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Lynne Rudasill
Global Studies Librarian
Global Studies Library
303 International Studies Building MC-402
910 South Fifth Street
Champaign, Illinois, 61820, USA
(217) 265-6879
Office Hours
Thursday: 9 AM to 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM to 5 PM
Other times by appointment
Upcoming Events
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Catalogs
Use the following catalogs to find research materials at the University of Illinois and
throughout the world. For information about finding and borrowing books at Illinois, please read
our guide to
finding
books.
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Online
Library Catalog - Discover and locate materials on the Illinois campus.
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I-Share
Catalog - Represents the holdings of over 70 libraries in the State of Illinois. The statewide
catalog allows you to request books that are either checked out or not available on campus.
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WorldCat (Illinois campus access;
public access) - An online
catalog representing the holdings of over 10,000 libraries worldwide.
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Grainger Multiple Library Search - Combines searching
in the campus catalog, I-Share, the Big 10 libraries, and other major libraries in the U.S.
If you want to add catalogs to your search use CTRL/Click to select one or more institutions.
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Center for Research Libraries Catalogs - A deep,
rich collection of materials available to scholars at member libraries (we are one) that includes
U.S. ethnic newspapers, dissertations from outside the U.S. and Canada, Southeast Asian government
documents, and much, much more. The collection is located on the campus of the University of
Chicago.
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LibWeb - Links to library pages
in 146 countries.
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The
European Library - Search the catalogs of European national libraries.
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Digital Library for International Research (catalog;
home) - Combined holdings of 19
libraries from the Council of American Overseas Research Council that includes links to an online
catalog, e-books, photo archives, map collections, and more. Although you will not be able to
request directly from this catalog, you may be able to identify materials for interlibrary loan
that cannot be found elsewhere.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina - An example of a modern virtual
library attempting to capture the feeling of the ancient library.