Orientation for Nutrition and Food Science
Graduate Students and Dietetics Internship

This page has been designed for graduate students in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science, including Dietetics interns, with the intent of providing quick acess to information about library services and resources. If you need additional information, contact Barbara Nail-Chiwetalu at bnailchi@umd.edu, call her at 301-405-9566, or visit Ask Us!.

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General Information

• Lost in the Library?
  [http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/lost.html]
  A quick guide to library policies and procedures.

• Library hours
  [http://www.lib.umd.edu/PUBSERV/hours_all.html]

• Map of Campus Libraries
  [http://www.lib.umd.edu/PUB/campus_map.html]

• How the Pay-for-Print System Works
  [http://www.lib.umd.edu/MCK/COPY/copycard.html]

When you are ready to visit the Libraries, gather a few items and bring them with you:

• You'll need your Student ID to borrow materials from the Libraries.

• A 3½" floppy disk. You can download article citations, abstracts and text from the Libraries' electronic databases.

• Money to add value to your Student ID for printing and photocopying. Bring bills.

Research Assistance

• Ask Us!
  [http://www.lib.umd.edu/help.html]
  Help via Chat, In-person, Phone and E-mail

• Research Guides by Subject Discipline
  [http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/library_guides.html]
  These guides suggest both print and electronic resources to use in your research.
  • Nutrition and Food Science
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/MCK/GUIDES/nutrition.html]

  • Agriculture
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/MCK/GUIDES/agriculture.html]

  • Health & Medicine
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/library_guides2.html#heal]

• Evaluating Web Sites
  Guidelines and a checklist for evaluating Web sites.

Library Catalogs

• Catalog
  Access to UM Libraries Catalogs

• Other Libraries' Catalogs
  [http://www.lib.umd.edu/ETC/otherlib.html]

• RLIN Bibliographic File UM only
  Lists materials in major research libraries, archives, and museums.

• WorldCAT UM only
  Contains records for materials in libraries worldwide.

Electronic Resources

• Use Research Port to Search Databases and E-Journals.

• Off-Campus Access to Library Resources
  [http://www.lib.umd.edu/ETC/remote.html]
  Guidelines for use of electronic resources from home.

• Citing Electronic Resources
  [http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/citing.html]

• Computer Workstations and WAM Labs
  [http://www.lib.umd.edu/PUB/wam.html]
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  Borrowing Materials

  • From UM and USM Campus Libraries
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/PUBSERV/circ_all.html]

  • From Libraries Beyond USM
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/ILL/Welcome.html]
    Includes information on interlibrary loan, reciprocal borrowing from regional libraries, and borrowing or purchasing dissertations.

  • Course Reserves
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/PUBSERV/RESERVE/MCK-R/index.html]

  • Placing Materials on Reserve
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/PUBSERV/RESERVE/MCK-R/before.html]
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  Other Services

  • Thesis, Dissertation, & Personal Binding
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/TSD/PRES/thesisbinding.html]

  • Application Forms for Study Carrel
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/PUBSERV/carrel_forms.html]

  • Government Documents and Maps 4^th Floor, McKeldin Library.
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/GOV/]
    The UM Libraries are a Regional Depository Library for federal documents.

  • Periodicals Services
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/PUBSERV/periodicals.html]

  • Photocopy Services
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/COPY/]

  • Information for Patrons with Disabilities
    [http://www.lib.umd.edu/PUBSERV/disabilities.html]