Digital Media Repository (DMR) - Library

Digital
Media Repository (DMR)
• Past years exam papers
• School and TP newsletters
• TP annual reports
• Photographs
• TP Videos
What is DMR
The Digital Media Repository (DMR) is a searchable
database of digital objects; it is also a digital archive
of works produced by the Polytechnic schools and
departments. The DMR is intended to facilitate
knowledge sharing amongst TP staff and students.
TP staff & students can sign-in to the DMR and
search for and view objects such as:-
• Student project reports
• Past years exam papers
• School and TP newsletters
• TP annual reports
• TP corporate publications
• Staff research articles
• Records of TP history
• Photographs of TP events, facilities etc.
How to use DMR
Basic search
Resource Type
By default, your search will get matching records
from all resource types except Exam Papers.
If you would like to
search Newsletters
only, just select from
the drop-down list
of Resource Type.
Viewing the DMR Contents
On the Search Results Screen, you can click on the
Icon or Thumbnail image to view the content,
which may be a document, video or image. For
example :
Enter keywords or phrase in the Search For
box. For example, if you are looking for works
related to animation, you can just type this in the
box as shown below, and then click on the Search
button.
TP Digital Library
http://spark.tp.edu.sg
For more information on using DMR, please refer to Help on Search under About DMR Contents.

Search full text
You will see this search feature in all Search
screens, except for images and video
recordings.
Use this to search for documents that contain specific
words. Not all documents are text-searchable and
this will be indicated as a note in the Description
field.
Request for Download
For images, you can request for download of nonwatermarked
images in the following way:
1) Click on the title:
Search and browse
Specific Search &
Browse templates
have been created to
help you to search or
browse records
within selected
resource types.
Tip: Exam papers
The easiest way to look for exam papers is to use the
Search & Browse template for Examination Papers.
For full-time courses, you can search by subject or
paper name. For instance, to look for a 2006 exam
paper on Accounting for Hospitality and Tourism:
For students looking for exam papers in part-time
and specialist diploma courses, a good way to
start would be to use the "browse" function. For
instance, to find Year 1 exam papers in Advanced
Diploma in Police Studies (2005-6), just follow
these steps:
2) Click on the “Request for Download” button as
shown below. You will receive an email with a
hyperlink to access the image.
You can sort your search results to list the latest
papers first. Click on to view the entire
exam paper in PDF!
Click on to view the entire exam paper!
need help
At the Library…
Approach the Information Counter, Level 5
Outside the Library…
6780-5773 (during office hours)
6780-5772 (after office hours)
Or
AskLib@tp.edu.sg
Apr 2008