Library Access

As a student in a UT TeleCampus course, you have access to the library resources at the UT TeleCampus Digital Library. To use the resources at the UT TeleCampus Digital Library, use your TeleCampus username and password to access the electronic resources. Just click on "Digital Library"* from anywhere in the course's left navigation bar. That will bring you to this page, where you can click on the TeleCampus Digital Library link below. We'll do a library activity early on in our course, so you'll have a chance to practice doing library searches at a distance.

TeleCampus Digital Library

What is it?

The UT TeleCampus Digital Library is an online library created to support the research and library needs of TeleCampus students and faculty by providing and coordinating a variety of library resources and services. Some of the resources and services available include:

Electronic resources
You have remote access to over 85 electronic databases and resources including almost 9,000 full text electronic journals and hundreds of electronic books. You use your TeleCampus username and password to access these databases remotely ( /index.cfm/4,0,64,85,html#Access_blank).

Reference, research, & technical assistance
Get reference, research, and technical assistance when you use the TeleCampus Digital Library. Help is provided Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm (CST) via toll free phone, email, and web forms. Live chat with a UT System Librarian is available Monday through Thursday afternoons from noon until six, and Friday afternoons, noon until four. You may also get assistance with the on-campus, remote-access resources available to you from your host campus librarian. Contact information for each of these modes of contact is available at Contact a Librarian .

Issuing of TexShare cards
You can apply for and renew a TexShare card on the TeleCampus Digital Library web site. The TexShare card provides you with borrowing privileges at local academic and public libraries inTexas.

Information about local Texas libraries
These web pages provide you with assistance in locating local academic and public libraries in Texas where, using your TexShare card, you are eligible to use services and resources.

TeleCampus D-Doc service
This service allows you to go online and request the materials (both articles and books) you need, but can't find in one of our subscription databases. This document delivery and interlibrary loan service will allow you to request items online, track the status of your request, and in some cases, retrieve your items online.

How do I get access to it?
Go to the UTTC Digital Library Materials and Resource page. Most of the Digital Library website is open to anyone. You will have to login when you access the electronic resources (databases, ebooks, encyclopedias, etc.) that are available through this site. When you access one of the electronic resources you will be prompted to log into the TeleCampus proxy server by entering your TeleCampus username and password (this is the same username and password you use to access your courses and the TeleCampus Information System (TIS)). For more complete instructions on getting access to the resources in the TeleCampus Digital Library refer to the handbook and the UTTC Digital Library FAQs.

Who do I contact if I need help?
If you need help with any aspect of the TeleCampus Digital Library (accessing the resources, finding research materials, requesting materials, etc.), you can contact the TeleCampus Digital Librarian by toll free phone or email. Contact information is available at the UTTC Digital Library website.