BMS Essential Library Skills

Essential Library Skillswww.lr.mdx.ac.uk

At The End Of This Session You Will Be Able To:
Use the Learning Resources Web Pages and Library Subject Guides
Use the Library Catalogue to find books and journals
Request and renew books (using your Library Account)
Log-in to electronic resources (e.g. online journals and books)

http://www.24-7.mdx.ac.uk

http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk

Subject Support
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk

The Library Catalogue
The Library Catalogue lists all the material (books, journals etc.) held in all the Middlesex University libraries
You may use any campus library, or via the library catalogue, you may request books from another campus to be sent here for you to collect

Books
This is an example of a reference for a book:
Hinchliff, S. (2009). The practitioner as teacher. (4th ed). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Can you identify the following parts of the
reference?
Author, Date, Book Title, Edition & Publisher

Books
This is a example of a reference for a book:
Author Date Book Title
Hinchliff, S. (2009). The practitioner as teacher. (4th ed). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Edition Publisher

Finding Books Using the Library Catalogue
After a short demonstration of searching for books using the Library Catalogue
(http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk/)
Have a go at searching for the books on the following slide yourself

Texts For BMS1503
Reed, R. et al (2003) Practical Skills in Biomolecular Sciences Pearson Prentice Hall

Kaplan LA, Pesce AJ and Kazmierczak SC (2003) Clinical Chemistry: theory, analysis and correlation. 4th Ed Mosby

Requesting Books
If the book you are seeking is already on loan or only available at another campus, you may request it via the library catalogue

Making A Request

Logging in to My Account

Renewing Books Online
Use the ‘My 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

Renewing Books Online

Journals
This is an example of a journal reference:
Carr, J et al. (2007). ‘Mentoring student nurses in
the practice’. Practice Nursing. 19, (9), p. 465-467.
Can you identify the following parts of the
reference?
Author, Date, Title of article, Journal Title,
Volume, Part & Page Numbers

Journals
This is an example of a journal reference :
Author Date Title of article
Carr, J et al. (2007). ‘Mentoring student nurses in the practice’. Practice Nursing. 19, (9), p. 465-467.
Journal Title Volume Part Page Nos.

Journal Access
Information regarding the Library’s holdings of print and electronic journals can be accessed via the Library Catalogue
If available in print, the catalogue will tell you which campus holds the journal
If available online, there will be a blue ‘web access’ link to the available online issues of the journal

Before Accessing an E-Journal
Install the ‘Institutional Cookie’ on your computer
Go to the Biomedical Sciences Library Subject Guide http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/biomedicalsciences

Electronic Resources Login

Electronic Resources Password
For many journals, you will be asked for an Electronic Resources username and password
Your username is your IT user ID
(e.g. AD123)
Your password is your IT password

Finding Journals on the Library Catalogue
After a short demonstration of searching for journals using the Library Catalogue (http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk/)
Have a go at searching for the journals on the following slides yourself (and try to access some articles in the journals)

Nursing Journals
Try finding and accessing this journal article:
Gaspar, A. and Bacsi, I. (2009). ‘Forced flow paper chromatography: A simple tool for separations in short time’. Microchemical Journal. 92, (1), p. 83-86.

Nursing Journals
Try finding and accessing these journals
- Trends in Microbiology
- Human Immunology
If you have time, try accessing one of the e-books listed on the Biomedical Sciences Library Subject Guide

Useful Links
Learning Resources Webpages http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk
Biomedical Sciences Library Subject Guide
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/biomedicalsciences
Please ask us at the Library Enquiry Desk (or ‘Ask A Librarian’ on the Library Subject Guides) if you need any help!

BMS Essential Library Skills

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