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School of Nursing: Library Orientation for Students: Home

How can the librarian help you?

Your librarian can support your assignments and research. A few key places where I can help are outlined on this page.

Don't hesitate to reach out if there's anything I can help with.

Matt Hayward

Library Liaison to the School of Nursing

hayward@uthscsa.edu

(210) 567-2624

Schedule an Appointment

Your librarian can help with searching and finding:

  • Literature reviews
  • Point-of-care resources
  • Unpublished literature
  • Research Instruments
  • Practice Guidelines
  • and more!

I also offer help with EBP topics:

  • Overview
  • Composing a searchable question and turning it into an effective literature search
  • Critical analysis of information sources
  • Resources for EBP after graduation

The Library can provide help through:

  • Access the building 24/7; use your UT Health ID for card-access entry -- great onsite weekend acces
  • Stay fueled up with coffee, fresh food, and snacks
    • Available in the 3rd floor vending machines
    • Just around the corner from Starbucks and the Sub Stand
  • Recharge in the Reflection Room on the 4th floor
  • Print, copy, and scan using PaperCut (8¢/page for B&W, 25¢/page for color)

LibKey Nomad

  • Automatically provides instant links to articles from journals subscribed to by the library
  • Determine the fastest path to content across thousands of publishers and millions of articles
  • Support for PubMed, CINAHL, Wikipedia and other scholarly websites and research databases

Library Login

  • From the library homepage, click on Library Login.              Library Login Screenshot
  • Select UT Health San Antonio Network Accounts

Library proxy screenshot

  • For Current Faculty, Staff, & Students, use your UTHSCSA username and password.

 

Contact me for help searching the literature

Let me help you with:

  • Identifying databases and other information sources relevant to your search
  • Composing literature searches for assignments, literature reviews, and DNP projects
  • Assistance with EndNote or Zotero to manage citations

Use the Email Me or Schedule Appointment links on the left side of this page.

Managing citations

Using a citation manager to organize and insert your citations can save you a ton of time. UT Health San Antonio offers EndNote, a paid software, to students for free while Zotero is open to anyone regardless of affiliation.

I can help you get started with EndNote or Zotero, but first I'd recommend checking out our detailed guides for each.

EndNote Guide - Guide to Getting Started with EndNote
Zotero Guide - Guide to Getting Started with Zotero
 

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