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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MC-522
1408 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
General Telephone: (217) 333-2305
Reference Telephone: (217) 244-1864
See here for the library's current schedule.
Traditional library hours are:
Monday-Thurday, 8:30am-11pm
Friday, 8:30am-6pm
Saturday, 11am-5pm
Sunday, 1pm-11pm
Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm
The Education and Social Science Library (ESSL) provides consistent, high quality research and instructional services to students and faculty in the College of Education, the School of Social Work, and the Departments of Anthropology, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Speech Communication and Women and Gender Studies, as well as to other members of the community. ESSL develops and maintains subject-specific and special collections in a variety of formats to support the present and future information needs of these programs and related departments. Using an array of technologies and resources, ESSL serves as a gateway to information for researchers on campus and at a distance. In conjunction with the mission of the University and Library policies, ESSL extends its collections and services to individuals in the State of Illinois and beyond.
See here for a brief history of the library (1901-present).
The Education and Social Science Library contains over 148,000 books, nearly 2,000 serial titles and 556,000 microforms in the areas of anthropology, education, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, speech communication, and women and gender studies.
The Education and Social Science Library is made of several separate rooms. Room 100 houses reference and reserve materials, periodicals, staff offices, photocopiers, library catalog terminals and the Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security (ACDIS) Collection. Room 112 contains the circulating book collection, and the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF). Room 104 houses current materials in the Curriculum Collection and Room 106 contains current materials in the School Collection (S-Collection). Please see this map for additional information. Microform readers are located in the hallway which connects Room 100 and Room 104. The General Information page includes more history and background about the library and its many collections. In addition, the UIUC Office of Publications and Marketing has prepared general information sheets about the campus and and its distinctive qualities.
A number of special collections are maintained which relate to the Library's primary disciplines. Detailed information for each collection can be accessed via the Special Collections area at the bottom of the ESSL homepage.
Help in finding and using materials is available at the Reference Desk or in the Staff Office (Room 100). Reference staff provide assistance with reference and research questions, term paper topics, location of journals, use of indexes, tours of the library, etc. You may also ask for help via phone (217-244-1864), e-mail (educlib@illinois.edu), or online chat. See our page detailing our Ask-A-Librarian reference services for further details.
The Education and Social Science Library provides a variety of services in support of research in our subject areas. See the Library's Information and Services page for more details.
| Type of Material | Loan Period (Student/Faculty) | Fines |
| Regular Circulating Books | 4 / 16 Weeks (includes grad. students) | $10.00 Late Return Fee
$25.00 Overdue Recall Fee $125.00 Replacement Fee if lost |
| Journals (including Closed Periodicals) | 2 Hr. or 2 Hr. before closing, until 9:00 am Next Day (12pm Saturday & 2pm Sunday) / 24 Hrs. | $2.00 1st hour
$1.00 each additional hour |
| Reference Books | NO CIRC - ROOM USE ONLY | N/A |
| Tests | NO CIRC - ROOM USE ONLY | N/A |
| HRAF | NO CIRC - ROOM USE ONLY | N/A |
| Curriculum Materials | 2 weeks | Same as Regular Circulating Books |
| S-Collection | 2 Weeks | Same as Regular Circulating Books |
| Reserves | 2 Hours, 24 Hours, 3 Days, or 1 Week | $2.00 per hour (2 hour reserves)
$5.00 per day (all other reserves) |
| ACDIS (Arms Control Collection) | 4 / 16 Weeks (includes grad. students) | Same as Regular Circulating Books |
| Software (Curriculum)
Software (EDX) |
2 Weeks
4 / 16 Weeks |
Same as Regular Circulating Books |
The Education and Social Science Library's web pages are intended to: provide an overview of the resources and services we offer; provide the remote user access to our series of subject specific and special collection guides; and provide an organized access point to the world of online resources beyond the walls of our library.
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Last modified by: Megean Osuchowski on 9/28/09