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- LIS Resources After Graduation
- Apr 19, 2013
Graduating soon? Find out how long your library account lasts and what you can access in the future!
- LIS Methods Roundtable
- Apr 4, 2013
Interviews and Focus Groups: 4-5pm, Monday, April 15, LIS 126
- New LIS Database Trial
- Mar 12, 2013
The library has begun a trial for the new LIS database from EBSCO, Library and Information Science Source (LISS). This trial will run through April 20
- Edible Books Event!
- Mar 5, 2013
April 1, 2013 8th Annual Edible Books Festival
- Inaugural LIS Methods Roundtable
- Feb 25, 2013
Surveys: 4-5pm Monday, March 4, LIS 126
- LIS Librarians' Office Hours
- Jan 14, 2013
Spring 2013 LIS Office Hours start today in GSLIS and virtually via Blackboard Collaborate
- Savvy Researcher Workshops
- Oct 23, 2012
Still several weeks left of excellent workshops designed to explore topics relevant to the research process
- Edible Books!
- Mar 26, 2012
April 2 - 7th Annual Edible Book Festival
- New workshop for GSLIS students
- Mar 15, 2012
April 2, 5-6pm, 314 Main Library
- Librarians' Office Hours
- Mar 1, 2012
Expanded hours Sat 3/3 and Sun 3/4, plus every weekday
- New statistical resources
- Feb 21, 2012
UI Library acquires "ProQuest Statistical Datasets"
- Savvy Researcher workshops
- Feb 2, 2012
Workshops geared to graduate students, Spring 2012
- New interface for Library Lit
- Feb 2, 2012
Library Literature & Information Science Full Text is now on the EbscoHost platform
- Best Practices for Fair Use
- Jan 26, 2012
A new guide from ARL describes best practices for academic and research libraries in the use of copyrighted materials
- Online RefWorks Workshop
- Oct 14, 2011
Friday, Nov. 4, 12pm-1pm via Elluminate
- Library seeks feedback
- Oct 10, 2011
Library needs your input on its Strategic Plan
- "A Great Library on the Prairie"
- Sep 10, 2011
Read about the history, design and growth of the UI Library
- Collection of web links for LIS
- Sep 9, 2011
New content in the LIS Virtual Library!
- Exhibits in RBML
- Sep 7, 2011
The current exhibition in RBML, A to Z to ! (about alphabets and writing) ends Friday. A new one on the King James Bible opens on Sept. 14.
- Libraries Closed Aug 12 (8am-1pm)
- Aug 11, 2011
Libraries Closed Thurs Aug 12 (8am-1pm)
- Online catalog downtime
- Jul 6, 2011
5pm Friday, July 8, until 6am Monday, July 11
- LibGuide on the Future of the Book
- May 31, 2011
New research guide from the Undergraduate Library
- New UI library virtual tour
- May 3, 2011
Including videos that take you behind the scenes and back in time
- UIUC Library Snapshot 2011
- Apr 28, 2011
Facts and videos from Library Snapshot Day
- It's Preservation Week!
- Apr 22, 2011
April 24-30, 2011
- Choose Privacy Week
- Apr 21, 2011
May 1-7, 2011 - learn about online privacy and protect your own
- New How-To Videos
- Apr 18, 2011
Learn to find and use LIS information from these four new instructional videos
- LIS journal prices increase - again
- Apr 14, 2011
Library Journal releases its annual Periodical Price Survey
- It's National Library Week
- Apr 13, 2011
April 10-16,2011
- E-resource access for graduates
- Apr 6, 2011
Some suggstions for finding LIS literature online after you leave the UI
- ALA versus Cluelessness
- Apr 1, 2011
Breaking news from PC World on April 1
- Zombies in the library!
- Mar 31, 2011
McPherson College creates zombie comic to orient students to library research
- Google Books settlement ruling
- Mar 23, 2011
CIC and HathiTrust issue statements following Judge Chin's ruling
- C&RL moves to full open access
- Mar 22, 2011
With its May 2011 issue, College & Research Libraries will become completely open access
- World Storytelling Day
- Mar 16, 2011
Happening worldwide on March 20, 2011
- Underground and Independent Comics
- Mar 15, 2011
Feedback sought during trial period
- Online RefWorks workshop
- Mar 4, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 4-5pm
- Librarians' office hours
- Mar 1, 2011
Expanded hours Sat 3/5 and Sun 3/6, plus every weekday
- New CLIR series, "Ruminations"
- Feb 17, 2011
Short research papers on managing change in the scholarly digital environment
- Win $1000 for your book collection
- Feb 16, 2011
Annual contest sponsored by Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- "Save Our Libraries" campaign
- Feb 7, 2011
Nation-wide protests in the UK aimed to keep libraries open
- Lexis-Nexis demonstration
- Feb 4, 2011
Learn to use Lexis-Nexis Statistical and Congressional
- Library workshops for grad students
- Feb 4, 2011
Savvy Reseacher workshops continue
- ESSL turns 110!
- Jan 21, 2011
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Education & Social Science Library
- Tours of Main Library
- Jan 19, 2011
January 25 and 26
- LIS librarians - on site and online
- Jan 19, 2011
Librarians's office hours resume for spring term
- New LIS LibGuide
- Jan 12, 2011
Resource guide for LIS530G - Legal Resources
- ROI and Value Bibliography
- Dec 21, 2010
Searchable database on the return of investment in libraries
- Librarians office hours change
- Nov 19, 2010
November 22-26 - fall break
- New journal directory for LIS
- Nov 15, 2010
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
- New eJournal from YALSA
- Nov 15, 2010
Journal for Research on Libraries and Young Adults
- LJ's top 10 books of 2010
- Nov 9, 2010
An eclectic list of the year's best books
- Online Refworks workshop
- Oct 25, 2010
Nov. 3, 4-5, via Elluminate - Advance sign-up requested
- Library Book Sale - Oct. 28
- Oct 20, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 9-4, Main Library
- It's American Archives Month!
- Oct 16, 2010
If you haven't gotten acquainted with the UI's archives, now is the perfect time.
- National Friends of Libraries Week
- Oct 16, 2010
October 17-23, 2010
- Answers to students' questions
- Oct 15, 2010
You asked - we answered!
- Librarian's office hours extended
- Oct 13, 2010
Longer hours for LEEP on-campus session
- Two new library directories
- Oct 13, 2010
One current, one historical
- Drowning in Data? Try RefWorks
- Oct 4, 2010
Two workshop opportunities especially for GSLIS
- Ebook use study
- Oct 1, 2010
Open to UIUC faculty and graduate students only
- Workshops on finding and using data
- Sep 27, 2010
This week the Savvy Researcher workshop series focuses on data sources
- Banned Books Week
- Sep 22, 2010
The Undergraduate Library mounts a digital display of banned and challenged books
- Data Purchase Pilot Program
- Sep 22, 2010
Deadline for applications: October 15.
- Main Library tour 9/16
- Sep 15, 2010
...with an LIS flavor!
- Savvy Researcher Workshops
- Sep 3, 2010
Take advantage of Savvy Researcher workshop series
- Workshop: Finding LIS articles
- Aug 25, 2010
Wednesday, 9/8 - Learn how to use the major LIS databases
- Library tours
- Aug 17, 2010
Tours of Main Library with an LIS flavor
- Librarian's office hours
- Aug 17, 2010
Consult with the LIS librarians on-site at GSLIS
- I-Share borrowing changes
- Jul 30, 2010
Standardized loan periods and other policy updates
- JELIS in JSTOR
- Jul 16, 2010
Full digital backfile of the Journal of Education for Library and Information Science
- Main Library Stacks cleanup
- Jun 10, 2010
Library science books (020s) reshelved and shifted
- Office hours - Summer II
- Jun 10, 2010
The LIS Librarian's office hours resume at GSLIS
- Changes to I-Share catalog
- May 19, 2010
VuFind interface only starting June 1, 2010
- LIS Tables of Contents
- May 12, 2010
Sign up for Informed Librarian Online alerts
- Webinars on information literacy
- May 11, 2010
Professional development from LOEX and ACRL
- Stress buster
- May 7, 2010
Edible book photos
- Information retrieval
- Apr 28, 2010
Two ebook series with concise introductions to concepts and practices
- CU-Edible Book Festival
- Apr 5, 2010
April 6 - University YMCA
- Library Gaming Career Night
- Apr 5, 2010
April 18, 7-10, UGL
- ELIS-3 now available online
- Apr 2, 2010
Encylopedia of Library and Information Sciences, 3rd ed
- UI library goes mobile
- Mar 30, 2010
Beta version of mobile website
- Weekend office hours
- Mar 4, 2010
LIS Librarian holds office hours during LEEP weekend
- Online LIS Librarian
- Feb 22, 2010
Consult with the LIS Librarian via Elluminate
- Savvy Researcher workshops
- Feb 19, 2010
Learn about scholarly communication issues
- Book collecting contests
- Jan 26, 2010
RBML rewards student book collectors
- Savvy Researcher workshops
- Jan 25, 2010
Take advantage of Savvy Researcher workshop series
- New Student Tours
- Jan 22, 2010
Learn about Main Library, UGL, virtual library services
- Librarian's office hours
- Jan 20, 2010
Consult a librarian at GSLIS, Monday-Friday
- Libraries closed Thursday morning
- Jan 5, 2010
Libraries opening at 1pm on Jan. 7
- Librarians' office hours
- Nov 23, 2009
Librarian's office hours at GSLIS will resume after fall break
- Library Science Film Night
- Nov 5, 2009
Short films and popcorn on Tue, Nov 17
- Scholarly communication events
- Oct 27, 2009
A lecture by Kenneth Crews and several workshops, to mark Scholarly Communication & Open Access Week
- Annual library book sale
- Oct 27, 2009
The University Library’s annual book sale will take place Thursday, October 29.
- RefWorks offered to New Alumni
- Oct 9, 2009
RefWorks has added an alumni feature
- It's Info Literacy Awareness Month!
- Oct 2, 2009
Boost your information literacy with a workshop or video tutorial.
- Test new article recommender
- Sep 23, 2009
Through October 15, we're testing a cool new feature in the University Library's Discover service
- Workshops on finding articles
- Sep 16, 2009
This workshop will introduce the three major LIS journal indexes and will cover both basic and advanced search techniques.
- Rollback of catalog software
- Aug 12, 2009
CARLI is reverting to an earlier version of the Voyager software
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Aug 11, 2009
Want to keep up with the latest news in the world of higher education?
- Circulation desk remodelling
- Jul 23, 2009
Tthe Main Stacks circulation desk is being remodelled this summer.
- New Service Models report issued
- Jul 22, 2009
Library New Service Models report submitted to Provost.
- Website redesign
- May 4, 2009
LIS Library website being redesigned as LIS subject portal
