Library Orientation for Year 1 Students

Erin Menzies, SMP Librarian Kristina McDavid, VFMP Librarian

By the end of this session, you will…1. FIND the easiest place to start searching for information

2. DISCOVER anatomy resources, course readings, & point-of-care tools

3. LEARN how a distributed program librarian can help you

4. TEST your knowledge and have fun!

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Where’s the best place to start your research?

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www.library.ubc.ca

From the UBC Library website, you can… Search for journals, articles, books, and more!

Get help with your research

Find out when the libraries are open

Book a group study room

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Check out these libraries!• UBC Vancouver Libraries:

– Biomedical: Diamond Health Care Centrehttp://woodward.library.ubc.ca/bmb

– Woodward: Point Grey Campushttp://woodward.library.ubc.ca

• UBC Okanagan Library: http://library.ok.ubc.ca/

• University of Northern BC:– Geoffrey R. Weller Library: http://library.unbc.ca

• University of Victoria:– McPherson Library: http://library.uvic.ca/

Biomedical Library

Course Readings in MEDICOL• Course readings are located in the “Library Resources” link within

each course block (i.e. Principles of Human Biology) or in the Library tab in Blackboard/Connect

• MEDICOL < Year 1 < PRIN < Library Resources

Research guides

UBC Library has dozens of research guides on a wide variety of topics Tips on searching, which databases to use, how to cite, and much more guides.library.ubc.ca: the perfect place to start your research

Finding an Article• PubMed provides access 21 million references to journal articles in

life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine• Great place to look for an article in medicine or dentistry• Sign in via the Library to get links to full text

Are there online anatomy resources at the UBC Library?

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Anatomy Resources @ UBC Library

Anatomy Resources @ UBC Library

1. Anatomy TV 2. Anatomy & Physiology Online

Where can I find a useful point-of-care tool?

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Dynamedhttp://resources.library.ubc.ca

Search Dynamed

• What is it? A clinical point-of-care tool created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals

• Coverage: 3,200+ topics with clinically-organized summaries 

• Updated: Daily, based on content from 500+ medical journals

• Criteria: Each article is evaluated for clinical relevance and scientific validity. New evidence is then integrated with existing content, and overall conclusions are changed as appropriate, representing a synthesis of the best available evidence.

Dynamed @ UBC Library

We’re here to help!

IT’S QUIZ TIME!Ready to test your knowledge?

Test Your Knowledge!

• Volunteer:

– One student rep from each program: VFMP, SMP, NMP, IMP, DMD

– Each student that answers correctly will win a prize!

Trivia Questions

1. (VFMP) Where is the best place to start your research?

2. (SMP) Identify an online anatomy resource available @ the UBC Library.

3. (NMP) What can your distributed program librarian help with?

4. (IMP) _________ is a clinical point-of-care resource created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals

5. (DMD) Where would you look for an article on oral health?

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