Transcript Library Orientation - Harley E. French Library

Physician Assistant
Class of 2018
Library Orientation
Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences
Dawn Hackman, M.S., AHIP
May 19, 2016
A few
housekeeping
details
Printing in the Library
UCard Printing:
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Each student’s Ucard printing account is credited with $8 per semester
Additional credit may be purchased at www.webprint.und.edu using a credit or debit card
Other locations to purchase printing credit:
• UCard Office Union—cash/check/UCa$h
• U-Snack C-Store in the Memorial Union—cash/check/credit card/UCa$h
• Wilkerson C-Store—cash/check/credit card/UCa$h
• Student Account Services on 2nd floor of Twamley Hall—cash/check
All printing credit (the first $8 or any purchased credit) must be used for printing and is
nonrefundable
Printing is $.04 per printed side (not per sheet of paper) for black & white
Printing is $.25 for color (duplex printing not available)
UCard Printing is tied to the username and password that is used to log into the computer and
may be printed at any printing station on campus
Verify that the printer selected is named “FindMe-BW” or “FindMe-Color”
Using the Library’s Website
http://undmedlibrary.org/
Troubleshooting
• Make sure you’re SIGNED IN with your
Blackboard username and password
– If you can’t remember your Blackboard log in,
contact UND Tech Support: (701)777-6305
• If you’re logged in, but are still having
difficulties accessing content on the library
website
– Contact the library help desk: (701)777-3993 or
[email protected]
Finding Journals
Type the journal title (not article
title!) into the Library Resources
search.
How-To Guides
 Provides helpful tips and recommendations on
library resources.
Getting Help
Online Dictionaries
• Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary (c.
2012)
http://undmedlibrary.org/Resources/list/go/215157
• Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary (in
MedlinePlus.gov)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
Anatomy TV
5000+ 3D anatomical
structures, clinical slides,
dissections, animations,
and more.
INTRO TO FINDING INFORMATION
What about Google?
• Have to be very careful with web searches
– Searches based on spelling, not concepts
– Who wrote it? Is it scholarly? Authoritative?
Objective?
– Who (or what) determines what results you see?
Click screenshot to play
Background Questions
• Ask for general knowledge about a disorder,
often addressing normal human physiology
and pathophysiology associated with a specific
condition
• Can often be answered by textbooks or
narrative review articles
• Have 2 essential components
– A question root (who, what, where, when, how,
why) with a verb
– A disorder or aspect of a disorder
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What is _____?
What causes ____?
When do complications of __________ occur?
What are the side effects of ____________?
How do you diagnosis ___________?
What treatment options are available for ___?
More Info here: http://libguides.wits.ac.za/c.php?g=145403&p=951901
Found in…E-Books
Access Medicine
http://undmedlibrary.org/Resources/list/detail/34105
• Collection of reference books:
– Clinician’s Pocket Reference: The Scut
Monkey
– CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment (many
topics)
– Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology
• Also…drug monographs, diagnostic
tests manuals, procedural videos,
self-assessment, patient ed, etc.
Clinical Key
http://undmedlibrary.org/Resources/list/go/215411
• Collection of medical & surgical
reference books, including:
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Conn’s Current Therapy 2015
Ferri’s Clinical Advisor 2015
Goldman’s Cecil Medicine
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
• Also…drug information, practice
guidelines, patient handouts, etc.
Browse Books by Specialties,
e.g. Medical Education
Once you go home …
you are not alone
• How can a librarian help you?
• Review the library resources available to you
• Troubleshoot issues with library resources or technologies, e.g. “How do I
download the DynaMed app?”
• Consult on search strategies for your various assignments
• Can meet online via Adobe Connect – share screens so it’s easier to follow
each other
We will guide you to the information you need, but will not do
the searches for you!
UND medical librarians are located in four quadrants of ND
We’ll talk about:
– finding articles for your assignments using library
databases
• Which ones are available and how to choose between
them
– evidence-based medicine and the tools available
to you to find it more efficiently
Need more help?
Library information desk
Phone: 701-777-3993
https://undmedlibrary.org/Help/Ask/
-ORDawn Hackman
Research & Education Librarian
Email
Phone: 701-777-4792