Vet Foundation Students Introduction to library and student support 2020

1. Introduction to
Library & Student Support
BSc Veterinary Nursing 2020

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What we will look at today
• Accessing online resources
• Reading lists
• Personal e-textbooks
• Library subject guides
• Help
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https://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/
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My Middlesex
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Welcome - https://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/
• Library and Student Support provides resources and
services to support your learning
• You have one login for (almost) everything:
• IT User ID (found on your student card) eg. NW123
• A default student password will be sent to students as part of
the Welcome process (Your Middlesex password).
• Use this login for MyUniHub – your gateway to online
resources, reading lists, your student email account and
more
• You can also use it to access MDXapp – information on
the go
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6. Finding resources
myUniHub > My Study > My Library
Access all sorts of
online resources here!
Login to
MyUniHub

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What’s in ‘My Library’
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• Reading lists for
each of your
modules
• Search for
information using
Library Search
• My Subject –
library guides
resources and
help for your
subject

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Each module has a reading list and e-textbook
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Reading lists – links to key reading

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Free Personal eTextbooks
• You will have a personal eTextbook (Kortext)
for each module studied
• Access via your module pages in MyUniHub
• Read online or download to up to 5 devices
• To download the book you will need the login
details provided by email to your university
email account (look for an email from Kortext)
• Need help? Go to
http://www.kortext.com/support/
• https://unihelp.mdx.ac.uk/etextbook

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E-Books
• Many other e-books are available – you can find these
using Library Search
• Most of the library e-books can also be downloaded into
the Kortext app.
• Always make sure you have signed in to MyUniHub first
before accessing the e-books
— MyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Library Search
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E-Books
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DawsonEra e-books – read online or
download
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Downloading DawsonEra e-books
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Select
Bluefire
reader and it
will open in
the Kortext
app

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My Subject – Library Guides
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http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/vetnursing

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Distance Learning Library Support
• An additional service for students who are unable to visit a
Middlesex University campus regularly or not at all. This
includes
— borrowing books by post
— digital copies of journal articles and book chapters.
• To take advantage of this service you must register by
emailing the Distance Learning Library Support team at:
lrdlsu@mdx.ac.uk
— Tell them you are a BSc Veterinary Nursing student at Leeds or
Huntingdon and provide your student number
• Further details about the support available can be found
here: http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/distancelearners/
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Need help?
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• UniHelp – password problems, general university enquiries:
020 8411 6060 http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/your-support-
services/unihelp
• Ask A Librarian: https://unihelp.mdx.ac.uk/askalibrarian
• Personal e-textbooks: https://unihelp.mdx.ac.uk/etextbook
• Librarian: s.parry@mdx.ac.uk