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Contact Information

  • Contact us using the Ask Us [1] form or call 817-735-2070 [2] between 8 AM - 5 PM on weekdays.

Help

  • The FAQ [3] provides answers to frequently asked questions.
  • Database tutorials & help [4] provides a list of handouts, tutorials, and instructions.

Electronic Resources

  • Research tools [5] provides a list of online tools available to access articles, databases, e-journals, e-books, and more. You will be prompted to login with your UNTHSC username (EUID) and password when accessing subscription resources.
  • Not all databases provide full text access. Click on the green "Find Full Text" button to locate full text in other databases. If an article is not available, click on ”Request a copy of this item through Interlibrary Loan.”

Document Delivery / Interlibrary Loan

Requesting Materials

  • Login or create an account [6] to make a request.
  • Select "Distance Education Student" as your affiliation when you create an account. Distance education students are not charged for document delivery.
  • Requests are delivered via FedEx and include a pre-paid shipping label for return. We cannot ship to international addresses.
  • Books that check out for 28 days may be requested. Test preparation materials, reserves, media, and journal issues are not eligible for request.
  • Renew materials [7] up to 2 times if no one else has requested them.
  • See document delivery / interlibrary loan [8] for more information about these services.

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a distance learning class at UNTHSC.
  • Not attending any on-campus classes at UNTHSC.
  • Live outside of Tarrant County, Texas.

Course Reserves

  • Electronic reserves are embedded into Canvas in the Library Reserves module.
  • The Course Reserves - FAQ [9] provides answers to frequently asked questions.
Source URL: https://library.unthsc.edu/content/distance-learners

Links
[1] https://library.unthsc.edu/content/ask-librarian
[2] tel:817-735-2070
[3] https://libguides.unthsc.edu/faq
[4] https://library.unthsc.edu/content/database-tutorials-help
[5] https://library.unthsc.edu/content/research-tools
[6] https://unthsc.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html
[7] https://library.unthsc.edu/content/my-account
[8] https://library.unthsc.edu/content/document-deliveryinterlibrary-loan
[9] https://libguides.unthsc.edu/faq/reserves-students