirst ¦è¤å´Á¥Z¥Ø¦¸ FirstSearch
DISSERTATION ABSTRACTS ON DISC (DAO) Flylink
EDITIONS & ADAPTATIONS OF SHAKESPEARE Flylink 
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY FICTION  Flylink
ENGLISH POETRY Flylink
GLOBAL BOOKS IN PRINT PLUS Flylink 
HUMANITIES INDEX ERL
MLA ERL
NYT (New York Times) with Full Text FirstSearch
   * (see the descriptions from NTU)

Julie Ethan Ally Buck

# Tips for research in NTU
 
1. Bring a blank disc with you ( or bring enough money with you)
2. Utilize the OPAC, save the search result in the disc.
3. Ask librarians for help.
4. Be patient and be energetic.
5. Go with your classmates !