LibGuides: Rehabilitation Service Line Resources: UNC Hospitals: Welcome & Basics

Allied Health Sciences Liaison

Barbara Rochen Renner, PhD

Health Sciences Library
335 S. Columbia Street Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7585
(Google Maps for directions)

Welcome to the Health Sciences Library: The Basics

New to HSL? Quick Tips!
Quick tips to get you started using library space, services and resources.
Ask-a-Librarian
Chat, email, phone, text, and a 24/7 knowledge base of questions and answers.
Borrowing Books & Other Resources
All UNC Hospitals staff have borrowing privileges at all UNC-Chapel Hill libraries. You can check-out books, videos, and other materials. You can also borrow equipment to use in the library.
Access to library online resources: Onyen
Your Onyen will allow you to access UNC online resources (e.g., journal articles), use Wifi in the library and more.

NOTICE: Having problems with Onyen access to HSL resources?

Internet Explorer may be the problem. Try using Firefox or Chrome, if you are able.
Onyen management
create an onyen, look up your onyen and/or PID, change or retrieve your password, and more

Questions / problems? Ask a Librarian.

UNC Eduroam Wifi
UNC Eduroam Wifi gets you online in the library and other non-hospital university buildings. To set it up, click on the link above and follow the instructions.
Reserve a Room
The library has small group study rooms, classrooms, and conference rooms to accommodate meetings of 4-50 people

Searching and Accessing Information

Boolean Searching
Boolean searching helps you connect search terms to find fewer (narrows) or more (broadens) results when you search in many databases, some e-journals, and the UNC catalog boolean search box (advanced link). Boolean searching depends on the use of three terms: AND, OR, and NOT (or AND NOT). Enter these terms in ALL CAPS because many search engines are case sensitive for these terms.
E-Journals
To search for a specific journal just in electronic format.
Use the catalog to search for both e- and print jouranls; some journal issues are only available in print.
Library Databases
Search for articles using library databases, which contain citations for articles and other materials from many journals simultaneously, saving you time.
Library Catalog
Find books & e-books, journals & e-journals, multimedia resources, and more.

Book Delivery, Hold, or Recall
- This includes moving a book from any UNC-Chapel Hill library to the Health Sciences Library for convenient pick-up.
- Once you find an item that the library does not have, click the truck icon and

FREE Interlibrary Loan for items UNC doesn’t own (articles and book chapters typically delivered electronically via link in your email within a few days)

You can come to the library to get articles available only in print at the library. Scanners available on the first floor of HSL to scan and email articles to yourself for free. Ask for help at the service desk.
For more information, click here or Ask a Librarian.