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
- Check Out Materials Overview
- Faculty Borrowing Privileges
- Laptops for Checkout
- Paying Fines
- Renewals
- Returning Items
- Search Service for Missing/Lost Items
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:
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:
Media Services
Media Viewing Stations
Need to watch a video while on campus during the school day? Don’t own a Laserdisc player? We have space for you.
Other Services
Services for Persons with Disabilities
This page describes services and other information applicable to users with disabilities. It notes contacts, policies and procedures, as well as short descriptions of adaptive equipment.
Keeper
From a Babylonian clay tablet created in 2,000 B.C. to a blog post you made 10 minutes ago, the UNT Libraries are committed to the preservation of information of all formats.
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
The Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) partners with Texas communities, publishers, and institutions to promote standards-based digitization of newspapers and to make newspapers freely accessible via The Portal to Texas History.