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 invigorated creative architectural design, and the buildings sparked wide interest and varying reactions of respect, admiration, and controversy.

The 20 buildings featured in this exhibit are among those that received awards in various competitions, many by the “Life in Architecture” competition, organized jointly by the city authorities and the editors of Architektura Murator, a leading architectural journal. Some were financed by public funding, some with private support.

The exhibit was organized by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago under the direction of Mr. Mariusz Gbiorczyk, Polish Consul.

Exhibit panels are on display on the first and second floors of the Daley Library. Visitors can see the exhibit all hours the Library is open.

Visitors can view a Special Collections exhibit of early English books and a display that chronicles the history of the UIC mascot to our present-day Sparky D Dragon. Staff will explain mysterious parts of the library such as microforms and the film collection that circulates to i-card holders.

The open house includes food and prizes for a scavenger hunt.

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, grammar, and spelling.

Also on display are seven 16th and 17th century books about the medical sciences and natural history from Special Collections at the Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago.

The exhibit was made possible through the generous support of the Caxton Club and can be viewed  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. and Saturday October 10 and 24, and November 14, 12:30-4:30 p.m. For information and directions, call 312/996-2742.

Text a Librarian is a new way to contact the UIC Library, in addition to instant messaging, email, telephone, in-person reference, and the in-depth consultation service Help by Appointment. Check out all the services at Ask a Librarian, and use the one best suited to your needs.

Text a Librarian is available Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The Daley Grind Cafe is located on the first floor of the Daley Library near the west entrance. Fall hours are Monday – Thursday, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m.-9 p.m.

All titles listed in the Journals page now have records in the library catalog.

Jane Darcovich, Visual Resources Librarian, and a staff of graduate assistants identify or scan images for use in classes and maintain a collection of slides and an online database of images. The Visual Resources library supplements other image collections available to the UIC community such as ARTstor, the Saskia Art Images Collection, and UIC’s digital holdings in CARLI Digital Collections.

The normal hours of the Visual Resources library are Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; patrons should phone ahead before coming to use the materials (312 413 2464) or email darcovic@uic.edu.

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 the current site. Users are encouraged to provide comments and suggestions via the feedback link on the new site.

The Daley Grind is operated by Sodexo, the company that provides dining services at UIC, and features organic, fair trade Green Mountain coffee and a menu of coffee drinks and teas, sandwiches, and pastries.

For summer semester, the Daley Grind will be open Monday – Friday from 7:30 am – 3:30 pm.

The cafe is one of several improvements the Library is making to its physical spaces and is a convenience for patrons who need a study break. The Library has allowed covered drinks in the building for the past few years and now will permit patrons to consume food in the designated area of the Daley Library — a nook by the Electronic Learning Lab, steps from the cafe.