Human touchGet to know the librarians who specialize in your discipline. Share your research needs and tap their expertise. Request an appointment at lib.umd.edu/meet-your-librarian

Or visit any library on campus to get help.

Library hours www.lib.umd.edu

Use library resources anywhere you areAs a student, you have access to databases and information you can’t get through basic web searches. By logging into the University Libraries website, you’re guaranteed high-quality information we’ve already paid for.

WorldCat UMD Search for books, media, journal articles, and more owned by the UMD Libraries and more than 10,000 libraries worldwide. (Remember, we can get an item for you even if we don’t own it.)

Databases Your portal to more than 350 research databases and 17,000 electronic journals.

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Click Ask Us. You’ll also find answers to questions others have asked.

CollectionsSpecial Collections Archival and manuscript collections, digital collections, maps, collections pertaining to Maryland, rare books, U.S. Government information, GIS, performing arts. Search: special collections

Research Guides Find the best and most reliable information sources in your discipline. Start with the subject guide for your field prepared by a librarian who specializes in your discipline. See Subject Guides under Quick Links at lib.umd.edu or search: libguides

Suggest a purchaseWe welcome recommendations for new library materials to support your teaching and research. Search: purchase

Research questions?

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As a grad student, you finally get the chance to dig deeper into the topics and scholarship that really interest you.

Your academic success depends not only on your hard work and intellectual curiosity, but also on how much you can squeeze into a day.

Pocket Guide to the University Libraries 2015-16

Contact usMcKELDIN LIBRARY (301) 405-9046 www.lib.umd.eduThe main library on campus contains the university’s general collections in humanities and social sciences, plus government documents and more ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY(301) 405-6317 www.lib.umd.edu/architecture

ART LIBRARY (301) 405-9061 www.lib.umd.edu/art ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES LIBRARY (EPSL) (301) 405-9157 www.lib.umd.edu/epsl HORNBAKE LIBRARY (Special collections) (301) 405-9212 www.lib.umd.edu/special HORNBAKE LIBRARY (Library Media Services) (301) 405-9236 www.lib.umd.edu/nonprint MICHELLE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY (301) 405- 9217 www.lib.umd.edu/mspal PRIDDY LIBRARY at Shady Grove (301) 738-6020 www.shadygrove.umd.edu/library WHITE MEMORIAL CHEMISTRY LIBRARY (301) 405-9078 www.lib.umd.edu/chemistry

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1 Books (& more)Borrow here. Graduate students may borrow most items from the University Libraries for one academic semester with options to renew. Materials from certain collections and from other libraries within the university system circulate for shorter periods. See lib.umd/access/home

Borrow from the Big Ten. As a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (the academic arm of the Big Ten), you have easy access to their collective 90 million volumes. Start your search in UBorrow — it offers faster delivery and longer loan times than ILL. Search: uborrow

Borrow worldwide. Through Interlibrary Loan, we can obtain books from nearly any library in the world. Make a request through your ILL services account. Search: ill

Borrow regionally. You may borrow from members of the Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance, including Georgetown, Smithsonian Institution, Johns Hopkins University and others. Pick up a CIRLA form at McKeldin Library — once you’re registered you may also use their space. Search: cirla

7 ways we can make your life easier

3 Research toolsRequest delivery.Request books from campus libraries, even if the books are on the shelf, to be delivered to a branch near you.

Get articles delivered to your desktop.If you want an article that’s on our shelves, we’ll gladly scan and deliver it to you electronically within three business days. Items not available will be referred automatically to Interlibrary Loan. (Note: This service, called “Article Express” is available to UMD faculty and graduate students only.) Search: article express

Let us pay.Find a journal article through Google? Add our reload button to your browser’s toolbar, and simply click the button to reload the page through the UMD Libraries proxy. No more backtracking to our website or paying for an article we probably already offer. Seriously. Download the button now: lib.guides.umd.edu/reload-button

Manage your research.If you’ve conducted a literature review, you’ll also want to organize your citations and create a bibliography using software such as Refworks or Endnote Web. Search: endnote

Manage your data.Your future funders may require data management plans. Learn now how to curate and preserve your data. Search: data

Get funded.*Find a collection of integrated research resources on campus at IRROC.umd.edu. Go there first to learn more about funded research—how to identify potential funders, prepare a proposal, comply with guidelines and more. IRROC is provided through a partnership of the Division of Research, the Division of Information Technology and the University Libraries.

Track your success.If your scholarly work is in DRUM—our permanent, digital home for the university’s scholarship—other researchers can find it using Google, and you can track its impact. (All theses and dissertations are submitted to the Graduate School electronically and automatically archived in DRUM.). Search: DRUM

Attend a workshop.*Learn to create a data management plan, realize the benefits of R, write a literature review, or nail a TED talk. lib.umd.edu/RC/events

*Watch for more services offered through our emerging Research Commons.

5 Printers & scannersFree high-quality scanning is available at all libraries. All scanning is full-color and can be saved in different formats (.pdf, .jpg, .bmp, and .tif ). Scans can be saved to a USB drive or emailed. Use your username and password to login to the computer connected to the scanner.

Large-format scanning of large documents, maps and oversized books is available in Hornbake Library’s Maryland Reading Room. Scan directly to a USB flash drive free of charge.

Large-format printing of posters and charts up to 36 inches wide can be done self-service in McKeldin Library’s Terrapin Learning Commons. (Also binding, lamination, and more.)

Pay for printing and copying in any of the libraries in two ways:

• Open a Terrapin Express account online and use your University ID as your printing card

• Purchase a photocopy card for $1.00

6 Laptops & moreMcKeldin Library’s TLC Tech Desk (2nd Floor, Terrapin Learning Commons) has equipment available for loan to students only: MacBooks

iPads and tablets Chargers Projectors Pen scanners Portable DVD players and more…

Equipment may also be borrowed from the Engineering & Physical Sciences Library, White Memorial Chemistry Library, and Priddy Library at Shady Grove. Search: equipment

Audio and video equipment, projectors and more are available in Library Media Services in Hornbake Library.

7 Equipment repair and purchaseDivision of IT Help Desk and Terrapin Technology Store on the first floor of McKeldin Library can provide computer and software help. Or bring in a com puter purchased through the Academic Computers for Terps (ACT) program for warranty repairs. While you’re there, you can also do a bit of tech shopping at the satellite location of the Terrapin Technology Store. it.umd.edu/act

2 Teaching supportCourse ReservesPlacing high-demand books, articles and media on Course Reserve ensures that these items will be available for all students to use.Reserves include physical items (books and media) held at the library and electronic documents (book chapters and journal articles) accessible online via ELMS, the university’s online learning system. See instructions and video tutorial. Search: reserves

Copyright guidelines Know what materials may be posted according to the rights of Fair Use. We can help you sort it out. Search: copyright guidelines

Free teaching materials Find open educational resources to use freely and, under some licenses, to remix, improve and redistribute. We’ve curated and compiled many go-to sources for course materials, content modules, helpful tools and more. Search: oer

4 Space to workGraduate Student Study AreasA quiet, comfortable space for graduate students only is located on the 2nd floor of McKeldin Library in the Terrapin Learning Commons. Also find a graduate study room on the 3rd floor.

Adjunct Office (7233 McKeldin Library)Need a place to grade assignments or work quietly? Reserve this office for an hour at a time. ter.ps/adjoffice

Study Carrels in McKeldin Library are individual study spaces available to faculty and PhD candidates. Carrels on the 6th and 7th floors are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis for a full semester. Carrels on the 4th floor can be reserved by anyone for 4 or 8 hours at a time. Search: carrels

The Graduate School Writing Center (5th floor, McKeldin Library) offers one-on-one writing consultations.

Terrapin Learning CommonsPopular among undergraduates for its group-study rooms and 100+ computers, the Terrapin Learning Commons on the 2nd floor of McKeldin is also home to the Tech Desk, where you can borrow equipment such as laptops, projectors and cameras.

Branch libraries all offer a mix of quiet and group study areas and may be used by any student of any discipline.

McKeldin Library is open all night on most nights of the academic year. Bring your UMD ID to enter or stay in the building after 11 pm.

Microwaves and vending machines are located in the far room of Footnotes Café on the first floor of McKeldin Library.

The McKeldin portico, accessed via the Terrapin Learning Commons, offers fresh air and the best view of campus.