University Library
The
Eugene McDermott Library and Callier Library support
the research, instruction, and community service programs of the University by
providing access to information in print, microform and electronic formats.
The
Libraries consist of over two million items, including more than 1,000,000
books, over 45,000 current periodical titles, 445,000 electronic books , as well as over 2.8 million government documents,
microforms, and maps. The McDermott Library is a U.S. and Texas state
depository. Special Collections include the Wineburgh
Philatelic Research Library, the Belsterling
Collection, and the History of Aviation Collection. The Libraries provide an
ever-expanding digital collection that is available to distance learners. Users
connect to these resources through the library portal at http://www.utdallas.edu/library .
Current students have unlimited access to the digital library.
The
librarians and staff provide competent and cordial interactions with the people
they serve. Librarians provide classroom and individual instruction on the use
of the library. The library collections are enhanced by the Interlibrary Loan
Service, which provides students with books or articles from a network of major
libraries. Student research is facilitated by copiers available to duplicate
from paper, microfilm, or microfiche. The libraries offer students with
disabilities a range of services to encourage their independent research.
Facilities
for Study and Instruction
Information
Resources provides computing facilities for student, faculty, and staff use in
instruction and research. General Access computer labs are located on the
first and third floor of the McDermott Library and the ground floor of the Jonsson Building. The Labs
provide a modern, networked computing environment with Windows-based and
Macintosh computers, scanners and more.
Dedicated
systems are also available to support such functions as campus information
services, programming, research-related activities,
and computationally intensive applications. A sophisticated campus-wide network
permits offices and laboratories direct access to extensive computing resources
both on and off campus. The university maintains high bandwidth connections to
the commodity internet as well as appropriate research and education networks,
such as Internet 2.
Primary
remote services access is through the Galaxy portal (http://galaxy.utdallas.edu
). Additional remote access to the campus network is provided through VPN
(Virtual Private Networking) services. The university provides wireless LAN
access to the campus community areas across most of the institution. All
holders of a UTD NetID may
utilize the campus network using devices with the appropriate wireless LAN
802.11b/a/g network interface. Guest wireless access
is also provided on request (http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/
).
Many
of the schools, programs, and research centers operate their own computing
facilities that are also available to students as appropriate. Details of these
facilities can be found in the individual school/program sections of this catalog.
The latest information regarding computing facilities can be found at the
campus web site at http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/.
The
university Help Desk is located in the Jonsson
building and offers walk-in, telephone, email and web chat support for a wide
range of technology problems. Contact info: 972-883-2911 or
[email protected]
The
Callier Center is an internationally recognized institution
that offers services to people who suffer from any type of communication
disorder. Acknowledged for meeting the assessment, treatment, education, and
social service needs of individuals with communication disorders, the center
has programs in preschool deaf education, parent education, and child
development. Its clinical services include audiology, speech pathology,
language development, and adult deaf services; its research activities include
psycho-acoustics, auditory neurophysiology, speech science, and audiology.
Graduate classes are also conducted at the Callier
Center.
The
Carolyn Lipshy Galerstein
Women’s Center was founded to foster an inclusive, safe, and open environment
for the UT Dallas community, to promote a broad understanding of gender as a
multi-faceted aspect of human existence, and to provide leadership in
developing programs that facilitate institutional change. Named for a former
Dean of the School of General Studies, it affirms the University’s commitment
to advancing the status and success of women on campus. The Women’s Center
offers confidential counseling, guidance, and support to students, faculty, and
staff, with particular emphasis on gender-related issues. It also sponsors a series
of speakers and seminars throughout the year and houses a resource library that
includes materials on justice-related topics, self-help, and women’s studies.
The Center maintains a computerized database for access to a broad range of
community resources and is available for campus groups to meet, or just relax
and study. The Women ’s Center is located on the first floor, McDermott Library
in room MC 1.204, (972) 883-6557.
The Media Services office
is responsible for classroom support, which includes the following:
Note:
The UTD Library is responsible for maintaining the film, video, and audio
collections. Some schools have their own media services staff and will utilize
the central staff only as needed. You may check with the Dean’s Office in each
school for more details.