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- Call Number:
- A combination of letters and numbers that is given to each item held in the library. The letters and numbers assigned to the work describe its subject matter and serves as its address on the shelf. Call numbers for items located in the University of Texas Libraries can be found in the online catalog. See Also: Library of Congress Classification, Dewey Classification Decimal System.
Card Catalog:- A card file listing books, journal titles and other library materials, arranged alphabetically by author, title, and subject. Although a card catalog still exists at PCL, new cards are no longer added to it. Records containing information on new items are now added to the online catalog, instead.
Catalog:- A catalog is a compilation of records describing the contents of a particular collection or group of collections. For example, this website's catalog has records for most of the items held by the University of Texas Libraries. A catalog can also be a list of items published by a certain body. The GPO Monthly Catalog contains records of reports, studies, fact sheets, maps, handbooks, conference proceedings, etc. issued by all U.S. federal government agencies and the U.S. Congress.
Check out:- The process of borrowing materials from the library. A user must present his or her own valid UT Austin identification or courtesy borrower's card to a staff person at the circulation desk along with the materials to be checked out. See Also: Circulation Desk
Circulating Materials:- Items that are available for loan from the University of Texas Libraries.
Circulation Desk/Lending Desk:- The circulation desk is the place to check out, return or renew books. The staff can also help you locate items that you cannot find.
Citation:- A brief reference to an article, book or other type of material. Citations usually include the following information: author, title, source, place and date of publication.When you look at a bibliography or search an index, you retrieve citations. Often citations retrieved from an index will include additional information such as journal title and page number. This information makes it easier to locate the actual article being cited.
Class of the Day:- The Class of the Day is a series of library instruction sessions designed to introduce the resources and services available from the University of Texas Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin. All classes are open to everyone -- the students, faculty, and staff of the University as well as the general public.
Copy Card:- Cards needed to make photocopies in the University of Texas Libraries photocopiers and to print from library workstations. Copy cards may be purchased new from card dispensers located in selected campus libraries or from Library Copier Services located in PCL 1.102B. The new cards purchased from the dispensers cost $1.00 and will have $0 value on them. The dispensers can be used to add value to the copy cards; they accept $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills. Most dispensers will accept credit/debit cards. They will not make change. Copy card dispensers can be found in the following locations - Benson Latin American Collection, Chemistry Library, Engineering Library, Fine Arts Library, Law Library, Life Science Library, PCL Lobby (entry level 2), Undergraduate Library, Geology Library (currency only), Physics-Math-Astronomy Library (currency only), School of Nursing (currency only), School of Social Work (currency only).
Controlled Vocabulary:- Words and phrases used by a subject specialist when creating subject headings for an article, document, book, etc. for a specific index or catalog.
Course Reserves:- Books, articles, course notes, and other materials made available in library locations for students to use for a specific course. The Library Catalog can be searched by an instructor's last name or by course number to find most course reserve material available for the current semester and the library where the materials can be found.
Courtesy Borrower Card:- Texas residents, age 18 and over, who are not otherwise affiliated with the University may purchase a Courtesy Borrower Card. Applicants must present a photo ID and proof of Texas residency (a valid Texas driver's license fulfills both requirements), must pay in full any outstanding University of Texas Libraries charges, and must pay an annual non-refundable fee. The expiration date of borrowing privileges varies according to borrower category.
The annual fee is waived for some categories of borrowers. These include: current members of the University of Texas at Austin Ex-Students Association; Friends of the University Libraries; Friends of ILAS; participants in the TexShare Library Card Program and the Research Library Cooperative Program (RLCP); members of special foundations and associations connected or affiliated with the University; attendees at University-sponsored seminars and workshops which make special arrangements for Courtesy Cards; and students of institutions and patrons of libraries with which the University of Texas Libraries has established lending agreements applicable to individual borrowers.
Courtesy Borrowers may borrow general collection materials for a 14-day loan period. Other materials circulate for shorter loan periods based on format or collection.
Cross-Reference:- Directions that lead you from one subject or name to another in a catalog or index.
Current Issues/Journals:- Recent, unbound journals or magazines. The standard for "recent" varies by title.
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