Library Instruction

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• Library Instruction
• Fall 2007

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• How to Find
• Electronic Journals and E-Books

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UNT Electronic Resources 2 Ways to Get There

• Begin your search for electronic books and
  journals from the UNT Dallas Campus Library
  website at http//www.unt.edu/unt-dallas/
• Go directly to http//www.library.unt.edu/ and
  select the Electronic Resources link.

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Option 1

• Link to the Electronic Resources via UNT Dallas
  Campus Home Page
• http//www.unt.edu/unt-dallas/

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Step 1 Select the Library Services link.
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Step 2 Select the Electronic Resources link.
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You made it! Now youre ready to begin your
search.
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Option 2

• Link to the Electronic Resources via UNT
  Libraries Home Page
• http//www.library.unt.edu/

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Step 1 Select the Electronic Resources link.
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You made it! Now youre ready to begin your
search.
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Browse by Name

• Abstract and Index Titles
• Journal Titles
• Book Titles

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Use the alphabet to browse databases by name. Or
browse by the type of collection.
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Browse by type of collection.
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Browse alphabetically by journal name Or search
by journal name.
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Youre Ready!

• You have now seen how to find the Electronic
  Resources and hot to get around the website.
• Now lets begin using on to to find articles.
• Go back to the Electronic Resources website.

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Select the E (for EBSCOhost) in the top
alphabet.
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Select EBSCOhost to begin searching this
database.
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Searching from Off Campus

• When searching from off campus you will be
  required to fill in your EUID and password.

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For this example we will only use Academic Search
Premier. Leave this box checked. Select other
boxes to search more than one database a time.
Then select Continue.
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To conduct a simple search for a full text
article you will 1. Need to type your search
term in the Find field. (For example, use the
term organized crime.)
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2. Check the Full Text box. 3. Select Search
to retrieve results.
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Select the title to view more detail about the
article.
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Use these links to view the full text article in
either HTML of PDF format.
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HTML verses PDF

• HTML will be mostly text and is quick to
  download.
• PDF Documents will need to have Adobe Acrobat
  Reader (free to download) installed on your
  computer and is a little slower to download.
  However, the articles typically look like the
  article as it appears in the original document,
  including photos and charts.
• When you have both options, your personal
  preference is all that matters.

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Electronic Books

• Two good options for electronic books are
  netLibrary and Safari Tech Books online.
• To access them, return to the Electronic
  Resources web page.

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netLibrary

• UNT has access to over 45,000 titles
• Books you can read online
• Create your own bookshelf
• You can also find netLibrary eBooks in the UNT
  Library catalog

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Select the N (for netLibrary) in the alphabet.
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Scroll down to find netLibrary. Select the
netLibrary link. Just remember you will be asked
for your EUID if you are off campus.
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This is the basic search screen for
netLibrary. You can search by Keybowrd, Title,
Author, or Full Text.
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This is an example of a book in netLibrary.
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Contact us!

• Phone [phone]
• Email Lkemp_at_unt.edu
• Librarians
• Leora Kemp
• Cindy Batman