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- How to access Library Resources and Services
- from an off-site campus or your home
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- Print Books
- E-books
- Print Journals & Magazines (Periodicals)
- E-Journals & Magazines (Periodicals)
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- Document Delivery
- Interlibrary Loan
- Texshare Card
- Research Assistance by Phone or Email
- Tutorials and Help sheets
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- What does “print books” mean?
- Books that are physically on the library shelves in Texarkana. The John F. Moss Library owns
approximately 130,000 volumes.
- How do I find out what the library owns?
Check the library’s online catalog.
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- Use the online catalog referred
to as the EAGLIT. The URL is http://165.95.166.29/search/
- You can search by Author, Title,
Subject and Keywords.
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- What are e-books?
- E-books are print books in an electronic format. The library owns 50,000+ e-books.
- How do I find out what the library owns?
The easiest way is to use the electronic resource NetLibrary.
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- Use NetLibrary. This link is
listed on the Electronic Resource Page. The direct URL is http://dbproxy.tamut.edu/login?url=http://www.netlibrary.com
- You can search by Author, Title, Subject, Full-text or Keyword.
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- What are print journals and magazines? We currently subscribe to over
1000 journals, magazines, and newspapers in paper and microform format.
- How do I find out what the library owns?
Check the library’s Online catalog.
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- Use the online catalog referred
to as the EAGLIT. The URL is http://165.95.166.29/search/
- You can search by Author, Title,
Subject and Keywords.
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- Use the Limit/Sort Search .
- Then limit by WHERE Item is located.
- Select periodicals.
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- What are e-journals and magazines?
- These are journals and magazines in an electronic format.
- How do I find out what the library owns?
The easiest way is to use the Full-Text Journals (SFX) link on
the library’s online catalog Web page.
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- Use the Full-Text Journals SFX
link on the library’s online catalog Web page.
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- You can search by titles, category, locator and citation finder.
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- Document Delivery is a service though which Distance Education Students
can request items (print books or print journal articles) from our
library that can be delivered to an off campus site.
- Step 1: Use the EAGLIT to determine what the library owns.
- Step 2: Use an electronic ILL form to request items for Document
Delivery. Fill in all the appropriate information in the blanks.
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- Fill in "NTCC Texpress Delivery" in the Campus blank if you
are taking classes on the Mt. Pleasant campus.
- Fill in "Hallsville/Instructor's Name" in the Campus blank if
you are taking classes at the Hallsville ISD location or “Hughes
Springs/Instructor’s Name” if taking classes at the Hughes Springs ISD
location. The library will make
arrangements with your instructor to deliver and return materials if
required.
- Fill in "your home address" in the Campus blank if you are enrolled
in Web Courses only.
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- A service used by students and faculty to secure books or articles that
our library does not own. The
process usually takes from 5 - 10 days and is free unless the lender
charges. An ILL request must be submitted to the library.
- Use the PDF Form http://library.tamut.edu/LibraryInfo/Forms/ILLform.pdf
- to print and mail to ILL desk or submit an electronic request
http://library.tamut.edu/InterLibraryLoan/illindex.htm
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- Distance education students may use the TexShare Library card to borrow
materials from libraries participating in TexShare Card program.
- Texshare is a resource sharing program among public colleges,
private colleges, universities and public libraries in Texas, designed
to improve library services to Texans. A list of participating
libraries can be found at http://www.texshare.edu/generalinfo/about/programs.html .
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- TexShare cards may be obtained by filling out a form and retuning
it to the Circulation Department of the Library. A form can
be found at http://library.tamut.edu/LibraryInfo/Forms/Texshare.pdf
- A copy of your student ID must be included.
- TexShare cards must be renewed each semester.
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- Contact a librarian for assistance in using the library, doing research,
locating information or instructions on using the library
databases. The desk is staffed Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
- Please contact us by telephone at 903-223-3091.
- For assistance after 5 p.m. or on the weekend call
903-223-3094 or 903-832-5565 ext. 3215.
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- Send a question by e-mail.
- E-mail service is for faculty, staff and students. Make sure to
include your full name in the email so that we can verify your status.
- Please send questions to reference@tamut.edu.
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- Reference Librarian -- Teri Stover
903-223-3091 or e-mail Teri.Stover@tamut.edu
- Public Services Librarian -- Tonja Mackey
903-832-5565 Ext. 3215 or
e-mail Tonja.Mackey@tamut.edu
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- Need help locating full-text articles ?
See SFX FAQs and Tutorial
- Need help with a database? See Database Help . This page offers
links to database tutorials and help sheets.
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- Use our online databases.
- From the library website (http://library.tamut.edu)
- click on EAGLIT
then click on DATABASES
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- Some of our databases are multidisciplinary, and some are very subject
specific.
- Click on Resource Descriptions to find out which one you need.
- Or Click on Databases by Subject to find recommended ones.
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- Each resource is listed with a complete description of what it is and
what is contains.
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- Select a subject and a list of recommended databases are shown with a
description of each resource.
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- You need a password to access the databases or
e-journals remotely (off campus).
- You also need a password for Library Transactions: Document Delivery, Viewing Your Record
or Renewing books online, and Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
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- Your username is the FIRST four letters of your last name, plus the LAST
four characters of your campus
wide ID number, found on your student ID card.
- Your password is your WHOLE campus wide ID number.
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- Your Username is your First and Last name AS IT APPEARS ON YOUR STUDENT
ID
- (example: john jones)
- Your Unique ID is your Campus Wide I.D. Number
(example: 123456789)
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- For the convenience of distant education students all the resources and
services have been placed on one web page.
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- John F. Moss/Palmer Library.
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Notes