Keiser University Library System

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Keiser University Library System Dietetics and
Nutrition Student Library Introduction
Welcome to the Library!
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Learning Objectives

• This presentation is intended to give you a quick
  introduction to the Keiser University Library
  System. In the next 10 slides you will learn 5
  very important things
• The librarys online catalog URL (or web
  address.)
• How to log-in to the librarys online catalog
  with your USERNAME PASSWORD.
• The 2 main types and many different formats of
  resources the library offers and where to search
  for them on the library webpage.
• Where you can look on the library webpage to
  learn more about using the library and its
  resources.
• How to contact a professional librarian for
  additional assistance.

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• The library provides Dietetics Nutrition
  resources in a wide variety of formats that can
  generally be divided into 2 main types
• Physical resources such as books, journals,
  CD-ROMs DVDs, anatomical models or posters
  charts, pathfinders handouts.
• Electronic resources such as electronic subject
  databases, e-books, e-journals, web links
  directories, tutorial videos presentations,
  pathfinders handouts, streaming video, radio
  television broadcasts, dissertations theses.

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The Library Online Catalog

• Fortunately, with so many different formats
  available, the library has made it easy to find
  what you are looking for by making it all
  accessible from one place The Librarys Online
  Catalog!
• Weve even made it easy to find the online
  catalog! Just type the easy to remember
  www.keiserlibrary.com URL (web address) for the
  catalog onto the address bar of your computers
  web browser and it will take you to the library
  login page!
• To Log-in
• Your Student ID Number is your login USERNAME.
• The last 4 digits of your Social Security Number
  (also called your Federal Tax ID Number) is your
  login PASSWORD.

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This is what the Librarys log-in page looks like
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REMEMBER You MUST log-in with your USERNAME
and PASSWORD otherwise you will not be given
access to the electronic subscription based
databases other licensed content for which the
university has paid your access fees in advance.
You can use them as much as you want with NO
CHARGE!!!
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Once you have logged in to the librarys online
catalog it should look like this
Notice the Yellow search area
Notice the links in the Blue area
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Do you remember the 2 main types of resources we
mentioned earlier?
Physical resources such as books, journals,
CD-ROMs DVDs, anatomical models or posters
charts, pathfinders handouts can be found by
entering a search term in the YELLOW shaded area
of the librarys online catalog.
Electronic resources such as electronic subject
databases, e-books, e-journals, web links
directories, tutorial videos presentations,
pathfinders handouts, streaming video, radio
television broadcasts, dissertations theses can
also be found by initiating a search from the
librarys online catalog but to find these
resources you would look in the BLUE shaded area
for a link that you can click to access the
electronic resources search page.
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Here is where you can find them!
Physical resources can be found by entering a
search term here.
Click the links here to access the electronic
resources search page.
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At this point you may want to review the Library
Orientation information literacy lessons
already waiting to teach you how to become an
expert researcher! Just click on the link and
wait for it to load!
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If you should ever find that you need some
additional help or suggestions feel free to
contact a Keiser University Librarian at one of
the campuses that offer the Dietetics Nutrition
program Lakeland [phone] Pembroke
Pines [phone] Port St.
Lucie [phone]
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Conclusion
Now you know

• The librarys online catalog URL or web address
  (www.keiserlibrary.com)
• How to log-in to the librarys online catalog
  with your USERNAME PASSWORD.
• The 2 main types and many different formats of
  resources the library offers and where to search
  for them on the library webpage.
• Where you can look on the library webpage to
  learn more about using the library and its
  resources.
• How to contact a professional librarian for
  additional assistance.

The end.