McDermott Library at the University of Texas at Dallas
McDermott Library Hours
Hours vary for intersession, summer and other holidays. Check the Library Hours web site or call the Information Desk at (972) 883-2955.
Upcoming Library Workshops
McDermott Library offers tours, Write on Site worshops and much more.
McDermott Library EReserves
Course Reserves provides access to materials that faculty have set aside for student use in support of class curricula. Reserve materials can include books, book chapters, journal articles, old exams, films, professor's notes, and homework solutions necessary for course work. The Library maintains both traditional print Reserves and electronic Reserves.
- Find Course ReservesUse Discover to connect to EReserves. Use faculty or course name.
Where Are the Journals?
Use the Library's Journals website to locate journals.
- Journals @ McDermott LibraryType the name of the journal into the search.
EBooks for EReaders
McDermott Library has subscribed to Overdrive, a service which provides items for a Kindle/Nook eReader, mobile device, tablet or PC/laptop.
Your Library Assignment
Research Librarians are here to help. Call, click or come in.
Starting Points
- Helpful YouTube TutorialsThe Eugene McDermott Librarians have created tutorials to assist you in using the Library's resources.
Evaluating Web Sources
Remember, on much of the World Wide Web there are no editors to decide what can and cannot be posted. Anyone can put anything on the general Web, but the information is not always useful or accurate. Evaluating your resources is always important, but for some websites, it is critical.
Understanding Primary Sources
A primary source is a first-hand account of an event, time period, or philosophical era.
A mixture of sources produces a more substantial paper - use primary and secondary; scholarly and popular; paper and electronic; ideas and artifacts; fact and fiction, etc.
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Writing Your Paper
Here are some citation and writing resources suggested by the Librarians.
- Citation Machine -- fill-in-the-blank forms automatically generate citations in MLA, Chicago, Turabian or APA format
- Citation Style for Research Papers (Long Island U.) -- advice on plagiarism and coverage of APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago and AMA styles. The helpful suggestions are color-coded for easier undertanding.
- Online Writing Lab (OWL) of Purdue -- covering academic writing, grammar and mechanics, research and citations (MLA, APA, etc.) and more in very clear and simple language
- PrintWhatYouLike -- reformat any Web page to make it printer-friendly and save paper.
In person assistance is also available
- JSOM Business Communication Center -- writing lab located in and maintained by the Naveen Jindal School of Management
- Writing Center - UTD Office of Student Success & Assessment -- on-campus writing lab, part of the Student Success Center
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