Western Libraries: Top Five

Robin FeatherstoneClinical Medicine Librarian

rfeathe@uwo.ca

Top 55. Where’s the library?

Your Library: Taylor

Allyn & Betty Taylor LibraryNatural Sciences Building

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/

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Top 55. Where’s the library?

6. How do I book a study room in the library?

Booking a Study Room

Go to the Taylor Library page

Booking a Study Room

• Select “Book a Study Room”

Top 55. Where’s the library?

6. How do I book a study room in the library?7. How do I find information for my paper?

Browse by Program Pages- Go to: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/

- Log in to Off-Campus Access with your UWO username and password (same as email)

- Select Browse by Program

-Select Medicine and Dentistry

-Select Undergraduate Medical Education

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/

undergraduatemedicaleducation/Use this page to find selected resources for the UME program

Electronic Books

Point of Care Tools

Databases

Image and video collections

Top 55. Where’s the library?

6. How do I book a study room in the library?7. How do I find information for my paper?8. Why can’t I access this article? Do I really

have to pay??

Can’t access the full text?

Solution #1

Did you log in to “Off-Campus Access?”

Solution #2

Student: But I did log in!

Me: Did you check the catalogue to see if we subscribe to the journal?

Student: The what?

The CatalogueSelect “Catalogue”

Search the Catalogue to find anything Western Libraries owns or subscribes to

...including:

• Journals• Books• Databases• Point of Care Tools

http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca

You can even search for electronic full-text journals.

Select “Journal Title”

Then enter the name of the journal

And select “Go”

Tip: Use the Advanced Search

Parts of a Catalogue Record

Full title of the journal

Links to electronic articles

Coverage dates

Call # & location of print volumes

Other ways to access electronic full text

• When searching for articles in databases, use the button to link to full-text

Tips: To see the buttons in PubMed -• Make sure to log in to Off-Campus Access• Use the PubMed links from the library website• Change the display in PubMed to Abstract or AbstractPlus

Solution #3

Student: OK. OK. I checked the catalogue and the journal isn’t there. Do I still have to pay?

Me: Heck no! Order it through Interlibrary Loan for free

Student: How do I do that?

Interlibrary loan• Start an account with RACER:http://www.lib.uwo.ca/ill/firsttimeracer.shtml• Then fill in the form to order your article• A print copy will be available for pick up within 24-48 hrs

at the Taylor Service Desk

Note: Windsor students will use the Leddy library for their interlibrary loans

Top 55. Where’s the library?

6. How do I book a study room in the library?7. Why can’t I access this article? Do I really have to pay??

8. How do I find information for my paper?9. Can I meet with you to go over my search strategy? ...

To learn how to use RefWorks? ... To get some help with PubMed? ... To get help downloading Epocrates to

my iPhone ... Etc...

YES! We’re here to help• Who to call :

– 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: rfeathe@uwo.ca

– Selinda Berg, Clinical Medicine Librarian for Windsor• Phone: 519 253 3000 ext: 3196• Email: sberg@uwindsor.ca