1. Library Services for
CON Faculty
Rebecca Raszewski, MS, AHIP
Assistant Information Services Librarian & Assistant Professor

2. What I Will Cover
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Library Services
Library Resources
Curriculum Based Support
Research Support

3. Library Services-the Basics
• Library Catalog-searches both print and electronic
journals, books, and more
• Requesting Books
• VuFind Account
• I-Share-for books not at UIC Library or are checked out, missing
etc.
• Proxy Borrowing Request Form
• Requesting Articles, Books, Videos, etc.
• Interlibrary Loan-for articles not online or books not in I-Share
• Free!
• Will scan articles that are available in print and send them to you for
no charge
• Scan for free at library
• $15.00 a semester for printing

4. Recommending Items for Purchase
• E-books vs Print Books
• E-Journals
• Request Form

5. Library Resources
• Research and Subject
Guides
• Databases
• Managing Your
Citations
• E-books
• E-Journals
• Point-of-Care Tools
• Audio/Video/Images
• Mobile Resources

6. Research and Subject Guides
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Databases A-Z
Health Sciences Gateway
Nursing
All Health Sciences Guides
Citation and Style Guide Help

7. Databases
• CINAHL Plus with Full
Text
• MEDLINE via
PubMed
• Ovid
• PsycINFO
• HAPI/PsycTests
• EMBASE/Scopus
• ERIC
• Sociological Abstracts
• Web of Science

8. Managing Your Citations
• RefWorks-online citation management system. Can create
multiple accounts, bibliographies, and share your citations
• EndNote-citation management system that is primarily based
on your desktop. Can use EndNote Web to move citations
from online to your EndNote Library. The UIC Webstore offers
a discount.
• RefWorks/EndNote Guide

9. E-books
• AccessMedicine
• Access Pediatrics
• Books@Ovid
• Credo Reference
• Ebrary
• MD Consult
• R2 Digital Library
• Wiley Interscience
• Foundation Directory
• Public Human
Services Directory
• Red Book Online

10. E-Journals
• Can be found through the library catalog or e-journals list
• Click on the
in a database to see if articles are online

11. Point-of-Care Tools
• Clinical
Pharmacology
• Nursing Reference
Center (free CEs!)
• JBI Connect
• Through Ovid now
• AccessMedicine
• DynaMed
• Essential Evidence
Plus
• First Consult
• Up-to-Date (on
campus only)

12. Audio/Videos/Images
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Nursing Education in Video
NEJM Procedures
Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examination
Anatomy videos-Acland’s Anatomy, An@tomy TV
Most of our point-of-care tools have images, videos, etc.

13. Mobile Resources
• Some of our resources have a mobile version that can be used
as an app or a mobile website.
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Android
Blackberry
iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch
Windows

14. Getting Help
• Tutorials
• CINAHL and Other Databases
• Nursing Evidence Based Practice Tutorial
• Ask a Librarian
• Call
• Email
• Chat
• Workshops
• In person or online

15. Curriculum Based Support
• Course Reserves
• Course Guides
• Support for Faculty and Students

16. What are Course Reserves?
• Website that will have all of your classes’ readings available
• Embed this in Blackboard or Course Guide
• Make sure you list password on Blackboard or Course Guide

17. Course Reserves Submission
Guidelines
• A complete list of materials (e.g., syllabus or course reading
list) is required for all electronic reserve submissions.
• Instructors may submit photocopies for scanning or submit
materials in any digital format directly to the Reserve Desk.
This includes MS-Word or PDF document files, PowerPoint
presentations, wave, audio and video files.

18. Course Reserve Submission
Guidelines
• Commercially produced course-packs may not be placed on
electronic reserve.
• Submit clean, single-sided, first generation copies of material with
NO BLACK MARGIN or center stripe. (Double-sided copies produce
shadows in the scanned copy.)
• Larger items may be broken into parts to ensure smaller files and
faster download times.
• Typically no more than 20% of any copyrighted work may be used
for electronic reserves. Consult Reserve staff for additional
information about Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines.
• 8 ½” x 11” paper is preferred, with at least ½” margins on all four
sides.
• Color images submitted after the deadline may be reproduced in
grayscale due to time constraints.

19. Course Reserves Submission
Guidelines
• The first page of the document must include the course name
and number (e.g., NUSC 210), the instructor’s name, and the
full bibliographic citation for the source of the material.
Citations should be listed in their entirety using the format
below:
• Book Chapter: Title of Chapter, Author of Chapter; (if
different from author of book) Title of Book, Author of
Book, Publisher, year; edition, pages.
• Journal Article: Title of Article, Author of article; Journal
title, volume, issue, number, year; pages.
• Homeworks: Title, Author.
• Lecture Notes: Title, Author.

20. Course Reserves DeadlinesContact Info
• Reserve submissions are accepted throughout the semester, but
materials required for the first day the term must be submitted six
weeks in advance.
• Can start submitting your course reserves if you don’t have
everything finalized for your course
• Additions will be accepted until the 7th week of semester
• LIB-LHS-RES@uic.edu
• For more info:
• Submit Electronic Reserves
• Traditional Course Reserves

21. Course Guides
• Companion to your Blackboard site
• Resource for student assignments
• Place to link to e-books, videos, websites, etc. for your
students

22. Course Guide FYI
• Faculty can add content
• Integrate into your Blackboard site
• Link
• Widget

23. The Course Guide Process
• Provide librarian with information on what you would to see
for the guide
• Librarian will create guide
• Faculty will review guide and suggest changes
• Decide if the guide will be private or public
• Private-online those with the link can see the guide
• Public-everyone can see your guide
• Librarian can integrate the guide into Blackboard

24. Curriculum Based Support for
Faculty
• One time session or a series of classes for your students
• In person or online
• Record sessions
• Add Librarian to Syllabus
• Add Librarian as a
• Course Builder, Instructor, or TA for Blackboard Chat or Discussion
Board
• Blackboard Instant Messenger
• Monitor discussions related to assignments
• Curriculum Committee

25. Curriculum Based Support for
Students
• Help by Appointment
• In Person, Online, On the Phone
• Contact for Questions They May Have

26. Research Support
• Literature Searches
• eScholarship@UIC
• Managing Your Data
• Measuring Your Impact
• Open Access

27. Literature Searches
• Be specific as possible
• If it’s a topic you don’t expect to see a lot of articles about, give some
alternatives
• List suggestions of words or phrases that can be searched
• Age, Date range, population, gender, what kinds of articles, etc.
• Give 1-2 weeks notice
• Searches can take at least 2.5-3.5 hours
• Librarian can conduct a session on literature searches or a one on
one meeting

28. eScholarship@UIC
• Managing Your Data
• Measuring Your Impact
• Open Access
• INDIGO-institutional repository
• Journals@UIC-start your own open access journal
• Addendum to Publication Agreements for CIC Authors

29. Keeping Up with the Library
• Nursing Tips and Tricks Blog
• Facebook page-Peoria, Rockford, and Urbana also have
Facebook pages
• Twitter
• Newsletter

30. Library Liaisons
Rebecca Raszewski
Kelly O'Brien
LHS-Chicago:
(312) 996-2759
raszewr1@uic.edu
CLHS-Rockford:
(815) 395-5658
kkobrie2@uic.edu
Emily Johnson
Ryan Rafferty
LHS-Peoria & Quad Cities:
(309) 671-8491
emj11@uic.edu
LHS-Urbana:
(217) 244-0607
lib-lhsu-ref@uic.edu

31. Questions?
Rebecca Raszewski
http://researchguides.uic.edu/raszewski
raszewr1@uic.edu
312-996-2759