TTUHSC Preston Smith Library MSI Orientation July 31, 2014 Margaret Vugrin, MSLS, AHIP

Reference Librarians 2nd floor of library, across from circulation and reading room area 8am–5pm Monday–Friday Jennifer Teichelman Peggy Edwards Micah Walesban Margaret Vugrin

How can we help? We are Expert biomedical/scholarly literature searchers We help you Find full-text Articles Gold Rush (online journal catalog) Come see us for resource instruction Print Electronic Audio/visual Smart phone & tablet applications – Mobile apps If we don’t know the answer, we will find someone who does

Contact Us

In a hurry? SMS to Ask a Librarian

Where? 3601 4th just West of the main TTUHSC buildings and in front of E1 Parking Lot

Use your library card to use a computer, scanner, or printer in the Learning Resource Center (LRC). Use your eRaider user name and password to log into our computers.

29 group study rooms located on the 2nd and 3rd floor. Wireless available throughout the building, or check out an ethernet cord at the circulation desk to use at one of the many study carrels on the 3rd floor. Rooms are NOT reserved. First come, first served. White board markers located at the circulation desk.

Food and drink are permitted, except in the LRC. Microwave and vending available on 3rd Floor.

Useful Resources

Anatomy T.V.

Netter Presenter

eBooks

ABC look-up Collections of eBooks (i.e. AccessMedicine) Unlimited Access

PubMed Cochrane (via Ovid) Micromedex Tons of EBM tools

PubMed.gov Link to PubMed thru the library!!!

WHY?

Full-text electronic options are only available with “eRaider username and password” You will get a pop-up asking for your information when needed!

Library Catalog Search, renew, hold items online Log in with your eRaider to manage your account Or call 806-743-2200 Print materials are located in Lubbock, Amarillo, Odessa and in El Paso If you need an item from another campus, fill out ILL request form We’ll email you when it’s in Lubbock for pick-up

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) If we don’t have it, you can order it Books in our system – FREE Articles in our system -- $0.25/page (max. $4) Books & articles outside TTUHSC -- $4/item Payment is in cash, check or credit card Fill out the online form (on Library homepage) http://www.ttuhsc.edu/libraries/ILL/ Questions? Call 806-743-2210

Journal Catalog – Gold Rush Use Gold Rush to look up a specific journal citation Don’t use as a starting place for researching a topic (use PubMed or other lit. database) Enter JOURNAL title in search box!

Print copies in the stacks Watch out for years! Online access

Apps for your smart phone and tablet

Micromedex & DynaMed Micromedex DynaMed Comprehensive, evidence-based drug information Dosing, interactions, toxicology Drug ID CareNotes DynaMed Current, evidence-based clinical information at the point-of-care Conditions/Diseases broken down by stage of care H/P, Diagnosis, Labs, Treatment, Prognosis, etc. Encyclopedic, fast, great for clinic

Trouble getting apps on your device? Drop by and see us or call 806-743-2200 and ask for a reference librarian

MedlinePlus.gov Aggregator of reliable resources for consumers (Ex: American Heart Association, Mayo Clinic) Medical Dictionary with audio pronunciation feature Surgical procedure videos Patient hand-outs in many languages Entire site in Spanish with 1-click

Questions?

Thank you! Please fill out the paper evaluation and pass to center aisle. We appreciate your feedback.