FAU Libraries - Nursing Orientation

Library Services & Resources for Nursing StudentsKristy Padron, MLIS

FAU Libraries

Welcome to the FAU Libraries!

• Library Services• Your Owl Card• FAU Libraries Online:

–Off Campus Connect–CINAHL

• Assistance

The FAU Libraries are located on its main and partner campuses:

• Boca • Davie

(Broward College)• Jupiter

Library Services

Circulation Desk:• Borrow Books• Library Account

Reference Desk:• Assistance with

library and its materials

• Research help

Library Services

Computing Areas:• PCs with MS Office:

o Wordo PowerPointo Excel

• Internet Access

Don’t forgetyour

Flash/USB Drive!

Library Services

Copiers & Printers:• Pay-per-use basis• Use your Owl Card

or FAU Visitor Card to pay

Library Services

Cash to Card Machines:• Add cash to your

Owl or Visitor Card• Buy a Visitor Card

for $1.00

Your Owl Card

• Owl Card: Your School ID and Library Card

• Uses:o Borrow Library Materialso Pay for printing &

photocopyingo Log onto Library Account

& other online library services

o …and a few others!

Your Owl Card

• Activate it by calling the Boca campus Circulation Desk: (561) 297-6911.

The FAU Libraries Online

Available at http://wise.fau.edu/library


The Libraries offer many online services.

• Library Catalogo Find Books & Library

Materials

• Off Campus Connect/

EZproxyo Authenticates users

off campus for access to licensed or subscription-based FAU library resources

o Select link to log on.

Catalog

EZproxy


Off Campus Connect/EZproxy:• Log on using your

Owl Card Number and then Verification Number as indicated.

• Successful log-in

indicated

The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL

CINAHL: A main source of Nursing articles

Directions:

1. If off-campus, log onto Off Campus Connect/EZproxy.

2. At the Libraries’ home page, select “Indexes/Databases.”

Indexes/ Databases

Find Articles: Indexes & Databases

Why are journals important?

• New findings, research and developments within an academic field are communicated through professional journals.

• Peer Review is also known as:– Scholarly– Refereed

• When a journal is peer reviewed, most of its articles undergo a review process.

• Peer review is the academic “Gold Standard.”


3. Select the letter “C” on the “Electronic Collection” page.


4. Scroll down the next page until you see a link to “CINAHL,” and then select it.


5. This will take you to CINAHL’s search page.

Enter Search

Terms

BeginSearch

Use LIMITERS as needed


Links – Full Text

(Whole Article)

Find it FAU


Getting to a Full Text Article

• Use “Find it @ FAU” link to access full-text articles.

• Select “PDF/Full-Text” link to see a full article.

• Some articles are not available online but are in their paper/print format. Getting that article may require a trip to the FAU library!

• Use Interlibrary Loan to receive an article that is not available through the FAU Libraries.


An additional window will open.

‘Full Text’ indicates where

the full article can be found. Select

“Article” where indicated one to

get to the article.

If full text is not available, search the FAU Catalog

to search for a print/paper

version.


The FAU Libraries Online : Interlibrary Loan

• Interlibrary Loan (ILL) provides books, articles and other library materials that are not available at the Libraries.

• ILL also sends requests from one FAU campus libraries to another.

• Make a request online through the Libraries home page; go to the link. ILL

The FAU Libraries Online : Interlibrary Loan

• Register and create an ILL account.

• Publication information is needed for any requested library material, such as:– Title – Author– Publisher– Publication Location– Year of Publication

Register

Assistance

• Reference Desk• Ask a Librarian

http://www.askalibrarian.org/ fau

• Tutorials & Webcasts:

Nursing Tutorial - http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/ref/

nursing.htm

• Individual Research Consultations

Additional information is available at http://www.library.fau.edu /depts/ref/refdept.htm

Good luck this semester!

Kristy Padron, MLIS

Assistant University Librarian

FAU Libraries

[email protected]

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FAU Libraries - Nursing Orientation