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About the Libraries
Library facilities at the University of North Texas function as the nerve center for teaching and academic research. In addition to a major collection of electronic journals, books and databases, five campus facilities house just under six million cataloged holdings, including books, periodicals, maps, documents, microforms, audiovisual materials, music scores, full-text journals and books. A branch library is located at the University of North Texas Dallas Campus.
VISION
The UNT Libraries will advance top tier research and scholarship through innovation and collaboration.
MISSION
Providing leadership in innovation and learning, the UNT Libraries are an essential force in teaching and research. The Libraries provide expertise in all areas of scholarship and work to meet the ever-changing needs of a vibrant, student-centered research university.
The UNT Libraries:
- Establish creative partnerships that enhance the academic experience through exploring and fostering ideas and discovery.
- Develop programs that engage, empower, and inspire the University community in the pursuit of knowledge.
- Integrate the library into the research initiatives of the University.
- Create physical and virtual collections which support scholarship and research by connecting the past, present, and future.
- Provide well-designed physical and virtual spaces that foster academic community and encourage intellectual inquiry and exchange.
Library Collections
Willis Library holds one of the country’s largest music libraries, extensive phonographic disc and tape collections, a broad humanities and social sciences collection, the University Archives, and the Rare Books and Texana collections. Other unique library collections include the private jazz collections of Stan Kenton, Don Gillis, Whit Ozier and Leon Breeden; the private library of Anson Jones, president of the Republic of Texas; Texas county histories; miniatures; and examples of important early publishing, printing and binding styles.
The library is a depository for U.S. and Texas government documents, including the Texas Register. The UNT libraries also serve as an online morgue (cybercemetery) for government web sites and documents.
The Media Library in Chilton Hall houses a large collection of audiovisual materials, including motion pictures, tapes, recordings and videodiscs, DVDs, videocassettes, 16mm films and audio CDs.
The Science and Technology Library, housed in the Information Sciences Building, emphasizes physics, chemistry, biology and includes an outstanding collection in mathematics.
The Discovery Park Library, supporting the College of Engineering and the College of Information, Library Science and Technologies, has a collection of journals and materials focused on computer science and engineering, materials science and engineering, electrical engineering and engineering technology, as well as those supporting libraries information science and educational technologies. There are two library locations: reference assistance and current periodicals; and the library collection, bound periodicals and reserves.
The Library Annex houses more than 500,000 lesser-used materials and the preservation and technical services departments of the University Libraries. Items located in the annex are so noted in the libraries’ online catalog and may be requested if needed for research. The Library Annex, located just off Airport Road on Precision, is near the main campus.
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