Some items are only available on campus or will require authentication via EUID and Password at the point of use.
Databases. E-Books (Full textbooks online), articles in e-journals, and streaming films and music.
Access:
Use your EUID & Password, set up by the UNT ams system, to access e-books and databases off campus
Selection:
If you know the name of the database you want to access, you can go to the Databases Search tab on the library homepage.
Some of these are more relevant than others for your assignment or research paper, so feel free to contact us for help. If you are not sure which subject database to search for in your field, browse Subject Guides or contact a Subject Librarian Do you want a quick recommendation? Ask Us your library questions.
UNT Libraries "Most Requested" section called Electronic Resources includes these suggestions: Academic Search Complete | EBSCOhost (Academic Search and More) | ScienceDirect and more
1. Select your database. To find a subject specific database you may want to consult the library guide for your major by your Subject Librarian OR ask us. Many people start with our interdisciplinary database: Academic Search Complete.
(Off campus, enter your EUID & Password).
2. Enter your search term (s) for your topic.
(Note Subject headings can help guide your search terms)
3. Review results - see if you need to redo your search terms or select an item.
4. Refine your results. Limit to Full text if you need complete articles in PDF or HTML (i.e. don't have time to request articles through InterLibrary loan).
Limit to Peer Reviewed (referred) scholarly articles IF you need to limit to that type of resource.
Date and other limiters available. Those mentioned limiters are on the left column of the screen in EBSCO, for example.
5. Review results again. Click on the title to send an article to yourself in a citation format.
EBSCOhost, which inlucdes many databases, has undergone an interface change. To help with your searching, there are some handouts and videos that might help. You can browse on EBSCO tutorials, you click on the selected items below.
Click on the Online Find Articles Basic Search
OR Jump to Online Find Articles Advanced Search with pop up options. Popular limiters include "Full Text" (articles online via your UNT EUID Login) and/or "Scholarly, Peer Reviewed articles" (Feel free to check your assignment if "peer reviewed" or "refereed" articles are required, and use this limiter to help reduce your search time
If you use this resource, you may get more results, spend more time going through the interdisciplinary results, and refining your search when compared to a subject specific database.
If you prefer to browse suggested items by major/subject, you can browse library guides.
You can use our Ask Us services (Email AskUs@unt.edu) for research tips and help.
Need a book or article not in print or online at UNT Libraries? Use Interlibrary Loan to borrow materials at other libraries while you are affiliated with UNT. Update as of March 2023: ILLiad has changed to Single Sign-On (SSO). All patrons should use their university EUID and password to access ILLiad.