nspc introduction to library resources

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Library basicshttp:// unihub.mdx.ac.uk / study / library

NSPC September 2015


Before we start….

• Log in to the PCUsername = AB1234 Password = M00XXXXX plus first three letters of birth

month, lower case (e.g. jan, feb, mar, etc)

• Log in to MyUniHub Go to My Study tab Always do this for FREE access

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In this workshop we will look at...• Why keywords matter• Summon• Other useful basics

• More detailed training later: Psychinfo PEPweb Web of Science RefWorks


Find out moreMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Subject Guides (My Subject)


Thinking about keywords

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rossjamesparker/89414788/


The real thing

• Keywords

• Alternative keywords

• More specific keywords

• Related subjects

• Other ideas


Finding resourcesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Summon

Select Summon and search for information for your project


Refining your search


Summon provides:

• Access to quality information• Information not available elsewhere• Up-to-date• Focussed/specific• Full-text access• Access on/off campus• Personalize• Citation info


Find out moreMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Subject Guides (My Subject)


It’s not in the Library!

• Inter Library Loans http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/interlibraryloan

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/interlibraryloan

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/interlibraryloan


Cite them right

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Keeping in touch

• Library Facebook Middlesex University Library• Library Twitter http://twitter.com/MDXLibrary• Ask a Librarian• Middlesex Uni app

http://www.facebook.com/pages/London-United-Kingdom/Learning-Resources-Middlesex-University/74046564606?ref=nf

http://twitter.com/MDXLibrary


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