Teaching Support

UNT Dallas Librarian are available to teach information literacy and research instruction classes. The librarians will schedule to met with your class at a time most convenient for you and your students (including evenings and Saturdays).

Presentations are customized to fit your assignment.

Topics available include but are not limited to:

• Using the electronic databases
• How to conduct effective research
• Using RefWorks to organize, save and retrieve research results
• Identifying primary and secondary sources
• Citation instruction
• Using the internet for scholarly research
• How to avoid plagiarism
• Customized topics for your class

Send a request to the librarians with the  Request Library Instruction form.

Faculty may place books or media (DVDs/VHS) on reserve in the library for student access.  Items are generally checked out for 3 hours, but the established checkout period is at the faculty member's discretion.  Reserve materials are scheduled to be removed at the end of the semester, but may be extended at the faculty member's request.

The University of North Texas at Dallas Library adheres to all applicable copyright laws outlined in Title 17 of the United States Code. For more information, please consult the Copyright Notice below.

Use the Course Reserves Submission Form to print and accompany any course materials submitted to the library to be placed on course reserve.

Copyright and Use of Course Materials

The UNT Dallas Library follows U.S. copyright law, 17 U.S.C. -107 (Fair Use), which allows limited use of copyrighted material for teaching, scholarship, and research under specific circumstances.

Faculty may request that articles or book chapters be placed on electronic reserve (e-reserve) for student access. Each request will be evaluated for fair use compliance. In general:

• Only a single article from a journal issue or a single book chapter may be posted.

• Materials must be tied to a specific course and will be removed at the end of the term.

• Whenever possible, a persistent link to licensed library resources or openly available content should be used instead of uploading a PDF.

• Open access resources may be linked directly, but uploading files is discouraged.

• For content not available through the library’s collections, faculty should consider requesting the material through Interlibrary Loan.

Copyright Notice for Students

All students who receive materials through e-reserves or other library services should be informed of the following:

"Materials used in connection with this course may be subject to copyright protection and are only for the use of students enrolled in this course, for purposes associated with this course, and may not be retained for longer than the class term. Unauthorized retention, duplication, distribution, or modification of copyrighted materials is strictly prohibited by law. For additional information, visit Copyright.gov."

Questions? Contact the library: Library@untdallas.edu