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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. What if I can't use the online registration form?

  4. Who is eligible to access library’s databases remotely?

Account Information

  1. How do I order an interlibrary loan?

  2. How Do I Renew a Book Online?

  3. How Do I Review Fine Information?

Current Awareness Services - Email

  1. How do I set up auto alerts from EBSCO Databases?

  2. How do I set up auto alerts from Ovid (i.e. MEDLINE, EBM Reviews, EMBASE, and PsycINFO)?

  3. How do I set up auto alerts from PubMed/Medline?

  4. How do I set up auto alerts from ScienceDirect?

  5. How do I set up auto alerts from Scopus?

  6. How do I set up Cited Reference Alerts from Scopus?

  7. How do I set up Journal Volume/Issues Alerts (Table of Content) from ScienceDirect?

  8. How to set up auto alerts on new items in the library?

Current Awareness Services - RSS

  1. How do I set up RSS Feed from PubMed/MEDLINE?

  2. How do I Set Up RSS Feed Topic Alerts from Ovid databases

  3. How do I Set Up TOC alerts Using RSS Feed with Science Direct?

  4. How do I Set Up Topic alerts Using RSS Feed with Science Direct?

  5. How to Set Up Citation Alerts Using RSS Feed with Scopus?

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 my collections in My NCBI?

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?

Library Information

  1. Where can I park?

  2. Who May Use Library Services?

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 Loansome Doc 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 their status?

  5. What does it mean when the title of my article is framed by square brackets?

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 find medical information geared for the layperson?

  4. Where can I use Word or PowerPoint?

Last modified: July 27, 2009