Nursing Graduate Student's Guide to the Library: Welcome!

1. Get to know your librarian. 
   • The Nursing library liaison is available to help you during your Nursing program, and collaborates with Nursing faculty to understand your assignments and research needs.
   • Research help is available one-on-one via Zoom (video conferencing) appointments, and through phone, email, and IM chat. 
2. Research Guides
   • Help guides 
   • Help tutorials 
   • Program guide or customized course guide 
3. Expand your knowledge by borrowing materials from the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) and beyond. 
   • Did you know that you have access to books owned by Georgetown, George Washington, and American University?  Click here to learn more: WRLC
   • If a book or article isn't owned by any library in the WRLC, we'll get it for you via Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
4. Take advantage of longer check-out periods for library books.
   • MU graduate students get an extended check-out period of 6 weeks. Renewals can be completed online through your library account.
5. Use the MU version of Google Scholar to quickly find articles.
   • Use Google Scholar from our databases link on the library home page. We've pre-structured  the link to give you immediate access to articles that MU Library pays for on your behalf.
6. Search smarter with the advanced filters of the MU databases.
   • The super-charged filters allow you to limit search results by date, subject, publication type, and more.
7. Use a citation tool to manage your literature review and create bibliographies in a snap.
   • Overwhelmed by keeping track of articles? Consider using an online citation manager tool that enables you to create your own personal library of sources and export citations and bibliographies.  
8. Use online library resources on or off campus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
   • Remember that accessing library online information resources from off-campus requires you to sign-in.
9. Find your way to the quiet of the Graduate Reading Room on the 1st floor of Reinsch Library. 
   • Or discover other quiet study nooks throughout the MU library! The whole ground floor of Reinsch Library is reserved for quiet study.  
10. Borrow technology at the library
    • ​​Laptops and tablets are available at the Reinsch Library on the main campus, and the Ballston Coakley Library Extension (BCLE) at Ballston Center. 
11. Kick off your research by exploring the Nursing Program research guide. 
    • The research guide is a gateway to research resources tailored to your needs 

Click here to access the Academic Support for Graduate Students course!

If you are not already enrolled in the course please email: library@marymount.edu