This document provides information about accessing resources and getting help at Western Libraries for medical students. It outlines how to book a study room, find information for papers using the undergraduate medical education resource guide, access full-text articles by checking for subscriptions in the catalogue or requesting through interlibrary loan for free, and how to get research help from clinical medicine librarians.

1. Western Libraries: Top Five Robin Featherstone Clinical Medicine Librarian [email_address]

2. Top 5 Where’s the library?

4. Your Library: Taylor Allyn & Betty Taylor Library Natural Sciences Building http://www.lib.uwo.ca/ =

5. Top 5 Where’s the library? How do I book a study room in the library?

6. Booking a Study Room Go to the Taylor Library page

7. Booking a Study Room Select “Book a Study Room”

8. Top 5 Where’s the library? How do I book a study room in the library? How do I find information for my paper?

9. Browse by Program Pages - Go to: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/ - Log in to Off-Campus Access with your UWO username and password (same as email) - Select Browse by Program Select Medicine and Dentistry -Select Undergraduate Medical Education

10. http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/undergraduatemedicaleducation/ Use this page to find selected resources for the UME program Electronic Books Point of Care Tools Databases Image and video collections

11. Top 5 Where’s the library? How do I book a study room in the library? How do I find information for my paper? Why can’t I access this article? Do I really have to pay??

12. Can’t access the full text?

13. Solution #1 Did you log in to “Off-Campus Access?”

14. Solution #2 Student: But I did log in! Me: Did you check the catalogue to see if we subscribe to the journal? Student: The what?

15. The Catalogue Select “Catalogue” Search the Catalogue to find anything Western Libraries owns or subscribes to ...including: Journals Books Databases Point of Care Tools

16. http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca You can even search for electronic full-text journals. Select “Journal Title” Then enter the name of the journal And select “Go” Tip: Use the Advanced Search

17. Parts of a Catalogue Record Full title of the journal Links to electronic articles Coverage dates Call # & location of print volumes

18. Other ways to access electronic full text When searching for articles in databases, use the button to link to full-text Tips: To see the buttons in PubMed - Make sure to log in to Off-Campus Access Use the PubMed links from the library website Change the display in PubMed to Abstract or AbstractPlus

19. Solution #3 Student: OK. OK. I checked the catalogue and the journal isn’t there. Do I still have to pay? Me: Heck no! Order it through Interlibrary Loan for free Student: How do I do that?

20. Interlibrary loan Start an account with RACER: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/ill/firsttimeracer.shtml Then fill in the form to order your article A print copy will be available for pick up within 24-48 hrs at the Taylor Service Desk Note: Windsor students will use the Leddy library for their interlibrary loans

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22. YES! We’re here to help Who to call : Research Help: General or access type questions Phone: 519 661 3168 Email, Chat: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/taylor/researchhelp.shtml Robin Featherstone, Clinical Medicine Librarian for Western Phone: 519 661 2111 ext: 86383 Email: [email_address] Selinda Berg, Clinical Medicine Librarian for Windsor Phone: 519 253 3000 ext: 3196 Email: [email_address]