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image of a lock   Tarleton libraries' catalog, databases, electronic books (e-books), electronic journals (e-journals), and electronic reserves (e-reserves) are available online. However, usernames and passwords are needed to access some of these resources.

The following sections explain
•  when your Tarleton network username & password are required,
•  when instructor-assigned usernames & passwords are required, and
•  when username & password are not needed (open access).

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Network Username & Password Access:
Databases, E-books, and some E-journals
Due to site license guidelines, only current Tarleton students, faculty, and staff can access some of the libraries' resources from off-campus sites. Accessing these resources requires a valid, current Tarleton network username and password. Information about claiming and changing usernames and passwords is supplied on the "Claim Network Username & Password" page.

Catalog Links to E-books & E-journals: Accessing most e-journals using links in the libraries' catalog requires your Tarleton network username and password, which are also used to logon to campus computers and The Gateway@Tarleton.edu.

Databases & E-journals: Accessing Tarleton libraries' subscription databases and e-journals requires your Tarleton network username and password.

•  The "Online Databases" page lists databases to which Tarleton libraries subscribe and acts as the primary access point when looking for periodical articles.
•  The Texas A&M System Libraries SFX "E-Journals" page alphabetically lists electronic journals available in Tarleton libraries' databases. This e-journals page is accessed using the "SFX Online Journal Locator" link on the "Online Databases" and "Research by Topic" pages.
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Instructor-Assigned Username & Password Access:
Electronic Reserves (E-reserves)
Due to copyright laws and guidelines, materials put in the e-reserves collection must follow a specific set of access rules.

E-reserves:
Materials placed in the electronic reserves collection for a class can only be accessed by the instructor and students currently enrolled in that class. Also, these students must use passwords and usernames, which are assigned by the instructor. More information about e-reserves is available on the "Course Reserves" page.
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Open Access:
Catalog Item Records & some E-journals
Catalog: No usernames or passwords are needed to access item records in Tarleton libraries' catalog, which lists holdings for all Tarleton libraries (Stephenville, Killeen, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, etc.). However, access to subscription e-journals through links in item records requires using your Tarleton network username and password. Access to electronic books requires a NetLibrary username and password.

The Central Texas College (CTC) Oveta Culp Hobby Memorial Library Catalog, which lists holdings at CTC and the Tarleton library in Killeen, is also freely accessible online. The CTC library catalog does not list the items held at the Tarleton library in Stephenville. Also, you can not obtain remote access to CTC library's e-books and e-journals using your Tarleton network username and password.

E-journals: Your Tarleton network username and password are not needed to access some online journals that are not in the libraries' databases, but are available through other online sources. However, many of these journals require registration and/or personal subscriptions to gain access to full text articles.
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URLs for links on this page:

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Dick Smith Library, 254-968-9249 - Box T-0450 Stephenville, TX 76402
Library Hours - Suggestions - Tarleton State University - Updated 9/2007