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Library Services for Nursing Students
Kristy Padron, MLIS
FAU Libraries
Welcome to the FAU Libraries!
• Library Tour & Services• Your Owl Card• FAU Libraries Online:
–Off Campus Connect–CINAHL–RefWorks
• Assistance
The FAU Libraries are located on its main and partner campuses:
• Boca • Jupiter• Davie
(Broward College)
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://www.fau.edu/library
The FAU Libraries Online
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
The FAU Libraries Online
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
The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL
3. Select the letter “C” on the “Electronic Collection” page.
The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL
4. Scroll down the next page until you see a link to “CINAHL,” and then select it.
The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL
5. This will take you to CINAHL’s search page.
Enter Search
Terms
BeginSearch
Use LIMITERS as needed
The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL
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.
The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL
Links – Full Text
(Whole Article)
Find it FAU
The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL
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 : CINAHL
RefWorks is a database that allows journals citations to be saved in one place. Create an account to get started!
To get to RefWorks:– Go to the ‘Electronic Collections’ page and
select “R” (this is shown in Slide 14).– Scroll down the page to the RefWorks link,
and then select it. New users will need to create an account.
The FAU Libraries Online : RefWorks
The FAU Libraries Online : RefWorks
Log-in: My List of Citations:
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• Workshops• 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
