Information Services & Resources for Undergraduates

Your WolfCard is your library card! The 14-digit barcode on the back of your WolfCard is your library account number, used when you check out library materials and print or media course reserves. Your NetID is required for off-campus access to journal article indexes, electronic journals, electronic reserves, and other resources licensed by the UNR Libraries. More information about checking out books.
Borrowing privileges
Circulation FAQ
Return library books at any UNR Library, or at outside bookdrops in back of Getchell Library and in front of the Life & Health Sciences Library (Fleischmann Agriculture Building). You are responsible for all materials checked out until they reach the library from which you checked them out.

The default catalog interface is "Encore". Primarily, Encore meant for to be used for keyword searching. Results can be further limited by adding "facets" such as "book format" or "title" by selecting them from the Encore search results sidebar. The functionality, then, is less like how you might fathom the traditional library search engine, and, instead, attempts to provide the intuitiveness of a powerful Internet search engine.
The Classic Catalog still exists in its basic and advanced search functionality if you prefer an interface that allows for a greater degree of specificity in how search terms should be located within the catalog records.

A subject search is the default search option on the Classic Catalog's advanced search form. It's a keyword search of subject-related information in the catalog record, including title, author, subject headings, and content notes. If you need more search options, try the Advanced Subject Search, which makes it easy to combine terms with OR, AND, and AND NOT (boolean operators).
A Title search looks for an exact match to your search term, starting with the first word in the title, unless the first word is an article (a, an, the, la, los, and so on).
A Journal and Newspaper Title search will find catalog records for print titles owned by the library and most electronic titles licensed for UNR users. The library catalog does not list journal articles. See also Research Resources.

View your library record or renew items you have checked out
Access Course Reserves. More information. Off-campus access
To place a "hold" on a book that is checked out, click the Request button at the top of the screen on the book's library catalog record.

You may use your NetID or library barcode for off-campus access to journal article indexes, electronic journals, electronic reserves, and other resources licensed by the UNR Libraries. If you have a student ID card, your library "card" is a 14-digit barcode attached to the front of your student ID.
Instructions for off-campus access

NetId Account Activation
A NetID is required for access to WebCT, Computer Labs, and Library computers

Best Information Resources for Getting Started - Quick pointers to facts, articles, media.
Library Research Guides - General and for English Core Writing program
What is a scholarly or peer-reviewed journal?
What is a primary source?
Style Guides for listing references in a research paper or bibliography
Internet Detective - Learn to discern the good, the bad and the ugly for online research! This free tutorial offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of web sites.
Ask a Librarian! if you have a question about finding or using information resources

Public Transportation. Bus routes, fares, and information.
Bus schedules are also available at the Knowledge Center Research & Computing Help Desk
Sierra Spirit route map
Free shuttle bus from UNR's Information Kiosk to downtown Reno