Hours of Operation, Locations, Phone Numbers
Checking Out Books
Electronic Books
Electronic Journals
Bound or Current Unbound Journals
Nursing Databases
Education and Training
Ordering New Books and Journals
Reserve Materials
Nursing Resources is a work in progress, any ideas, or suggestions to help improve this page please call Charlie Kishman @ 513-558-3849 or email at charles.kishman@uc.edu
Hours of Operation, Locations, Phone Numbers
Phone: 558-0127
HSL Holiday Hours
| 7:45 AM - 5 PM | Wednesday, November 25, 2009 |
| CLOSED | Thursday, November 26, 2009 |
| 12 Noon - 5 PM | Friday, November 27, 2009 |
HSL Regular Hours
7:45 AM – 12:00 AM Mon.-Thurs.
7:45 AM – 9:00 PM Friday
9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Saturday
9:00 – 12:00 AM Sunday
HSL in a Nutshell (PDF): hours, popular electronic resources, equipment, instruction, computer lab, etc.
Library Services (PDF): information about the Health Sciences Library's services
e-Journal Tips and Tricks (PDF): ejournal access options
Locate the book in UCLID or OhioLink and follow instructions on the screen to request the book. Select Health Sciences Library or Nursing Library as the pickup location. The book will be delivered to the Health Sciences Library circulation desk in the MSB or to CATER Nursing College computer lab (Procter Hall 115B), either the same day or the next day if it is a Nursing library or HSL book.
If the book is requested from one of the OhioLink libraries, it will be delivered in three to five days. You will be notified when the book is available for pickup.
On the HSL Homepage, on the left side bar click on eBooks and then click on Nursing eBooks at the top of the eBooks page to go to a list of Nursing electronic books from various collections. On the eBooks page you can also click on Go to Text Collections to find encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference materials, and books that cover a wide variety of medical subjects.
To access over 25,000 e-books in OhioLink, open OhioLink homepage (http://ohiolink.edu) and then on the left side bar click on Electronic Books Center.
Most articles you need are available full text online. There are several ways to find them:
1. eJournals page or Nursing eJournals (list of nursing journals compiled from the Subject search)
2. UCLID – the online catalog.
3. The “Find it” command in your article search (Cinahl, Medline, etc. Please click on Online Tutorials to find information on article searches)
If you cannot connect to the journal, or if it requires username and password, contact
The Reference Desk (558-5628), or Jane Thompson (558-8310), or The Nursing Liaison (558-8378).
Bound or Current Unbound Journals.
Print journals are located on Level R of the Health Sciences Library in the MSB. If the article you need is not available online but is part of our print collection in a journal issue, you may visit the Health Sciences Library to copy your article or fill out a request form (located in the HSL homepage in the left side bar).
The article will be emailed to you in PDF format within 24 hours. Contact Gerry Wagner (558-8389) or The Nursing Liaison (558-8378) with any questions or problems.
Search for articles using CINAHL or other nursing databases that are listed on the Biomedical and Nursing Databases page.
The Health Sciences Library and Langsam Libraries offer monthly classes and workshops for students, staff and faculty. Please click on "Classes/Workshops" from the menu on the left to see the class schedule or the “Education & Training” button at the top of the HSL homepage to see a variety of Education and Training resources.
Off Campus Access- information about using the proxy server, UC as your Internet Service Provider and the VPN client to access electronic resources.
Calendar of Classes- classes offered monthly that include Microsoft applications, Adobe Acrobat, MEDLINE, etc.
Online Tutorials- online tutorials for MEDLINE, PowerPoint and others.
Blackboard Support Site- Includes six interactive tutorials.
(For additional blackboard support, Please contact CATER)
Ordering New Books and Journals
If you need to order a new book to be added to collection (reserve or stacks), please contact Sharon Bressert at 558-1019 or sharon.bressert@uc.edu . Please include information about author of the book, title, year of publication, edition, ISSN number and where do you need to place the book (reserve, stacks, special collection, etc.)
If you need to order a new journal, please contact Jane Thompson at 558-8319 or jane.thompson@uc.edu.
The Reserve Collection is located in the circulation desk at MSB E680.
Please contact Charlie Kishman at 558-3849 or Charlie.Kishman@uc.edu to discuss all concerns and questions about reserve materials placement. If you need help in using Blackboard, please contact Steve Kleckner at 558-2887 or go to UC’s Blackboard Support Site http://blackboard6.uc.edu/support/home.htm.
We encourage faculty to use blackboard for reserve material needs.
For more information or if you have any questions or concerns please call The Nursing Liaison at 558-8378 or HSL Information Services at 558-5628.