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Information Services & Resources for Undergraduates
Library Services
About the University Libraries
- General Information, departments, and collections
- Special Collections - Primary resources, University Archives, rare books
- Science Libraries
- Getchell Library maps
- Reserve a group study room in Getchell Library, Lower Level 2
- The Patricia L. Chase Quiet Study Area on Lower Level 2 is the only designated quiet area in Getchell Library. The main floor of Getchell tends to be noisy because of busy service desks and the group study area. Book stacks on the Lower Levels and the study area on the Upper Level are relatively quiet.
- Barista's Coffee Cart is available near the front doors of Getchell Library. Enjoy your latté and snack in the library, but not next to a computer!
- Photocopiers
- Computing in Getchell Library
WolfCard = Library Card
- Your WolfCard is your library card! The 14-digit barcode on the back of your WolfCard is your library account number, used when you check out library materials and print or media course reserves. Your NetID is required for off-campus access to journal article indexes, electronic journals, electronic reserves, and other resources licensed by the UNR Libraries. More information about checking out books.
- Borrowing privileges
- Circulation FAQ
- Return library books at any UNR Library, or at outside bookdrops
in back of Getchell Library and in front of the Life & Health Sciences
Library (Fleischmann Agriculture Building). You are responsible for
all materials checked out until they reach the library from which you
checked them out.
The Library Catalog
- Search the Library Catalog for books, journal titles, government publications, videos, and music CDs.
- Search Tips:
- A subject search is the default search option on the Library Catalog main menu. It's a keyword search of subject-related information in the catalog record, including title, author, subject headings, and content notes. If you need more search options, try the Advanced Subject Search, which makes it easy to combine terms with OR, AND, and AND NOT (boolean operators).
- A Title search looks for an exact match to your search term, starting with the first word in the title, unless the first word is an article (a, an, the, la, los, and so on).
- A Journal and Newspaper Title search will find catalog records for print titles owned by the library and most electronic titles licensed for UNR users. The library catalog does not list journal articles. See also Research Resources.
- View your library record or renew items you have checked out
- Access Course Reserves. More information. Off-campus access
- To place a "hold"
on a book that is checked out, click the Request button at the
top of the screen on the book's library catalog record.
Off-campus access to Library resources
- You may use your NetID or library barcode for off-campus access to journal article indexes, electronic journals, electronic reserves, and other resources licensed by the UNR Libraries. If you have a student ID card, your library "card" is a 14-digit barcode attached to the front of your student ID.
- Instructions for off-campus access
Getting books and articles from other libraries
- Document Delivery & Interlibrary Loan Services
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Link+ is a new way to
get books from other libraries.
Information Technology Services
General Information
- Information Technology Services home page
- Information Technology: Labs and Classrooms
- Information Technology Services for Undergraduates
- Information Technology Policies
- Free Symantec (Norton) Anti-Virus Software
E-mail
UNR NetID
- NetId
Account Activation
A NetID is required for access to WebCT, Computer Labs, and Library computers
Wireless Network
- Wireless (Wi-Fi) computing
- Wireless Card Recommendations
- Wireless
Laptop Configuration |
Handheld Configuration
How to connect to the University wireless network
Dataworks Services
Research
Research Resources
- Find articles, web sites, and other resources for a particular subject area
- Find a few good articles and get full-text.
- See if a specific electronic journal is available on the Web
- Search for books in WorldCat, a combined catalog of libraries worldwide
- Find electronic books
- Find facts and
reference information on the Web
Research Help
- Best Information Resources for Getting Started - Quick pointers to facts, articles, media.
- Library Research Guides - General and for English Core Writing program
- What is a scholarly or peer-reviewed journal?
- What is a primary source?
- Style Guides for listing references in a research paper or bibliography
- Internet Detective
- Learn
to discern the good, the bad and the ugly for online research! This free tutorial offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of web sites. - Ask a Librarian!
if you have a question about finding or using information resources
Academic Survival
- UNR Current Students Web page
- UNR Undergraduate Advising Center
- UNR Academic Advisement (choose Department)
- University Connection - Resources and help for making the transition to college life
- Scholarships
& Grants - Information on the Web
Local Information
General Information
- Information about Nevada
- Welcome to Nevada! State home page
- Reno Gazette-Journal Daily newspaper
- Reno News & Review Weekly newspaper
- The Nevada Sagebrush Official campus newspaper
- Reno weather
Getting Around
- Citifare
bus routes, fares, and information.
Bus schedules are also available at the Getchell Library Reference Desk -
Sierra Spirit route map
Free shuttle bus from UNR's Information Kiosk to downtown Reno
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