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SOWK 3870: Social Work Research and Practice

a guide to library resources for students of SOWK 3870

Searching the Library Catalog for Books

To search for books in the UNT Libraries' collection, start at the library homepage, www.library.unt.edu.

Next select the "Books and More" tab in the central blue box

You can choose to search within all fields, title, author, or subject fields, by clicking the down arrow on the right of the search box where it says "all fields." The default is "all fields."

Type your search terms into the search box, then click search.

screenshot of UNT Libraries homepage, Cataloged Books & More option selected

 

The next page will display search results from the Discover, the library catalog. From this view, you can limit your results to print ("at the library") or online only, by resource type, by format or media type, by collection or building location, and more by selecting limiters from the left column.

 

screenshot of Discover search results

Click on a title to view a more detailed record for the item. On this page you can:

  • Click on the "Request this item for pickup" link to have the book placed on hold for you at one of the libraries. 
  • Note the call number and the item's location if you want to pick up the book yourself. 
    • A hyperlinked map is available on the record to help you find the book. 
  • Copy a citation of the item by clicking the "Cite This" link.  
    • Note: Use a citation style guide (i.e. APA, etc.) to make edits to the citation.
  • Select "Add to Refworks" to export this citation to your Refworks bibliographic management account.
     

 

 

To access electronic books, click on the "Connect to online resource" link within the detailed record (shown below).  You will then be prompted to authenticate with your euid and euid password. If you have trouble viewing e-books, please contact your Subject Librarian or Ask Us.

screenshot of DIscover ebook result