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Outreach Services
Outreach services for the UNT Libraries encompass both the University and the local community. Activities, displays and events are offered by several UNT Libraries departments including Archives, Digital Projects, Media Library, Music Library, Rare Books and Texana, Research and Instructional Services, and the Research Park Library.
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PRESENTATIONS
Announcements
TXT 4 Answers:
My Info Quest Text Reference Service Launches
East Peoria—July 16, 2009
It’s official! People are now sending more text messages than they are making cell phone calls. Librarians are aware of the popularity of texting and are ready to take their professional services to cell phones.
Starting July 16th, patrons of approximately 50 libraries from all over the US, including UNT Libraries are able to text a question to (309) 222-7740 and a real, live librarian will respond within minutes. The service is free of charge, but standard text messaging rates do apply. Staffed by librarians from around the country, answers are sent to cell phones by librarians in 320 characters or less, or the equivalent of two 160-character text messages.
It’s a different way of helping people get the answers they need, wherever they are at the time, with professional assistance. The service, named My Info Quest is the first collaborative text messaging reference service of its kind. Other partners include San Jose State University Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Abilene Christian University, Adams State Universitym, Alliance Library System, Dakota State University, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Nebraska at Omaha and University of South Florida at Tampa.
The hours of service will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information about My Info Quest and for a list of participating libraries, check out http://www.myinfoquest.info.
Current Workshops
Introduction to Graduate Research
These workshops are open to any graduate students, and will include:
* Hands-on experience with some of the general journal databases which contain many full-text scholarly articles;
* Digital Dissertations, the major database for searching dissertations;
* Interlibrary loan;
* Setting up journal alerts within a database.
The workshops will take place in the Willis Library Learning Center (W 136), immediately to the left as you enter the Library doors (not the General Access Lab). They will last approximately 1.5 - 2 hours.
| Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Sept. 2 |
4:00-5:30 |
| Saturday | Sept. 12 | 10:00-12:00 |
| Saturday | Sept. 26 | 10:00-12:00 |
RefWorks for Graduate Students
Do you need some organization to your research? Do you want to learn how to craft bibliography and reference pages with a few clicks of a button? Let RefWorks work for you! This workshop will show you the benefits of using RefWorks citation management software throughout the research process, including importing citations from electronic databases and bibliographic composition in the most common writing styles (e.g., APA, MLA, etc.) The workshops will take place in the Willis Library Learning Center (W 136), immediately to the left as you enter the Library doors (not the General Access Lab).
| Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Sept. 12 |
1:00-2:00 |
| Wednesday | Sept. 23 |
2:00-3:00 |
| Saturday | Sept. 26 |
1:00-2:00 |
| Saturday | Oct. 17 |
11:00-12:00 |
| Thursday | Oct. 22 |
11:00-12:00 |
| Friday | Nov. 6 |
11:00-12:00 |
Literature Review Workshop
Working on a paper? Do you need to write a literature review for a class paper or project? Are you finding the process overwhelming? Learn how to take control of the literature with this workshop! Let us show you what components go into a proper literature review and help you discover how to search the appropriate literature for your subject area. The workshops will take place in the Willis Library Learning Center (W 136).
| Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Oct. 17 |
10:00-11:00 |
| Thursday | Oct. 22 |
10:00-11:00 |
| Friday | Nov. 6 |
10:00-11:00 |
Wednesday Workshops
Subject Specific Database Workshops
These workshops are designed to help introduce students to the major databases in their discipline. The subjects covered are English, Education, Business, Science, Psychology, and Biology. Open to graduate and undergraduate students, the workshop will be held in Willis Library Learning Center, W136.
| Topic | Database | Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | ERIC | Wednesday | Sept. 16 |
10:00-11:00 |
| Psychology | PsycINFO | Wednesday | Sept. 16 |
2:00-3:00 |
| Science | Web of Science; Journal Citation Report |
Wednesday | Oct. 28 |
10:00-12:00 |
| Biology | BIOSIS Previews |
Wednesday | Oct. 28 |
2:00-3:00 |
| Business | ABI Inform |
Wednesday | Nov. 11 |
10:00-11:00 |
| Literature | MLA International Bibliography |
Wednesday | Nov. 11 |
2:00-3:00 |
Using Google Effectively for Research: Google Scholar and Google Docs Workshops
You already know how to use Google, so now it’s time to take your research to the next stage! Google Scholar—a part of the Google Suite—is a powerful yet simple tool to help you find research material right on the web! Let our librarians show you how using the Internet can be an excellent way to find academic and scholarly literature with Google Scholar. Google Docs allows you to create spreadsheets, presentations, documents, and forms, and save them online. You can also easily share documents with others when you're working on a joint project. Just Goooooooogle it!
The workshops will take place in the Willis Library Learning Center (W 136).
| Workshop | Day |
Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Docs |
Wednesday | Sept. 30 |
2:00-3:00 |
| Google Scholar |
Wednesday | Oct. 21 |
2:00-3:00 |
Workshops on Technology
Tech Skills Workshops
Brought to you by Lilly Ramin (RIS), and Kristin Boyett (MMDL). These introductory sessions are intended to assist UNT library staff, students and faculty.
- For previous sessions and handouts, please go to the Tech Skills workshop page.
North Texas 23 Things
The official North Texas 23 Things project and registration is restricted to library staff. However, the workshops are open to those who want to learn these various technology tools. We hope to repeat workshops for the Fall for all of UNT.
URL: http://northtexas23.blogspot.com/
- For previous sessions and PowerPoint slides, please go to the North Texas 23 Things page.
Workshops for Undergraduates
Introduction to the UNT Libraries Workshop & Tour
Workshops will last approximately one hour and will be given in Willis Library, Room 035. There will be a PowerPoint introduction to the Libraries given by UNT Librarians, a brief demonstration of one of the general journal databases, followed by a walking tour of the first and fourth floors of Willis Library.
| Day | Date |
Time |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday |
Aug. 25 |
2:00-3:00 |
| Wednesday | Aug. 26 |
11:00-12:00 |
| Tuesday | Sept. 8 |
2:00-3:00 |
Finding Books and Articles Workshops
These workshops will focus on using the UNT Libraries catalog and give a more in-depth look at some of the general journal index databases. It will meet in the Willis Library Learning Center (W 136), immediately to the left as you enter the Library doors (not the General Access Lab). It will last approximately an hour, and there will be hands-on applications.
| Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Sept. 24 |
2:00-3:00 |
| Monday | Oct. 19 |
1:00-2:00 |
Future Workshops
Zotero "A Personal Research Assistant inside Your Browser"
Become the Zorro of research with Zotero and show your paper or project who’s the boss! Zotero is a simple-to-use program designed for the Firefox browser that will help you “collect, manage, and cite your research sources”. During this swashbuckling workshop, you will learn how to become master over all of your research endeavors with Zotero.
Displays
Book Displays on the first floor of Willis Library highlight the Libraries' research collections and feature books on a variety of topics. These books circulate and can be checked out for the normal loan period.
2008-2009 Book Displays
July-2008 Coat Tales: Costume's History Revealed
August 2008 UNT Faculty Publications
September 2008 Banned Books
October 2008 Research Strategies
November 2008 Popular Novels
December 2008 Study Tips and Test Taking Strategies
February 2009 Library Lovers
2008-2009 First Floor Elevator Displays
September 2008 Equinox
October 2008 NaNoWriMo
November 2008 NaNoWriMo
December 2008 Military History
January 2009 Presidents
2008-2009 Lower Level Elevator Displays
December 2008 Women's Suffrage
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