UIC Library News

For September 2007, the Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana was recognized as Department of the Month. Watch our promotional video:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhsu/temp/newerproj.html
*Make sure you have Flash Player installed on your computer, and cue up the sound!

Libraries celebrate Banned Books Week every year and hold events to highlight free speech and the right of each individual to read all viewpoints on all issues. This year, Banned Books Week will be observed Sept. 29 through Oct. 6.
One event in Chicago is the Banned Books Week Read-Out! at the Pioneer Plaza (on […]

In recent years, libraries have taken on a range of roles and responsibilities in the provision of e-government services and resources. John Carlo Bertot, professor and associate director of the Information Use Management and Policy Institute at Florida State University, addresses this topic in the UIC Library’s Nakata Lecture on October 25. Bertot’s lecture, Libraries […]

Last year, the Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana/UIC libraries began providing access to XreferPlus, an exciting online resource. Recently, XreferPlus underwent a name change, and is now known as Credo Reference.
Everything you want from the old XreferPlus is still there, and much more! Credo Reference links you to nearly 3 million […]

ebrary is scheduling monthly system maintenance on the first Tuesday of each month, from 5 PM to 8 PM US CST. During this period,  ebrary E-books may be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact Library Systems.

Please know that a period of scheduled maintenance is planned for between 6 PM and 8 PM CDT on Saturday 22 September 2007. This will cause some downtime of e-journals from Informaworld during this period. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please contact Library Systems.

Update: By late Thursday, the server was reconnected and article availability from the UIC options button worked.
FORMERLY:  As of Thursday morning, 13 Sept 2007, one of the servers at PubMed that connects PMID numbers to the UIC options button is offline. We are trying to get the service reestablished. Till then, the UIC full […]

It’s exam time at the College of Medicine! The Library of the Health Sciences will have extended hours the weekend of September 15th and 16th for COM students.
Extended hours schedule:
Saturday, September 15th: 11 AM - 8 PM
Sunday, September 16th: 1 PM - 10 PM
For regular operating hours, visit the hours page:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhsu/services/hours.shtml

UIC PDA users wishing to download Clinical Pharmacology On-Hand to their PDA from off-campus need to contact the Library of the Health Sciences for a promotional code. Instructions for obtaining a promotional code are available at http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/resources/guides/Clinicalpharmacologyonhand.pdf
Clinical Pharmacology contains current, concise and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional […]

If you are a current user of Clinical Pharmacology On-Hand, your password is set to expire Sept 30, 2007. To ensure you do not lose access, please contact the Library of the Health Sciences to obtain a new promotional code. Instructions for obtaining a promotional code are available at http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/resources/guides/Clinicalpharmacologyonhand.pdf.