Library Services

10 Ways the Library can help

There are lots of ways the library can help you start your semester off on the right foot! Here are my Top 10. We have friendly, knowledgeable staff who love to help you! Call us at 254-968-9249, Chat, or send an email to [email protected] for assistance. Need help resetting your password, getting into Canvas, orContinue reading “10 Ways the Library can help”

Research Success Series

Congratulations on starting your graduate degree! You have received your schedules and your syllabi. You are looking ahead to your assignments and ready to take them on. Now what? Approaching graduate work often requires a different strategy than the undergraduate experience. Projects are typically more layered. You may be tasked with new concepts, such asContinue reading “Research Success Series”

How to Renew Items from the Dick Smith Library in Stephenville

1. On the library’s home page (www.tarleton.edu/library), select “Services” in the right-hand column, then “Renew Items.” 2. Log in with your NTNET user name and password. 3. Then click on the \”Checkouts\” tab. 4. Use the checkboxes to mark the books you want to renew, or check the \”Select All\” box, then click the \”Renew\”Continue reading “How to Renew Items from the Dick Smith Library in Stephenville”

Interlibrary Loans

The library\’s software for processing interlibrary loan requests changed over the summer. Here are the steps you go through to request a book or other physical item be sent to you from either another Tarleton library, or from a library somewhere in the world that might have the item: 1. On the library\’s home pageContinue reading “Interlibrary Loans”

Made in the Maker Spot: August 2016

We are so excited to have all of the students back now! Y\’all are starting to make some really cool stuff in the Maker Spot, and we can\’t wait to see what all you come up with this semester. In the meantime, here are some of the things that students 3-D printed in August. IfContinue reading “Made in the Maker Spot: August 2016”

Made in the Maker Spot: July 2016

It\’s been quieter in the Maker Spot this month, so we can\’t wait for all the students to come back next week! We are so excited to see what everyone makes this semester. We did have some really cool projects last month, though. The campus has been going crazy for Pokemon this summer, and severalContinue reading “Made in the Maker Spot: July 2016”

Maker Spot now open!

The Maker Spot is now open! It is located in room 250, on the Upper Level, next to the copy room. The new space gives the Tarleton community easy access to a wide range of equipment they can use for creation and innovation, regardless of their field of study. It features: 3-D printing 3-D scanning Continue reading “Maker Spot now open!”

Library Learning Commons – Still the place to be!

The Library Learning Commons (LLC) is still the place to be! The Commons, which opened last year, is where you can enjoy a nice cup of coffee, get tech help, set up a tutoring session, use a computer, or print. The space is comfortable and inviting, with some great technologies to help you get yourContinue reading “Library Learning Commons – Still the place to be!”

Too Thick to Staple? Use the Comb Binder!

The Special Services Department, on the lower level of the Dick Smith Library, has a comb binding machine you can use with documents that are too thick to staple. It\’s very easy to use – our staff would be glad to show you how! We even have some binding combs you can use, in fourContinue reading “Too Thick to Staple? Use the Comb Binder!”

Laptop Lending Machine

In case you missed the big surprise unveiling yesterday, here\’s a look at something new the library has to offer: a Laptop Lending Machine! Dr. Dottavio and SGA President Jay Johnson were the first two people to swipe their Texan Cards and try out the new laptop loan vending machine. The process is simple, and you no longerContinue reading “Laptop Lending Machine”