During library orientation or instruction you may hear the term "Library Toolkits" come up fairly often. But what are they? Well, toolkits are just another term for Library Research Guides. Each toolkit provides a user with specific information on a particular topic. Below are a list of some of the most heavily utilized toollkits that are used on the HMSOM website. This list is not an exhaustive listing of all our toolkits, so we suggest you check out the general toolkits link below for access to all the curated toolkits on the HMSOM website.
Toolkits are often updated with new content, resources and links. If something does not appear to be working properly, please reach out to your librarian for assistance.
The Phase 1 Toolkit is where M1 students can find and access their required textbooks by course such as MCP, HSS, SP, PPPC and more.
The Phase 2 Toolkit has student Clerkship resources. Student will find eBooks specific to their clerkships as well as other helpful resource links to DynaMed, ClinicalKey, LWW Health Library, AccessMedicine and PubMed.
The Finding Information Framework (FIF)
The FIF toolkit helps guide students on how to use the framework in order to generate a research question.
Conducting a Literature Review
This toolkit will guide students who want to start writing a literature review. From developing a topic to planning your search and managing your citations, our guide will get you started in the right direction!
The current software that is being used to collect and organize citations is Zotero. This guide will help you understand how to use the application in order for you to collect, organize, share, annotate and cite your research.
