Fall Break Hours
Sunday, Nov. 22: CLOSED
Mon-Wed: 9 am to 5 pm
Thur-Fri: CLOSED
Saturday, Nov. 28: CLOSED
Sunday, Nov. 29: 2 pm to 5 pm
Fall Library Hours
Mon-Thur: 9 am to 8 pm
Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: 2 pm to 5 pm
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Where is the
Mathematics Library?
What are the Mathematics Library's
hours of operation?
Is
parking available?
Who may use the Mathematics Library?
Where are the
stacks? Can anyone browse them?
How can patrons
contact the Library and Staff?
Altgeld Hall is beautiful; where can I
learn more about it?
I hear there is a post office in Altgeld.
Where is it?
Can I
print/print in color/make photocopies here?
Do you have
change for a dollar? I need to make copies.
What are
reserves?
How are
reserves and reference materials different?
How can I find out
what materials are on reserve?
What do I need to do to
obtain reserve materials?
How long do
reserve materials circulate?
Where are the
reference books?
How can patrons obtain
reference assistance? Is reference assistance
available over the phone and/or by e-mail?
What
databases are available for mathematics research?
I'm looking for information about a specific topic in mathematics.
Where should I begin searching?
What is the
I-Share catalog, and where can I receive help using it?
I'm looking for a paper from a conference.
How can I find it?
How can I find out if the Mathematics Library has a
specific journal and/or a specific issue of a journal?
I am looking for the title Positive Trigonometric Polynomials and Signal Processing Applications, which is part of the Springer series "Signals and Communication Technology," but I can only find books published before 2007 in the stacks. Where are the newer books?
I'm trying to find an article in Doklady that I know has been translated, but I can only find a Russian version of the journal in the Mathematics Library. Where is the English version of Doklady?
I located a paper in a journal that I really need, but the article is in French and I don't read French. Where can I find an English version?
I found a citation for a paper in "Proc. A.M.S." That doesn't seem like the entire name;
where can I find the full name of the journal?
I have a citation for a paper published in a journal;
where can I get the article if the Mathematics Library does
not receive the journal?
I have an abstract for a paper, but I would like to find the entire paper.
How can I do this?
I have a citation that I'm having trouble figuring out.
Which part is the paper title and which is the name of the
journal/proceeding/book?
I have an old citation and I need to find the entire paper/article.
What should I do?
Who can
borrow library materials through Interlibrary Loan?
How can I make an Interlibrary Loan
request?
A journal is at binding. Can I
request articles from it through Interlibrary
Loan?
Be sure to check out the
Central Circulation web pages at the
Main Library for campus-wide policies.
Which library materials
circulate and for how long?
Do
bound/unbound journals circulate?
How do
new books circulate? Is the policy different than
for regular books?
Can I have books sent to my
campus address?
How do I
renew a book?
How do I
return a book?
The book that I need is currently checked out to someone else.
Can you tell me who has it? What are my options for
getting this book?
How does the Mathematics Library
choose its books?
How do I
request that a book be purchased for the Mathematics
Library?
How do you decide which journals get
canceled?
If a journal is cancelled, can I still
get articles from it?