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February classes:Thurs 2nd 3-4; Tues 7th 1-2; Wed 8th 4-5; Mon 13th 2-3; Fri 17th 3-4; Wed 22nd 2-3; MC 2.526. Register by e-mailing libinstructionservices@utdallas.edu
View this animated short film just for fun: *The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore* Nominee in the 84th Academy Awards®.
Love : bondage or liberation? a psychological exploration of the meaning, values and dangers of falling in love by Dierdre Johnson. This book explores how, and why, falling in love affects us so profoundly.
Great writing begins—and ends—with the sentence. Whether two words ("Jesus wept.") or 1,287 words (a sentence in William Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom!), sentences have the power to captivate, entertain, motivate, educate, and, most importantly, delight. Understanding the variety of ways to construct sentences, from the smallest clause to the longest sentence, is important to enhancing your appreciation of great writing and potentially improving your own. BUILDING GREAT SENTENCES (DVD 1552) from The Great Courses will show you how.
Readers Guide to Genre Fiction answers the age-old question that has nagged countless readers at one point or another in their lives, "WHAT DO I READ NEXT?"A group of like-minded, professional fiction fanatics - the librarians of the UT Dallas McDermott Library - have lovingly assembled lists of the best book finders, guides, and reader's aids to help you, the fellow book lover, answer this very question.
DATABASE OF THE MONTH: CLASE PERIODICA indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences, humanities, and the sciences and technology from 1975 to the present. It provides access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations from documents published in 2,600 scholarly journals published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English languages. It includes periodical articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, and interviews published in journals edited in 24 different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues.
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Ask a Librarian--by E-mail	Guidelines for Email Questions
Call a Librarian at 972-883-2643 or Visit a Librarian at the Reference Desk	Monday-Thursday: 9 am - 10 pm Friday: 9 am - 6 pm Saturday: 10 am - 7 pm Sunday: noon - 9 pm
IM a McDermott Librarian	Send an instant message to get help from a reference librarian.
Ask a UT System Librarian - Live Chat	Monday - Thursday: 4pm - midnight Sunday: 6pm -midnight
Liaison Librarians/Subject Specialists	Contact a librarian specialized in your area of study.
Text a reference librarian at txtref@utdallas.edu	Monday-Thursday: 9 am - 10 pm Friday: 9 am - 6 pm Saturday: 10 am - 7 pm Sunday: noon - 9 pm
Make an appointment with a librarian	You can have a personal instruction session with a librarian, who will assist you with your library research and finding the resources to handle your paper or project.
Librarians on the Loose	Don't be surprised to find a librarian with a laptop around campus.
MC2	McDermott's Management Satellite Facility at SOM1.215. Call 972-883-5976 or 972-883-2126 as an alternate.
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