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London Metropolitan University

Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science

What your Librarian can help with

This guide is aimed at Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science students. As your Librarian, I can help you find and reference resources. I can provide information literacy support, copyright advice, and signpost other university services. 

Looking for key journal articles?

For dissertation work, ask your Librarian for advice!

LibKey Nomad

Get fast access to scholarly articles

LibKey Nomad is a great tool which helps you to easily find scholarly journal articles.  When you are searching on the web, Nomad lets you know if any of the content is available from our library subscriptions or open access alternatives. 

All you need to do is add an extension to your web browser. 

Go to libkeynomad.com, select your browser at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions to add the extension. When prompted, select London Metropolitan University as your organisation. 

When searching the web look out for the Nomad button to link you to the article.

The Nomad Button- a blue button indicating what the user can do e.g. download PDF 


Search for journal articles using DOI or PMID using LibKey.io

LibKey.io provides access to journal articles using either the digital object identifier (DOI) or PubMed Identifier (PMID). If the article is available through the Library’s subscriptions or it is Open Access you will be able to access the PDF or the article link.

If you don't know the DOI or PMID you can search for journals and journal articles using Library Search.  See Understanding journals - Finding information - LibGuides at London Metropolitan University for more guidance.

Cite Them Right

Cite Them Right banner. A student's must-have online referencing tool.

Cite Them Right is an online platform that can help you with your referencing.  It provides clear guidance on how to reference with lots of examples.  It covers a range of different referencing styles and you can test your knowledge with their tutorial. 

 Better referencing, better assignments, better grades.


To access: go to Cite Them Right > click Log in > click Log in via your institution > search for and select London Metropolitan University > sign in with your usual university email and password.

Choose your referencing style to get started or take a look at their videos and tutorial.

Library Skills Workshops

Cartoon of students engaged in learningLed by the Academic Liaison Librarian team, these workshops will help you develop your skills for uni and beyond.  

Upcoming workshops...

How to Reference with Cite Them Right
⭐ Thursday 14 November 2024 11:00 - 11:30 Online Sign up here
Getting Started and Referencing with Zotero in collaboration with the Student Union
⭐ Thursday 14 November 2024 14:00 - 16:00 In-Person Sign up here
OSCOLA Referencing Workshop
⭐ Monday 18 November 14:00 - 15:30 In-person, Holloway Library Training Room (LCG-26) Sign up here
AI Literacy and How to Use AI Tools
⭐ Monday 25 November 2024 13:00 - 14:00 In-person Sign up here
Library Refresher and Using Library Search
⭐ Tuesday 3 December 2024 11:00 - 11:30 Online Sign up here
AI Literacy and How to Use AI Tools
⭐ Wednesday 4 December 2024 13:00 - 14:00 In-person Sign up here
Getting Started with Zotero
⭐ Tuesday 10 December 2024 11:00 - 12:30 Online Sign up here

For full details of our workshops take a look at: Library Skills Workshops