Joint Library of Ophthalmology Ph D Students induction

Joint Library of Ophthalmology Ph. D Students’ induction www. ucl. ac. uk/library/sites/ophthalmology Desta Bokre e-mail: d. bokre@ucl. ac. uk Tel: 020 7608 6814 UCL Library Services

Joint Library of Ophthalmology q We are one of the 18 University College London (UCL) libraries, and also have NHS status q Members of the Library are entitled to use all the UCL libraries q The barcode (028…) at the back of your UCL ID is your library number. You can use your ID card to: § § Access libraries Borrow books Print, scan, photocopy documents Extend loan of books, request documents on interlibrary loan

Resources q Collections of the physical library § Over 7000 books on eyes and vision § Over 380 printed journals § About 65 printed current medical journals § Over 280 DVDs and CDs § Historical collection of over 1500 books, dating from 1585 § Over 1500 paintings and photos of squint operations q Library catalogue: http: //library. ucl. ac. uk q We are the foremost ophthalmic library in Europe

Resources… q Computers § UCL network § Wireless access q Other facilities § Multifunctional Device (MDF) – prints, copies, scans § Document Binder § Laminator § Guillotine q Self Issue Machine § You can borrow, return and renew loans of library items § This service is particularly important on days and hours when library is not staff

Quite study spaces Please do come and use the quite study spaces!

Moorfields Museum The Library hosts the Moorfields Eye Hospital’s Museum UCL Library Services

Some important resources for writing your thesis Databases Pub. Med/Medline Embase Web of Science Scopus Extra Library Catalogues UCL library catalogue The British Library Extra Other Resources Google scholar Web Sites, Blogs Archival material Sections of books Extra PDF files Single PDF files Multiple PDF files End. Note reference management software Microsoft CWYR Word

Library training sessions q Pub. Med – a database for biomedical journal citations q End. Note – a piece of software for managing references and PDFs q Critical appraisal of a journal articles q Visit our web page to see all the training sessions run at Ophthalmology Library http: //www. ucl. ac. uk/library/sites/ophthalmolo gy/Training. Timetable. Fall 2016

Doctoral Skills Development Programme q The Doctoral Skills Development Programme runs a number of useful training sessions https: //courses. grad. ucl. ac. uk/ You collect points for attending the sessions! q Some of the Doctoral Skills Development Programme training sessions are run by the UCL Library services http: //courses. grad. ucl. ac. uk/coursedetails. pht? course_ID=1150

Other important resources q Research Integrity, Research Data Management, Data Protection, Research Ethics, Open Access and Research IT http: //www. ucl. ac. uk/research/integrity q Open access at UCL http: //www. ucl. ac. uk/library/open-access

Contact details and opening hours q For further information and any question please contact us § Email: ophthlib@ucl. ac. uk § Phone: 0207 608 6814 § Or pop down to the library during the Issue Desk opening hours 9 am-5 pm Monday – Friday q You can access the library and use the resources § Between 8 am-9 pm Monday – Friday § Between 9 am-1 pm in Weekends and public holidays UCL Library Services

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