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Share your voice

Let us know about your experience visiting the Richard J. Daley Library during the spring 2022 semester by taking our online survey. Only a few minutes to complete Enter to win a $20…

Peggy Glowacki, Special Collections Librarian, works with students when the Queer Asian American Archives was created. Three people standing in between shelves of archival materials in library.

Course helps build library’s Queer Asian American Archives

Students in Karen Su’s Asian American Gender and Sexual Diversity course will have an opportunity this spring to assist in gathering oral histories that are part of the Queer Asian American Archives housed at the Richard J. Daley Library at UIC.

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ACRL Member of the Week: Jung Mi Scoulas

Published on the ACRL website, Jan. 31, 2022 Jung Mi Scoulas, PhD is an assistant professor and assessment coordinator at the University of Illinois Chicago. Jung Mi has been a member of ACRL…

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The Image of Research 2022 call for submissions

The Graduate College and the University Library invite all graduate and professional students to share the beauty of their research in UIC’s 2022 Image of Research competition. This multidisciplinary monetary award competition is…

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University Library announces extended hours

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, The University Library is excited to announce the return of our extended hours at the Richard J. Daley Library and the Louis L. Biro Law Library for the…

Open Access Week 2021, It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity, October 25-31

Announcing free workshops, exhibit for Open Access Week 2021

International Open Access Week is Oct. 25-31, 2021. Organized by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), Open Access Week is an opportunity for the global academic and research communities to learn…

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October is National Medical Librarians Month

National Medical Librarians Month (NMLM) is a time to spread awareness about the important role UIC faculty librarians play in the health sciences. They not only help clinicians and researchers in the field…

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Adrian Scheltes collection now available

The UIC University Library is excited to announce the acquisition of the Adrian Scheltes collection. Scheltes was the supervisor of counsel and guidance for the blind at the Illinois Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

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