Library Services
- Online Services of IIUC Central Library:
- Other Services and Facilities of IIUC Central Library:
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Audio Visual Service
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Reference Service
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Current Awareness Service
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Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) Service
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News Clipping Service
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Reading Room Facility
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Internet Facility
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Carrel Room Facility
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British Council Satellite Library
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Muktijuddha Corner
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Career Corner
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Library Information Literacy Program
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Remote Access
- Remote Access:
For the greater interest of the IIUC family, the Central Library has activated a remote access service to our subscribed e-resources (online journals and e-books) through TIGERfed.
- Instructions:
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Login first to your Google/Email account using IIUC email (name@iiuc.ac.bd) from any device (PC, Laptop, Tab, Smart Phone).
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After login, you will be able to access subscribed e-resources.
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- Url:
- Resources:
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IEEE
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JSTOR
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Emerald
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Springer
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CUP
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OUP
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Wiley
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- Availability:
Access and download subscribed e-resources from inside or outside of the campus, from home and abroad.
- Support:
For any further assistance/query, please feel free to contact the Librarian.
EBSCO Discovery
- EBSCO Discovery Service:
IIUC Central Library has subscribed the EBSCO Discovery Service. It is a uniform platform for searching, developed to provide discovery service for IIUC users.
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Search all subscribed e-resources
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Search some unsubscribed e-resources
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Search IIUC Library Catalogue
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Search IIUC Digital Institutional Repository
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- Access:
- Within Campus:
Available through any PCs or Wi-Fi zones inside IIUC campus
- Outside Campus:
Accessible through RemoteXs
- Within Campus:
- Urls:
- Discovery Service:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&group=main&profile=eds
- Remote Access:
- Discovery Service:
Information Literacy
- Library Information Literacy Program:
Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and when they have the ability to locate, evaluate and use necessary information effectively. It is a vital aspect of a modern library and an important feature in the context of rapid technological change and the proliferation of information resources. To acquaint students and faculty members with information sources, resources, and techniques to retrieve the resources effectively.
- Services and Training:
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Provide general orientation on various aspects of library resources and services.
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Encourage and promote the use of e-resources including e-journals, e-books, e-magazines, digital institutional repository, Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC), etc.
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Provide instructions and guidance on various search techniques.
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Provide Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) service emphasizing appropriate reference sources, electronic resources for a particular discipline, class or assignment.
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Assist students and faculty members in small groups to develop their information literacy skills.
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Assist researchers to detect plagiarism through plagiarism detection software, and avoid plagiarism through paraphrasing tools.
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Conduct training on proper citation and building reference in any standard style (APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, etc.) by using Zotero software.
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Conduct training programs and workshops on various aspects of the library for users and library professionals from IIUC and other organizations.
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- Booking:
The IIUC Central Library offers such programs throughout the year. Programs may be booked by manual registration or sending email to mjalamdu@gmail.com.
Plagiarism Detection Tools
- Plagiarism:
The term plagiarism comes from the Latin word plagium meaning “kidnapping a man” (Masic, 2012). Plagiarism is the “literary theft” whose Bengali meaning is ‘Lekhachuri’ (Rahman, 2015). Plagiarism means taking the “words, thoughts, ideas, concepts, images, sentences and so forth” of others and using them as if they were your own, without crediting the author or citing the source (University of Kentucky, 2007). Copyright laws protect writers’ words and ideas as their legal property. Both plagiarisms of data and plagiarism of text are recognized in scientific writing (Plagiarism.org, 2017).
- The followings are considered as plagiarism:
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Turning in someone else’s work as his/her own;
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Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit;
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Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks;
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Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation;
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Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit;
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Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of the work, whether you give credit or not (eliteracysociety.org, 2015);
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Mentioning own research result or idea (self–plagiarism) of his/her another publication; and
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Even translating from other languages (Rahman, 2015).
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- Criteria for detecting plagiarism:
- According to World Association of Medical Editors - WAME:
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Sequentially 6 words; or
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7–11 words of a set of 30 words.
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- According to World Association of Medical Editors - WAME:
- How to avoid plagiarism:
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Quotation Mark: Using Quotation Mark and proper citation.
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Paraphrasing: A paraphrase is a restatement of the meaning of a text or passage using other words. But we must not avoid citing the source.
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- Plagiarism Policy at IIUC:
IIUC authority deals with plagiarism issues seriously. In order to avoid academic misconduct and confirm the originality of research work, the papers must go through Turnitin screening.
- Acceptable Similarity:
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Overall Similarity Index: 20% or less
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Single Source Similarity Index: 4% or less
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- Acceptable Plagiarism:
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Overall Plagiarism: 0%
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Single Source Plagiarism: 0%
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- Options for Testing Plagiarism by Turnitin at IIUC:
- Search Options ( Database):
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Student Paper Repository (Student Papers): On
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Current and Archived Internet (Internet Sources): On
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Periodicals, Journals, & Publications (Publications): On
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- Exclude Options:
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Exclude Bibliographic Materials: Yes
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Exclude Quoted Materials: Yes
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Exclude Small Sources: No
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- Search Options ( Database):
- Turnitin:
Turnitin is the world’s leading anti-plagiarism internet-based service. Turnitin’s comprehensive plagiarism prevention system allows quick and effective checks to all research work in a fraction of the time necessary to scan a few suspects’ papers using a search engine. Turnitin checks for potential unoriginal content by comparing submitted papers to several databases using a “proprietary algorithm”. It scans “its own database” and also has licensing agreements with “large academic proprietary databases.”
- Benefits of Turnitin:
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Encourages proper citation
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Promotes originality
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Original writing promotes critical thinking
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Peer review without the pressure
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Helps to Assess easily
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Prepares for publication
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- U R L of Turnitin:
Grammar Checker
- Grammar Checker:
IIUC Central Library has subscribed to three seats of Grammarly Business (premium + advanced features) of Grammarly Grammar Checker. It can be used to check and improve any write-up from designated computer labs in the library.
- Availability:
SL Place Users ID 1 Carrel Room (Room 204) Teachers (male and female) grammarly1@iiuc.ac.bd 2 Male Computer Lab (103) Male Users grammarly2@iiuc.ac.bd 3 Female Computer Lab (306) Female Users grammarly3@iiuc.ac.bd - Steps to Use:
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Upload your MS Word file or copy and paste your text.
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Check and improve your write-up by following Grammarly instructions.
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Download your edited write-up or copy and paste the improved version.
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- Url:
- Support:
For any further assistance/query, please feel free to contact the Librarian.
Paraphrase Software
- Paraphrase Software:
IIUC Central Library has subscribed to the premium version of QuillBot Paraphrasing Software. It can be used to paraphrase any write-up from designated computer labs in the library.
- Availability:
SL Place Users ID 1 Carrel Room (Room 204) Teachers (male and female) quillbot@iiuc.ac.bd 2 Male Computer Lab (103) Male Users quillbot@iiuc.ac.bd 3 Female Computer Lab (306) Female Users quillbot@iiuc.ac.bd - Modes:
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Standard
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Fluency
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Formal
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Academic
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Simple
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Creative
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Expand
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Shorten
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Custom
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- Languages:
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American English
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British English
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Australian English
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Canadian English
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- Url:
- Support:
For any further assistance/query, please feel free to contact the Librarian.
Citation & Reference
- Citation & Reference:
- Software:
Zotero Citation and Reference Management Software
- Description:
Zotero is a free, open source and easy-to-use citation and reference management tool that helps scholars and authors to collect, organize, cite, and share their research sources. It works as a browser extension (Firefox, Chrome, Safari) and a standalone program for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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Automatically senses content in your web browser and saves it with a single click.
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Annotate and organize research results, including video.
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Save information about references including author, title, and publication information.
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Create libraries, save searches, and share collections.
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Attach files, links, notes, and PDFs to records.
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Store screenshots of web pages.
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Export information as formatted citations in word processing programs.
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Tag, sort, and perform advanced searches on records.
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Access personal collection records offline.
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Supports thousands of publication formats with new styles added daily.
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Cite records in any language.
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- Download:
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- Instructions:
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Go to the Zotero website.
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Click on 'Download Now'.
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Download Zotero 4.0 for Windows and save.
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- Setup:
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Double click on the Zotero Setup file.
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Choose your operating system/browser under 'Zotero Standalone'.
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- Register:
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- Instructions:
Register your profile through the Zotero registration link.
- Software: