Category Archives: Richard J. Daley Library

Contemporary Architecture in Warsaw exhibit in Daley Library

The Daley Library is hosting the traveling exhibit Contemporary Architecture in Warsaw, opening November 6, 2009.
Beginning in 1989, Warsaw experienced an intense period of design and construction of retail, commercial and residential buildings. Changing conditions within Poland and the availability of investment capital transformed the face of the capital city. The number of projects [...]

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Daley Library open house on October 28

The Daley Library is hosting an open house on Wednesday, October 28, 4 – 7 p.m. to showcase renovated areas, new equipment, special exhibits, SMART group study rooms, and expanded services.
Visitors can view a Special Collections exhibit of early English books and a display that chronicles the history of the UIC mascot to our [...]

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English in Print: from Caxton to Milton

The Special Collections Department at the Richard J. Daley Library invites you to a new exhibit, on view October 2-November 30, 2009.
The English in Print exhibit features 50 early imprints from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The selections of 15th-17th centuries show the development of format, typography, [...]

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Text a Librarian at 773-442-ASKS

You can text a UIC librarian at 773-442-2757 to ask where to find facts, how to start your research, which resources will help you in a particular course, and get answers to your other information needs.
Text a Librarian is a new way to contact the UIC Library, in addition to instant messaging, email, telephone, in-person [...]

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Daley Grind grand opening September 1-3

The Daley Library and Campus Dining are celebrating the grand opening of the Daley Grind Cafe September 1- 3. For these three days, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., visitors can taste the coffee, take advantage of pastry specials, and enter a raffle sponsored by the Library for coupons, mugs, and other prizes.
The Daley [...]

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Electronic journals records upgraded in library catalog

The UIC Library upgraded records for more than 50,000 electronic journals in its library catalog (UICCAT).
All titles listed in the Journals page now have records in the library catalog.

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Visual Resources collection moves to Daley Library

The Visual Resources library, a collection of images developed and maintained by the College of Architecture and the Arts (A&A) for instruction, has moved into room 1-461 of the Daley Library as of July 2009.
Jane Darcovich, Visual Resources Librarian, and a staff of graduate assistants identify or scan images for use in classes and maintain [...]

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Special Collections and University Archives Closed Saturday, August 8th

The Special Collections and University Archives Department at the Richard J. Daley Library will be closed Saturday, August 8th for the beginning of the summer session break. The department will resume its Saturday schedule August 27th.

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New Library Web site launches July 4

The UIC Library will launch its newly redesigned Web site on July 4, 2009.
The Library utilized patron surveys and usability testing to design a site with easily scanned pages, simplified terminology, clear navigation, and a clean graphic appearance.
Beginning on July 4, users will be redirected to pages on the new site from several pages on [...]

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Daley Grind cafe perks up Library

The Daley Grind at the UIC Daley Library is open for business. The cafe is located on the first floor of the Library, just south of the west entrance to the building.
The Daley Grind is operated by Sodexo, the company that provides dining services at UIC, and features organic, fair trade Green Mountain [...]

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