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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…

Over $3000 in Cash Awards! Open to all UIC graduate and professional students  Still Image Awards 1st Place - $600 2nd Place - $400 3rd Place - $200 Honorable Mention (6) - $100  Moving Image Awards Animation - $600 Live Action - $600 Honorable Mention (2) - $100  Enter by Friday March 18, 2022  Contest rules and information: go.uic.edu/ior

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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ACRL Member of the Week: Glenda Insua

Published on the ACRL website, Sept. 7, 2021 Glenda is a reference and instruction librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Glenda has been a member of ACRL for 12 years and is…

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Beverly Allen Day

Please join us on Sept. 7 for “Beverly Allen Day,” an open house celebration and remembrance event and exhibition in honor of Beverly Allen, the trailblazing African American librarian who founded the Library…

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