SLIS 5000: Introduction to Information Professions

Sources for Help

UNT Libraries' Home Page

Distance Learning Material Request Form   Use this form to request books and articles from the UNT Libraries.  They will be sent directly to you with a return address label.

Ask a Librarian Page  Includes chat, e-mail, and telephone numbers.

How to Find Specific Articles

Online Databases

To use the UNT Library Databases from off-campus, you will need your EUID and password.   If you have trouble accessing the databases, the page Tips and Tricks for Using UNT Electronic Resources will help you.

EbscoHOST's Academic Search Premier indexes over 4600 scholarly journals, and includes full text for over 3200.  It is a good general database that covers nearly all academic areas of study - including library science, social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.  Because of the extensive full text available in this database, it is useful to all disciplines.

Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)  LISA is an international abstracting and indexing tool designed for library professionals and other information specialists. LISA currently abstracts over 440 periodicals from more than 68 countries and in more than 20 different languages. Through CSA Internet Database Service.

Library Literature and Info Science Full Text   Indexes articles, book reviews, etc. in more than 234 library and information science journals. Provides FULL-TEXT coverage, beginning in 1997, for selected periodicals.   If you have problems with this database, be sure to read the note on the Electronic Resources page at http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ais.cfm?alpha=L and scroll down until you see the name of the database on the left.

Proquest's Research Library  is another good general database with numerous scholarly journals.

For tips and help in searching, look at the page How to Do Research at the UNT Libraries.

Always remember to check the UNT Library Catalog for the journals you locate through these indexes if they are not available full-text.   They may be available through another vendor.  Use the Title Search option for maximum journal coverage.

If at any time the above links do not work, go to the Electronic Resources Page (http://irservices.library.unt.edu/), click on the first letter in the database name using the TOP alphabet.  Scroll down to the name of the database you want and click on the link.

How to Use netLibrary   

    NetLibrary is a source of electronic books that may be checked out and accessed electronically.  This page includes instructions on setting up an account, searching, etc.  You can set up your account from anywhere, since it will ask you for your EUID and password.  Once you have set up your account, you will be able to log into netLibrary from any computer.

Other Useful Links

  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. 

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