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Library Basics: Everything you need to get started with the Library: How to find a journal

Introduction

SVHG Libraries subscribe to a number of core clinical electronic resources, including e-journals, e-books and databases. These are available to the staff of St Vincent’s Healthcare Group, as well as all students on placement in the hospitals.

In this guide you will learn how to:

Access Electronic Journals from within the Hospitals
Access Electronic Journals remotely using your OpenAthens account
Use the Electronic Journals website, Publication Finder, to link to the journal and article you need

You can also watch a short video on how to do this 

Step One

Go to our Library website https://library.svhg.ie and click on the link for E-Journals (pink block):

 

 

 

 

 

Further help

We are here to help!

Library staff are here to support all your information needs whether it's for patient care, quality improvement  research or education.

We can provide in-person or online training on everything you see on this guide, including:

  • How to use our Library website
  • How to search our Catalogue and borrow a book
  • How to figure out which database to use (Emerald? PubMed? Cinahl?)
  • How to search the databases 
  • How to manage references and citations

 

For further help with anything, contact us at: libraryerc@svuh.ie OR library@stmichaels.ie

 

 

Step Two

You will be brought directly to Publication Finder, our E-journals website

 

Step Three

Type in the title of the journal you are looking for and click on the title as it appears on the drop-down menu

Step Four

Click on the link (highlighted in yellow) to go straight to the journal website:

Step Five

If you are INSIDE the SVHG hospitals you will get straight into the journal website

If you are at HOME or OUTSIDE the Hospitals, you will be brought to the OpenAthens login screen first

 

What is OpenAthens?

Allows libraries to manage who has access to their resources – all staff, all students on placement

Allows library users to access all our electronic resources from anywhere

OpenAthens Application Form

If you don't already have an OpenAthens account you can apply for one here.

Click the link below to complete the application form and email it to:

SVUH/SVPH - libraryerc@svuh.ie

SMH - library@stmichaels.ie

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