This document provides an overview of essential library skills for students at Middlesex University. It outlines how to use the library's online resources including the library catalog, subject guides, and electronic databases. Specific skills covered include searching the catalog to find books and journals, requesting books from other campuses, renewing loans online, and accessing e-journals using the institution's authentication system. Examples are provided of proper citations for books and journal articles. Students are encouraged to practice searching and accessing resources on their own.

1. Essential Library Skillswww.lr.mdx.ac.uk

2. 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)

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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Core texts For NIP1725 Denny, E. & Earle, S. (2005) Sociology for Nurses, Cambridge Polity Press Earle & Letherby (2008) The Sociology of healthcare, Plagrave Macmillan Naidoo, J. & Wills, J. (2008) Health Studies – an introduction, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan

11. 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

12. Making A Request

13. Making A Request

14. Logging in to My Account

15. 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

16. Renewing Books Online

17. 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

18. 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.

19. 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

20. Before Accessing an E-Journal Install the ‘Institutional Cookie’ on your computer Go to the Nursing Library Subject Guide (http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/nursing)

22. Electronic Resources Login

23. 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

24. 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)

25. Nursing Journals Try finding and accessing this journal article: Mary B. et al. (2010). ‘Knowledge of the professional role of others: A key interprofessionalcompetency’. Nurse Education in Practice. 10, (4), p. 238-242.

26. Nursing Journals Try finding and accessing these journals (look for an article useful for your studies) - Nursing Standard - British Journal of Nursing If you have time, try accessing one of the e-books listed on the Nursing Library Subject Guide

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