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 three million items, including more than
1,500,000 books, over 46,000 current periodical titles, 976,000 electronic
books, as well as over
3,000,000 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/.
Help Desk and Other Services
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].
Callier Center for Communication Disorders
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.
Carolyn
Lipshy Galerstein Women’s
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.