In recent years, libraries have taken on a range of roles and responsibilities in the provision of e-government services and resources. John Carlo Bertot, professor and associate director of the Information Use Management…
Last year, the Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana/UIC libraries began providing access to XreferPlus, an exciting online resource. Recently, XreferPlus underwent a name change, and is now known as Credo Reference. Everything you…
The Library has purchased six new databases for the study of religion, theology and philosophy. The ATLA/ATLAS database, produced by the American Theological Library Association, is brought to users by EBSCO instead of…
Do you want to contact a UIC Librarian now? Send a message from your IM account to the screen name uiclibrarian. IM is another way to contact us to get help finding a…
The full text of the Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition) is available in the UIC Library’s electronic resources as part of ABI/INFORM Global. Current issues of the Journal, as well as back issues…
Access to quality medical care is always in high demand – this is an issue in some places more than others. If you are interested in finding out which US populations have a…
Alt-HealthWatch is a comprehensive database of alternative health resources. Available through EBSCO, it offers all the search features of the EBSCO interface, such as keyword searching, advanced searching, and a searchable online thesaurus.…
Associate Professor John Shuler, Bibliographer for Government Information and Urban Planning/ Documents Librarian has been appointed to the Public Printer’s Depository Library Council. This Council is composed of 15 members, each of whom…
Journal Citation Reports on the Web recently released 2006 citation measurements, including new rankings based on impact factors. The JCR is an online quantitative database, published by ISI Thomson Scientific, for comparing and…
The Library is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi- and Transsexual) Life with full text LGBT Life with Full Text contains full text for 50 of the most…