Library Orientation

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Library Orientation
Cate Canevari VCU Libraries
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TML at a Glance

• Serving Health Professionals in Virginia Since
  1898
• Largest Health Sciences Collection in Virginia
• TML is part of the VCU Libraries system which
  shares one catalog, one Web page
• Access to over 35,000 electronic journals, books,
  and databases through the VCU Libraries

509 North 12th Street, Richmond, VA 804.828.0636
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Library Facility

• Renovated 1st Floor
• Bring your Laptop Secure, Wireless and Network
  Access
• Quiet Study Areas and Group Study Rooms
• We Proudly Brew Starbucks Skull Beans Coffee

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Resources Collections

• Current Periodicals next to the 1st Floor Reading
  Area
• Bound Journals throughout the Stacks
• Special Collections and Archives, Artifacts,
  Manuscripts
• Remote Access to Online Full-Text Resources
  including Journals, Books, and Databases

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Online Full Text

• Use Quick Links to PubMed and LinkOut to VCU
  journals
• Use GetIt_at_VCU links in other databases to access
  licensed journals and more
• MDConsult and FirstConsult
• Remote access to VCUHS licensed UpToDate through
  the A-Z list of databases
• Topic-based Resource Guides for Evidence-Based
  Healthcare and more
• Quick access to online list of VCU licensed
  E-Journals and E-Books on library homepage

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Remote Access EZProxy Login

• Last 10 digits of your VCUCARD
• Last 4 digits of your Social Security Number

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Personalized Services

• PubMed s MyNCBI save searches and create email
  alerts
• MDConsult Access PDA Resources, Store searches
  and bookmarks in MyFolder, customize patient
  handouts, CME, and more
• My Library Record Available through the Library
  Catalog, lets you renew books online
• ILLiad Order and receive articles fromyour
  desktop
• VCU Portal One stop shopping for VCU online
  resources and services

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Online Request Forms

• A variety of services are available through
  online forms, including
• Holds Recalls
• Collection Purchase Suggestions
• Reference Question
• Item Request Form
• Comment Card Form
• Training Request Form

http//www.library.vcu.edu/forms/
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Technology

• Secure, Wireless Computing and Network Ports
• Ask a Librarian Email and Chat Reference
  Service
• Online Training including Tutorials, Handouts,
  Resource Guides, and Virtual Tour
• Smart Classrooms for hands-on training

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PDA Initiative

• Online PDA Resource Guide
• PDA User Group
• VCU Libraries PDA Channel / PDA accessible text
  version of library Web pages
• PDA classes available
• PDA Fair 2005-2006

VCU Libraries to Go
http//www.library.vcu.edu/tml/bibs/pda.html
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Instructional Media Workshop

• Cost-Effective Media Production
• Self-Production of Presentation Materials
• Scan Images Text
• Digitize Video Audio Files
• Convert MS Word Files to PDF Files
• Training Available

http//www.library.vcu.edu/tml/information/worksho
p.html
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Education Training

• Library Training--in our lab or at your meeting
• PubMed
• Evidence-Based Resources
• Resources for Researchers
• PDA Basics
• Consumer Health
• RefWorksand more
• Online Guides, Tutorials, Handouts
• Contact us for info on customized training
  Consultations

http//www.library.vcu.edu/tml/classes.html
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Library Liaison Program

• Personal Library Shoppers
• Share information about library services,
  collections, and resources
• Support teaching, research, and clinical needs
• Research and reference support
• Respond to your questions

http//www.library.vcu.edu/tml/liaison.html
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Scholarly Circuit Librarian

• Librarians come to you
• Provide informal or formal presentations on
  specific topics
• Hold office hours outside of the library
• Share information about library services,
  collections, and resources

http//www.library.vcu.edu/tml/liaison.html
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CHEC Community Health Education Center

• The CHEC is a partnership between the VCU Health
  System, MCVH Auxiliary, and the VCU Libraries
• CHEC Provides
• Health Information Resources for a Lay Audience
• Appropriate Resources for Children and Seniors
• Low literacy materials available in English and
  Spanish

http//www.vcuhealth.org/chec/index.html
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CHEC Consumer Health Education Center

• Provides online CareNotes access through VCUHS
  intranet
• Offers training and resource support to VCUHS
  healthcare providers
• Located in the Gateway Building Lobby
• Open to the Public and accessible to Patients
  and Family Members
• The CHEC Librarian is part of the VCU Libraries.
  
• Call 828-0017 for training on Consumer or
  Clinical Resources

http//www.vcuhealth.org/chec/index.html
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Where is the Tompkins-McCaw Library Located?
Directly across from the School of Dentistry,
just down the street from the Gateway building
509 North 12th Street, Richmond, VA 804.828.0636
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Access VCU Libraries Online
http//www.library.vcu.edu/
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Questions or Comments? Contact Your Library
Liaison

• Cate Canevari
• Library Liaison for Residents, SOM Basic
  Sciences, Postdocs 828-3152
  cscanevari_at_vcu.edu