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SLIS 5000/5001: Introduction to Information Professions

 

Hello, fellow LIS students!  My name is Rayne Vieger, and I work as a Graduate Library Assistant at the Discovery Park Library.  The other GLAs and I have compiled the following to serve as a beginner's guide to assist you in successfully navigating the UNT Libraries and fulfilling your information needs. If you ever have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us at (940) 369-7200 or email us at DPL_Reference@unt.edu!

 

 

Sources for Help

• UNT Libraries' Home Page 
  
• Introduction to the UNT Libraries - A video presentation on how to use the databases, catalog, and other services.
• Interlibrary Loan - Request materials not owned or licensed by UNT, or distance learners can request materials from UNT for home delivery.
• Library Materials Delivery Request Form - Allows students to request items to be delivered between the UNT libraries or request items from remote storage. There is usually a 24-hour turnaround, except on holidays and weekends.
• Course Reserves 
• Personal Library Account - Renew books online using your EUID and password.
• Includes chat, e-mail, and telephone numbers in order to contact a library staff member with reference questions.

 

• LIS Search Tips - Conduct better searches using our useful tips and tricks.
• LIS Subject Guide - One stop shop for library and information science research.
• Research Handouts - Helpful guides outlining tools to help enhance your research skills.

•  Writing and citation style manual - Library and Information Sciences uses APA 6th edition as its writing style.  You can also find a number of other online sources about APA and other citation styles here by using UNT's Scholary and Professional style manuals.
  

• Purdue OWL APA Style Guide - The Owl at Purdue maintains an excellent site for help in formatting your paper, in-text citations, and reference lists according to American Psychological Association (APA) 6th edition standards.

An APA 6th Edition Workshop to bring you the     fundamentals of writing and citing using APA 6th Edition.

 

An online reference manager. RefWorks stores and organizes your references and creates in-text citations and bibliographies in the writing style of your choice. It is an extremely useful tool for almost any library class, but will be especially useful for the LIS End of Program Examination (LIS EOP), so be sure to familiarize yourself with it before the exam! Learn it today with our RefWorks online workshop.

Please also explore the two documents below, which provide both basic and advanced instruction:

•      RefWorks 2.0 Quick Start Guide
•      RefWorks 2.0 Advanced Features

  

• Library of Texas  Allows simultaneous search of the catalogs of several academic and public libraries in the State of Texas, as well as the simultaneous search of several general online databases using Z39.50 capabilities. 

 

UNT - Online Library Workshops

The UNT - Online Library Workshops page is a special "class" in Blackboard dedicated to hosting instructional workshops. Here you can access scheduled live workshops as well as find archived workshops on RefWorks, APA Citation style, and various tools helpful in conducting research.  There are plenty of handouts and other helpful materials available there too.  To access UNT - Online Library Workshops, fill out this form.  You will then be "enrolled" in this Blackboard class and will be able to access it from among your list of Blackboard classes.