By lnaru | Published:
November 9, 2009
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 [...]
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 Reserve Reading Room (1st floor) Daley Library.
The Alternative Press Center (APC) is a non-profit collective dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the [...]
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 [...]
By lnaru | Published:
October 5, 2009
The UIC Library now has access to the latest version of SciFinder Scholar in its new format, SciFinder Scholar Web (SFWeb) version. Users must register for SFWeb with their UIC email accounts by November 16, 2009, to continue to use SciFinder Scholar. SFWeb can be used with the UIC proxy server so it [...]
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 [...]
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:
September 1, 2009
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 [...]
By lnaru | Published:
August 31, 2009
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 [...]