Essential Library Skills

www.lr.mdx.ac.uk

At The End Of This Session You Will Be Able To:

• Use the Learning Resources Web Pages and Library Subject Guides

• Use the Library Catalogue to find books and journals

• Request and renew books (using your Library Account)

• Log-in to electronic resources (e.g. online journals and books)

http://www.24-7.mdx.ac.uk

http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk

Subject Supporthttp://libguides.mdx.ac.uk

The Library Catalogue

• The Library Catalogue lists all the material (books, journals etc.) held in all the Middlesex University libraries

• You may use any campus library, or via the library catalogue, you may request books from another campus to be sent here for you to collect

BooksThis is an example of a reference for a book:

Hinchliff, S. (2009). The practitioner as teacher. (4th ed). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

Can you identify the following parts of the

reference?

Author, Date, Book Title, Edition & Publisher

BooksThis is a example of a reference for a book:

Author Date Book Title

Hinchliff, S. (2009). The practitioner as teacher. (4th ed). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

Edition Publisher

Finding Books Using the Library Catalogue

After a short demonstration of searching for books using the Library Catalogue (http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk/)

Have a go at searching for the books on the following slide yourself

Core texts For NIP1725• Denny, E. & Earle, S. (2005) Sociology for

Nurses, Cambridge Polity Press

• Earle & Letherby (2008) The Sociology of healthcare, Plagrave Macmillan

• Naidoo, J. & Wills, J. (2008) Health Studies – an introduction, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan

Requesting Books

If the book you are seeking is already on loan or only available at another campus, you may request it via the library catalogue

Making A Request

Making A Request

Logging in to My Account

Renewing Books Online

Use the ‘My Account’ option to see what items you have on loan and to renew them

N.B. You will not be able to renew requested books

Renewing Books Online

JournalsThis is an example of a journal reference:

Carr, J et al. (2007). ‘Mentoring student nurses inthe practice’. Practice Nursing. 19, (9), p. 465-467.

Can you identify the following parts of the

reference?

Author, Date, Title of article, Journal Title,

Volume, Part & Page Numbers

JournalsThis is an example of a journal reference :

Author Date Title of article

Carr, J et al. (2007). ‘Mentoring student nurses in the practice’. Practice Nursing. 19, (9), p. 465-467.

Journal Title Volume Part Page Nos.

Journal Access• Information regarding the Library’s

holdings of print and electronic journals can be accessed via the Library Catalogue

• If available in print, the catalogue will tell you which campus holds the journal

• If available online, there will be a blue ‘web access’ link to the available online issues of the journal

Before Accessing an E-Journal• Install the ‘Institutional Cookie’ on your

computer• Go to the Nursing Library Subject Guide (

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/nursing)

Electronic Resources Login

Electronic Resources Password

For many journals, you will be asked for an Electronic Resources username and password

Your username is your IT user ID (e.g. AD123)

Your password is your IT password

Finding Journals on the Library Catalogue

After a short demonstration of searching for journals using the Library Catalogue (http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk/)

Have a go at searching for the journals on the following slides yourself (and try to access some articles in the journals)

Nursing Journals

Try finding and accessing this journal article:

Mary B. et al. (2010). ‘Knowledge of the professional role of others: A key interprofessional competency’. Nurse Education in Practice. 10, (4), p. 238-242.

Nursing Journals

Try finding and accessing these journals (look for an article useful for your studies)

- Nursing Standard

- British Journal of Nursing

If you have time, try accessing one of the e-books listed on the Nursing Library Subject Guide

Useful Links

• Learning Resources Webpages http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk

• Nursing Library Subject Guidehttp://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/nursing

Please ask us at the Library Enquiry Desk (or ‘Ask A Librarian’ on the Library Subject Guides) if you need any help!