The UNT Libraries recently received a collection of materials from Resource Center Dallas tracing more than 60 years of the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender social movements in the North Texas region.
Andrew Torget, assistant professor of history, and Rada Mihalcea, associate professor of computer science and engineering, have made it easier for users of the Portal to Texas History -- part of the UNT Libraries' digital collections -- to browse the pages of historical Texas newspapers online.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services' Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program awarded the UNT Libraries and the College of Information two grants totaling more than $850,000.
The Department of Library and Information Sciences will begin a project with rural libraries with a $1.6 million grant from the Robert and Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust.