By rraffer2 | Published:
February 26, 2008
The Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana will be open for extended hours this weekend for College of Medicine students. Stay warm while you study! Please note our extended morning hours in the previous blog post.
Saturday, Mar. 1 – 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday, Mar. 2 – 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM
You can always view [...]
It is time once again for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences annual awards. Have you ever wondered about the history of the awards? Have you ever been curious who won in previous years? The Daley Library gives you access to quick answers and in-depth analysis of the Oscars. Here are a few [...]
By rraffer2 | Published:
February 19, 2008
Attention early bird M-1 students: the Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana will open at 7 AM on upcoming M-1 exam days. Rise and shine for some extra study time!
Friday, Feb. 22: 7 AM – 5 PM
Wednesday, Feb. 27: 7 AM – 10 PM
Friday, Feb. 29: 7 AM – 5 PM
Monday, Mar. 3: 7 AM [...]
Have you tried lately to open a PDF, but seen an error message like this?
“Cannot extract the embedded font ‘F0′. Some characters may not be displayed or printed correctly.”
An earlier version 7.0.9 of Acrobat Reader will fix this error. We also recommend that you uninstall the 8.0 or 8.1 version you are probably [...]
LibX University of Illinois at Chicago Edition is a Firefox extension that provides direct access to the Library’s resources.
It features:
Toolbar & right-click context menu: Search the UIC catalog (UICCAT) directly from the LibX toolbar or using the right-click context menu.
Support for off-campus access: Using the UIC University Library’s proxy, you may reload a page [...]
Did you know Ebscohost databases, like Academic Search Premiere, Business Source Elite, or America: History and Life offer personalization features? You can set up your own account within these databases and save articles or searches for access at any time. Never worry about losing a search session or important articles! Learn more about the [...]
By lnaru | Published:
February 8, 2008
Official photographs of the Enchanted Island, the Sky Ride Trolley, the House of Tomorrow, and infamous fan dancer Sally Rand soon will be available in a digital collection, Images of Progress: Views of A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.
The UIC Library’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives received a $20,000 grant to digitize [...]
By lnaru | Published:
February 7, 2008
The adaptive technology workstation, adjustable table for wheelchair access, and the CCTV at the Daley Library have been moved to a new location on the second floor north, on the west side of the building (between the reference desk and microforms department). Please ask for assistance in locating the new workstation at the reference desk.
Detailed [...]
UIC now subscribes to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Outlook, which provides political and economic data and analysis. This database gives macroeconomic forecasts, current economic indicators as well as country profiles for analysis and background information for many countries. Find it in the Alphabetical List of Databases.