• Request Library Instruction, Services, and Resources

  • UTEP faculty, instructors, and course designers: Fill out and submit this online form to request bibliographic (library) instruction, services, and/or resources from the University Library for each course, including films from Kanopy and Swank Digital Campus.  This form can be used to submit requests for new Library materials in batch (via an uploaded resource list or syllabus) or on an item-by-item basis.  To ensure the continuing availability of digital streaming video selections each semester, submit this form to the Library before the course starting date so that the film title list can be checked and verified.  All requests will be acknowledged within 24-48 hours of form submission and will be assigned to relevant instruction, subject, and acquisitions librarians as well as Library support staff for follow-up and fulfillment.

    Instructions:

    • Click on each section of the form and fill out all relevant information as needed.

    • Required fields include course name and number in the "Provide Course Information" section as well as full name and e-mail in the "Submit Request" section.

    • Do not close this window before finishing and submitting the form or all data will be lost. 

    • For help with this form, contact the UTEP Library Serials & Electronic Resources Team or the UTEP Library Research, Instruction & Access Services Team.

    • Provide Course Information  
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    • Schedule Library Instruction Session  
    • The University Library provides library and information literacy instruction sessions for students to better acquaint them with library resources and to demonstrate best practices for finding sources of information. These can be given face-to-face or online. You may also embed or include a librarian on a discussion board within your course shell in the role of "librarian" to work with your students at their point of need. For more information about library instruction or embedded librarianship, contact Harvey Castellano, Associate Library Director for Research, Instruction & Access Services.

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    • Request New Library Resources  
    • Disclaimer: All requests for new Library resources will be reviewed and prioritized according to the UTEP Library’s Collection Development Policies. New acquisitions are determined by the amount of funds allotted for each subject discipline within the scope of the Library's budget.

      Lead-time for the ordering and processing of new Library resources:

      Foreign publications and books older than five years should be requested by January 15th of each calendar year.

      Non-book resources such as journals, databases, and videos should be requested at least 6-12 weeks in advance of when they will be needed.  Some of these formats, such as databases and journals, require more extensive review (in terms of the Library's budget); others, such as videos, require more lead-time to acquire, especially if they are not readily available from the Library’s standard providers.

      For streaming video requests, allow sufficient lead-time for the Library to source, negotiate, and license the digital streaming rights, if available.  This process can take from six months to one year.  Extra lead-time will be needed for re-formatting or for the addition of ADA-compliant accessibility enhancements such as transcripts or closed-captioning.  Refer to the Library's Visual Materials Acquisition Policies for details.

      Publications in stock with the Library’s major book vendors can usually be ordered up until May 15th of each calendar year.

      For questions, contact Kathy Poorman, Assistant Library Director for Technical Services.

      Reminders:

      Textbooks and other course materials should be ordered through the UTEP Bookstore.

      Course Packs may be ordered via the UTEP Print/Copy/Mail Solutions.

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      To request individual journal articles, books, book chapters, or other publications for educational, research, and/or personal use, use the UTEP Library’s Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Service.

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    • Request Library Research Guide (LibGuide)  
    • The Library creates customized online Research Guides (a/k/a "LibGuides") for UTEP courses, upon request. Research Guides are specially designed websites that include links to course-relevant Library materials.  They provide direct access to other resources deemed most suitable for research and instruction in keeping with the course theme or specific assignments.  Examples of Research Guides created for UTEP Courses include:

      Nursing Informatics: NURS 4303

      UNIV 1301: Creative Writing and the University

      MSSE 5344: Systems Engineering

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    • Check Course Resource or Film List or Set Up Reserves  
    • UTEP Course Resource List Checking Service: This free, optional service is provided by the University Library whereby UTEP Course Resource Lists (including films) submitted by instructors or on-campus service providers (e.g.: UTEP course designers, UTEP Print/Copy/Mail Solutions) are checked against the Library’s holdings to determine which items, if any, are already available and ready for use in support of the course at no additional charge to either the students or the faculty.

      This service also helps to determine where each resource falls within the University of Texas System’s “Web of Rights” used to manage the risk of copyright infringement. The “Web of Rights” authority sources are as follows: 1) Library licenses negotiated for access to e-resources; 2) UT System’s Annual License with the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC); 3) Open-Access publishing and CreativeCommons licensed materials; 4) Fair use provision for certain educational uses under U.S. copyright law; and 5) Works in the public domain (e.g.: federal government documents).

      For commercial course packs, the University Library performs this service on behalf of UTEP Print/Copy/Mail Solutions.

    • For more information on the UTEP Library's policies and procedures regarding Course Reserves, click here.

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    • Request Additional Support and Services  
    • Campus departments housed within the University Library building include the Math Resource Center for Students (MaRCS) and the University Writing Center (UWC). These departments provide academic support and services to UTEP faculty, staff, and students, upon request.

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    • Submit Request to the UTEP Library  
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