This document provides an overview of resources and services available through the NSU HPD Library for medical students. It details how to access ebooks and articles, search PubMed and Google Scholar, create accounts for databases like NEJM, and use guides for studying for exams and conducting research. Student support services are also outlined, such as assistance with research projects, writing help, and training on bibliographic management software like EndNote.

2. JULIE SARPY, PHD, MSLS, MA
REFERENCE AND LIAISON LIBRARIAN TO THE KIRAN C. PATEL COLLEGES OF ALLOPATHIC
AND OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
JSARPY@NOVA.EDU OR HPDREF@NOVA.EDU
954-262-3121

3. WHAT DOES THE LIBRARY HAVE TO
OFFER?
• SERVICES AND RESOURCES • FOR CLASS PREPARATION
• FOR EXAM PREPARATION
• FOR RESEARCH PAPER PREPARATION
• NO LIBRARY CARD REQUIRED, NSU ID
To get started using HPD Library
electronic resources and access
the databases…

4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
• NSUMD PROGRAM LIBGUIDE
• LOCATING TEXTBOOKS
• SEARCHING THE LIBRARY CATALOG
• SEARCHING FULL TEXT
• SEARCHING PUBMED
• SEARCHING GOOGLE SCHOLAR
• USMLE GUIDE
• EXAM MASTER GUIDE
• IPAD/MOBILE RESOURCES
• STUDENT RESEARCH AND SUPPORT SERVICES
• WRITING RESOURCES
• ENDNOTE

5. General information about
HPD Library
Program Libguide:
Allopathic Medicine
(subject specific resources)
Find books, journals,
articles,
access databases
Start at the HPD Library Home Page
www.nova.edu/hpdlibrary

6. BOOKMARK IT:
USING CHROME
ADD A BOOKMARK
1. OPEN CHROME BROWSER
2. GO TO WWW.NOVA.EDU/HPDLIBRARY
3. TO THE RIGHT OF THE ADDRESS BAR, CLICK STAR
FIND A BOOKMARK
1. OPEN CHROME
2. AT THE TOP RIGHT, CLICK
3. FIND AND CLICK ON THE NOVA.EDU/HPDLIBRARY
BOOKMARK.

7. NSU MD LIBRARY GUIDE

12. To Find an E-Book
from the
Library Catalog:
www.nova.edu/hpdlibary
Essentials of Medical
Genomics
By Brown, Hay and Ostrer
Type title into the Library
Catalog search box
Click search

13. SEARCHING THE LIBRARY CATALOG

14. SEARCHING THE LIBRARY CATALOG

15. SEARCHING THE LIBRARY CATALOG

16. HOW TO SEARCH FULL TEXT
Klitzman, R., Appelbaum, P. S., & Chung, W. K. (2014). Should life insurers have
access to genetic test results?. Jama, 312(18), 1855-1856.
.

17. HOW TO SEARCH FULL TEXT
• UNDER SEARCH FULL TEXT
FINDER
• CHOOSE EXACT PHRASE
• TYPE IN THE EXACT JOURNAL
TITLE OR ACRONYM
• JAMA
Klitzman, R., Appelbaum, P. S., & Chung, W. K. (2014). Should life insurers
have access to genetic test results? Jama, 312(18), 1855-1856.

18. HOW TO SEARCH FULL TEXT
• YOU RETRIEVED TWELVE SEARCH
RESULTS
• SEARCH BY DATE FOR THE RELEVANT
DATABASE
• SELECT A RESOURCE
• CLICK ON TITLE: AMA 1998-PRESENT
Klitzman, R., Appelbaum, P. S., & Chung, W. K. (2014). Should life insurers have access to genetic test results?
Jama, 312(18), 1855-1856.

19. HOW TO SEARCH FULL TEXT
• RESOURCE WON’T
DIRECTLY OPEN ARTICLE
• BROWSE TO
YEAR/VOLUME/ISSUE
• SELECT CORRECT
YEAR/VOLUME/ISSUE
• JAMA 2014/312/18 OR
SEARCH BY TITLE

20. HOW TO SEARCH FULL TEXT

21. FINDING THE FULL TEXT
FULL TEXT FINDER IS WHERE YOU WOULD GO IF YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE
JOURNAL YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ACCESSING OR IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
FINDING OUT IF WE HAVE FULL TEXT ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO A PARTICULAR
JOURNAL.
Nelson, C.P., Hamby, S. E., Saleheen,
Hopewell, J. C., Zeng, L., Assimes, T. L.,
& Anand, S. (2015). Genetically
determined height and coronary arter
disease. New England Journal of
Medicine, 372(17), 1608-1618.), 1608-
1618., S. Hopewell, J. C., Zeng, L.,, .
eJournals
Full Text
finder

23. Because we license the content from
the publisher we get to take advantage
of the other features on the site such as
the Videos, Interactive Medical Cases
and Audio Summaries etc.

27. CREATING AN NEJM ACCOUNT

28. INTERLIBRARY LOAN

29. PUBMED
PubMed

30. SEARCHING PUBMED

31. SEARCHING PUBMED

32. PUBMED GUIDE

33. SEARCHING: GOOGLE SCHOLAR
scholar.gooogle.com

34. SEARCHING GOOGLE SCHOLAR

35. SEARCHING GOOGLE SCHOLAR

36. SEARCHING GOOGLE SCHOLAR
Find It! @NSU

37. SEARCHING GOOGLE SCHOLAR

38. NSU MD LIBGUIDE

39. RESEARCHING AND EMB GUIDE

40. KEY DATABASES

42. EXAM MASTER GUIDE

43. IPAD/MOBILE

44. STUDENT SUPPORT WITH
RESEARCH – INSTRUCTION &
EDUCATION
• FIGURING OUT THE DELIVERABLES: CLASS
ASSIGNMENT, PRESENTATION, PUBLISHING, OR
POSTER PRESENTATION
• AVAILABLE TIME FRAME TO ACCOMPLISH
DELIVERABLES? ARE THEY REALLY LOOKING TO
CONDUCT A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OR ANOTHER
DIFFERENT TYPE OF RESEARCH – DETERMINING THE
LEVEL OF RESEARCH SUPPORT NEEDED
• INSTRUCTION/EDUCATION/CONSULTING SUPPORT
WITH RESOURCES, SEARCHING, KEYWORDS
IDENTIFICATION, & GUIDANCE

45. WRITING CENTER
https://nova.mywconline.com/

46. ENDNOTE

47. JULIE SARPY, PHD, MSLS, MA
JSARPY@NOVA.EDU
954-262-3121