• Library Website Introduces students to the basic navigational structure of the McDermott Library website, focusing on information most pertinent to the research process.
• Library Catalog Teaches students how to search the McDermott Library online catalog, how to read a catalog record, when to go to the "Long View" or "More Like This", to find more records for the same subject, etc.
• Items in Print Introduces students to the basic formats and uses of print items in the McDermott Library (encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies etc.)
• Electronic Databases Shows students how to use the alphabetical list and the subject list of databases, power searching, how to limit and expand search terms for maximum search efficiency, how to use the ebook collections, etc)
• Web Searching Teaches students how to search the web efficiently.
• Evaluating Your Sources Stresses the importance of evaluating your source, and introduces students to the critical thinking skills necessary in evaluating items in various formats.

Resources

PLAGIARISM (transitive senses : to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
- from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) 

• Turnitin.com - online tool that allows students and instructors to submit papers for plagiarism review.
• Turnitin.com at UTD - instructions for accessing the turnitin.com service.
• UTD Office of Judicial Affairs - provides a faculty guide to managing scholastic dishonesty, the referral form and UTD policies on cheating and plagiarism as well as examples of both.
• Web English Teacher - Collection of educational websites on all aspects of plagiarism

TUTORIALS

• Scholarly Journals Explains the differences between scholarly (peer reviewed) journals and popular magazines
• TILT - Literacy tutorial from the UT System
• Rhetoric 1101 Resources for Students

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE MANAGEMENT

• RefWorks

COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE

• Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials - From the UT System
• The Copyright Website

MCDERMOTT LIBRARY SERVICES FOR FACULTY

• Reserves
• Information Literacy
• Request an Information Literacy Session in the Library
• Workshops scheduled at the library

THE MCDERMOTT LIBRARY LIAISON PROGRAM works with UTD's different schools of study to assist with the research needs of faculty and students. Liaison Librarians will:

• involve faculty as much as possible in managing the library's collection
• identify and communicate regularly regarding curriculum-specific library materials and services
• facilitate faculty and student access to all library collections and services
• provide general and tailored instruction sessions to faculty, research staff, classes and student groups
• aid faculty in planning relevant library assignments
• develop necessary tutorials, handouts and "pathfinders" for inclusion in the class management tool