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Welcome to your Library Guide!
This guide is your portal to Alkek Library resources to help you in your studies, research, teaching, and professional development.
- Use the navigation to the left to get around the guide and find what you need.
- Don't forget to scroll down each page to see all the helpful information!
- The Library Research Skills section has interactive tutorials for whenever you get stuck while researching.
- And remember, your STEM librarians are here to help you! Just contact me below.
Writing, Reading, and Speaking Mathematics
- Comprehensive List of Mathematical Symbols
This list from rapidtables.com is fairly comprehensive. It's separated out into lists for Algebra, Geometry, Logic, etc. - Speaking MathematicsPronunciation of common mathematical symbols.
Getting Started | Background Information | Reference Material
Grasp the basics before you dive into your final topic:
CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics
Guide to Information Sources in Mathematics and Statistics
McGraw-Hill dictionary of Mathematics
Oxford User's Guide to Mathematics
| Interlibrary Loan |
- Interlibrary Loan (ILL)ILL is a free lending service available to current Texas State students and employees. ILL borrows items from other libraries that Alkek Library does not own such as journal articles, books, DVDs, CDs—anything you might need for your research.
Use ILLiad, the online Interlibrary Loan request, to order your ILL items. Enter as much information as you know about the item you need, and the ILL staff will try to track it down.
Contact & Pick-up Info: 512.408-3996 or email with additional questions. Items can be picked up at the Ask Alkek Desk on the 2nd floor of the Library.