Only service animals are permitted in any of the Libraries facilities. See: Library Use Policy

Works of the U.S. federal government are generally not protected by copyright in the United States and are automatically in the public domain (17USC§ 105); however, there are numerous exceptions and refinements to this rule.

For a detailed explanation of how copyright law is applied to government publications, see Frequently Asked Questions About Copyright: 3.0 U.S.Government Works and 4.0 Works Created Under a Federal Contractor Grant on the CENDI Web site.

Also, be sure you know the difference between copyright infringement and plagiarism.

State and local governments may, and often do, claim copyright in their publications. It is their prerogative to set policies that may allow, require, restrict, or prohibit claim of copyright on some or all works produced by their government units. (See CENDI FAQ 3.1.3)

Smoking and tobacco products are not permitted in the Libraries. University policy prohibits smoking in all campus buildings and within 20 feet of any entrance to a campus building. See: Library Use Policy

Any individual may use materials within the guidelines established by the libraries within the appropriate buildings/areas. Materials are checked out only to persons with proper ID. For more information read the Library Use policy.

There are a number of areas available to you for group study in most location.  Please see the study space overview for information about what is available in our different locations.

There are no limits. However, requesting a large amount will slow the process down.

Because we have a small staff in the Archives, we cannot conduct research for others that may be significantly time consuming. We are happy to look for the answer to simple questions about the history of UNT or basic information about the collections in the Archives.

Simple Question Example:  "What year was UNT founded?"

Complex Question Example: "Could you look through the district Court Civil Case Papers, 1849-1900,for Cooke County,and find the one in which my relative was involved?"

Cell phones should be turned off or set to a non-audible signal while you are in the Libraries. Cell phones should be used only in designated areas and you should be considerate of others and keep your conversations short and your voice lowered. See: Library Use Policy

Yes, but you will need to get a TexShare card from the Willis Library Services Desk on the 1st floor before you go to their library.

The Archives and Rare Books department employs students in paid and unpaid positions. Open student positions are listed on the UNT student job website, linked here. If you are interested in doing your internship or practicum in Archives and Rare Books contact please contact us directly.

It depends on where the item is located and which library you would like it delivered to. Please see Library Online Holds Service for specifics.

See Also:

• Distance Learning Requests
• Faculty Delivery Service
• Media Booking & Courier Service

Bicycles may not be left in any of the Libraries facilities. Use available bicycle racks in front of the buildings. See: Library Use Policy.

Yes, up until fifteen minutes before the Willis Library Services Desk closes. The contact phone number is (940) 565-2414.

The 24 Center does not offer color printing. To check if a specific lab offers color printing click the individual lab links on the GACL website.

Yes, the item will be brought to the Library Services Desk and you may view it in the library.

It depends on which space you need. Linked below are the appropriate web pages, forms, and e-mail contacts for our various spaces.

• The Forum in Willis Library
• One of the Instruction Rooms in the Eagle Commons CLC
• Media Library 111C Screening Room
• A Graduate Reserve Carrel
• Requests for all other room reservations unrelated to library instruction must be submitted through the Library Facilities and Systems office. Please provide information about the space you need and the use. See the individual floor maps linked here for room numbers, etc.

Yes, please refer to the Media Library's Returning Items to the Libraries page for information about drop box locations and guidelines.

Sure! You may use a digital camera to create images for personal research use. If you want to use images beyond personal use you will need to fill out the Permission for Use form.

Yes, anyone may pay your fine.

The Preservation Department can bind materials that do not belong to UNT, visit the Binding and Repair page for prices and services of repairing personal items. However, we do limit the number of outside materials we will work on each month. Please visit the Preservation Department website for more information about prices and scheduling an appointment.

Yes. The Preservation Unit now offers treatment services to the community for a fee. Please contact Jessica Phillips for more information or to set up an appointment.

Sorry, but we are unable to offer monetary appraisals. To arrange an item appraisal you need to contact a professional appraiser.

Yes, the materials are sent Express Mail and you will need to sign for them.

ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) products are available to anyone, including the general public, by using a computer on the UNT campus. Currently-enrolled UNT students, faculty and staff can access ASME products off campus with a UNT EUID and password. (See Tips and Tricks for Using UNT Library Electronic Resources)

To access ASME products from the Libraries home page:

• Select Electronic Resources.

• Select A for ASME, then scroll down and select the ASME Journals.

The ASME Digital Library has direct access to ASME Transaction Jounrals. 

If for some reason you are not able to access a specific journal within the database or need additional help locating journal articles, please contact Beth Thomsett-Scott directly at 940-369-6437 or by email.

The Discovery Park Library also has the ASME Journals in print. To locate a specific journal, do a journal title search in the UNT Library Catalog.

Sure. See:

• Digital Collections
• Special Collections

Not necessarily. The expectation is that all data will be made available after a reasonable length of time. However, what constitutes a reasonable length of time will be determined by the community of interest through the process of peer review and program management.

Yes. The UNT Office of Research and Economic Development offers information about data management plans as a service for the UNT community. In addition, the UNT Libraries have an informative website with information about data management.

By searching the Proquest Dissertations and Theses Database (PQDT) in the Libraries' Electronic Resources you will have access to full-text of over one million theses and dissertations. If PQDT does not have the item you need, please enter an Interlibrary Loan request.

Direct access is available through the ProQuest website. 

Government Documents Department staff members provide assistance when you have questions, need directions, or want advice about finding government, business, geographic, statistical, or legal information.

See Government Documents Reference Services to find out what services we provide and how to obtain services.

Historical Manuals

The UNT Libraries Government Documents Department owns hundreds of technical and field manuals published by the War Department and the Navy Department between 1939 and 1947. There are also numerous technical manuals (TMs) and field manuals (FMs) published from 1947 to present.

There are several ways to obtain copies of technical manuals.

The best way to determine if UNT owns the technical manual you are looking for is to search the Library Catalog.

You may be able to obtain a copy through Interlibrary Loan. If you know which manuals you are looking for, submit the request at your local library’s Interlibrary Loan office, and they will try to borrow the manual from a library that owns it.

If you wish to purchase a manual, Military/Info Publishing sells photocopies of technical manuals. Their site is organized by subject and by manual number.

Recent Manuals

More recent military manuals can be purchased through the U.S. Army Publishing Directorate.

GlobalSecurity.org has posted PDF copies of a number of military manuals and guides. Select the department, then select from a list of titles and categories.

Please contact us if you need further assistance.

Please fill out our UNT Libraries Fine Dispute Form. If you have any questions about the form, please contact our Library Services Desk at (940) 565-2414 or visit in person on the 1st floor of Willis Library.

Visit the library service desk to check out the appropriate equipment with your UNT ID card. Please ask library staff for help getting started and feel free to take a brochure with you detailing how to work with a StarBoard. See: Interactive Whiteboards.

E-Books are accessed through the UNT Library Catalog or through Electronic Resources. When you find the item, click on the title and follow the instructions. For more information on E-Books at UNT Libraries, consult  the E-Book Collections Guide

Please contact MediaLibrary@unt.edu.

Typically you can bring your materials to a library services desk and present your UNT ID card. Most books circulate according to the Borrowing Books and Other Regular Circulating Items policy.  For details please see this page on checking out materials.

Our Citation and Style Guide Web page provides general guidelines for citing various types of publication, including government documents.

DocsCite, a service provided by the Arizona State University Libraries, automatically constructs a citation for you in MLA or APA format, based on information you enter.

Several style manuals are available at the Eagle Commons Library Service Desk.

If you are writing for a class or for publication, your instructor or publisher is always the final authority to consult for determining which style to use as well as for determining the proper format for a specific citation.

In order to avoid last-minute deadline crises, we recommend that you always make a photocopy of the title page, and/or write down the call number of any government publication you use for research projects. Without this information, it is extremely difficult to relocate a document you may need for writing your bibliography.

• Use the Library Catalog
• Search for your item by keyword, title, author, or use the advanced search features to limit your query to special material types, or areas within the libraries.
• Once you've found a potential item note: (a) the location, (b) the call number, and (c) the item's availability.
  
• View our extensive help pages in the catalog to learn how to use that system effectively.
• Contact Research and Instructional Services for more help.

Detailed information about finding and using legal resources is available in our Law Subject Guide.

LexisNexis Academic provides online access to legal materials for members of the UNT community.

ProQuest Congressional provides online access to congressional, legislative, and regulatory materials for members of the UNT community.

LexisNexis State Capital provides online access to information about state law, legislation, and legislators for members of the UNT community.

For further assistance with legal research, please visit the Government Documents Service Desk on the 3rd Floor of Willis Library, or contact the Government Documents Department by E-mail, postal mail, or telephone.

The Government Documents staff are not attorneys or paralegals and are neither authorized nor qualified to practice law. We can help you identify and locate print and online sources and can assist you in using these sources, but we cannot conduct research for you, give you legal advice, or interpret laws or cases for you.

We are located in Sycamore Hall north of the UNT clock tower and facing the Biology Building/Life Sciences Complex.

Please use the Purchase Request Form.

Detailed information on locating out-of-print government documents is available on the "How to Obtain United States Government Publications" page. 

Fines can be paid in person at the Library Services Desk located on the 1st floor of Willis Library, by mail, or by phone at 940-565-2414. For specifics you can visit the Paying Fines page.

See: Renew Your Materials

UNT IDs are automatically renewed as long as a student is enrolled or faculty/staff are currently employed. Courtesy Card holders and unenrolled UNT students will need to come to the Library Services Desk on the 1st floor of Willis Library to inquire about renewing library privileges.

• See: Library Instruction.
• Quick Access: Instruction Session Scheduling Form

Open access publishing (making all published articles freely available) is a separate issue that is not addressed in the implementation of the data management plan requirement.

Books are mailed Express Mail through the U.S. Postal Service. Articles or chapters can be faxed, mailed, or e-mailed. Books can also be delivered to the UNT Dallas Campus Library by the library courier. See: Distance Learning Requests

UNT Scholarly Works provides a central, digital archive for all of the research and scholarship of our UNT Community. The repository provides the additional benefits of full-text searching, a permanent and stable URL, viewable usage statistics, visibility on all major search engines, wider dissemination and increased citations. Putting items in the Scholarly Works repository collection also gives you flexibility to make copyrighted or embargoed items searchable and discoverable by the UNT community or other researchers while maintaining access restrictions.
 

Checkout periods are determined by the lending library but are usually two weeks. Interlibrary Loan books must be returned by the due date or you may be blocked from Library services.

Refer to the Borrowing Media chart for checkout periods and fines.

Books and articles are generally sent within 48 hours. However, books can only be mailed Monday-Friday. See: Distance Learning Requests

Retrieved items are held for five days.

It depends on the type of material, the status of your library account, and if there is a hold or recall on it (Borrowing Books and Other Regular Circulating Items), but in theory, as many times as you want.  See: Renew Your Materials.

There is no charge for the service. Labels and pre-paid mailers are supplied to return books to the Libraries at the Libraries' expense.

An order must be placed by December 15 to be available for the Spring Semester.
All other orders must be in by May 4.

The Archives and Rare Books department offers extensive reference services to facilitate use of our collections. We are happy to help you locate resources, answer questions and provide limited research service. Staff is not available to fill research requests requiring in-depth research or extensive use of materials.

• Patrons - Please alert the Circulation staff to the problem in person or via e-mail. 
• Library Staff - Please contact the Processing Unit of the Preservation Department.

Here are some Web sites that explain the research necessary to answer your question:

The Goldsheet Obsolete Securities Page
http://www.goldsheetlinks.com/obsolete.htm

Stocks: Researching the Value of Old Certificates
http://www.invest-faq.com/articles/stock-res-val-old.html

Collectible Stocks and Bonds
http://www.oldstocks.com/worth.htm

For a list of paper and microfiche sources available at UNT, see Researching Old Stock Certificates in the UNT Libraries 

If the company is no longer traded on any exchange, you will need to do some research to determine the value of the shares and/or redeeming the shares. We can't do the research for you, but here are some suggestions:

First, be sure you have the following information, all of which should be on the certificate:

• The name of the company

• The date the shares were issued

• The state in which the company was incorporated

The most basic question to resolve is whether the company still exists. It might have changed names, been purchased by another company, etc. The first thing you might do is call or write the transfer agent that is listed on the front of the certificate. A transfer agent handles transfers of stock certificates and should be able to advise you on their value.

If the transfer agent no longer exists or cannot help you, you might try to contact the company directly. The stock certificate should show the state where the company was incorporated. Contact the Secretary of State in that state, and ask for the Business Corporations Section. (There are links to several state agency Web sites in the Goldsheet Obsolete Securities Web site listed above.) They should be able to give you a history of the company (when it began, merged, dissolved, went bankrupt, etc.). From there you can contact the existing company (if there is one) to find out the value.

Even if the certificate turns out to be worthless as stock, old certificates can still have considerable value for collectors. The Web sites listed above give sources where you can look up the collector value of an old stock certificate.

Please contact the Head of the Preservation Department. The Preservation Department staff respectfully requests no unannounced, drop-in visits.

No, new items are being added to the online catalog all the time, but all 2,000,000+ are not in the catalog yet.

If the Libraries do not own the book you need, you can request it through the Interlibrary Loan.

No, all UNT Libraries are open to the public. However, only individuals with current, approved IDs may check out library materials. See: Library Use Policy

There is a limit of ten holds at a time.

Many government documents at UNT may be checked out at the
Eagle Commons Library Service Desk by presenting a current I.D. card that is honored by the UNT Libraries. See the Circulation Policies & Procedures of the UNT Libraries for information about loan periods, checkout limits, renewals, fines, and replacement charges for lost or damaged materials.

If you are not a UNT student, you may be eligible to apply for a UNT Libraries Courtesy Card, which may also be used to check out government documents.

Some government documents are "non-circulating", which means they must be used in the library building, and may not be checked out. Exceptions to this rule are made in special cases, such as student class presentations or faculty research. Please call our Service Desk at 940-565-2870 for more information about "non-circulating" check-outs.

Regarding all government documents digital collections:

1.1 The UNT Libraries cannot grant or deny permission to reproduce these images, as we are not the copyright holders for the original documents.

1.2 Many, but not all, government documents are in the public domain. You may check the original and/or digital versions to check for a copyright symbol and author name(s).

1.3 If you use a digital image from one of our collections, we request that you credit us as a source by including our institution name and the object’s URL. Please do this regardless of whether you publish the image in print or online. For example:

• [image]

• University of North Texas Libraries

• http://digital.library.unt.edu/data/govdocs/atoz/02/meta-dc-1806.tkl

See our Copyright Information page or our Digital Libraries page for further information.

In most cases, the item can be retrieved immediately or rushed for next-day use.

• Patrons - Please enquire at the Library Services Desk located on the 1st floor of Willis Library.
• Library Staff - Please contact the Preservation Unit.

Reserves are materials selected by faculty as required or recommended reading for their courses. See:

• Course Reserves
• Placing Items on Reserves

Please refer to the Media Library Hours page.

These are graduate reserve carrels, which are available on a first come, first serve basis to UNT graduate students and UNT faculty. Please see this page for complete details: Graduate Reserve Carrels

What constitutes such data will be determined by the community of interest through the process of peer review and program management. This may include, but is not limited to data, publications, samples, physical collections, software, and models.

Contact the Library Services Desk. Depending on the extent of the damage, you may have to pay a rebind fee or, if the damage is extensive, you may have to pay the replacement cost of the item. See: Damaged Item Charges

Please contact the Circulation Department. UNT faculty, staff, and students must also contact the UNT ID Office at 940-565-4481.

The Media Library Call Number & Item Location Guide explains which materials receive which call number.

The Libraries do not have enough room to store all library materials in the library buildings open to our users. Many items are stored in our remote facility. This facility is not open to the public but materials can be retrieved for use. Use the Online Holds Service to request retrieval of remote storage items or for long runs of journals request access  to the Library Annex Reading Room.

If the UNT Libraries do not have an article you need, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan. Before making a request, check the Find Articles Search (available from the +FIND tab above) to see if we have the article available through a subscription service, and/or consider talking to a librarian via our Ask Us service.

According to the Federal Library Depository Act of 1962, a government document is defined as "informational matter which is published as an individual document at government expense, or as required by law" (44 U.S.C. § 1901).

In general, most publications issued by international, federal, state, or local government agencies are considered government documents. These publications may be produced in a variety of formats, including printed paper, microfiche, and audiovisual materials. In recent years, government information resources have been expanded to include computerized formats such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and Internet sites.

ILLiad is an electronic service that you use to submit Interlibrary Loan requests. You may request books, microforms, articles, and other items from institutions other than the UNT Libraries. ILLiad is available to all UNT faculty, students, and staff. To use this service you must register for an account.

• Find Out More: About Illiad

Graduate students and faculty members may request that remote storage materials may be pulled and placed in the Library Annex Reading Room for examination. This is particularly useful when large numbers of items are needed.

UNT Scholarly Works serves as the UNT Open Access institutional repository. This repository is a special collection housed in the UNT Digital Library. The Scholarly Works repository collection brings together the research and scholarly work of the UNT community. Find out more about UNT Scholarly Works here.

Right now, we are not accepting general student work from class assignments and course-related projects.

The Information for Distance Learning Students page provides information specific to this status and a checklist to make sure you eligible for these library services. You can request items, including items we own, by using your ILLiad account.

Please note: When you register for an ILLiad account, choose status "Dist Learning"; this will assure that you have access to special Distance Learning request forms. Please use the Ask Us services or contact your subject liaison for research help.

The Libraries have several scanners available.  See: Photocopies, Scanning, Printing

The original World War I and II posters that were digitized by the UNT Libraries are on reserve in the Government Documents Department on the 3rd floor of Willis Library. These items are located in a locked room and are non-circulating, so if you would like to view them, please visit our Service Desk in person or Contact Us to schedule an appointment.

You can find locations by building and floor maps on our Locations and Hours page, or by searching buildings by name or category on the UNT Map.  The former will also provide you with both physical and mailing addresses, shipping information, floor maps, operational hours, and other contact info, while the latter will provide you with parking, etc.

Tax forms and publications can be obtained online at www.irs.gov or ordered over the telephone by calling 1-800-829-3676.

For direct access to U.S. federal tax forms and publications, visit the IRS Forms and Publications page. At this site, you can scroll through a list of current IRS publications, select the document you need, and print it.

Many of the most popular tax forms, instructions, and publications are available to the public free of charge at the Denton Public Library and at the downtown post office at 101 E. McKinney St.

Our Taxes Subject Guide is a detailed guide to U.S. federal and state tax resources, including printable IRS forms and publications.

Need help filing your tax form?

Several programs provide free assistance with filling out and filing U.S. income tax forms:

• United Way's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) members are available at the Denton Public Library at selected times during the weeks before April 15 to help you fill out your forms and answer tax related questions.

• The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program offers free tax help to people who earn less than $42,000.

• The Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program offers free tax help to taxpayers who are 60 and older.

• The military also has a strong Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. The Armed Forces Tax Council (AFTC) consists of the tax program coordinators for the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

Call 1-800-829-1040 to find the VITA/TCE location and hours nearest your home and to see if you qualify for any of these programs.

Please do not ask librarians tax law questions. They are not tax law specialists. Instead, call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 for tax information.

Many posters from the UNT Government Documents collection have been digitized and made available through the UNT Digital Library World War Poster Collection.

See our World War I and II Posters page for a list of other Web sites that provide images of World War posters. See our Posters and Prints page for a list of Web sites that have posters on a variety of topics.

Three study areas, located to the left of the current journals, are designated for group work. Each area is equipped with a computer, dry-erase whiteboard, and table and chairs for a group of seven.

Additionally, the Learning Center, B135, is designated a quiet area and is reserved for individual study unless the room is scheduled for library instruction. Quiet conversations are appropriate for the main areas of the library including the Internet tables, the casual seating near the main door, and the reference desk area.

The simplest answer is, where you checked them out. However...

• Book drops are located at each of the library services desks that have circulation-related services. Simply deposit your items here any hour of the day.
• Audio and Media items can be returned to someone working at the music or media service desk.
• Outside drop boxes are located near the entrances of each of our libraries. Drop materials off here after hours.
• There is a street book drop on W. Highland St. near Willis Library.

Please return special checkout materials to the desks where they were checked out.

• See: Returning Items to the Libraries

In Willis Library, lost and found is located at the 1st floor 24 Center Desk.

UNT faculty and staff are invited to submit their work. UNT students are welcome to submit items that represent professional work including conference materials, published items, or work associated with theses or dissertations.

See: The Library Liaisons Lists

Yes. Fines for reserve items are higher than other regular circulating items.

• See: General Information about Fines Assessment &
• Overdue Items