Health SmartLibrary

The Health SmartLibrary (HSL) is a web-based system designed to provide easy access to library services and resources, allowing you to:

• View specialty interest profiles for various disciplines (pediatrics, emergency medicine, etc.)
• Customize your own personal profile (add/delete resources)
• Access full-text resources from any location
• Quickly search library resources
• Review timely articles in your discipline
• Store and organize your favorite web sites in your personal file cabinet
• Request Document Delivery, including interlibrary loan for resources not available from Galter and photocopy service for print resources available in the library
• Register for library classes online
• Request literature searches performed by medical librarians (expert searchers) for in-depth research

Registering

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To use Galter Library's Health SmartLibrary, you need a valid library barcode and an e-mail account. If you have a WildCARD, the barcode on the front is all you need. If you don't have a WildCARD, come to the Galter Library's Circulation Desk or go to an affiliated hospital library (NMH, Children's) to get a library barcode. All you need to have is your ID badge from any of the McGaw Medical Center affiliates. If you need assistance, call the Circulation desk at (312) 503-8126.

To register for the Health SmartLibrary:

1. Go to the library's website at http://www.galter.northwestern.edu/
2. Click on the Register link located on the center of the page
3. Type your last name and barcode number in the boxes
4. Click on the Validate button
   You will need to provide the following information on the resulting page:
• your e-mail address (this does not have to be a NU e-mail address)
• your daytime phone number
• your status
• a specialty interest from the available menu (this will be used to create your specialty profile which you can customize later)
5. Choose a password. This can be anything you want it to be, and it stays the same until you choose to change it
6. Click the Register button at the bottom of the page

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Logging in to the Health SmartLibrary
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To log in to the HSL:

• Enter your e-mail address and HSL password in the boxes located on the Library's Web site
• Click on the Log in button
• You can be sure you're logged in by checking the upper right hand corner of the page; it should say Your Name in bold text
• You are now logged in and can use all the services available to you

Note: If you want your e-mail and password to be saved on your personal computer, place a checkmark in the box next to Save login information. This will save a cookie on your machine that will automically recognize you the next time you go to the library Web site. Do not do this on a public computer unless you want others to access your HSL account. Once you have checked the box, you will return to the library's HSL.

Accessing Electronic Resources from Off-Campus
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The HSL allows you to access electronic resources, e-journals, e-books, databases, and other resources from outside the Northwestern network. You can receive full-text from home, while traveling, from an affiliated hospital, or from any other location where you have Internet access. You do not have to change any browser settings to use this proxy service. Simply log in to the HSL and use the Web site as usual.

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Managing Personal Information
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You can edit your personal information such as address, e-mail address, contact information, or change your HSL password at any time.

• Log in to the HSL
• Choose Edit HSL > Personal Information from the menu bar across the top of the page
• Make the appropriate changes
• Click Update to save the changes

Changing Your HSL Password
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When you register for the HSL, you are asked to create a password that you will use with your e-mail address to access your HSL page. There is no requirement to change your password on a regular basis, but you may want to do this for security purposes.

• Log in to the HSL
• Choose Edit HSL > Change Password from the menu bar across the top of the page
• Fill out the form and click the Submit button

Note: You must know your original password before your can change it to a new one. If you have forgotten your password, you can request that it be sent to your e-mail address. Contact the Reference Desk at ghsl-ref@northwestern.edu or (312) 503-8109 if you need assistance obtaining your password.

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Customizing Your Health SmartLibrary

Customization is the essence of the Health SmartLibrary. You decide which resources, of the thousands owned by the library, are the most important to you, and promote them to the front page for quick and easy access. Simply by virtue of choosing a specialty when you register, you are given a specialty profile. The specialty profile includes the top resources in your field as judged by the Galter librarians. You can content yourself with your specialty profile, or you can create your own personal profile by adding to, or deleting from, the specialty profile. You can revert back to your specialty profile at any time. There are three areas that are customizable: My E-Resources, Quick Search tools, and Stay Current.

My E-Resources

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When logged in to the Health SmartLibrary, My E-Resources are at the center of the page. My E-Resources lists journals, books and websites according to your personal or specialty profile. Clicking on any of the links will take you to the frontpage of that resource.

To change the resources that appear under My E-Resources:

• Log in to the HSL
• Choose Edit HSL > My E-Resources from the menu bar across the top of the page (or click the Edit button beside the My E-resources section on the home page)
• You will be brought to a page with two panels
  • On the left are the resources currently in your profile
  • On the right are all the other resources available to you
• Use the Please Select scroll down menu to access different sets of resources
• To add or delete resources, simply click on the appropriate Delete button (left panel) or Add button (right panel)
• Click on the Home button to see that your changes have taken effect
• You can also search for the resource you want to add in E-Resources and use the Add link to the tight of the resource name
• Resources can also be deleted here or on the home page

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Quick Search
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A popular feature of the Health SmartLibrary is the ability to enter a keyword search and select several resources to be searched using that keyword. The Quick Search tool is located in the upper right-hand corner of every library Web page. Several search tools are included by default based on your specialty profile.

To use the Quick Search:

• Enter the keyword in the search box
• Select the resource (PubMed, Galter Website, etc.) you want to search from the drop-down menu
• The results of the search will appear in a new window
• Click different search tools as you wish
• Each resource is searched separately

To customize your Quick Search list:

• Log in to the HSL
• Choose Edit HSL > Quick Search from the menu bar across the top of the page (or click the Edit button beside the Search button)
• You will be brought to a page with two panels
  • On the left are the Quick Search tools currently in your profile
  • On the right are all the other tools available to you
• To add or delete tools, simply click on the appropriate Delete button (left panel) or Add button (right panel)
• Click on the Home button to see that your changes have taken effect.

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Stay Current
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The Stay Current tool is designed to alert you to the most current journal literature in your field of interest, and provide a link to the abstracts or the full-text, if available, of those articles. (Note: the Web site also includes links to general health information from the media under the heading: What's In the News. This is not customizable.)

The Stay Current feature is actually a search of the MEDLINE database, via PubMed, for the most recent articles described by a search term. By default, the search terms for each specialty profile are the names of the top journals in that specialty. But you can personalize this tool by entering any search term, including Boolean operators, etc.

To customize your Stay Current queries:

• Log in to the HSL
• Choose Edit HSL > Stay Current from the menu bar across the top of the page (or click the Edit button beside the Research Articles section heading)
• You will come to a page that lists your current Stay Current terms with options to edit or delete those terms, add new terms, and/or revert to your specialty profile.
• The more specific your search strategy, the more precise your results will be.
• You can cut and paste search strategies from PubMed for optimal results.
• After you have added new terms, click the Home button to see that your changes have taken effect

The Stay Current section also includes the latest book reviews in your specialty from Doody's Book Review Service.

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File Cabinet
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The personalized file cabinet can be used to store and organize your favorite links. Links may be to Web sites, journal articles, or any other resource that has a URL. Because you can log in to HSL from any location, this feature is like a portable Bookmarks or Favorites folder.

To customize your File Cabinet:

• Log in to the HSL
• Choose Edit HSL > File Cabinet from the menu bar across the top of the page (or click the Edit button in the File Cabinet section on the home page)
• To add a new URL, click Add New Item to My File Cabinet
• Type a name and URL into the form
• You can also add folders and descriptions as needed to organize your links

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Services

A number of services are available to you when you log in to the Health SmartLibrary. Read below to find out more or contact the Reference Desk at ghsl-ref@northwestern.edu or (312) 503-8109 for further assistance.

Some of our services are fee-based. See the fee schedule for further details.

Document Delivery

Photocopy Request
Request now

Need a copy of an article from a journal that the library owns?

• Log in to the HSL
• Choose Services > Photocopy Request from the menu bar across the top of the page
• Type the information for the article that you want
• Click the I Agree, Submit Request button

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Need a copy of an article in a journal or a book that is not available in the library?

Journal Articles
Request now

• Log in to the HSL
• Choose Services > ILL Article Request from the menu bar across the top of the page
• Type the information for the article that you want. If you have the MEDLINE UI number or PubMed ID number, enter it in the box.
• Click the I Agree, Submit Request button

Books and Conference Proceedings
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• Log in to the HSL
• Choose Services > ILL Book Request from the menu bar across the top of the page
• Type the information for the book that you want
• Click the I Agree, Submit Request button

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Receiving and Viewing ILL and Photocopy Articles
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Any Interlibrary Loan or Photocopy journal articles that you request are accessed via the web. Once we have filled a request, we will send you an e-mail telling you the item has been received and how to view it.

• Log in to the HSL
• Choose Services > View Completed Requests from the menu bar across the top of the page
• Click the Get Documents button to see a list of articles available for you
• Click on the number in the document column to view your article Please Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer to view an article. If you do not have it, you can click on the download and install Acrobat link on the Get Documents page
• Print or save the article if you want to keep it

Checking the Status of Requests

Please contact the Interlibrary Loan office at (312) 503-1908 for information on the status of your request(s).

In Process Items
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If you find a journal or book in the catalog that is in our Technical Services department for mending or preparation for binding, it may be possible to retrieve it more quickly using the In Process Request forms. Library staff will fill your request within 24 hours if there are no major problems.

• Log in to the HSL
• Choose Services
• Choose a relevant link under In Process Item on the left side of the screen
• Click on the Submit Request button

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Other Library Services

Ask a Librarian
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At the top-left of the home page is a form to ask questions of the Galter Library librarians.

Quick Search for Article by PubMed ID
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If you have the unique identifier number from a MEDLINE search, you can enter it in the Quick Search box at the top-right of the homepage; then choose Find PubMed ID from the drop-down menu and click the Search button. If you have entered a valid PubMed ID, you will be taken to the PubMed record in a new window, which will give you a link to the full-text on the web, when available; a link to our catalog holdings, if we own the title in print; and a link to our interlibrary loan form for titles that we do not own.

Registering for Classes

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See Classes Schedule now

Want to learn how to use the library's databases or software programs such as EndNote more effectively?

• Log in to the HSL
• Click the Classes link on the home page
• Click the Register link beside the class you are interested in
• Choose the class from the drop-down menu
• Click the Submit Registration button
• The Classes page lists available classes and the full class schedule

Requesting Literature Searches
Request now

Need an in-depth or comprehensive search using the expert search services of a librarian?

• Log in to the HSL
• Click Services from the menu bar across the top of the page
• Choose Literature Search under Reference Services
• Type the question you have and select the purpose of the search and any appropriate limits. Please be as specific as possible
• Click on the I Agree to Terms, Submit Request button

Literature searches are free for Feinberg School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students. Other groups should consult the fee schedule below.

If you have any questions about or need assistance using the Health SmartLibrary, please contact the Reference Desk at ghsl-ref@northwestern.edu or (312) 503-8109.

Fees for Services

Some of our services are fee-based. See the fee schedule for further details.

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