Introduction to the UT Libraries
Hodges Library
The Hodges Library Video Tour contains more information for new library users. The following outline names the areas and floors where specific services are found throughout Hodges Library.
First Floor
- Receive research help
- Use computers with Internet access and common software such as the Microsoft Office suite
- Use encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference materials
Periodicals, Data Services, Documents and Microforms
- Contains current periodicals (journals, magazines, and newspapers), government documents (congressional records), and materials on microfilm
Second Floor
- Borrow laptops, scanners, floppy drives and other equipment
- Receive research and computer help
- Practice presentations in the Presentation Practice Room
- Use computers with Internet access, fully-loaded with a wide variety of software
- Configure your laptop for the UT wireless network
The Media Center and The Studio
- Use PCs and Macs with advanced media software Receive assistance and instruction in software programs Check out media equipment such as digital and video cameras after completion of short instructional classes
- Check out or renew books (you can also renew them online through the "My Account" link in the catalog)
- Pay fines and check library account status
- Retrieve items from Interlibrary Services, Library Express and Reserve
Third-Sixth Floors
Often referred to as "the stacks", floors three through six contain the majority of the UT Libraries' books. There are also quiet and group study areas available on these floors. Items can be located by the first letter(s) of the call number:
- 3rd Floor - A-GF, Z and Children's and Young Adult Literature
- 4th Floor - GN-PR
- 5th Floor - PS-S
- 6th Floor - T-V, Theses and Dissertations