Important Links
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The following links to useful Library resources and information can help use the library, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an excellent page to bookmark.
UIC patrons may also access the UIC School of Law Library.
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Library News
Please see Library News for official communication from the Library, and Social Media, below.
Planning a visit
The UIC Library welcomes everyone. The Library has five locations among four Illinois cities, in addition to the UIC John Marshall Law School Library.
- Our physical Libraries are usually open.
- COVID-19 and the Library
- Check out a book
- Locate and request your book online
- Pick up your book
- Reserve a check-out time slot for the Richard J. Daley Library or the Library of the Health Sciences, Chicago
- Library Hours
- Visitor Services
- Accessibility Services
- Our Special Collections and University Archives departments maintain separate visiting hours, perhaps with additional restrictions. See Visit Special Collections for more information.
Off-campus access
The Library is available online.
- Search our Collections
- See Use the Library Search for a quick introduction to our search system, and Search Help for a more in-depth guide
- More on searching articles, databases and journals
- More on searching for newspapers and magazines
- Some Search Tips
- Browse our Collections
- Access materials via Remote Access, or Request Items via I-Share and Interlibrary Loan
- Some access may require a Library Account, and/or the UIC Virtual Private Network (VPN)
- Search this Library Website directly
- Distance Education user services
- Accessibility Services
Get materials
Library materials are available to patrons both on- and off-campus.
- Access materials via Remote Access, or Request Items via I-Share and Interlibrary Loan
- Consult Visiting the Library for up-to-date information on physical access
- Find Course Reserves
- Get textbooks
- Check out a laptop
Social media
- See UIC Library for the main University Library feed.
- Library of the Health Sciences, Chicago
- Richard J. Daley Library (Chicago)
- Library of the Health Sciences, Chicago
- Crawford Library of the Health Sciences, Rockford
Get in touch
The Library provides several ways to check in. Contact Us.