Health Sciences Library & Biocommunications Center

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Accessing Online Content from Off Campus

  1. How do I log in to the library's website to access full-text journals from off-campus?
  2. I am located at a hospital/clinic next to the UTHSC. Am I considered to be on- or off-campus?
  3. Who is eligible to access library databases remotely?
  4. What if I can't use the online registration form?

Account Information

  1. How do I renew a book online?
  2. How do I review fine information?

Current Awareness Services

  1. How do I set up RSS Feed from PubMed/MEDLINE?
  2. How do I set up auto alerts from Ovid (i.e. for MEDLINE, EBM Reviews, EMBASE Drugs & Pharmacology, and PsycINFO)?
  3. How do I edit saved searches in Ovid?
  4. How do I set up auto alerts from Scopus?
  5. How do I set up Cited Reference Alerts from Scopus?
  6. How do I set up auto alerts from EBSCO Databases?
  7. How do I set up auto alerts from ScienceDirect?
  8. How do I set up auto alerts from MDConsult?
  9. How do I set up auto alerts from IEEE?

Databases

  1. Do I need a password to use MD Consult?
  2. How can I create a resource list from PubMed?
  3. How can I document a literature search in Ovid and PubMed?
  4. How do I build or edit my collections in MyNCBI?

E-Journals

  1. How can I find out to which online journals the library subscribes?
  2. I went to access an e-journal I know we have, but I was asked for a username and password. Why was that?
  3. The library doesn't have the online journal I need. What can I do?
  4. What does "issues older than 1 year" mean?
  5. Why does the library have so little online content available for the journal I use?

Loansome Doc

  1. Can I use Loansome Doc for rush orders?
  2. I don’t need the article I ordered. How can I return it and cancel the fee?
  3. I forgot my password and ID. What should I do?
  4. I ordered a couple of articles five days ago, and I thought they’d be here by now. How can I check on them?
  5. What does it mean when the title of my article is framed by square brackets?

Library Information

  1. Where is the library located?
  2. Where can I park?
  3. Who can use library services?

Miscellaneous

  1. Can I use Google to access full-text articles online?
  2. How can I access material the library doesn't own?
  3. Where can I use Word or PowerPoint?
  4. Where can I find medical information geared for the layperson?

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