Welcome to the Library

ASDA

Adam Edwards and Adam Miller

Aim of session

• Things you need to know

• Things you should use

• Practice searching

Using the right source

Basic help

• Library and IT website:– http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library/

• UniHelp: 020 8411 6060 (Passwords)

• Ask a Librarian (FAQs):

– http://askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk/

• Middlesex Uni app• Ask the Adams!

– wbllibrarian@mdx.ac.uk

Accessing resourcesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library

Access off site to electronic resources, reading lists and Library Catalogue

Library Subject GuidesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Library Subject Guides

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/plagiarismreferencing http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/wbl

Reading Lists

Summon

Practise thinking

The real thing

• Keywords

• Alternative keywords

• More specific keywords

• Related subjects

Your project exercise

Practice doing

• At home/work: – myUniHub > My Study > My Library

• Find Summon– Try a search, use refining tools – Save an article, create a reference

• Find LibGuides for– Work Based Learning– Referencing

• Find Reading Lists

But is it any good?

• Authority

• Relevance

• Intent

• Objectivity

• Currency

Evaluating information

But it’s not in the Library!

• Inter Library loans (and postal loans) http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library/resources/ill/index.aspx

Keeping in touch

• Librarian Blog http://wbllibrarian.blogspot.co.uk/

• Library Facebook Middlesex University Library

• Library Twitter http://twitter.com/MDXLibrary

Any questions?

Adam Edwards and Adam Miller

wbllibrarian@mdx.ac.uk