Last revised: August 24, 2009
Psychology Graduate Student Orientation
This page has been designed for new graduate students in the Department of Psychology, with the intent of providing quick access to information about library services and resources. While much of the information on this page may be found on the UM Libraries' home page, it is consolidated here to provide one-stop-shopping to the information most pertinent to you. Your comments and suggestions for additions to this page are welcome. Send them to Glenn Moreton moreton@umd.edu.
Table of Contents
- General Information
- Research Assistance
- Library Catalogs
- Electronic Resources
- Borrowing Materials
- Other Services
- Other Important Service Sites and Collections
General Information
- Lost in the Library? (A quick guide to library policies and procedures)
- Library hours
- Map of Campus Libraries
- Reference Hours
- OIT Computer Lab Information
- Printing from library computers.
Research Assistance
- Information & Research Services (In-person, Phone and E-mai
Glenn Moreton moreton@umd.edu Psychology Librarian
Library Catalogs
- Library Catalog
Web Access to UM Libraries Catalogs.
- Other Libraries' Catalogs. This site includes a link to CIRLA (The Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance), a consortium of regional university libraries with which University of Maryland graduate students have reciprocal library privileges.
- WorldCAT
Contains records for materials in libraries worldwide.
Electronic Resources
- Databases
You can access the Libraries'electronic resources through the Research Port option on the University of Maryland Libraries' homepage. Electronic resources in clude bibliographic index databases and electronic journals. To conduct comprehensive search for journal articles and other documents, begin with the subject list of Psychology Databases. - Electronic Journals
The Libraries subscribe to many electronic journals, and hundreds of others are available via our databases. The most complete list of e-journals may be found in the E- Journals section of Research Port. - Remote Access Information
Guidelines for Use of Electronic Resources from home!
Borrowing Materials
- From UM and USM campus libraries--general information
- Special borrowing rules for UM graduate students
- Joint UM faculty/UM graduate assistant special borrower's card
- From Libraries Beyond USM
Includes information on interlibrary loan, reciprocal borrowing from regional libraries, and borrowing or purchasing dissertations. - Reserve Materials
Other Services
Other Important Service Sites and Collections
- Government Documents and Maps
The UM Libraires are a Regional Depository Library for federal documents. - Periodicals Services
- UM Masters Theses and Dissertations
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about these or other library resources, contact Glenn Moreton, Psychology Reference and Instruction Librarian, at moreton@umd.edu.
