Slides welcoming new Medical Students to Lancaster University Library in 2020. Introduction to the key things to know to get started using the Library

1. Tanya Williamson
Faculty Librarian
Welcome to the Library for Medical
students 2020

2. The Library is at the
centre of your studies

3. What does the Library provide that
Google can’t?
• Relevant academic material, not
just most popular links
• A space to study away from home
• Printed and physical items
• Nice architecture and nice staff
What students say:

4. • Reading and using academic
material is a part of learning
at University
• You are expected to study
independently
• Not everything you need is
available for free on the
internet
Read and study

5. The Library is
where you are

6. • Access to books, journals,
specialist databases and more
online – wherever you are, via:
• Student Portal
• Library website
• iLancaster
• Moodle
Library website:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/library
Access from anywhere - online

7. Go to ISS webpage
• All you need is your University
username and password
• Log in to OneSearch to get
seamless access to Library
resources and view your
account
• Keep your username and
password secure
• Reset your password with ISS
Log in

8. Your space
to think

9. • The Library is in Alexandra
Square
• The Learning Zone is
opposite
At the heart of campus

10. Current safety measures in the Library
We have adapted the Library space with your safety in mind.
Before you visit:
• Book a study space if you plan to stay
• Check OneSearch for availability of items you wish to borrow
When you visit:
1. Bring your University card
2. Clean your hands and the equipment you use
3. Wear a face covering
4. Keep a distance

11. Friendly,
knowledgeable staff

12. Find out more about
contacting us for help
Help you to:
• find your way around
• find items you need
• borrow and request
Find them:
• In the Library on campus
• Online and over the phone
Library Services Advisers

13. Find out more about
Faculty Librarians
Help you to:
• Make the best use of Library
resources
Find them:
• Workshops on your course
• Library & Information Skills
programme
• Appointments: *Face to face*
online, email, phone
• Subject guides
Faculty Librarians

14. Find out more about
Learning Development
Teach and advise students on a range of study
topics such as:
• Academic writing
• English language
• Academic reading
• Mathematics and statistics
• Managing your studies
• Critical thinking
• Exam preparation
Learning Developers

15. Find out more about
Additional support
We give extra support to users who
are disabled, dyslexic or have
medical conditions which may affect
their access to services and
resources
• Finding your way around the
Library on campus
• One to one support
• Study support rooms
• Assistive technology
• Request books for collection
Additional support
Fiona Rhodes

16. Learn
Independently
• Tutorials and videos
• YouTube channel
• Subject guides
• Moodle
• Library FAQs
Learn independently

17. Explore, discover and learn

18. Find out more about
Resource lists
• Most modules will have a
Resource List
• Find your Resource List on
your module Moodle page
• Most link directly the resource
e.g. a PDF or video, or through
to the Library
Resource lists

19. Go to OneSearch
You can find OneSearch in:
• Student Portal
• Library website
• iLancaster
• Moodle
OneSearch

20. Using ClinicalKey Student
Access your key textbooks from:
• Resource lists on Moodle
• OneSearch
• Directly from ClinicalKey Student via the app
or the link on the Medicine subject guide
• Register an account the first time you use it

21. Find out more about
ebooks
Most eBooks allow you to:
• read them online and on mobile devices
• print sections within copyright law
• do keyword searches
• make electronic notes
• export references to citation management programme
You will need Adobe Reader, Adobe Digital Editions or Bluefire
Reader apps for downloading ebooks
Using ebooks

22. • Check the location
• Check the collection
• Main collection
• Pamphlets
• Oversize
• Audio-visual
• Leisure reading
• Classmarks
Finding items in the Library

23. • Borrow with your University
card at the self-service
machines
• Undergraduates: 15 books, 10
weeks
• Request items that others
have borrowed
• Return or renew
Borrowing books and other items

24. • Multifunction machines for
printing, scanning and copying
• On all floors in the Library
• Top up online or at the kiosks
on the ground floor
• Print account:
print.lancaster.ac.uk
Print, scan and copy

25. Find your Subject Guide
• Information and resources for
medical students from your
Faculty Librarians
• A guide to return to
throughout your studies
Subject guides

26. More about Learning
Development
• Faculty learning development support
for students at all levels.
• If you are an international student and
English is not your first language, enrol
on the English Language Development
Moodle site and find out the different
ways you can develop your English.
• Find out more about our maths and
stats support for undergraduates.
Learning development

27. • Access from your subject
guide or the Library website
• Only available to members
of the University
• Search more deeply into
subject areas
• Find specific types of
information relevant to your
discipline
Specialist databases

28. Always
improving

29. • Expanding the Library on four
floors
• Due to open in January 2021
Library extension

30. LancasterUniversityLibrary
@LancasterUniLib
Lancaster University Library
library@lancaster.ac.uk
01524 592516
The Library, Alexandra Square
Lancaster University
Lancaster, LA1 4YH
Library website:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/library
Contact us