{"id":777,"date":"2020-03-10T13:26:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T17:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/?p=777"},"modified":"2020-03-10T13:55:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T17:55:14","slug":"access-to-library-resources-for-distance-learning-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/2020\/03\/10\/access-to-library-resources-for-distance-learning-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to Library Resources for Distance Learning Students"},"content":{"rendered":" Written By: Sarah Diaz <\/strong>\r\n
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Black Laptop Computer<\/a> by Breakingpic<\/a> licensed under Pexels<\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\nAlthough distance education has existed in various forms for over a century, it has evolved rapidly in recent years due to technological advancements. The earliest type of distance education came in the form of correspondence courses, which originated in the mid 19th century for purposes of religious instruction, the teaching of foreign languages, and the training of employees in the business world (Berg and Simonson, 2016). In the present day, online classes are the preferred method for distance learning, with students and teachers communicating over the Internet. Online classes have become an important part of higher education, and as of 2009, over 5.6 million students in the United States were taking a least one class online (Berg and Simonson, 2016).\r\n
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\r\nThe University of North Texas offers a variety of online courses as well as degrees which can be completed entirely online, allowing students to complete their education around their busy schedules and in many cases without relocating. However, distance learners also face unique challenges. If you are pursuing your degree online, you may be wondering what the UNT libraries can do for you. You may even have concerns, such as how to go about doing research for a class project when you live in a different city, or perhaps even a different state, and cannot visit the on-campus libraries in person.\r\n
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\r\nThe good news is that there\u2019s nothing to worry about! The UNT libraries offer many services and resources which can help distance learning students access the information they need.\r\n
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\r\nThe most important piece of advice I can give to distance learning students is to sign up for an ILLiad account<\/a>. ILLiad is a system used to request books and articles owned by the UNT Libraries or by other libraries through Interlibrary Loan. If you are a distance learning student creating an ILLiad account for the first time, be sure to choose \u201cDist Learner\u201d as your status and \u201cDist Learning (Home)\u201d as your delivery location.\r\n
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\r\nHere are a few ways the UNT libraries can help distance learning students access the resources they need:\r\n
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