The document provides an overview of resources and services available to medical students at the Lancaster University Library, including access to online books, journals, and databases; study spaces and group rooms; borrowing and printing services; and research support from subject librarians and learning developers. Students can use their university credentials to access electronic resources on and off campus, and will receive NHS credentials to access medical resources during clinical placements. The library aims to empower students by helping them develop research skills and find all the information and learning support they need.

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

2. The Library is
where you are

3. Log in
• You need your University username and password
• Log in to OneSearch to get access to Library resources and view
your account
• Keep your username and password secure
• Reset your password with ISS
• Medical Students also need to register an account for ClinicalKey
Student to access etextbooks

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

5. NHS Libraries
• You will have access to NHS
Libraries, library staff and
information sources when you
are on placement.
• Log in to NHS resources with
your NHS Athens username
and password
• You will receive this by email
in Year 2

6. Your space to
think

7. • The Library is in Alexandra
Square
• Open 24/7 in term time
• Study spaces, wi-fi and
power throughout
• People to help you
At the heart of campus

8. Study space to suit your needs
Quiet
• A Floor
Silent
• B Floor
• C Floor
• Reading Room
• PG Study space

9. Studying in a group
• Study together in a group
study room
• Flexible study space in the
Learning Zone
• 37 bookable group study
rooms across the Library and
Learning Zone
• Book via Library website and
iLancaster

10. PCs, laptops and devices
• Wi-fi and power at every desk
• Bring your own device
• 200 PCs in the Library
• Borrow a laptop for 3 hours
• Helpdesk in the Learning Zone

11. Wi-fi
• Wi-fi, data and power at every desk
• Connect to ‘Eduroam’ on campus, in town and at many universities
and locations across the world
username@lancaster.ac.uk
Further information about wi-fi:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/iss/services/wi-fi/

12. How it works

13. OneSearch is the Library’s
discovery tool
You can find OneSearch in:
• Student Portal
• Library website
• iLancaster
• Moodle
OneSearch

14. • OneSearch tutorial is part
of the Digital Skills
certificate
• OneSearch playlist on
YouTube
OneSearch how-to’s

15. • Use maps and signage
• Use OneSearch
• Check the location
• Check the collection
• Main collection
• Pamphlets
• Oversize
• Audio-visual
• Leisure reading
• Classmarks
Finding your way around the Library

16. Finding your way around the Library

17. Borrowing books and other items
• Borrow with your University
card at the self-service
machines
• 15 items for 10 weeks
• Request items that others
have borrowed
• Return at the machine
• Renew on OneSearch

18. • Print from a PC
• Upload to Web Print from your
laptop
• Print account:
print.lancaster.ac.uk
• Multifunction machines for
printing, scanning and copying
• On all floors in the Library
• Top up online or at the kiosks on
the ground floor
• A4 Mono 5p, A4 Colour 13p
Print, scan and copy

19. Explore, discover
and learn

20. • Your lecturers create Resource
Lists with the key readings
• Librarians create Subject
Guides
• Highlighted databases
• Specialist sources of
information
• Use any subject guide you like
• Library website:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/library
Your subject

21. Using 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
Further details: lancaster.libguides.com/ebooks

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

23. Over 200 bibliographic databases
available from the Library
• Go deeper than OneSearch
• Advanced search features
• Paid for on your behalf
• Create personal accounts to save
searches and set up alerts
• Access from your subject guide
or the Library website
Go deeper with databases

24. Use OneSearch and subject guides to find:
• Reference works
• Journal articles
• Conference proceedings
• Market reports
• Newspapers
• Doctoral theses
• Maps
• Audio-visual material
• Historical and primary sources
• Special Collections
More than books

25. Feel supported
and empowered

26. Help you to:
• find your way around
• find items in the Library and on OneSearch
• borrow and request
Find them:
• Near the Library entrance
• Information Point
• Moving around the Library
Library services advisors

27. 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
Tanya Williamson
Faculty Librarian
FHM
Lesley English
Faculty Librarian
FST/FHM
John Barbrook
Faculty Librarian
FHM/FST

28. Dr Beth Caldwell, Learning Developer, FHM
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

29. Fiona Rhodes
f.rhodes@lancaster.ac.uk
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
• One to one support
• Study support rooms
• Assistive technology
• Request books for collection
Additional support

30. • Tutorials and videos
• YouTube channel
• Subject guides
Learn independently

31. What else do you
want to know?

32. Lancaster University Library
@LancasterUniLib
LancasterUniversityLibrary
library@lancaster.ac.uk
01524 592516
The Library, Alexandra Square
Lancaster University
Lancaster, LA1 4YH
www.lancaster.ac.uk/library
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