DALLAS NURSING INSTITUTE

Student LibraryOrientation- 2012

Debbie Montenegro, M.I.S.DNI Librarian, LRC Manager

Mission Statement

The mission of the Dallas Nursing Institute’s library is to collect, organize, and provide access to information sources that support the institute’s curriculum and to encourage the intellectual, cultural, and spiritual growth of the DNI community.

Library Hours

Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Friday – Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed Sunday

Library Conduct Please sign in when you come to the

library. As a courtesy to others, please leave

the library if you take a call on your cell phone.

Be respectful of others who are studying by using quiet voices, especially at the copier.

Leave all food and drinks outside the library.

Turn your cell phone on vibrate before entering the library.

PLEASE

OUR ACTIONS

DO COUNT!

Library Computers There are 18 networked computers for use

in the library. Databases, the Internet, and other software are available on the computers.

In order to gain access to a computer, you must trade in your student ID badge for a computer pass at the library front desk. The computer pass will let you know which computer to go to and the password. Your ID will be returned to you once the computer pass is returned to the library staff.

Printing In order to print you must obtain a computer

pass. You must trade your student ID to get a computer pass at the library desk. Your student ID will be returned to you once the computer pass has been returned to the library staff.

Students are allotted ten sheets of paper a day from the library. You may bring your own paper if your require more.

Follow the directions posted at the printer to print your materials.

Library Print Journals AJN – American Journal

of Nursing MCN – Maternal Child

Nursing Minority Nurse Nursing 2012 Nurse Educator Nursing Made Incredibly

Easy! Pediatric Nursing StuNurse

Dallas Business Journal Healthy Skin HHMI – Howard Hughes

Medical Institute NIH Medline Plus Nurse.com Research Activities Wall Street

In-library use only

Checking Items Out You can check up to 5 books that may

be checked out for 2 weeks. You can check up to 3 DVDs and other

media items that may be checked out for 1 week.

Books with “Reference” stickers may be used within the library but may not be checked out.

Journals, periodicals, and magazines may be used only within the library and may not be checked out.

Student ID or driver's

license required for checkout.

LIBRARY ITEMSRenewing Items Returning Items

Borrowed items must be returned to the library information desk by the due date to avoid a late fee. Late fees for books are $ .50 per day and DVDs are $1 per day excluding Sundays and holidays.

Borrowed items may be renewed one time in person or by calling the library at 214-613-3765 no later than the item’s due date in order to avoid a late fee.

Lost or Damaged Items Be careful not to lose books or

movies! You may borrow them for free, but if an item is damaged or lost, you will be expected to pay to replace the item. Please make arrangements with the librarian if this happens.

You must satisfy all financial obligations before you cangraduate, including with the library.

Library Copier

There is a copier for student use located in library Room #4. Copies are $ .05 each. Please do not use pennies – they jam the machine!

Please follow DNI’s copyright policy

as outlined on the next slide and also on the top cover of the copier.

Copyright Policy All employees and students of the Dallas Nursing

Institute must comply with the provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976 relating to the unauthorized use, reproduction, distribution, perform- ance, or display of any copyrighted materials. This includes but is not limited to printed materials, videos, DVDs, CDs, computer data programs, and digital materials.

Penalties for infringement of the copyright law can include fines up to $150,000 for each separate act of willful infringement.

Remember that with regard to copyright, YOU have the burden of responsibility and carry the risk of legal liability. When you are in doubt, do not copy without permission. Contact the librarian for further information.

Due to copyright laws, the library staff cannot make the copies for you. You may use the student copier at your own risk.

LIBRARY CATALOG – access via Moodle

CLICK ON THE LIBRARY CATALOG ICON ON THE COMPUTER DESKTOP. A SEARCH WINDOW WILL OPEN AND YOU CAN SEARCH THE CATALOG BY TITLE, AUTHOR, SUBJECT, LOCATION, BARCODE, ETC.

JUST TYPE THE APPROPRIATE WORDS IN THE SEARCH BOX AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.

IF YOU ARE UNSUCCESSFUL IN FINDING WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, PLEASE SEE THE LIBRARIAN FOR ASSISTANCE.

Library Electronic Resources

www.ativirtuallibrary.com (available 24/7) Password = library Research Databases

Gale – Nursing Resource Center and Nursing & Allied Health Collection

PDR Drug Reference Learning Express

NCLEX Practice Questions Software tutorials

Gale Nursing and Allied Health Collection

- Abstracts- Indices- Full-Text Journals (604 available) Examples: Nursing Education

Perspectives Journal of Continuing

Education Topics & Issues

Nursing Education Policy Newsletter

Nursing Management

Gale Nursing Resource Center

Assessments Diagnostics Interventions Drugs Care Plans Media (anatomy/physiology diagrams) Related and relevant journal articles

about the disease or condition from medical references.

Gale Nursing Resource Center

Library Database Access

Gale Databases can be accessed from from the ATI Virtual Library. Go to www.ativirtuallibrary.com

Enter the passwords below:

ATI Virtual Library password: library Gale Databases: password = ATIStu

RESEARCH RESOURCES

ATI Virtual Library

Library Catalog

Gale Database Diseases, Diagnostics,

Care Plans, Drugs, etc. Articles Media

INTERNET GOOGLE – A great

place to START, but for final resources go to the most authoritative source.

WEBSITES .COM .ORG .EDU .GOV

Choose your resources very carefully! No

Wikipedia!

What makes a good website? Accuracy

Supportive data + 1 point of view

Design Easy navigation No typos, broken links

Author/Sponsor Purpose identified Authors unbiased Contact info for

feedback

Currency Recently updated

Check bottom of page 1

Current events discussed

Recent references cited

Authority Credible credentials

that match site subject matterSource: Nurse Educator

Reference/Research Questions If you need assistance with a reference

or research question, please stop by the library to speak to the librarian, Debbie Montenegro.

Ms. Montenegro is available in the library from 9:00am to 5:30pm weekdays, and you may schedule an appointment to ensure her availability.

You can also phone or email your questions at any time, and you can expect an answer no later than the next business day.

Library Contact Information

Phone/email addresses (214) 613-5448

(214) 613-5205

Mrs. Montenegro:dmontenegro@dni.

edu

Patron Satisfaction YOUR information

needs are important to us, and we look forward to serving you.

Comments and suggestions are welcome at any time. Please email or call the library office at your convenience.

Recommendations are welcome!

QUESTIONS, ANYONE??????

Thanks for your attention. Hope to see you in the library!