2. Today we are going to cover...
• The resources available for your studies
• Finding books and journals on your reading
lists
• Requesting and renewing books
• Using the library pages on myUniHub and
Library subject guides
• Referencing
4. Types of information
Exercise 1:
1. Each group will be given a pack of cards
2. The cards contain the names of 4 different
resources
3. Match together the correct: Resource Type +
Definition + “Good for” + “Not so good for”
Time: 5 mins
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11. Books
What are they:
A written or printed work of fiction or fact.
May be electronic.
Good for:
Clear overview
Not so good for:
Up to date information
12. Web pages
What are they:
An information resource which can
be easily created by anyone on any
topic.
Electronic.
Good for:
Very up to date information
Not so good for:
Accurate and reliable
information
13. Newspapers
What are they:
A regular publication containing current
events, informative articles, diverse
features and advertising.
May be electronic.
Good for:
Daily information
Not so good for:
Balanced and well researched information
14. Journals
What are they:
A regular publication containing
articles on a particular academic
subject.
Presents new research.
Good for:
Latest research,
critically reviewed by experts
Not so good for:
Broad overview of a subject
15. Where are these resources?
3rd floor
2nd floor
Where are the Health Promotion books?
Online
1st floor
20. The Library Catalogue
• Lists all the material (books, journals etc.)
held in the library
• It also gives you access to online resources
such as e-books and journals
21. Books
This is a book reference from a reading list:
Scriven, A. (2010) Promoting health: a practical
guide. (6th ed). Edinburgh: Bailliere Tindall.
Can you identify the different parts of the
reference?
Author, Date, Book Title, Edition & Publisher
22. Books
This is a book reference from a reading list :
Author
Date
Book Title
Scriven, A. (2010) Promoting health: a practical
guide. (6th ed). Edinburgh: Bailliere Tindall.
Edition
Publisher
23. Finding Books and Journals
Using the Library Catalogue
Exercise 3
Using the Library Catalogue, have a go at
searching for the resources on the following
slide yourself
24. Texts for PHC3610 / PHC3620
• Naidoo, J. & Wills, J. (2008) Health Studies –
an introduction. 2nd edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave
Macmillan
• Ogden, J. (2012) Health psychology. 5th Edn.
London: McGraw-Hill.
• Health Promotion International (journal)
30. Renewing Books Online
Use the ‘Login to My
Library 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
31. Logging in to My Account
Student number
Date of birth DDMMYY
33. Journals
This is a journal reference from a reading list:
Cronin, P. et al. (2008) ‘Undertaking a literature
review’. British Journal of Nursing, 17 (1), p.3843.
Can you identify the following parts of the
reference?
Author, date, title of article, journal
title, volume, part & page numbers?
34. Journals
This is an example of a journal reference :
Author
Date
Title of article
Cronin, P. et al. (2008). ‘Undertaking a literature review’.
British Journal of Nursing. 17, (1), p. 38-43.
Journal Title
Volume
Part
Page Nos.
35. Journal Access
• All our journals are listed in the library catalogue
• Most journals are available electronically
• There will be a blue ‘web access’ link to the
available online issues of the journal
• If you know the journal title, this is the easiest
way to find it
37. Make sure you’ve logged into
myUniHub!
• Use the My Library
links to access
library resources
• This is especially
important when
you’re not on
campus
38. Finding journal articles using Summon
• To find an article on a particular topic...
• Try Summon to search all of the Library’s
electronic resources and the catalogue in one
go.
• Access Summon from myUniHub
39. Health Promotion Journals
Using Summon, try finding and accessing this journal
article:
Malterud, K. and Tonstad, S. (2009). ‘Preventing
obesity: Challenges and pitfalls for health promotion’.
Patient Education and Counseling. 76, (2), p. 254-259.
If you have time, try finding other articles useful for
your studies
44. Next time...
• Finding the evidence!
• Searching effectively for journal articles, reports
and more
• Evaluating what you find
• Using information ethically (citing and
referencing)
45. Need help?
• Librarians in the Specialist Zone (1st floor) 11-3
Monday – Friday
• Ask a Librarian http://askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk/
• Health Promotion Library Subject Guide
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/healthpromotion
Editor's Notes
So now that you know a bit about the resources the library has, we are going to think about where can you find information. So for example, if you are given an essay to write, where would you start to look for information? (Let them tell you - Books, Newspaper, online, Journals,).
Good for: broad/general overview of subjectEdited for quality and accuracyNot so good for:May not be specific enoughCan be out of date
Good for:Easy to use/searchAll subjects coveredCan be very up-to-dateMobileNot so good for:No editorial controlUnreliable sourcesCan be created by anyoneMaterial can lack provenanceCan be out-of-dateNot everyone has access
Good for:Up-to-dateEditedReadily available (latest copies especially)Not so good for:Can be biasCan be unbalancedCan be sensationalistHard to get hold of/access (back issues)
Good for:Up-to-dateSpecialist/focussedPresent latest researchEdited for accuracy/quality (peer reviewed)Lots of referencesNot so good for:Can be hard to locate/accessExpensiveMay be too specificMay be at wrong level
Where are the HP books? (Let them tell you – might have found them already)NB: Click for each book, and wait for location to appear.3rd floor – Health Promotion/Education2nd floor – Health policy/management/evidence-based healthcare etcBooks in various places, e-books etc. Where - How. Shelfmarks as different aspects of subject.Need to use library catalogue!
UniHub as the way to access ALL useful information, including Library resourcesLogin to myUniHub for:Programme information (already used to register, you also can see timetables etc)Course notes, module information etc in My StudyStudent email (important to use as will receive emails from Library and Lecturers)UniHelp onlineAccess to Library and IT resources and services – Briefly Show Library & IT page - scroll down to IT/Printing info
Links we’ll be using today.
Point out:The HPGuideThe sorts of information provided – today’s training materials (will be under Information Skills)Contact detailsIf there’s time, ask the students to start exploring – e.g. Find the referencing guide or databases have a look for themselves (later) at UniHub pages and Subject Guides – we’ll cover more in 2nd session
(Can use catalogue on standalone machines in library – just to check holdings/locations etc, no need to login)
What information will you need to use to find the book?
Importance of using the catalogue – not all on 3rd floor! 2nd is an e-book too.Fill in worksheet. Work in groups if necessary.Questions...feedback to group
Reading lists also available through their modules – PHC3330
Books are arranged by number, and then that alphabetically by letter part of shelf number (author/title)
Only other username/password they will need – reminder on screen.
Mention charges for overdue requested books - £10 if not returned within 7 days of due date. Work co-operatively.
For renewing books.Only other username/password they will need – reminder on screen.
Responsibility to renew books to avoid charges.Most reading list books are 7 days
We will be looking at how to find ‘Articles on a topic’ when you don’t know all the details next week.
Examples are on different platforms (Science Direct, Ovid, InterNurse)
Point out:The Nursing GuideThe sorts of information provided – today’s training materials (will be under Information Skills)Contact detailsIf there’s time, ask the students to start exploring – e.g. Find the referencing guide or databases have a look for themselves (later) at UniHub pages and Subject Guides – we’ll cover more in 2nd session
Refer to worksheet: write a reference for a bookCan also mention plagiarism/referencing guide...
Mention that they can make appointments through LibGuide
