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Self-Directed Learning: eBooks

First- and second- year medical students can use this guide to discover resources when completing a 'Self-Directed Learning' assignment

Be Self-Directed in Your Studies: Here's How to Use These Library Resources

Once inside the resources found here on each tabbed page, follow these steps:

1. First, conduct a basic search in each using symptoms as key terms.
2. Second, scan the results, opening different types of resources, and use those resources to learn.
3. Finally, use filters to narrow your search and, if necessary, search again using other terms along with original terms searched.

Source: Fairleigh Dickinson University Librarians. (2023). AccessMedicine Database Guide: Basic Searching. [website]. Fairleigh Dickinson University: New Jersey. https://library.fdu.edu/c.php?g=1286910&p=9449946

Use these eBook Platforms

When visiting AccessMedicine to search for content related to a symptom:

1. Sign into your personal 'MyAccess' account

2. Type the symptom into the search box

3. Use filters on the left to choose 'Book Chapter'

4. Scan result list of chapters from different ebooks for knowledge

5. If necessary, add other keywords to your search

TUTORIAL: AccessMedicine has been redesigned! Watch this video to learn how to navigate the content.

When visiting ClinicalKey to search for content related to a symptom:

1. Choose 'Books" in the search box and type in the symptom

2. Use filters on the lefthand side of the page to choose a clinical specialty

3. Scan chapter excerpt results to gain knowledge

4. If necessary, add other keywords to your search

TUTORIALS: ClinicalKey Resource Overview and Content Navigation

  • Watch this video to learn about the resources provided in this database.
  • Watch this video to learn how to navigate the content.

When visiting LWW Health Library to search for content related to a symptom:

1. Sign into your personal LWW Health Library account

2. Click the 'Medical Education' eBook collection link

3. Type the symptom into the search box

4. Scan chapter excerpt results to gain knowledge

5. If necessary, add other keywords to your search

TUTORIALS: LWW Health Library Overviews

  • Watch this video to learn how to navigate the content in the Premium Basic Sciences Collection
  • Watch this video to get student tips on navigating the content in LWW Health Library
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