By val66 | Published:
November 4, 2009
Learn the history of the Cook Country Forest Preserves and discover how preservationists ensured future generations access to some of Cook County’s greatest natural resources.
Most of the material in this exhibit comes from the Forest Preserves District of Cook County records at the Special Collections department of the Daley Library, at the University of Illinois [...]
By lnaru | Published:
October 23, 2009
Charles D’Adamo, senior editor of the Alternative Press Index (API), discusses the underground press from the 1960s to date on Thursday, November 19, at 2:00 pm, in the Daley Library room 1-210.
The Alternative Press Center (APC) is a non-profit collective dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the alternative press. Founded [...]
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By lnaru | Published:
October 23, 2009
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 [...]
By val66 | Published:
October 14, 2009
A new exhibit at the UIC Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago titled “Embellished medical title pages: the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries” highlights decorative title pages from the rare book collection of the Special Collections department.
These extraordinary images are on view outside of the library administration office on the 2nd floor.
This exhibit was made possible [...]
By lnaru | Published:
October 12, 2009
UIC celebrates Open Access Week, October 19-23, 2009, with three programs sponsored by the Library that explore the principles, advantages, and impact of providing unfettered access to research results. The open access movement advocates the unrestricted sharing of information via the Internet for the benefit of society. Open access is gaining strength as [...]
By val66 | Published:
October 9, 2009
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, [...]
By lnaru | Published:
October 9, 2009
John Wasik, UIC alumnus (LAS ’78, MA ’88), personal finance columnist for Bloomberg News, and author of 13 books about business and economics, talks about his book The Cul de Sac Syndrome on Tuesday, October 13, at 4 pm, in the Daley Library Reserve Reading Room. Wasik examines the growing financial, ecological and [...]
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By lnaru | Published:
September 25, 2009
Librarians and readers celebrate Banned Books Week (BBW) September 26 – October 3, 2009. Observed since 1982, this event reminds Americans not to take for granted our First Amendment right to free expression. BBW celebrates the freedom to choose and the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox [...]
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By val66 | Published:
September 15, 2009
More than 20,000 students in grades 6-12 discover their local history through the Chicago Metro History Fair each year. Working individually or in small groups, History Fair students explore libraries, archives, historical institutions, and their communities in search of sources that will help them answer their own historical questions and explain their topic’s historical significance.
The Special [...]
By lnaru | Published:
August 12, 2009
The UIC Library’s Lectures and Forums Committee is hosting two presentations by professors Karen Schmidt and Wendy Shelburne on Friday, August 14, 2009.
The morning presentation will given by Professor Karen Schmidt and Professor Wendy Shelburne on Joys and Sorrows: How to Make Collaborative Research Work from 10:00 a.m. –11:30 a.m., in Room 303 of the [...]
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