Congratulations to all of our UNT eagles! Another semester is in the books! We wish you all the best in your future plans! You did it!

The UNT Digital Library is home to materials from UNT's research, creative and scholarly activities, and serves as a centralized repository for the rich collections held by UNT's libraries, colleges, schools and departments. Take a tour here! bit.ly/31sber0

Woohoo! Today is the last day of the Spring 2025 semester and laptops are due by 6:00 pm. While you prepare for the break or are graduating, remember to turn in your laptop on time. bit.ly/3vyWLb6

Now that the semester has wrapped up, check out our semester recap on our Spark blog to see all of our achievements, projects, and the winners of the workshop competition! bit.ly/423DgFT

Happy graduation, Eagles! If you need a soundtrack to match the celebration, check out all of the library's graduation-inspired music! bit.ly/4cW3NIT

The Laptop Lottery form for the summer semester is open. Enrolled UNT students have until May 31st to enter the drawing. The Fall Laptop Lottery is scheduled to open in early July. Stay tune! bit.ly/423DgFT

In April 2025, the Texas Historical Commission selected the University of North Texas Libraries’ Portal to Texas History to receive the 2025 Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation. Read more about this achievement on the Portal to Texas History! bit.ly/4ktff1v

The UNT Open Educational Resources collection in the UNT Digital Library is here! These materials support teaching and research, permit free use, adaptation and redistribution. Contact Repository Librarian Whitney Johnson-Freeman for more info. bit.ly/43Sf0WJ

Going fishing? Don’t forget to dress to impress. See more work from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection on the Portal to Texas History. bit.ly/2OaPhlU

UNT Libraries hosted a virtual Portal to Texas History Partners Forum. Participants learned how their Portal contributions are used and showcased the benefits participants receive from adding their collections to the Portal. For more info see: bit.ly/45Qyk9l

Researchers from the UNT Libraries are recruiting participants for an online survey, The Portal to Texas History Census, to gather information related to our users and their experiences working with The Portal. To participate, please visit the survey link: bit.ly/4kBCKWh

Working with our Portal to Texas History partners creates unique learning experiences for UNT students in the Digital Projects Lab. Read a student's perspective on work with the Dallas Museum of Art archives on the Portal to Texas History. bit.ly/3GoSblK

The March 16, 1928, issue of the Laredo Weekly opens with the headline “Laredo’s Big Opportunity.” Just a few months later, 1928 would hasten the revival of Laredo’s once-booming oil industry. Read about it in newspapers on the Portal to Texas History. bit.ly/4knU403

Applications are open for The Portal to Texas History's Rescuing Texas History Mini-Grants 2025! Become a Portal partner and contribute cultural heritage materials to our digital gateway to Texas history. Submit your application by August 7, 2025 bit.ly/4lCKwzl

The Fall Laptop Lottery is live! Entering the drawing is not a guarantee that you will be chosen for a laptop, the process is randomized. To be eligible, you need to be enrolled in Fall Courses at UNT. For more info on the program, check out our page: bit.ly/3TmdIyp

New to the Portal to Texas History is the Nimitz Family Collection from our partner National Museum of the Pacific War. These are materials related to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II. bit.ly/4lA0GJH

Lynn Harris captures Denton celebrating the 1976 United States Bicentennial celebration in the golden summer sun in photographs digitized from UNT Special Collections . How are you enjoying the summer season? bit.ly/4es8Wce

New to UNT Digital Library is the Tawrã Language Resource collection, part of the Computational Resource for South Asian Languages (CoRSAL) digital archive. Tawrã is a Trans-Himalayan language spoken on the border area of India and Tibet (China). bit.ly/3IqaaIY

Did you know you can read the news from any date in history (from 1813) in the Texas Digital Newspaper Program on the Portal to Texas History? Use the "Available Filters" section to sort by decade, year, month, and day. bit.ly/3TOGMyy

Applications are open for The Portal to Texas History's Rescuing Texas History Mini-Grants 2025! Become a Portal partner and contribute cultural heritage materials to our digital gateway to Texas history. Submit your application by August 7, 2025 bit.ly/4eudEGD