Books

UNT has a number of useful books on materials science and related topics in the collection.

• ALWAYS use the UNT Library CATALOG to locate the CALL NUMBER for the book you are looking for
• The catalog can be accessed from the Libraries' home page
• To search for books on a particular topic or chemical discipline, use the KEYWORD option. Type in your keyword(s). Remember that books often cover a broad spectrum of information. If you don't find any useful items, think of synonyms or broader terms and repeat the search. 

• Use the Title if you know the name of the book.  Please be aware that title searches do not correct for misspellings nor will it return the correct result if the words in the title are entered out of order.
• Author searching: use last name first, first name or just the last name, e.g. Hawking, Stephen.
• Once you find a book in the catalog, note the Call Number, Location, and Status (is the item available?).
• Remote Storage items can be retained by using the Library Materials Delivery Request Form.  Access by clicking on the "remote storage" link in the UNT Library Catalog or use the Library Material Delivery Request Form  in the lower right corner of the UNT Library's catalog page.

• Books on similar topics are usually shelved in the same call number range. Browsing the call number range of a "useful" book found in the catalog may lead to finding other relevant books.
• We have only recently begun to include table of contents information. Older items have very little information that can be searched. You may find it more helpful to use Amazon.com or another source that provides lots of searchable information to find the books, and then check the UNT Library Catalog to see if the Libraries owns the books
• You can request books to be added to the collection. We appreciate your input. Please contact me if you have suggestions for the collection.

Interlibrary Loan is an option when UNT does not have the book you are looking for.

You can access the interlibrary loan system through About ILLIAD If you are a new user, you'll need to create an ILLIAD account. Once you have made an account, you can immediately request items.

If you are a UNT faculty, staff, or student, you can use WorldCat to find useful items and request them directly from interlibrary loan if UNT does not have the book in our collection. WorldCat lets you search multiple library catalogs simultaneously. You can also use the free version of WorldCat http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat is a great way to see what books are available on your topic.