All registered students and staff are automatically members of the library and may use any campus library for studying, research, photocopying, printing or borrowing library items.

https://utt.edu.tt/library

On the MyCampus portal @ https://mycampus.utt.edu.tt  enter your credentials as follows:

Students: Student ID (as username) and your Password

Staff: FirstName.LastName (as username) and your Password. 

Select the option UTT Libraries Electronic Resources, which will take you to the library’s website.                     

Click here for various other ways to get to the library’s website.

Opening hours vary and are detailed on the library’s website under About Us > Hours for each campus library.

Yes. Students must create an account and use their local bank debit cards to pay for printing/photocopying services at any UTT Campus Library.

1. Print resources: 
   To access, visit the library.


2. Print and e-resources:
   To access, go to the library’s website 
   Click on Search the Catalogue on the menu bar and enter your search term (e.g., author, title, subject, keyword) in the search bar.                                                                                         


3. E-Resources:
   To access, go to the library’s website 
   Click on Search Individual e-Resources
   Select from Databases, e-Books, e-Journals, Newspaper Clippings


4. Type your search term in the UTT Libraries OneSearch box to do a
   Search on our e-Resources.
   Get more information on using the Library Catalogue and e-Resources under Research Assistance > Library Guides                                                                                                                    

Go the library’s homepage, click on Search the Catalogue on the menu bar. When the page loads, enter your search term in the search box. You can search by: author, title, subject, keyword, ISBN, call number etc.

Click on Library Guides for more information on How to Access and Use the New Ebsco Discovery Service.

Present your UTT ID card to borrow item/s requested.

1. In person at the Circulation Desk:
   Present the item/s you selected to the library staff at the Circulation Desk. The item/s will be checked out to you.
   The due date will be stamped on the slip at the back of the book.


2. Email or phone in your request to your home campus library:
   See Contact Us for details. Make arrangement to borrow and collect item/s at any UTT Campus Library.


3. Place a Hold on an item so we can hold it for you to borrow via:
   • The Library Catalogue
   • Our Ask a Librarian chat service
   • Phone, email or walk in with your request.
   Check our library guide - Place a Hold on an Item - for more details.

Make arrangements to borrow and collect item/s at any UTT Campus Library.

These are abbreviated loan policies found on the spines of books on the shelves as follows:

LND:            Lending                21 days loan period

SL:               Short Loans         7 days loan period

RES:            Reserve                 Overnight or weekend loan period

*Res:           *Reserve               Library use only

REF:            Reference             Library use only

There are several ways to renew your book/s:

1. Renew book/s in person: 
   Present the book/s with your UTT ID card to staff at the Circulation Desk and request renewal.

2. Renew book/s via phone or email: 
   Find phone or email information for each campus library under Contact Us on the menu bar of the library’s homepage.

3. Renew book/s Online: 
   Go to the library’s website Click on Search the Catalogue on the menu bar. To sign in, click on MyEBSCO at top right of page. Click on Holds & Checkout on the left pane to view items checked out to you, with the option to Renew.       

4. Click on the Ask A Librarian chat icon and request renewal of an item.

For more details on “My Account”, go to Research Assistance > Library Guides > Accessing and Using "My Account".

This depends on the book’s loan policy as follows:

To pay for overdue items, click on the UTT Online Payment User Guide.

Go to the library’s website 
Click on Search the Catalogue on the menu bar.
To sign in, click on MyEBSCO at top right of page. If you are NOT logged in, you will be prompted to login via MyCampus portal.

View your account details when the page loads.

For more details on “My Account” or MyEBSCO, go to Research Assistance > Library Guides > Accessing and using "My Account".

You can drop your book/s in the Book Return bin located outside each library. 

Books can be returned at any campus library.  The exception is RES books, which are to be returned to the campus library from which they were borrowed.

You can use our Library Drop off and Pick Up Service.   

1. Visit any UTT Library.                                                                             
   Remember to walk with your UTT ID card for easy identification and in the event that you want to borrow an item/s.
    
2. Go the library’s website click on our Ask a Librarian chat icon. You will be prompted to submit your query directly to a library staff in real time, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday (not public holidays).                                                                                 
   You will have an offline option to send an email when the library is closed.
    
3. Contact the library via phone or email:                                                                 
   Find phone or email information for each campus library under Contact Us on the menu bar of the library’s homepage.

• From on or off campus, you can access the electronic resources - Databases, e-Books, e-Journals - from the library’s website Click on Search Individual eResources on the menu [red] bar.                 
   
• Our UTT Libraries OneSearch box is prominently displayed on the library’s homepage. Type your search term in the search box, to locate and access the library’s eResources on your topic.                 
   
• You may be prompted to sign in; use your UTT credentials as follows:
  Students: Student ID (as username) and your Password
  Staff: FirstName.LastName (as username) and your Password. 

UTT Libraries OneSearch is a search tool used to search most of UTT Libraries print and online collections, and other materials, in a single search.

UTT Libraries OneSearch is powered by EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS).

1. You can do a single search in the UTT Libraries OneSearch box on the library’s homepage.
2. You can also search the following eResources individually under Search Individual eResources on the main menu on the library’s homepage: Databases, eBooks, eJournals and Newspaper clippings.

Full text is available for some books and can be accessed from our eBooks collection:

• Go to the library’s website.
• Click on Search Individual eResources > e-Books.
• From the drop-down menu, select from one of our e-Book providers.
• Enter your search term, in the search box to access e-Books. Choose from the download options to open.

N.B.: When accessing these eBooks, it is required that you have the following programs on your electronic devices:

• Adobe Digital Editions (for desktops/laptops)
• Adobe Acrobat (for phones/tablets).

If you are logged on and cannot access an article, the library does not have a subscription to that particular journal. Contact your library to assist in locating the full text from an external source, where possible.

Use our Intra Library Loan Form to request your item from another UTT Library collection. Check with the Library staff for further information.

A link to the University’s examination past papers can be found under Search Individual eResources > Past Examination Papers on the main menu (red bar) of the library’s homepage. Click on Guide to Accessing Past Examination Papers for more details.

On the main menu [red bar] on the library’s homepage, click on Research Assistance > Referencing.

Can I schedule a Library Instruction session to learn about the library and what is available?

Yes.

1. Visit any UTT Library and place your request.
2. Phone or email your request to your home library. See Contact Us on the library’s website for more information.

Or, go to the library’s website

1. Select Services & Forms > Forms. Fill out the Library Instruction Request Form and submit.

Please Contact Us for further assistance.

Yes.

1. Visit any UTT Library and place your request.
2. Phone or email your request to your home library. See Contact Us on the library’s website for more information.

Or, go to the library’s website

1. Select Services & Forms > Forms. Fill out the Library Instruction Request Form and submit.

Please Contact Us for further assistance.