1. Essential Library Skills
http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/
study/library/

2. Today we are going to cover...
• Types of resources available
• Finding books and journals on your
reading lists
• Requesting and renewing books
• Using your Library subject guide on
MyUniHub

3. The library facilities...

4. Different types of resource

5. Types of information
Exercise 1:
1. Each group will be given a pack of cards
2. The cards contain the names of 4 different
resources
3. Match together the correct: Resource Type +
Definition + “Good for” + “Not so good for”
Time: 5 mins

11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e32kaa9TzeE

12. Books
What are they:
A written or printed work of fiction or fact.
May be electronic.
Good for:
Clear overview
Not so good for:
Up to date information

13. Web pages
What are they:
An information resource which can be
easily created by anyone on any topic.
Electronic.
Good for:
Very up to date information
Not so good for:
Accurate and reliable
information

14. Newspapers
What are they:
A regular publication containing current
events, informative articles, diverse
features and advertising.
May be electronic.
Good for:
Daily information
Not so good for:
Balanced and well researched information

15. Journals
What are they:
A regular publication containing
articles on a particular academic
subject.
Presents new research.
Good for:
Latest research,
critically reviewed by experts
Not so good for:
Broad overview of a subject

16. Books
This is a book reference from your reading list:
Reed, R., Holmes, D. (2003). Practical
skills in biomolecular sciences. (2nd ed).
Harlow: Pearson.
Can you identify the different parts of the
reference?
Author, Date, Book Title, Edition & Publisher

17. Books
Authors Date Book Title
Reed, R., Holmes, D., (2003). Practical skills in
biomolecular sciences. (2nd ed). Harlow:
Pearson.
Edition Place of
Publisher publication

18. Where are the BMS books?
Biochemistry 572 Immunology 616.079
Bioethics 174.2 Medicine 610
Biology 570 Microbiology 579
Biotechnology 660.6 Pathology 616.07
Chemistry 540 Toxicology 615.9
Genetics 576.5 Virology 579.2
1st floor, 2nd Floor, 3rd Floor

19. Books on the shelf
610.73 BUR, 610.73 CLI, 610.7301 NUR

20. The Library Catalogue
• Lists all the resources held at Hendon and
Archway
• You may request resources from Archway
using the Catalogue.

21. Getting to the Library Catalogue
• Standalone Catalogue PCs in the Library
• Or online: MyUniHub (log in)
My Study
My Library
Library Catalogue

22. Finding books on the Catalogue
How to search:
• Keyword search
• A-Z search
Exercise 2:
Using the Library Catalogue, try finding the
following books yourself....

23. Texts For BIO1503
• Kaplan, L.A., Pesce, A.J., Kazmierczak, S.C. (2003)
Clinical Chemistry: Theory, Analysis and
Correlation. Mosby.
• Walters, N.J., Estridge, B.H., Reynolds A.P. (2000)
Basic Medical Laboratory Techniques. Delmar.
• Adams, D.S. (2003) Lab Math: A Handbook of
Measurements, Calculations, and other
Quantitative Skills for Use at the Bench. Cold
Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

24. How do I find an e-book?
• E-books can be found on the Library
Catalogue, just like a print book.
• You will see the words ‘[electronic resource]’
after the title.
• Click on the blue ‘web access’ link to download or
read the book online – make sure you have
logged into myUniHub!

25. Access Full Text

26. 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

27. Making A Request

28. Making A Request
Student number
Date of birth DDMMYY

29. Renewing Books Online
Use the ‘Login to My
Library 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

30. Logging in to My Account
Student number
Date of birth DDMMYY

31. Renewing Books Online

32. Journals
This is a journal reference from a reading list:
Schoefs, B. (2004). Determination of pigments in
vegetables. Journal of chromatography A. 1054, (1-
2), p. 217-226.
Can you identify the following parts of the
reference?
Author, Date, Title of article, Journal Title, Volume,
Part & Page Numbers

33. Journals
Author Date Title of article
Schoefs, B. (2004). Determination of pigments in
vegetables. Journal of chromatography A. 1054, (1-2), p.
217-226.
Journal Title Volume Part Pages

34. Journal Access
• All our journals are listed in the library catalogue
• Most are available electronically
• There will be a blue ‘web access’ link to the
available online issues of the journal
• Make sure you’re logged in to MyUniHub!

35. Finding journals on the Catalogue
How to search:
• Journal keyword search
• Journal A-Z search
Exercise 3:
Using the Library Catalogue, try finding the
following journal article yourself....

36. BMS Journals
Try finding and accessing this journal article:
Gaspar, A. and Bacsi, I. (2009). ‘Forced flow paper
chromatography: A simple tool for separations in
short time’. Microchemical Journal. 92, (1), p. 83-86.
If you have time, try finding and accessing
- Trends in microbiology
- Human immunology
Look for an article useful for your studies

37. Library Subject Guides

38. Next time...
• Finding the evidence!
• Searching effectively for journal articles
• Finding and evaluating information
• Using information ethically (citing and
referencing)

39. Need help?
• Librarians in the Specialist Zone (1st floor) 11-3
Monday - Friday
• Ask a Librarian http://askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk/
• Biomedical Sciences Library Subject Guide
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/biomedicalsciences