Library Open House and Tours
Research Week 2024
April 18, 2024
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Download iCal FileExplore the University Library’s spaces: the Digital Scholarship Hub, the Single Step Foundation Digital Imaging Studio and our amazing Special Collections! Faculty and staff from the University Library will be available to show you these spaces which facilitate new and ongoing research!
Digital Scholarship Hub - Richard J. Daley Library, Room 1-460
The Digital Scholarship Hub is open to faculty, students, and staff. We provide support for developing and fabricating 3D objects, in addition to support with text analysis and visualization.
Stop by the Digital Fabrication Hub (1-460) to see the CNC machine, laser cutter, embroidery machine, 3D printers and other equipment in action!
No registration required.
Single Step Foundation Digital Imaging Studio, Richard J. Daley Library, Floor 4
The Single Step Foundation Digital Imaging Studio works to make our unique collections available to the world. This exciting digitization space includes photographic and processing scanners, OCR and text recognition software and more. Learn how we digitize and prepare books, documents, images, negatives and more from our collections. Can’t join us Thursday? Explore our digital collections.
Special Collections and University Archives Open House, Richard J. Daley Library, Floor 3, 12 p.m.-3 p.m.
If you have an interest in Chicago 20th century history, please visit us! Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes in Special Collections and University Archives? Would you like to learn more about how to explore primary sources on the history of Chicagoland?
Join us for an open house to learn more about the UIC Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives and our mission to collect, preserve and provide access to the history of Chicago, Chicagoland, politics and advocacy, design history and UIC from Navy Pier to present.
Highlights:
Exhibits related to the Asian American Resource and Cultural Center and Rudy Lozano, UIC alum and Mexican American activist
View unique historical documents and photos from a variety of collections
No registration required.
Special Collections and University Archives Open House, Library Health Sciences-Chicago, Floor 3, 12 p.m.-3 p.m.
If you’re interested in Chicago health science history, visit the Special Collections and University Archives department at the Library of the Health Sciences on the West Campus.
Are you interested in historical public health data, occupational health, medical illustrations, early pharmacopeias, or what it was like to be a nurse in the 1930s? We have answers to all that and more.
Join our open house to learn more about the UIC Library of Health Sciences-Chicago Special Collections and University Archives and our mission to collect, preserve and provide access to our collections documenting the medical and health history of the Chicago area, as well as the history of UIC’s medical campus.
Highlights:
View unique selections from our rare book collections
Learn about our holdings and how to explore our primary sources on the history of medicine, nursing, dentistry or pharmacy
No registration required.
Date posted
Apr 16, 2024
Date updated
Apr 16, 2024