The Library will locate fulltext articles that you don't have time to access yourself or can't access yourself.
What is the Document Delivery Service (or equivalent wording)?
100
We use the Library's catalogue or browse the shelves to find this type of resource.
What is a book?
100
This kind of resource is designed to provide fast answers to clinicians who need evidence to support patient care.
What is a point-of-care tool?
100
This resource provides a way of searching across journal literature, usually using keywords and subject headings.
What is database (or bibliographic database)? [we will accept names of databases too, such as Medline or PubMed]
100
Monday to Friday 8:00 to 4:30.
What are the staffed hours at the RGH Library?
200
You can use the ASK US button, call us at 766-4142, email us at library@rqhealth.ca or stop by in person.
What is how I request anything from the Library?
200
There are books located in a separate room, reserved for use by students, residents and JURSIs.
What is the reserve collection?
200
This point of care tool provides access to information for about 3000 conditions, has links to evidence and is the most current tool compared to all others including Up To Date.
What is Dynamed?
200
This database is the largest biomedical database in the world containing over 18 million records from over 5,000 publications from 1966 to the present. it includes a free online equivalent called PubMed.
What is Medline?
200
Printing, copying and scanning are provided by the Library to support your work. Otherwise, the cost is 10ยข a page.
What is the cost of personal printing and/or copying?
300
A librarian searches the literature for articles, guidelines and relevant literature on your topic and provides you with abstracts to review.
What is the Library's literature search service?
300
The Library staff provide a selection of recorded webinars on how to use different databases.
What is a way to learn how to use the databases?
300
This drug database provides general drug information, drug interactions, a visual drug identification system, and has patient hand-outs in 19 languages.
What is Lexicomp?
300
Medline, PubMed, and ProQuest Health Management use this type of 'controlled vocabulary' to provide better search results.
What is MESH or Medical Subject Headings?
300
There are three that RQHR staff, students and physicians have access to.
What is the number of physical libraries in RQHR.
400
The Library searches regularly (monthly, quarterly, weekly) on a subject area of your interest and sends you the updated results in an email.
What are subject alerts?
400
RefWorks is a resource that helps you organize your research into folders and easily place references into your paper without knowing the specific citation rules.
True or False?
What is True?
400
You can ask the Library staff to help you, or you can use the instructions on the Mobile Device Guide to see which apps the Library provides.
What is how I can download apps to my device?
400
The Library has access to many databases including CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health), PsychInfo, Natural Medicines, business and news databases. Use the A-Z Database list.
The Librarians can provide one-on-one instruction or group instruction on how to use the databases and other tools.
What are library instruction classes or how I can learn to use the resources more effectively?
500
You need a bar code number to access this url [hrl.libguides.ca/rqhr] from home or offsite.
What is how I can access the library's resources from home or offsite of any RQHR facility?
500
The Library can arrange for you to receive the tables of contents of your favourite journals in your email.
What is keeping current with the literature?
500
We have more available for iPhones, iPads, and Androids than Blackberries.
What are medical apps?
500
This is the information source which you should never use to find medical information.
What is Wikipedia?
500
This will provide you access to the three health region libraries during unstaffed hours. Security may request to see this during security checks of the library.