In the second session of the “Fifth Session of Virtual Courses: Learning to Access and Use Information with the Library System”, the community learned about library services in the College of Medicine.
activitysent by Facebook Live And Youtubeand directed by Javier Diaz Castorena, in charge of Digital Medical Library (BDM)And It has been implemented to respond to students’ requirements to know services and activities tailored to them. Thus, the teacher Francisco Velázquez, head of the Guidance and Counseling Service, showed the procedure to be followed for access.
The first service he described was home loans, Allowing students to take home up to four works, for a period of 12 days with the option to reprint nine works. If you wish, you can take advantage of the online renewal, available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
First-year students have at their disposal book packages provided by the library consisting of nine books of basic bibliography for the surgeon’s degree; This package is delivered at the beginning of the school year and must be returned in June. Tablet loan, with mobile data access, is also available to college students.
remote access to Digital Medical Library Available to undergraduate and graduate students and academics; The library process begins with information from the School Services Secretary and an email is sent to them with their passwords, They will have access to journals, databases and digital tools.
The User Register is a section aimed at postgraduate academics who would like to access it to our library resourceswhere they have to fill in the required documents and attach their last pay stub, after three days, they are given access to the system.
A certificate of non-religion of books for ownership is another service that is granted. This is handled on a page the central LibraryAnd There is a response within 24 business hours and it is important to fill in each section carefully when requested.
about digital library classrooms, Teacher Francisco Velazquez shared it The computers in it allow access to BMD without the need for an accountwhere it is possible to refer to the available databases, the service is provided from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
The newspaper library contains the most important collection of health sciences journals, college students can access their credentials and the rest of the users must fill out a ballot to access them.
Entrance to study booths is required with credentials, for a group of a minimum of three persons and a maximum of 10 personsAllow group study in a comfortable setting, for a maximum of two hours.
If you are interested in consulting previous courses, you can find them at https://bibliotecas.facmed.unam.mx/cursos/Or, if you would like to request more information, write to [email protected].
Louise Vera