Library Terms

2. The library makerspace with tools and equipment to create "things" and media.
4. A file in our system that uniquely identifies a person or object.
6. The database of all resources in the library that contains item and bibliographic information.
7. Penalties a patron may incur if they do not return library materials on time.
9. A controlled descriptive term that is used to categorize and organize library resources.
10. The library where you can find movies, games, and consoles.
11. Textbooks and other required materials for courses that are held behind the service desk for limited checkout.
16. The materials owned by a library.
18. The status an item receives when it cannot be located.
19. A subject or service specialist within the library that you may refer patrons to as needed.
20. The engineering and technology library.
22. An online resource that contains bibliographic information and catalog data collected from libraries all over the world.
24. Materials that are published at regular or occasional intervals.
26. A service that helps people find needed information.

1. Any individual or group that uses library resources, services, or spaces.
3. The process of extending a current checkout to a patron.
5. A collection of information stored in an electronic format that can be searched by a computer.
8. The shelves in the library that hold our physical collection.
12. A work that publishes research and uses a peer review process to ensure accuracy and authority.
13. Patrons return library materials to these locations all over campus.
14. The status an item receives when it is en route to another library location.
15. The process of checking out, renewing, and returning library materials.
17. The unique address for a Web page which is used in citing it.
21. This service can provide access to books and other resources not held at UNT.
23. The location of the library's remote storage.
25. Refers to any unique object in the library's collection, such as a copy of a book, or a volume of a journal.
27. The library that houses our business, community, and government resource collections.