LibGuides: Distance Learners, UK (Health): Getting Started

Welcome

Welcome to the LibGuide for Distance Learners, UK (Health). Use the menu to find information about:

Document Supply: information about our Inter Library Loans Service.
Using Other Libraries: distance learners have access to other libraries. Details of various schemes can be found on this page.
Off-Campus Access to E-Resources: find out what you need to know to access online journals and electronic books.
LibGuides for Your Subject Area: go to this tab to find the resources which are most useful for you subject area and to search for the reading lists for your modules.

Getting Started

You will find everything you need to use the Teesside University Library resources from off-campus on this Guide.

To get started in using the Library you need your:

Teesside University Smart Card (TUSC)
Personal Identification Number (PIN)
ICT Username and Password

Click on the link below for the Library & Information Services Guide to Services.

Library Guide

ICT Account

Your IT account details are given to you by your School and enables you to:

Access online databases, electronic journals and electronic books from off campus (see link below)
Access your student email account

You can change your password using the MyLogin link below

MyLogin
Manage password and security details including your PIN

Your Teesside University Smart Card (TUSC)

Your TUSC allows you to:

Borrow and renew books - you will also need your PIN to do this
Use as a form of Identification in order to use other libraries

image of TUSC

Requesting your TUSC

Ask at your School IT help desk. Please bring proof of your enrollment with you. They will take your photograph and supply you with your TUSC immediately.

If you have any queries regarding this please contact your School's Admissions Team:

School of Health & Life Sciences

Email: shlsadmissions@tees.ac.uk

Telephone: 01642 384110

Personal Identification Number (PIN)

Your PIN is unique to you and is used as extra security. You will need it to check or renew your loans via My Account on The Catalogue.

Staff and students can set up their own PINs via the URL M yLogin by selecting the option to "Manage password and security details".

Passwords and PINs

Student Email Account

You will also be provided with a University email account and email address once you have enrolled. This is where any University correspondence will be sent e.g. overdue notices, reservation notices and other notifications and should be checked regularly.