meds 1 library orientation 2010
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Orientation to library services and resources giving to incoming medical school students at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario on September 1, 2010TRANSCRIPT
Top Five for MEDs 1 - 2010
Robin FeatherstoneClinical Medicine Librarian
Slides: www.slideshare.net/featherr
Libraries
Top 55. Where’s the library?
Your Library: Taylor
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www.lib.uwo.ca
•100s of thousands of E-books
•10s of thousands of E-journals•Specialized clinical tools (DynaMed, ACP PIER)
•Image databases
SMART Imagebase
Medical Illustration © 2010 Nucleus Medical Media, Inc., www.nucleusinc.com
Top 55. Where’s the library?
6. How do I book a study room in the library?
Top 55. Where’s the library?
6. How do I book a study room in the library?7. How do I find course books on reserve?
Library’s UME Pagehttp://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/undergraduatemedicaleducation/
Select: Browse by Program
Select: Medicine and Dentistry>> Undergraduate Medical Education
www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/undergraduatemedicaleducation/
Use this page to find selected resources for the UME program
... including links to the catalogue records for your required texts
Reserve Desk
For “TAY desk” items, note the Call # & then give it to the Service Desk staff member
Top 55. Where’s the library?
6. How do I book a study room in the library?7. How do I find course books on reserve?
8. How can I access the library from off-campus?
129.100.*.*
Off-Campus Access
Why are they asking me to pay??
Off-Campus Access
Option A: Log in at www.lib.uwo.ca
Option B: Use the EZ Proxy button
Option C: Use customized bookmarks created with the EZ Proxy Link Generator: https://www.lib.uwo.ca/offcampus/ezform.html
How to Log In
Accessing Full-Text
• Once logged in to the proxy server, look for the “Get it @ Western” button
Full-Text from PubMed
Remember to use the PubMed link from the library website.
How to: Get it @ Western
Option 1: Link to Full-Text
Option 2: Check the catalogue
Full-Text from Pubget
Remember to use the Pubget link from the library website & to log in to the proxy server.
Exercise
Find the PDF of the following article:
Segev, D. L., et al. (2010). Perioperative mortality and long-term survival following live kidney donation. JAMA : The Journal of the American Medical Association, 303(10), 959-966. PMID: 20215610
Top 55. Where’s the library?
6. How do I book a study room in the library?7. How do I find course books on reserve?
8. How do I access the library from off-campus?9. Can you help me design a search strategy? ...Learn
how use RefWorks? ... Search MeSH in PubMed? ... Set up an RSS feed? ... Install DynaMed to my
iPhone? ... Etc...
YES! We’re here to help– Research Help: General or access type questions
• Phone: 519 661 3168• Email, Chat: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/taylor/researchhelp.shtml
– Robin Featherstone, Clinical Medicine Librarian for Western• Phone: 519 661 2111 ext: 86383• Email: [email protected]• Skype: robinfeatherstone• Instant Messenger:
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/undergraduatemedicaleducation/
– Selinda Berg, Clinical Medicine Librarian for Windsor• Phone: 519 253 3000 ext: 3196• Email: [email protected]