University Libraries

Box 19497 • 817-272-3000 • www.uta.edu/library

The U.T. Arlington Libraries are one of the most important resources on campus for teaching and research. The Central Library, the Science and Engineering Library, and the Architecture and Fine Arts Library contain a rapidly growing collection of more than 2.43 million books, periodicals, documents, technical reports, microfilm, microfiche, motion pictures, sound recordings, videotapes, filmstrips, computer disks and maps. They subscribe to more than 5,000 serials. The Central Library makes available group study rooms, graduate-study carrels and faculty carrels.

The Libraries provide a full array of modern technological access to print and electronic information. All of the access to this information is listed through the MavInfo Stations. MavInfo refers to the network of electronic information resources which can be accessed from terminals in the U.T. Arlington Libraries, from workstations on campus in Academic Computing Services labs, from faculty offices and from remote sites.

The Libraries provide remote access to many electronic databases and online journals. Among the more popular databases are ABI/Inform and Periodicals Abstracts Research II. ABI indexes more than 1,000 journals in the business and management areas. Periodical Research Abstracts II includes indexing for approximately 1,700 general and academic journals covering current affairs, business and industry news, cultural and social issues, sports, leisure, and travel. More than 1,000 of these journals indexed offer full-text retrieval. Another favorite is CARL Uncover which provides citations to articles and tables of contents for 17,000 periodicals, document delivery capability, and current awareness alerts based upon personal profiles. In addition to remote resources, locally networked CD ROM products are available on-site. Electronic publishing is a dynamic field, and the Libraries will endeavor to increase access to these resources.

Staff in the Central Library's Reference Department, the Science and Engineering Library, the Architecture and Fine Arts Library, and the Special Collections Division provide assistance using the Libraries' collections.

The Central Library is responsible for the humanities, social sciences, business, nursing, education, geology, legal materials and government publications. The Government Publications and Maps Collection contains more than 900,000 publications of the United States government and international organizations. In addition, the Libraries house the Comanche Peak Collection, which is the primary depository for documentation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission which relates to the operation of the TU Electric Plant in Glen Rose, Texas.

The Central Library also contains the Minority Cultures Collection, a circulating and reference collection covering the political, social, cultural, economic and intellectual history of African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and Mexican Americans in the southwestern United States from U.S. independence to the present, with emphasis on 20th century problems and progress. The Reading Resources Room, which provides a curriculum library and a collection of juvenile and young adult literature, is adjacent to the Reference Department on the second floor of the Central Library.

The Special Collections Division contains the Jenkins Garrett Library of Texana and Mexican War material and the Virginia Garrett Cartographic History Library. Special Collections includes the Department of Archives, which collects primary source materials relating to U.T. Arlington's history since 1895 and the history of organized labor in Texas and the Southwest. The Division also holds archives and newspapers of Yucatan, colonial archives of Honduras and collections relating to the political history of Texas. The division's photograph negative collection, which includes approximately 1 million images of Texas dating from the 19th through most of the 20th centuries, is one of the best in the state.

The Science and Engineering Library is housed in the basement of Nedderman Hall. It includes materials pertinent to engineering, biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics, including reference, circulating books, reserve and periodicals.

The Architecture and Fine Arts Library is housed on the first floor of the Architecture Building. Its collection includes all materials pertinent to architecture, art, photography and music, including reference, circulating books, reserve, periodicals, scores, musical records, cassettes and compact discs. It houses a music listening lab.

Materials not available in the U.T. Arlington Libraries may be borrowed from other libraries through the Interlibrary Loan Office, a unit of the Department of Access Services. The Central Library provides a microform collection with the reading/printing equipment.

Photocopy machines using coins and copy cards are available throughout the Central Library and in the branches. A Photocopy Center that provides mediated copying for users on a fee basis is located in the basement of the Central Library. The Writing Lab on the fourth floor is run by the English Department for all UTA students. A PC lab operated by Academic Computing Services on the fifth floor of the Central Library includes both IBM and Apple hardware and a variety of software packages. Many of the PCs are networked to the campus backbone. The ACS lab is available to U.T. Arlington students and faculty.

Additional library information may be obtained at any of the reference or circulation desks of the three library locations. Regular library hours are posted as are hours for semester breaks, holidays, summer sessions and other special circumstances. For more information, call 817-272-3000. Director: Tom Wilding, Room 611, Central Library, Box 19497, Arlington, TX 76019. Reach the Libraries web site at www.uta.edu/library, or by E-mail at cenref@library.uta.edu