Services

Get to the details you need about lending, technology, study space options, working with reserves, and the dozens of other services we provide you.

During the current semester services related to physical materials are active, but may continue to experience disruptions or delays. Please see the Continuity of Library Services Guide for service updates. If you have questions about borrowing materials, please contact Ask Us.

Borrowing and Delivery

Online Holds

We can deliver many regular circulating items to various UNT campus locations for you. Find out who qualifies, delivery locations & timing, how to make requests, and limitations as some restrictions apply.

Check Out Materials

This is a starting point for info on lending privileges, locations, borrowing reserve items, and borrowing items from other libraries. limited services currently available

Details: Circulation Policies & Procedures

Course Reserves - Online Only

Required or recommended readings, music, media and other items for courses can be found at either a reserve desk or online. This page provides links to policies, online systems, and can help you find the right desk.

Need something for your class? Search Course Reserves.

Courtesy Cards

Not associated with UNT or currently unenrolled? Want to borrow materials from us? You might need a courtesy card.

Details: ID Card Policy

Interlibrary Loan Borrowing and Document Delivery Services

Do you need a book, a chapter, article, or other item that UNT doesn’t own or subscribe to? Typically you can request it from another institution through ILL. Learn about eligibility, types of available materials, checking the status of an order, length of loans, and your responsibilities when using the service.

See Also: Online Holds

Spaces, Technology, and Computing

Technology & Computing Overview

The libraries provide a number of different technology & computing related resources. This page describes general information about them and other related topics.

Printing, Scanning, Photocopies

There are printers, scanners, and copiers located throughout the Libraries. This page gives you information about their locations, and other basic information.

Details: Printing & Photocopy Policies

Check Out Laptops

The UNT Libraries The UNT Libraries provides laptop checkouts to currently enrolled UNT students. Special policies, fines rates, and other guidelines apply. See:

Check Out Laptops

Details: Policy for Borrowing Reserves & Laptops

The Spark

The UNT Libraries’ makerspace, The Spark, promotes the cooperative and creative use of technology. We provide the UNT community with access to equipment, software, and training that promotes innovative, cross-disciplinary learning.

Overview (hours, location, staff, workshops)
Audio/Visual Equipment
Electronics, Programming, & Prototyping
Printing, Cutting, & Replication
Textiles
Tools

Scholarly and Professional

Copyright Advisory Services

UNT Libraries copyright specialists assist faculty, students, staff and community members in understanding copyright law (including fair use), plagiarism, and publisher agreements and other contracts for transfer or licensing of material protected by copyright. Our services include individual consultations, small-group workshops, and presentations on a variety of subjects.

UNT Libraries Scholarly Publishing Services

The UNT Libraries Scholarly Publishing Services offer:

Consultations on scholarly publishing projects and on navigating the changing world of academic publishing
Resources for scholarly authors and editors
Aquiline Books: publishing works of scholarship from the UNT community
UNT Libraries Journal Hosting: free hosting and support for qualified journals edited at UNT

Digital Scholarship

The Digital Scholarship Workgroup, among many other resources in the UNT Libraries, provides members of the UNT community with tools, training, and research support for their digital endeavors. See also:

Assistance with Grant-Funded Research

Scholars across disciplines use resources provided by the UNT Libraries in the course of their research, including that research that is funded through grants. These resources range from collections made available through the Libraries (including access to online journals through licenses paid for by the Libraries) to digital expertise and infrastructure allowing researchers to easily organize, share, and preserve the products of their research.

Scholarly Communication Outreach

The Scholarly Communication Office offers workshops, class visits, sponsored events, and online resources related to scholarly writing, academic publishing, copyright & author rights, managing research data, open access & open education resources, and other topics related to the scholarly communication system. Contact us to set up a consultation or visit.

Research and Instruction

Library Instruction

The skills and concepts taught in these classes provide students with a better comprehension of library research and improve their skills using the Libraries.

Special Collections: Research

We house a growing collection of unique primary source research materials in the Special Collections. Learn about visiting, locating materials, handling items, and our Research Fellowship Program. See Also: