Here's a list of top ten things to know as a new postdoc or fellow in the UVA Health System:

1) Off-Grounds Access

• Option 1: Proxy: Start at a library webpage, like the Health Sciences Library homepage, and click on a resource: you'll be prompted for Netbadge login and be able to access library-licensed resources 
• Option 2: UVA Anywhere: UVA IT provides a "virtual private network" that, via a software install of a VPN, and login, puts your computer on the UVA network, thereby providing off-Grounds access to licensed library resources
• Option 3: LibKey Nomad: browser extension that offers links to PDFs while browsing certain pages such as PubMed, WOS, publisher websites, and Wikipedia

2) Finding Books and Cross-Disciplinary Literature

• Virgo (UVa’s Library Catalog)

3) Finding Research Articles and Protocols

• PubMed : start at the UVA link to PubMed to get "Find@UVA" links with each citation that will lead you to library subscriptions
• Web of Science : a popular UVA-licensed tool for finding cross-disciplinary literature
• A-Z list of health sciences literature databases
• Our list of resources for finding online protocols and research methods

4) When We Don't Own It: Interlibrary Loan

• Our Interlibrary Loan system, ILLIAD, allows you to order books and articles at no charge to you

5) Citation Management Software

• Zotero or Mendeley : freely available, popular options
• EndNote : ($) Citation manager tool designed to help you manage your digital library, generate citations and bibliographies (purchase through UVA Bookstore)
• Sciwheel : NOT RECOMMENDED due to pending cancellation (formerly F1000Workspace): user-friendly web-based citation manager available through UVA subscription to F1000

6) Software at UVa

• UVA Software Gateway : list of downloadable, licensed software provided by UVA

7) Workshops and Training

• Visit our calendar of upcoming, live workshops, or view our list of recommended tutorials

8) HSL Expert Assistance

• Our librarians are here to provide expertise with literature searching, citation management, and other information management topics
• Our data specialists provide expert consultations on finding, preparing, analyzing, and presenting data 

9) More Expert Help

• We partner with experts on Grounds who provide free consultations including biostatisticians (PHS @ Library for basic consultations), research computing (e.g. high performance computing), bioinformatics (Bioinformatics Core), and collecting clinical data (e.g. REDCap) 
• See our full guide on Data Services and Resources available to you
• Always Ask Us - we are happy to be your guide to our resources and beyond

10) Our Space

• The Health Sciences Library spaces are available 24/7 via Health System badge access (with the exception of the Cabell Room). The Cabell Room, library books, and staff services are available during these hours.