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Get in the Game @ McDermott Library! Games such as chess, backgammon, dominoes, scrabble, Rubik's Cube and others are available for checkout at the Circulation Desk.
Learn how to use all of the library's resources in your major area of study. Make a 30–40 minute appointment with a reference librarian and come away ready to start your research with confidence. To schedule an appointment, fill out the online form, or use the Ask A Librarian button.
Database of the month: Naxos Music Library Online offers online access to more than 17,000 CDs with more than 250,000 tracks, making it one of the largest classical music databases in the world. In addition, Naxos offers thousands of tracks of jazz, film music, world music, and contemporary rock.
Our Subject Guides have a brand new look! There are 35 guides to choose from, including Rhetoric 1101 Resources for Students, Film, and Economics. Use the Feedback widget and tell us what you think of them.
	Free Download of the Week Berlioz's Overture to Benvenuto Cellini. Read more on music blog
GET a TexShare Card - FREE! When you visit another TexShare library, the card allows you to borrow books and other materials from over 500 libraries in Texas. Ask at the Circulation Desk or call 972-883-2953.
Check out our new Media Library! Download documentaries, movies or audiobooks to your own computer/laptop, iPod or MP3 player anytime, day or night. All you need is your UTD-ID.
Immerse yourself in a good book!Browse the Leisure Books Collection @ McDermott Library. Find titles in the Online Catalog or on the 2nd floor of the library in the back right corner.

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How To

Interlibrary Loan
   Borrow an item we do not own.
Connect from Off-Campus
   Assistance accessing the Library's electronic resources remotely.
Floor Plans - Locations
   Locate materials and service points in the Library.
Guides and Tutorials
   Online guides that teach research skills and demonstrate how to use the Library's resources and services.
Library Policies
   Guidelines for using McDermott Library, such as number of items one can borrow; length of time laptops can be checked out; amount of overdue fines/fees, etc.
Online Forms
   Apply for a TexShare Card; Submit an Interlibrary Loan Request, etc.
Print Online Documents
   Send a print job to the Copy Center from the Information Commons.
Renew Online
   Renew Library items from home.
Request/Recall an Item
   Request an item on order or checked out by someone else.
Subject Specialists
   Contact a librarian for assistance identifying resources, learning to search databases, or getting started in the Library.