UIC Library News

The library has acquired several new Playaway titles. Playaways are self-contained audio books that can be checked out for three weeks. Listen to a Playaway audio book while driving, exercising, or just relaxing! Playaway ebooks have a universal headphone jack that will accommodate most headphones, earbuds or portable speakers. Recently added titles include:

Lovely Bones […]

In honor of the 2007 Race for the Cure, the library is showcasing the LHS Peoria Komen Breast Cancer Collection. Through a long-standing relationship with the Peoria Memorial Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, LHS Peoria has developed a unique collection of breast cancer resources in support of area physicians, researchers and patients. […]

AccessScience is now available to provide UIC users with access to all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. In print, this encyclopedia has 20 volumes; the online encyclopedia also includes frequent updates and supplemental data.
You can find links for on-campus and off-campus access in UICCAT […]

Thursday, 26 April 2007, 3:25 PM CST:
THE SERVER ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED  which was preventing user access to certain databases.
The affected databases included Oxford Reference Online and Grove Art Online. 

If you continue to experience difficulty, please report the problem to the Library.  Thanks for your patience.

A special exhibit now on view in the first floor lobby of Daley Library is “Building the Future City: Past Visions.” The exhibit features maps, plans, books, and photographs documenting past visions and plans for the City of Chicago.

Highlights include Burnham’s Plan of Chicago (1902), construction of Wacker Drive, and […]

Searching Google Scholar for access to full text articles and books is growing in popularity as online availability of scholarly materials increases; however, there is a barrier when some publishers try to charge for downloaded articles and chapters. All current UIC students, faculty and staff have the right to get articles for free by […]

We are pleased to be able to report that as of now, yesterday’s technical difficulties with Grove Art Online have been resolved. (Thursday, April 19 07)

Do you have any old files? Are records on your desk or on your computer taking up space? What’s the important stuff” What should be saved? What can you get rid of?
If this sounds like you, please join UIC Professor Peg Strobel and UIC Assistant Special Collections Librarian Valerie Harris for […]

The UIC Library is pleased to provide access to the electronic products published by The Medical Letter, Inc., of New Rochelle, New York. Readers can sign up to receive the E-table of contents on a regular basis.
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics (1988-present) provides critical evaluations of drugs for physicians and other members […]

UIC users no longer require an individual subscription in order to receive Academe Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education’s e-mailed daily alert. As part of UIC’s Chronicle subscription, anyone can sign up for this popular report. Each daily alert summarizes the latest events in higher education as well as all the news, career […]