This document provides an overview of library instruction for nursing undergraduate students at Southern University. It outlines the agenda which includes accessing the nursing LibGuide, databases, electronic and print books, off-campus access, research queries and strategies. Search techniques like Boolean operators, truncation and subject headings are explained. Core nursing databases, the electronic book collection, and finding print materials are also reviewed. Library services for nursing students such as interlibrary loan, study rooms and computer labs are highlighted.

1. Library Instruction:
Nursing Undergraduate Students
By: Maletta Payne,
Emerging Technologies Librarian/
Nursing Library Liaison
Email: maletta_payne@subr.edu
Telephone: (225)771-2604

2.  LibGuides & Nursing Students
 Accessing LibGuides
 Off-Campus Access
 Research Queries & Strategies
 Electronic & Print Books
 Library Services for SU Nursing Students
Agenda

3. LibGuides: Facts
 Course Management System
used by Librarians
 One-stop research portal
 Librarians are able to
personalize library services
for students
 Goal: Simplify Research
Process

4. LibGuides & Benefits
Nursing LibGuide Benefits:
 Quick access to nursing
databases Includes:
 Electronic Journals
 Electronic References
 Electronic Books
 Electronic Dissertations
 Library handouts
 Nursing Tutorials
 APA Citation Information
 Research Strategies
 RSS Feeds/Nursing
issues
 Much more…….

5. ACCESSExplore your Nursing LibGuide
Go to: lib.subr.edu
Locate: FIND> Select LibGuides>
Select Nursing
How to access your Nursing LibGuide
Utilize your LibGuide from
your, cell phone, tablets, and
computers. Available 24/7.
• Remember when you are utilizing
databases off-campus you will be
prompted to enter USER NAME & Pin
USER NAME=Banner Number (S012356)
PIN= CHANGEME

6. Other Access Options for Library Resources
 Library’s Website>Go to:
(http://www.lib.subr.edu)
 Southern University
Website (subr.edu)>
Library>Linked to Library’s
website
 Blackboard (Requested
embedded courses only) &
>Linked to Library’s
Website
 LibGuides
Information found on the library’s
website  Online catalog
 Databases
 Electronic Books
 Electronic Reserve
 LibGuides
 Library Liaisons
 Citation Guides
 Virtual Library Tour
 Library
Departments
 Library Services
 Library Hours

7. Accessing Databases from the Library’s
Website
 Website>Go to:
(http://www.lib.subr.edu)
 Locate FIND
 Click on Articles & Databases
 Databases A to Z
 Databases by
Subject
 E-Journals by Title
*Available on your Nursing LibGuide

8. Off-Campus Access
S01234567
CHANGEME
• Click “Office Campus”
• You will be prompted to
enter a User Name and PIN.
• User Name= Banner ID #
Ex. S0123456
• Pin=CHANGEME
• Click “Authenticate”
*Required for accessing electronic resources
off-campus regardless of access point*
Contact Ms. Payne for
access problems, Click on
Report Database Access
Problems in your Nursing
LibGuide*
S012345
CHANGEME

9. Identifying Nursing Databases
 Ebsco Discovery Service
 Academic Search Complete
 Abstracts in Social Gerontology
 AHFS Consumer Medication
Information
 *Alt HealthWatch
 *CINAHL Plus
 Credo Reference
 *Dissertation Abstracts Online
 E-Book Collection
 *Health Source
 Lexis Nexis
 *Medline
 Mental Measurement Yearbook
 Newspaper Source
 *Ovid Nursing Collection
 *ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health
Source
 Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Collection
 Psych Info
 Science Direct
 WorldCat
**Denotes Core Nursing Databases
Accessible from LibGuide, and the Library’s website**

10. Facts about core nursing databases
* CEU-Continuing Education Units

11. Facts about core nursing databases
Health Source:
Nursing/Academic
Edition (EBSCOhost)
• 822 abstracted and
indexed journals
• 542 full-text journals
• 441 peer-reviewed
ProQuest Nursing and
Allied Health Source
• 1,070 Titles
• 890 Full-Text Articles
• 12,300 Full-Text
Dissertations
Science Direct
(Health Sciences)
 741 Full-Text Articles &
eBooks

12. The Internet & Research Articles
• Hits that consist
mainly of citations,
books and articles.
• Require access fee.
(fees can range from
$25.00 to $75.00 or
higher)
FACTS

13. Benefits of using
John B. Cade Library for Articles
• Journal articles are free.
• You have more control over the type/amount of
information you need.
• You will save time & money.
• There are databases geared toward your area
of study.

14. Boolean Operators

15. Combine using OR/AND/NOT
(Boolean Operators)
Boolean logic refers to the logical relationship
among search terms (keywords).
Use Boolean Logic to narrow, broaden, or exclude
search results. Boolean logic consists of three
logical operators: AND/OR/NOT
AND/NOT>>>>>>>>> (Decrease results)
OR>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (Increase results)

16. Boolean Operators
1. Boolean Operator AND>>Connects 2 or more keywords
Example> Fluid AND Electrolyte imbalance
2. Boolean Operator OR>>Connects 2 or more similar concepts
Example> Oral Lesions OR Ulcers
3. Boolean Operator NOT>>Used to exclude words from your
search
Example>Women NOT Men

17. Advanced Search Techniques “Truncation”
What is Truncation?
Truncation, also called stemming, is a
technique that allows you to search for various
word endings and spellings simultaneously.

18. Advanced Search Techniques “Truncation”
To use truncation enter the root of a word and
put the truncation symbol at the end. The
database will return results that include any
ending of the root word.
Example:
child* = child, child’s, children, children’s,
childhood
*GOAL in using truncation is to retrieve more
results.

19. Advanced Search Techniques
“Truncation”
Truncation symbols may vary by database, the
most common truncation symbols are:
* Asterisk
! Exclamation Mark
? Question Mark
# Hashtag
Look at the database “Help” screens to find out
which symbol to use.

20. Basic Search (EBSCO Interfaces)
The Basic Search screen of EBSCO interfaces lets you
create a search with limiters, expanders, and Boolean
Operators.
Create a search by:
 Entering search term(s) or keywords in the FIND field
 Select Search Options
 Select search mode
 Apply limiters
 Click Search
*Search mode= “Find all my search terms” or SmartText Searching
*Limiters =Full-text/publication

21. Basic Search (EBSCO Interfaces)
Find Field
#1
#2
#3
#1. Search Box
#2. Search
Modes/Expanders
#3. Limit your results
#4. Search
#4

22. Advanced Search (EBSCO Interfaces)
#1
#2
#3
#1. Enter keywords
#2. Search Modes and Expanders
#3. Limit your results
#4. Search
#4

23. Advanced Search (EBSCO Interfaces)
Additional Options

24. EBSCO Results List

25. Printing & Email
Printing, Email, Add to folder, Cite, Export, Permalink, Bookmark
After clicking the PDF, HTML or Abstract,
TOOLS appear to the right

26. Subject Headings

27. Databases: Subject Heading
When you begin to look for information on a topic
in nursing databases (CINAHL, Health Source
Complete, Medline), etc., it is often not obvious
which word or words to use for your topic.
 Subject Headings is a strategy for finding alternative
terms/words.
 Works like a Thesaurus
 Subject Headings names varies according to the
database

28. Search Strategy (Subject Headings)
Subject Headings
Databases
CINAHL Health Source Complete
Medline
*Strategy for finding alternative terms/words.*
=
MeSH
CINAHL Headings
Subjects

29. Search Strategy (Subject Headings)
DATABASE: MEDLINE

30. Search Strategy (Subject Headings)
DATABASE: CINAHL PLUS with Full Text

31. Search Strategies
(Putting it all together)
http://youtu.be/tZEhOBj921o

32. Finding Dissertations

33. Dissertations
 Comprehensive collection of
Dissertations and Theses from around the
world.
 Coverage 1861-Present
 Full-text coverage 1997-present
 SU Dissertations/Theses 2009-present
 Access Dissertations Abstracts Online via the
Library’s A to Z List, your Nursing LibGuide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ_8DJdLm2Q&featur
e=youtube_gdata
Dissertation Abstracts Online (ProQuest)
* SU print Dissertations/Theses are available from 1987-2009.

34. Electronic Book Collection

35. Electronic Book Collection
EBSCOhost E-Book Collection Facts
 Contains over 65,000 electronic books covering
multiple disciplines.
 E-Books can be accessed on campus/remotely.
 You cannot print the entire book, 60 page limit.
 4718 E-Books on Health and Medicine.
 Available through Databases A to Z.

36. Finding Print Books

37. Finding a Print Book
Library Website
http://www.lib.subr.edu
Locate FIND
Click:
Books and Journals

38. Finding Print Books/Online Catalog
search terms
author, editor, corporate author
title of book
topic
related published works
journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters

39. Online Catalog & Resources
 Books
 E-Books
 Journals
 Magazines
 E-Journals
 Newspapers
 DVD &VHS Formats
 SU Theses & Dissertations
 Sound Recordings
 Archives
 Music Scores
 Reference Materials (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks,
almanacs, directories, etc.)

40. Library of Congress Classification System
 John B. Cade Library uses the
Library of Congress
Classification System
 LC Classification (Books are
arranged by Subject)
Call Numbers “R- RZ”
contain medical and health
books.
R General Medicine.
RA Public Aspects of Medicine.
RB Pathology.
RC Internal Medicine.
Surgery.RD
RE Ophthalmology.
RF Ear, Nose, and Throat.
RG Gynecology, Obstetrics.
RJ Pediatrics.
RK Dentistry.
RL Dermatology.
RM Therapeutics, Pharmacology.
RS Pharmacy.
RT Nursing.
RV Botanic, Eclectic Medicine.
RX Homeopathy.
RZ Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Mental Healing.

41. Library of Congress Classification System
 Graduate/PhD
students can
check-out library
materials for
4 weeks/28 days.

42. Where to check-out books
 Books can be checked-out at the Circulation
Desk located on the 1st Floor of Library.
 Circulation is located across for the Ask Here
Desk.
 You will need your Southern University Id. card
to check-out a book.
4th Floor Under Construction
4th floor is temporarily closed for repairs.
Please submit request for books found on
the 4th floor to Ms. Payne.
Call numbers found on 4th floor: Q-Z

43. Library Services for Nursing Students

44. Library Services (For articles not available @ JBC
Library)
Interlibrary Loan Ingenta Connect
 Allows SU Students to borrow
materials not owned by John B.
Cade Library from other lending
institutions.
 Usually takes 2-4 weeks for
delivery of materials.
 IngentaConnect is a pay
per use service
librarians utilize to
locate articles not
owned by the library.
 Provided free of charge
to SU Graduate
Students.
 Please allow 24-48
hours for request to be
processed.*Interlibrary & Ingenta Connect are available from LibGuides and the library’s website.

45. Library Services
LALINC
 LALINC grants
Graduate/PhD students
of Louisiana colleges
and universities to
borrow materials from
academic libraries other
than their own.
 Submit a request via
your Nursing LibGuide.
Study Rooms
 1st floor Reference Reading Room
(2 Study Rooms) Check-out at 1st Floor
Ask Here Desk *SU ID Needed*
 2nd Floor (12 Study Carrels, (1) Study
Room (ITC Lab) Check-out at 1st Floor
Ask Here Desk *SU ID Needed*
 3rd Floor (1Group Study Room)
(No check-out needed)

46. Library Services
Copiers
Electronic Devices
 iPad Air, iPad Mini,
Kindle
 Check-out available at
the Ask Here Desk
 Southern University ID
required for check-out
FLOOR LOCATION
# OF
COPIERS
1st Copy Center 3
2nd Computer Lab 1
3rd
Camille Shade Collection
Department
1
1st Copy Center
1 Fax
Machine
* Students are required to add money to SU IDs for printing. Money can be added in the
Computer Lab located on the 2nd floor of the Library.*

47. Computer Labs
2 computer labs are located on the 2nd floor of the library.
The Information Technology
Center (ITC)
• 2 plasma televisions,
• 2 group study rooms
• over 30 computers
equipped with:
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• SPSS
The Library Learning Resource
Center (LLRC) has over
50 computers, & 4 Scanners,
Card Machine (accepts cash only).

48. Need help with your research?
Ms. Payne
School of Nursing Library Liaison
Phone: (225) 771-2604
Email: maletta_payne@subr.edu
Consultation: Schedule an appointment

49. Library Hours
(Fall/Spring)
7:30 am-12 midnight (M-
Thur.)
7:30 am-5:00 pm (Friday)
1:00 pm-5:00 pm (Saturday)
2:00 pm-12 midnight
(Sunday)
Main Library Hours

50. Emma Bradford Perry
Dean of Libraries
2015