CHAT ONLINE:  QuestionPoint: a Web-based electronic reference service at the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries provides "chat sessions" with reference staff .  This service is available Monday-Thursday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, excluding University Holidays.  

Central Library News:

Circulation Corner: 

Interlibrary Loan form now Online ONLY!  

UTA Interlibrary Loan Online is a web-based system that lets you manage your Interlibrary Loan transactions from wherever you have access to the internet and a web browser.  Registration is required and only takes a few minutes.  For more questions regarding ILL Online click here:  Interlibrary Loan Online.

With ILL Online, you can:

• Log in to see your private Interlibrary Loan transactions
• Request materials that aren't available from the UTA Libraries
• Edit or cancel requests that you've made
• Check the status of your requests
• Update your contact information and other account information
• Find out if your ILL requests have arrived before we notify you (We'll still notify you using the method you specify in your ILL Online account profile.)
• Get your articles online if you've authorized electronic delivery of online articles
• Reinstate ILL requests that you had cancelled
• See a history of the requests you've made, cancelled, and received. These will be the requests you made after you started using ILL Online.

New Books:     To see a list of SEL "New Books" broken down by subject click on:   Subject Book List.

Call Numbers Q-R                Call Numbers S-T

Congratulations!!:  

Barbara Howser, SEL Librarian and Dr. Dereje Agonafer, professor of MAE on receiving the Friends of the Library "Faculty/Librarian Partnership Award."  Presentation May 2, 2003

Database Information: 

*Digital National Security Archive:

     The Digital National Security Archive contains fifteen collections of declassified primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945.that led to key policy decisions in the post-World War II era. The documents have been obtained through extensive use of the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The collections are fully indexed and cross-referenced with complete chronologies of events, comprehensive glossaries and detailed biographies of the actors in these events.

*Physical Education Index:

     1970—present. Updated monthly. Provides indexing and abstracting (since 2001) of peer-reviewed journals, report literature, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents, and articles from the popular press. Subject areas covered include physical education curricula, kinesiology, sports medicine, sport law, coaching and training, sport sociology/psychology, recreation, and dance.

Spotlight:   CollegeSource Online:     

     1994-present. Updated weekly. CollegeSource Online features the full-text of over 20,000 College Catalogs, in complete cover-to-cover, original page format, representing 2-year, 4-year, graduate and professional schools in the US and other countries. In addition, find profiles and maps for most schools and link directly to their web sites. Search colleges and universities by: major, tuition, state, enrollment, degrees, and affiliation. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to read CollegeSource catalogs.

**Send comments about the databases to: Antoinette.

Engineering News:
For specific library news relevant to Engineering subject areas, click on the department.

Engineering and Computer Science Databases. This link provides information to subject databases, internet resources and guides & bibliographies relevant to each engineering discipline. 

What's New @ IEEE for Libraries, includes information about new journals, conference proceedings, and other IEEE features.

Exhibits:

  Current exhibit:  "Math in May".     

For previous exhibits, visit the exhibits online. 

Instruction Info:

Internet Sites:

Reference Corner:

Reference Source Spotlight:

The Gale encyclopedia of genetic disorders
Stacey Blachford
RB155.5 .G35 2002

    This two-volume encyclopedia set offers comprehensive, in-depth coverage of medical genetics for the lay reader. Compiled by physicians, genetic counselors, and medical writers, the set contains close to 400 entries on genetic disorders, congenital disorders, scientific concepts and research, clinical tests and specialties, and construction of genetic family histories. 
    Individual entries range from one to four pages in length, and include a definition of the subject, a description of the disorder, a genetic profile, demographics, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Entries also include citations for further reading, recommendations for informative web sites, and contact information for support and advocacy groups. The text is supplemented with over 200 illustrations, including color photographs and pedigree charts.

Science News:
For specific library news relevant to Science subject areas, click on the department.

Science and Mathematics Databases.  This link provides information to subject databases, internet resources and guides & bibliographies relevant to each science discipline. 

Staff News: 

Previous Issues:

December 2001