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New! SimplyMap Lets You Create Your Own Maps

The UIC library is pleased to announce that SimplyMap is now available through the Library’s web site. SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create thematic maps and reports using…

EBSCO Makeover

This month, EBSCO databases debuted its redesigned web site. EBSCO is the provider through which you access such databases as CINAHL, Health Source, and Alt-Health Watch. The updated version includes all of the…

LHS-Chicago Exhibit Documents Surgical Breakthrough

The groundbreaking separation of a pair of conjoined twins is documented in an exhibit of papers, photographs and other materials at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Library of the Health Sciences –…

Historical Photographs from UIC Library Collections Available Online

Hundreds of photographs and other graphic materials from the UIC Library’s collections are freely available online, providing easy access to visual documentation of past events, social movements, architecture and the built environment, and…

Image of Research Exhibit in Daley and LHS, May 2 - 30

The winning entries in the Image of Research, a competition sponsored by UIC’s Graduate College and the University Library, will be displayed in the Daley Library May 2 – 30. The Image of…

Celebrate National Library Week, April 13-19

The UIC Library celebrates National Library Week beginning April 13, joining a nationwide focus on the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in schools, campuses and communities. Commenting on this year’s theme…

UIC Library Program Explores the World of Maps on March 20

The UIC Library presents a program in conjunction with the city-wide Festival of Maps. on Thursday March 20, 2008, from 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, in Special Collections, Richard J. Daley Library, 3rd…

Information Literacy Examined in Symposium Series on March 13

Jennifer Eileen Knievel, Assistant Professor and Humanities Reference and Instruction Librarian at Norlin Library, University of Colorado at Boulder, will make two presentations at the University of Illinois at Chicago, talking about research…

Technical question: How to display all the symbols in PDFs

Have you tried lately to open a PDF, but seen an error message like this? “Cannot extract the embedded font ‘F0’. Some characters may not be displayed or printed correctly.” An earlier version…

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