When searching Pegasus and you find a book where the location is listed as “Online Resource” and the call number as “EBOOK EBL,” please be aware that users on the medical center campus do not have access to these materials. These EBooks are specific resources for use by faculty, staff and students at the Lakeshore Campuses.
EBL is an electronic library that allows for pay-by-demand services. The main campus has found it useful; however, it would be too costly for us to contribute to their service or subscribe ourselves. Unfortunately, because the main campus uses Pegasus to catalog their ebooks, it appears that everyone has access to these ebooks, but that is not the case. There is no way for us to receive access to these ebooks from the main campus. HSL patrons are not allowed to have Flagship username/passwords and if you attempt to request one from the main campus, it will be denied.
Even though access to the EBL Ebooks is not available to our users, check all the entries in Pegasus. Oftentimes, the Health Sciences Library has a print copy of the book. Just text the call number to yourself and visit the library to get the book.
If the Ebook is the only option, then fill out an interlibary loan request for the book or chapter and we can obtain it from another library.
HSL patrons are welcome to email a request to Jean Gudenas to add an ebook to our collection, but there is no guarantee that we will get a subscription to the ebook.
Need a quick lesson to sharpen your researching skills? We just updated all of our Loyola E-Learning Modules. To Access these enter the E-Learning portal through Loyola WIRED or through the Employee Self-Service Portal. Click on Course Catalog and search for Responsible Searching. There are 15 Modules total:
The EBM app has all the usual perks of DynaMed: point-of-care information updated daily, easy access to articles with one click, ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes, and easy navigation. Once the app is downloaded to your phone or tablet you never need to log-in to use the database again; it’s just one click and you’re in the database. If you’re interested in downloading the app through the library’s subscription for free, email Liz Novak for an access code at Elnovak[at]lumc.edu with information on the type of phone/tablet you use. Access codes expire after one year, but you can contact the library for a new one at that time. The library is also offering workshops on how to download and use various medical apps including DynaMed, Micromedex, and MDconsult on 2/9 (1-2pm), 3/11 (10-11am), and 4/11 (10-11am). If you’d like to participate in one of these workshops, contact Jeanne Sadlik at JSadlik[at]lumc.edu.
