What's New in the University
Library for Fall 2004
@UIC: Use Our Virtual Library 24x7
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Online Reserves Available 24x7: | Check for reserved readings for courses in UICCAT under the Course
Reserves heading for all materials reserved by faculty. |
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You don't always have to go to the Library to read the course
reserve materials -- check the electronic reserves page to see what's available online. |
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| A complete list of more than 17,000 electronic
journals and newspapers (and the dates accessible online) is available. And you can search by title, subject or call number in UICCAT. |
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Get help from the Library from wherever you are (live chat,
email or telephone):
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/digital/ |
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RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography
and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database
by importing references from online databases or by
typing in the information. You can use these references in writing papers
and, in seconds, automatically format your paper's references and the bibliography
to the correct journal format (e.g., APA, MLA, JAMA). |
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qUICsearch is
a Web-based search engine that allows you to select from over 100 databases
to which the UIC Library subscribes and execute a single search across
all the files you choose. Many of the databases offer access to fulltext
articles so that qUICsearch provides a one-stop approach to writing a research
paper. For more information, see our previous new story |
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Carry electronic resources in the palm of your
hand -- download health sciences resources to your PDA. |
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UIC students, faculty and staff can search for and read full-text
articles from the New York Times. From 1851 to 2001, search ProQuest Historical
Newspapers; from 2000 to the present, search Newsbank Newspapers: Access
World News. |
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Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
provides full-text documents
from over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications;
for a more complete description of the contents see Lexis-Nexis. |
Visit the Library buildings
All University Library hours for Fall semester
are available at: http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/admin/services/schedules/
Richard J. Daley Library (801 S. Morgan)
Math Collection (430 SEO)
Science Library (3500 SES)
Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago
(1750 W. Polk St.) - Peoria - Rockford - Urbana
Resources for study in architecture and the arts now
are in the Daley Library. See the news feature to
learn where books, videos, journals, music recordings, etc., are now located.
Government Documents and Reference
service desks are in one location on the 2nd floor of
the Daley Library
At the top of the Daley Library escalators is one-stop
service for both general reference questions and for help finding information
in U.S., state, and local government resources. Frequently consulted Documents
materials have been moved from the 3rd floor to the 2nd floor
reference stacks. For help using the map collection on the 3rd floor,
go to the 3rd floor service desk.
Microforms are on the 2nd floor of the Daley Library.
Printing and photocopying in
the Library
Use the UICCopy Flames card or your i-card for photocopying.
Students, faculty and staff can use their ACCC
print quota at Library print stations -- see the ACCC's U-Print site for
an explanation of U-Print.
Departments can get Flames copy cards by faxing a miscellaneous voucher to UICCopying (996-1418). UICCopying
staff will deliver the Flames cards to your office. For more information,
call 996-6868.
Look
for announcements about upcoming classes in the Library InfoTech Arcades
More information on Arcades services and the schedule of workshops for fall 2004
is available at http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/arcade/
