The following items are needed to enhance collections throughout the University Library System. Please call (217) 333-5683 or click on Make a Gift below to purchase one or more of these items. If you make your gift online, please specify the amount of the book or item and the unit/library it is for along with its title or description under "Special Instructions."
Good sewing skills for The Rare Book & Manuscript Library are needed to help sew cotton covers for rare book cradles. A simple pattern and the fabric will be provided to interested seamstresses (and seamsters). Contact The Rare Book & Manuscript Library at (217) 333-3777 to participate.
$190 for the Music and Performing Arts Library to purchase the Dance On: Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen DVD. In this program, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen outlines her concept of Body-Mind Centering®, which postulates that inner body structures affect body movement. This title was suggested for the collection by the dance faculty to honor the life achievement of Chester Wolenski who has been teaching dance in the local community for the past 35 years.
$270 for the History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library to purchase Armenian Question in the Caucasus: Russian Archive Documents and Publications , issued in a three-volume collection as a special topic of study for the first time in world historiography. The topic is presented as a complex based on rare documents and publications which were long stored as secret and top secret in the Russian State Historical Archive (St. Petersburg) and the Russian State Military History Archive (Moscow).
NEW! $410 for the Map Library to purchase Bol’shoi kompleksnyi atlas Moskvv . This atlas offers a comprehensive and chronological depiction of Moscow from the time of its founding to the present. It includes color maps and plans, graphs, tables, and text. The maps reproduced date from the 16th to the 20th century. This title will be of interest to historians of Russia and Europe as well as to scholars in urban development and city planning.
$500 for the Applied Health Sciences Library to purchase a selection of materials about animal companions and service animals. The gift will help provide academic support and background information in connection with a student project to train service dogs for a national foundation that assists disabled individuals.
$500/semester or $1,000/year to support the Library's mission in providing instructional services to the Ethnography of the University Initiative (EUI). Each semester the Library works with undergraduate researchers through EUI to support ethnographic research about the University of Illinois. This one-of-a-kind campus program engages students to work with the Library at many levels including using its primary source materials, participating in library instruction sessions, and archiving final projects in its institutional repository, IDEALS. Students attend library instruction to develop effective communication skills for a poster presentation and learn design principles. Gifts will be used to professionally print research posters that will disseminate student work at the bi-annual EUI Student Conference. Click here for examples of student posters exhibited at the Ethnography of the University Initiative (Fall 2009/Spring 2010 Student Conference).
$585 for the International and Area Studies Library to purchase Kypchakskii slovar’ po armianopis’mennym pamiatnikam XVI-XVII vekov , a major new resource for Turkic and comparative linguistics. This dictionary is one of the best sources for reconstructing Kipchak, a Turkic language spoken on the steppes of southern Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan during the Middle Ages, and for understanding its role in the development of languages such as Kazakh and Tatar.
$750 for the History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library to purchase House of Commons, 1820-1832 . These volumes contain biographies of the 1,367 Members of the House of Commons from 1820 to 1832, surveys of elections and politics in the 383 constituencies of Great Britain and Ireland over the same period, and an introduction which analyzes and sets them in context. The result of more than 20 years' work in archives and libraries throughout Britain, Ireland and abroad, they constitute the most comprehensive survey of British and Irish politics during the period.
$810 for the International and Area Studies Library to purchase Lifliandskiia gubernskiia viedomosti, one of over 80 official provincial newspapers of the Russian Imperial government. Published three times a week in German and Latvian, it records the activities and initiatives of the provincial, municipal, and local authorities in what are now parts of Latvia and Estonia. This title is not currently available at any other library in North America.
$865 for the Music and Performing Arts Library to purchase the most recent volumes in the Masterclass Media Foundation series. These 20 volumes on DVD feature world-class musicians giving masterclasses and teaching students, or discussing, analyzing, and demonstrating their own approach to the performance of works with which they are associated. Because masterclasses are an invaluable way for students to learn, the opportunity to view these videos would benefit School of Music students greatly.
$900 for the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art to purchase
Visible Spirit: The Art of Gian Lorenzo Bernini
. This three-volume work is written by Professor Irving Lavin, one of the leading art
historians of the Italian Baroque master, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). All of Lavin’s
papers on Bernini are brought together and in many cases, have been updated. In addition, a
comprehensive index is a welcome addition to his scholarship on Bernini’s architecture, his
portraiture, contributions to theater, and the field of caricature.
$920 for the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art to purchase
Aphrodisias: City & Sculpture in Roman Asia Architecture, Monuments &
Sculpture
. Aphrodisias, located in Western Turkey, was best known for its sanctuary of its
goddess, Aphrodite, and for its marble sculptures of emperors, philosophers, benefactors, and
athletes. This volume, which is profusely illustrated with color plates and plans of the buildings,
details the importance of classical art in this Roman province. The volume is hand-bound with
beautiful Japanese cloth. This is an important work for students of archaeology, classical art, and
classics.
NEW! $1,000 for the International and Area Studies Library to purchase Srpska bibliografija: knjige: 1868-1944 , a twenty-volume retrospective bibliography of Serbian books published during this turbulent era of collapsing empires, World Wars, and the rise of both Serbian nationalism and pan-Yugoslav identity. As the successor to Srpska bibliografija za noviju knjizevnost, 1741-1867, which is already owned by the Library, it indexes a complete range of intellectual activity for the period.
NEW!$1,000 for the Music and Performing Arts Library looking to purchase Explorations of the Shadow World . From the set’s description, “The complete set chronicles the creation of a unique visual and theatrical vocabulary through documentary films as well as the traditional and innovative [Balinese] shadow work performed by the [ShadowLight] company over the past thirty years”. This 10 DVD set will be of use to students and scholars of music, dance, theatre and world cultures.
$1,475 for the History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library to purchase Muslim World, 1100-1700: Early Sources on Middle East History, Geography and Travel . This eight-volume set contains texts translated from contemporary manuscripts and books. The Royal Asiatic Society (RAS), founded in 1823, was the main center in Britain for scholarly work on Asia in the 19th century, and has been a publisher since 1829. This set is the second collection of RAS Classics reissued by global publisher Routledge in association with the Society.
$1,500 for the Modern Languages and Linguistics Library to purchase the six most recent volumes of the Œuvres complètes de Montesquieu (Oxford: Voltaire Foundation). This set of the works of one of France’s most prominent authors will significantly enhance the Library’s collection about the French Enlightenment.
$1,800 for the Reference, Research, and Scholarly Services to purchase an Annapolis globe for the Reading Room where reference materials such as atlases, almanacs, bibliographies, dictionaries, concordances, indexes, and research guides are located. The Annapolis, a 20-inch diameter illuminated globe featuring a hand-applied, hand cut map and, more than 4,200 place names, will offer students, faculty, and any world traveler endless discoveries. The globe's dark walnut base will echo the wooden columns found within the Main Library's Reading Room.
$1,940 for the International and Area Studies Library to obtain 13 microfilm reels of Yulduz . Published and edited by the famous Tatar intellectual and political activist Ahmadhadi Maqsudi (1868-1941) between Russia’s twin revolutions of 1905 and 1917, Yulduz (translation: The Star) provided a Muslim perspective on the political, social and literary issues of the day. The University Library already owns microfilm of this important title for 1916 and 1917, and now has an opportunity to complete its run.
NEW!$2,000 for the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs to partially support the participation of a visiting public librarian from Russia in the Center’s program. A two-week program for Russian public librarians in July 2013 will focus on public library services for youth and teens. Some of the librarians do not have enough funding to support their participation. This gift will help to defray the cost of housing and the program fee for one participant from Russia and give them the opportunity to explore and engage with current issues and trends in the field of youth and young adult librarianship.
$2,080 for the Funk Library CPLA Reference & Resource Center to purchase the National Garden Association’s Market Research Survey Package. This package consists of four highly regarded surveys: 1) “2011 National Gardening Survey”, 2) “Hard Times & Lawn & Garden Survey”, 3) “What Gardener’s Think Survey”, and 4) “Environmental Lawn & Garden Survey.” The information supplied by these surveys will give our student and faculty researchers insights that are important to decisions about landscape and garden designs, consumer support, and marketing.
$2,500 for the Latin American and Caribbean Library to purchase Real Expedición Botánica a Nueva España . This 12-volume set brings together for the first time, deluxe reproduction of over 2,000 drawings of plants and animals made during the 18th century Spanish expedition to New Spain, which today are scattered amongst several collections worldwide. The detailed descriptions accompanying each illustration were written by authorities in the field and provide invaluable information on the flora and fauna of Mexico and surrounding areas. Lengthy essays in this beautifully illustrated and well-researched set give background on the expedition as well as on 18th century botany and zoology.
NEW!$2,905 for the International and Area Studies Library to purchase the most recent volumes of Oruzhie i tekhnologii Rossii: entsiklopediia XXI vek = Russia’s arms and technologies: the XXI century encyclopedia (v.12, Ordnance and Munitions; v.13, Control, communication and radio electronic warfare systems; v.14, Nuclear weapons complex; v.15, Security and law enforcement facilities; v.16, Military vehicles; v.17, Logistic support facilities). Individual volumes provide invaluable information about the state of the contemporary Russian military. This encyclopedic set is useful for researchers of political science, international affairs, and many other fields of study, and it will continue to be of significance to many students and scholars in the future.
$4,000 for the Conservation Lab to purchase an AGS 2000 ultra sonic mister that allows for very detailed/fine treatments in the lab. Specifically, this mister is used to locally apply organic solvents in a mist form.
$4,450 for the International and Area Studies Library to purchase Azarbaycan Respublikasi ahalisinin siyahiyaalinmasi, 2009 . As a complement to its excellent holdings of Russian and East European census materials dating back to the 19th century, the Library would like to purchase this complete 2009 Azerbaijani census. Each of its 23 volumes is devoted to a different aspect of contemporary Azerbaijan, featuring statistics on the composition of households, employment, ethnicity, language, education, marital status, and other detailed demographic data, all accompanied by color illustrations and maps. Included are two additional volumes with summary data in Azeri and English that round out the set.
$5,000 for the Communications Library to add back issues of the Archives for the London International Advertising (LIA) Awards to its collections. LIA, in its 27 th year, has established itself as a global leader honoring creativity and new ideas in advertising and design media and digital platforms.
$5,365 for the Education and Social Science Library to purchase the International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd edition . This new eight-volume set totally replaces the 1994 second edition, covering all aspects of education in an international context. This is a critical reference source for students and faculty in the field of education.
Other opportunities include funding display cases in the Main Library or the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music as well as study nooks in the Chemistry Library. Call (217) 333-5682 or email frey@illinois.edu for quotes on these projects.
To fund one of these items or to ask for additional titles in an area of interest, call (217) 333-5682 or email frey@illinois.edu.
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