Library Frequently Asked
Questions
Q. What are the library's hours?
A. Please see the library hours page.
Q. Can anybody use the library?
A. The library is open to anybody who wishes to use our resources on-site. Borrowing privileges are restricted to NCNM students, faculty, staff and alumni. Current students, faculty and staff from OCOM, OHSU, WSCC, and Linfield College (Portland Campus) are eligible to borrow materials from NCNM Library. Members of the general public who wish to borrow materials from NCNM are encouraged to request them via interlibrary loan at their local public library.
Q. How do I renew the materials that I have checked out?
A. Borrowers may renew their library materials in person or by calling or emailing the Circulation Desk (phone: 503-552-1542; e-mail). You may call after hours and leave a message with your name and barcode number. Borrowers may directly renew their items on the Library Catalog, by selecting View Your Library Record along the bottom of the screen. Items (except reserve materials) may be renewed three times.
Q. How do I check out books from OHSU?
A. Current NCNM students and staff may check out books directly from any OHSU library by presenting their NCNM ID card with a valid library barcode. If you search the OHSU library catalog, and you discover a book that you want, you may request that the book be sent down to NCNM where it will be held for you. Just click the "Request" button on the catalog display screen, as described on the following page: http://www.ohsu.edu/library/howtos/request.shtml
Q. Can I use OHSU's databases and electronic journals?
A. Anybody can access OHSU's electronic resources by going to an OHSU library and using one of their public use computers. However, online access to these resources from anywhere else is limited to OHSU students and staff. NCNM librarians have access to the OVID databases on the OHSU website. Please ask a librarian for assistance if you want to look for journal articles in OVID.
Q. What is Medline and how do I search it?
A. Medline is the world's largest biomedical research database. It has some full-text articles, but it is primarily a searchable index of citations and abstracts. You often have to look elsewhere for the full articles, or ask a librarian to order them for you. You can search Medline by using PubMed, which is free and available to everyone. To use PubMed, type a word or phrase into the search box, then click the "Go" button. For detailed instructions, please ask a librarian for assistance. Also check out the PubMed Basics brochure [PDF] developed by the National Library of Medicine.
Q. Where do I get passwords for the library databases and electronic journals?
A. NCNM Library subscribes to various research databases and collections of electronic journals. Some of them are accessible only on campus computers. Others may be accessed anywhere with a valid user name and password. Current students and staff of NCNM may acquire a list of user names and passwords at the library circulation desk.
Q. Where can I find full-text journal articles online?
A. Please see the full-text options tuturial.
Q. How can I print double-sided documents in the library?
A. The default printer in the library is the digital photocopier behind the circulation desk. You can duplex print by following these steps: (a) click on the File pull down menu and drag to Print; (b) click on the Properties button in the upper right corner of the Print box; (c) select the 2-sided book style option; (d) click the OK button; (e) click the OK button to send the print job.
Q. How can I print more than 1 PowerPoint slide per page?
A. Follow these steps: (a)open your PowerPoint presentation as usual; (b)click the File pull-down menu and drag to Print; (c) select Handouts in the Print what box menu; (d) select the appropriate number of Slides per page in the Handouts box; click OK. The least wasteful way to print PowerPoint documents is to select Outline view in the Print what box. Outline view works best if graphics aren't important to the document content.
Q. How can I bookmark a specific electronic reserves course Web site?
A. Follow these steps: (a) go to the electronic reserves system (http://ncnm.docutek.com) and find your course site as usual by selecting the instructor and clicking the Go button; (b) right-click the mouse in the white space area near the list of document links on the course page; (c) drag the mouse to the This Frame option in the pop-up menu, then drag to the View Frame option and left-click the mouse; (d) the course specific URL will be listed near the top of the Frame Info box: copy and paste it into your browser search window, then bookmark it.
Q. How can I burn a CD of my electronic reserves materials?
A. Here's one way to burn a CD in the library: (a) put a CD-r disc in one of the black HP computers in the library; (b) open each electronic reserve file that you want to burn and save it to the desktop temporarily (you can't save directly to the CD drive); (c) open the Roxio Drag-to-Disc program: click Start, select All Programs, select Roxio Easy CD and DVD Creator, select Drag-to-Disk; (d) drag files you wish to burn from the desktop or a floppy to the Drag-to-Disc icon and release them; (e) push the eject button on the CD drive, then click eject on the popup screen to retrieve your disc; (e) delete any files that you saved to the desktop.