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Department of Design

This guide will be useful as a resource for assignment help, for research assistance, and for finding subject information.

Welcome

Hello, I am the personal librarian for the College of Health & Human Sciences. There are links to the different subject guides for the College of Human Sciences to the left, under my name. Students, staff, or faculty are welcome to visit my office any time.  However, if you prefer, feel free to use any of the contact methods list below my picture whenever you might need some assistance.  

What your personal librarian can do for you?

  • when you have any question about the library
  • have a citation where you need to read the article, but don't know how to find the article
  • have an assignment that requires you to find peer reviewed journal articles, or any library materials
  • help you set up your Document Delivery/ interlibrary loan account
  • help you locate style manuals or style manual websites
  • help distance students navigate library resources
  • help you understand managing citation software: Endnote Basic (Endnote Web), Zotero, and Mendeley

Databases

Make Google Scholar Work for You!

Setting Google Scholar to work with the TTU Libraries allows you to use Google Scholar as your database, by allowing you to get the materials from the TTU libraries. Therefore the materials are creditable and reliable. 

Step 1. To change the settings click on the three dashesthree dashes in the upper left corner.

Step 2.  Click ongear iconSettings at the bottom of the slide out menu. 

Step 3. Click on Library links on far left.

Step 4. Type Texas Tech and nothing else.

Screenshot of Google Scholar with Library Links open

Step 4. Click on the box to include Texas Tech Univ. Libraries - FT@TTULib.

Step 5. Click Save.