Library & Information Skillsan introduction

Medicine

Heather Robb

Academic Liaison Librarian

October 2014

Learning outcomes

You should be able to:

• Find reading list items in the library and online• Find information relevant to your needs on the

Library’s web pages

Durham University Library

• Queen’s Campus Library• Bill Bryson Library (main)• Leazes Road Library (education)• Durham Business School Library• Palace Green Library (special collections)• Library homepage www.dur.ac.uk/library

the key to services, help & resources

• Resources – virtual and physical + help & advice

• Access - Campus card (you must have it!!)

- Durham username & password

Using the Library

Quick Quiz

• From the Current Student’s Gateway page click on:

Library (see listed under Services column)

Understanding Book References

• Kingston, H. M. (2002) ABC of clinical genetics. London: BMJ.

• Bremner, J. D. (2007) ‘Does stress damage the brain?’ in Kirmayer, L .J. et al (eds.) Understanding trauma. Cambridge: CUP, pp. 118-141.

Library search

Shelfmarks

(Prefix) - Class number – Suffix

Examples:

611 HUM+ 616.39 SAL

Pam 155.9 STR  Ref 610 ENC

Journals

• Regular publications• Contain articles by different authors• Information on very specific topics• Up-to-date information - news, reviews, etc

• Online and/or print versions

Journal Reference

• Elizur, A et al. (2008) Airway inflammation in cystic fibrosis. Chest 133(2) pp. 489-95.

Library Catalogue search

Reading List Links

• Find your module reading lists with active links to the Catalogue or to full-text book chapters or journal articles via:–Library Homepage – My Reading List(NB: Only if your lecturer has sent the list to the Library!)

–DUO - Library Resources (NB: Only if your lecturer has enabled this button in the module!)

References and Bibliographies• Always keep a full and accurate record of your

information sources/references • You can use the Library Catalogue to

e-mail book references for saving• Make sure you refer correctly to other authors

within your work - avoid plagiarism• Check which citation style your lecturers want

and use consistently – don’t lose marks!• Manage your references using software e.g.

Other Libraries you can use

Walton Library – Newcastle University– background and wider reading– printed journals– wider range of e-journals– wider range of databases

Hospital libraries – local NHS

Help!

• Help & Information desk in the Library• Online Enquiries Form• Facebook and Twitter• Academic Liaison Librarian

– Heather Robb

heather.robb@durham.ac.uk

• Post-induction sessions

Questions?

• Do you think what you’ve learned in the session today will be useful to you in the future?

Quiz Answers

1. £1.00

2. 7 days

3. 5

4. Dr Lutz Sauerteig

1. 616.042 KIN2. 16

3. Click Request item inter-site

4. BMJ: London

5. ABC of Antenatal Care

6. Only when off-campus

7. Journal title searchcorticosteroids & ibuprofen