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The DSL Wants YOU to Take a Suvery

Are you a library user? Have you used our Discovery @ Tarleton service which allows you to search the library\’s online catalog and 85% of our academic databases simultaneously? If so, we\’re looking for a few more people to take our survey and provide feedback on Discovery @ Tarleton. Help us help you by tellingContinue reading “The DSL Wants YOU to Take a Suvery”

Top 10 Reasons to Use Testing & Education Reference Center

Testing and Education Reference Center database, located on the library\’s A-Z Database list, is a tool that can be used by all: high school seniors, incoming freshmen, undergraduates, graduates, and even professors. It can help you prepare for your future in each stage of your life. CLEP Test~ Provides a complete subject review and 2 practiceContinue reading “Top 10 Reasons to Use Testing & Education Reference Center”

Testing & Education Reference Center

Are you or someone you know preparing for the ACT, SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, etc? Need help building your resume? Looking for a career change? How about Air Traffic Control, ASE Automotive, Cosmetology, Fire Fighter, Law Enforcement, Medical/Nursing, Real Estate or even Social Work? Crazy, right? No, the library can help! This information and training tools areContinue reading “Testing & Education Reference Center”

Top Ten Tuesday – Top Ten Databases

Now that classes have started again here is a list of the top ten databases of the more than 200 databases that the Dick Smith library has available. The figures come from actual use statistics and reflect actual use by students.The databases are:1. The Library Catalog2. Discovery3. Academic Search Complete4. EBSCO Databases5. JStor6. Metalib Subjects7.Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Top Ten Databases”

Dick Smith Library Can Help You Get What You Need

In addition to the useful library resources and services described in yesterday\’s post, the library strives to help you get what you need when you need it: Online library catalog so you can locate items (print and electronic) in our collections. Databases so you can locate articles, films, reports, books, and more. Use your NTNET login to access databasesContinue reading “Dick Smith Library Can Help You Get What You Need”

Ask a Librarian???

Need Help, like yesterday? You can call the reference desk during library hours at (254) 968-9249 or send an email via web form. Ask A Librarian QR code Can\’t find the article you need in the databases? Frustrated with citations? Lose a book and not sure what fines you\’ll have? Not certain where to begin withContinue reading “Ask a Librarian???”

Using the Discovery search tool

Here\’s a short (just under four minute) video on using Discovery, the library\’s new search tool that allows you to simultaneously search the library’s catalog and most of the databases using one interface: You can get to Discovery on the library\’s home page, or by clicking the following link: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=eds

Sleep, who needs it??

Check out this link on the importance of sleep for college students, as well as the many other educational videos provided by Films on Demand. Films on Demand is a new resource the library offers. You can find videos on education, history, art, computers, business, criminal justice, and many other topics of interest. Each video has an introductoryContinue reading “Sleep, who needs it??”

Films on Demand

Like to watch videos? The library has a new resource for you – Films on Demand. It covers all kinds of subjects from anthropology to world languages. You can embed the videos in presentations, web pages, and much more! Take a look. This is video about college graduates and jobs:

Dick Smith Library\’s Mobile Apps: Ebscohost Databases App

Have you downloaded the Ebscohost App that allows you to search the Dick Smith Library’s Ebscohost databases yet? I just downloaded the App to my iPhone and I love how easy it is to search the databases for my scholarly articles. This is great if you’re a student who is on the go like IContinue reading “Dick Smith Library\’s Mobile Apps: Ebscohost Databases App”