Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Blakley Library?
Where can I find information about Blakley Library hours?
How do I get a student ID?
Where are the restrooms?
Are there telephones available for use by library patrons?
Where are the reserves?
How do I obtain materials that are not in Blakley Library?
How do I use ILLiad, the interlibrary loan service?
What is the TexShare Card Program?
How do I get a password for the databases?
Where can I make photocopies?
Are there computers available for use in the library?
How can I make copies of material from the computers?
Where are the university archives?
The library is located in the Braniff and Blakley Buildings (see campus map). Both buildings are located on the mall, north of the Tower on campus. The two buildings are connected by an indoor walkway.
Library hours are posted on the Blakley Library home page. Please check there for current library hours as library hours vary according to the academic calendar.
After registering through admissions at UD, get your current ID card from Campus Security and bring it to the Circulation/Check Out Desk to validate it with a barcode.
There is a ladies room and a mens room on the lower level. There is also a mens room on the second floor and a ladies room on the third floor.
There are telephones for public use located just outside of the library entrance. There is one pay phone and one phone for on-campus calls.
Some materials reserved by professors for the use of their students are located behind the Circulation Desk. Inquire at Circulation Desk stating that you need material reserved under the professor's name and give the title of the book or the subject of the material. Other reserve materials are online at Online Reserves
Books and articles that are not available in this library, may be obtained by using Blakley Library's Interlibrary Loan service, ILLiad. If materials are needed immediately, the reference librarian can assist you in identifying other local libraries that have the relevant book or journal. The TexShare Card Program may be helpful when materials are needed from other libraries. Please refer to the two following FAQs for more detailed information on ILLiad and the TexShare Card Program.
You may borrow books via Interlibrary Loan through the ILLiad system. You will need to register once in order to start an account. Thereafter, you may simply log in and provide the information for the item you need to borrow. To register, click on the ILLiad link on the Blakley Library home page and you will be guided through the registration process.
The TexShare Card Program allows registered users of participating TexShare libraries to have direct access to library materials not available at their local library. The Blakley Library is a member of TexShare and provides TexShare cards to graduate students and faculty members. Undergraduates and others wishing to obtain a TexShare card should contact the Irving Public Library. Go to the TexShare Card Program for more details.
Most of the databases require a Student Network Account for remote, or off-campus, access.
Students in Graduate School of Management, need to contact the Graduate School of Management Computing Center, libacct@gsm.udallas.edu or 972-721-5030.
Students in the College of Business, Constantin, or Braniff, need to contact Brad Weatheread, SB 20, bweathe@udallas.edu
or 972-721-4137.
There are two copy machines on the first floor of the Blakley Library located in the A/V and Microforms room. Copies are 10 cents per page. Copy cards can be purchased from the vending machine across from the Circulation Desk. There is also a copy machine in the Periodicals Room in Blakley Library Building.
There are eight computers located near the Reference-Help Desk, on the first floor of the Library. Four computers have Internet access, with 10 minute limit for email. One of the Internet computers is designated for Priority Research due to the software used to run CDs.
The other four computers are located in the A/V and Microform room. These are not connected to the web, however they may be used for software applications in MicroSoft Office. One of these is connected to a flatbed scanner, and images can be downloaded onto floppy or printed. Another computer is connected to digital scanners for microfilm.
All of the computers located near the Reference Help Desk on the first floor of the Library are connected to a printer at the Circulation Desk. Printed copies are 10 cents per page, and payable at the Circulation Desk.
The University Archive Office, headed by Sybil Novinski, is located separately from the Blakley Library, in an office in the northeast side of the Blakley Building, facing the Haggerty Arts Village.
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