Course:MIDW/Library

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Do you have a UBCcard?


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Please note your barcode & pin. The barcode number is your library card number. The default pin is the last five digits, but please change it as soon as possible.

Is your library card okay?

  1. Click on Log In To My Library Account
  2. Put in your barcode & PIN.
  3. Change your PIN.

Do we have your correct name & address?
Do we have your email address?

Access the library from home

This is easier than it used to be!

  • Start your research from the Library's homepage. The URL is http://www.library.ubc.ca
  • Click the LOGIN button.
  • Then EZprozy Login.

You will need your CWL or your library barcode & PIN.

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For more information on this new system called EZproxy, please see this link Connect from home.

Finding a known article

You need an article called “Music improves sleep quality in students.” Can you find it in the online library?

Here’s the citation: Harmat, L., Takács, J., & Bódizs, R. (2008). Music improves sleep quality in students. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 62(3), 327-335. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04602.x

Can you find PUBMED?

Try this database:

  • Go to the Library’s home page.
  • Select on SEARCH COLLECTIONS from the menu
  • Click on Indexes, Databases & Articles.

Find and try PubMed. Look for articles on midwifery and education. Can you find some abstracts on this topic? Do you know how to get the articles? Note the related articles feature in PubMed.

Create an account for PubMed (MyNCBI).

Save time with this brief tutorial :)

It covers basic concepts.

Reserve

Research Guides

Vancouver Style

Also called Uniform Style. Here's a sample reference list using this style.

References:

  1. Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:284-7.
  2. Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Schiding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res. 2002;935(1-2):40-6.
  3. Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Hypertension, insulin, and proinsulin in participants with impaired glucose tolerance. Hypertension. 2002;40(5):679-86.
  4. Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA . Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.
  5. Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113.
  6. Tynan T. Medical improvements lower homicide rate: study sees drop in assault rate. The Washington Post. 2002 Aug 12;Sect. A:2 (col. 4).
  7. Chason KW, Sallustio S. Hospital preparedness for bioterrorism [videocassette]. Secaucus (NJ): Network for Continuing Medical Education; 2002.
  8. Anderson SC, Poulsen KB. Anderson's electronic atlas of hematology [CD-ROM]. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2002.
  9. Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [Internet]. 2002 Jun [cited 2002 Aug 12];102(6):[about 1 p.]. Available from: http://www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/june/Wawatch.htm.
  10. Zhang M, Holman CD, Price SD, Sanfilippo FM , Preen DB, Bulsara MK. Comorbidity and repeat admission to hospital for adverse drug reactions in older adults: retrospective cohort study. BMJ. 2009 Jan 7;338:a2752. doi: #1136/bmj.a2752. PubMed PMID: 19129307; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2615549.
  11. Cancer-Pain.org [Internet]. New York: Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc.; c2000-01 [updated 2002 May 16; cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available from: http://www.cancer-pain.org/.

Source: http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/study-support/study-skills/handouts/vancouver.php#vancouver_style_49_3


Academic Integrity

Cite, cite, cite

Citing is an important part of academic culture.

  • RefWorks a web-based citation management program that enables you to download, store, and share references, and format bibliographies in seconds. Free to UBC students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Copyright

  1. Copyright is changing!
    http://copyright.ubc.ca/
  2. Supreme Court decisions
  3. New legislation - The Copyright Modernization Act

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Too much chocolate cake

We have a rich feast of library resources. Take time to digest.

Librarians

For a rainy day . . .
  • Contact the desk at Woodward Library, 604-822-4440, wd.ref@ubc.ca . Our desk is staffed everyday during term. Please do come visit!
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