Anne Ross Library
Orientation
University of Medicine &
Health Sciences
~
International University
of Nursing

Get Connected!
1. Present your ID badge at the Library Desk to
set up your library account and receive your
barcode.
2. Jump on to the Library webpage & check out
the variety of information resources available.
3. Bookmark and check the blog regularly for
important news posts & information updates!
4. Memorize the login for the EBSCO databases.
5. Interact with the Librarian via Meebo chat
widget, email, phone, fax, or come to the
Library!
6. We are open 7:00am~11:00pm ~ 7 days/week!

Library Services
~ Reference & research assistance
~ Course textbooks on Reserve
~ Library Super Computer
educ. software , multimedia, image
banks, etc.
~ photocopying & printing
~ wireless connectivity & desktop PC’s
~ Other collections ~
Reference, Caribbean, games, DVD’s, journal
s, fiction, flash cards, etc.
~ Cell phone top-up ~ Lime, Digicel, 888

Library Welcome Page
This is your starting point.
Bookmark it today!
http://lib.umhs-sk.net
It provides quick access to :
~ Catalogues of Library Materials
~ Information & Journal Databases
~ Toolkits: Links to selected resources
~ Blogs, widgets / News & Events
~ Hours / Contacts/ Policies

Catalogue & Repository
~ Index to >6000 books & >600 MM
items
~ Basic & Advanced Search
~ LC Classification & MeSH
~ Links to online materials
~ Liamuiga Repository of digital
resources [Power Points, etc.]
~ Access on campus [in beta]

Anne Ross Library Blog
~ News about resources
~ Library contact info & hours
~ Key Links
~ Custom search
~ Chat Reference via Meebo widget
~ Podcasts
~ Leave comments
http://iuonlibrary.blogspot.com

Journal Databases
EBSCO:
~ Academic Search Premier
~ CINAHL
~ MEDLINE
http://search.ebscohost.com/
We subscribe to over 6000 online journals in
full text, with remote access. Ask at the
Library desk for the current login and
password.

Point-of-Care Databases:
DynaMed
~ structured by medical process:
screening, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis
~ disease based, clinical reference, remote access with login &
via PDA, evidence-based medicine treatment
options, research evidence, patient education
Nursing Reference Center
~ structured by the nursing process:
assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
~ includes conditions & diseases, patient education, drug
information, lab & diagnostic detail, best practice
guidelines, legal cases, care sheets, etc.

Toolkits
Role-specific, selected collections of links to
key online resources:
~ Medical Toolkit [@ 120 links]
~ Nursing Toolkit [ @ 90 links]
~ Clinical Toolkit [@100 links]

Your Nursing World Blog
~ IUON Alumni news
~ launching your nursing careers
~ key links to nursing career info
~ nursing job site links
~ news posts for novice nurses
~ Nursing Custom Search Engine
~ leave your comments ~ stay in touch

Library Policies
QUIET
~
NO food or drink [water]
~
Take care of the books
~
Check out ,return, renew
~
items at the library desk
~ Return items on time
~ Your cooperation &
compliance is expected!
~ Disrespect or rudeness will
not be tolerated!

Thank You
We look forward to serving you!
Ann Celestine ~ Library Director
Library Staff
Cindy Cabey ~ Linda Lowry
Jezelle Rogers ~ Doya James
University of Medicine & Health Sciences
International University of Nursing
April 2009