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11-millionth Volume Acquired: Sep 18, 2009
The University Library Acquires 11-millionth Volume and Plans Celebration
Books to Honor Students: Nov 17, 2009
The Dads Association Gives Generous Gift to the Undergraduate Library to Honor Select Sophomores
Cell Phone Library Tours: Nov 17, 2009
The Main and Undergraduate Libraries Now Offer Cell Phone Tours
20,000+ Books Digitized: Nov 16, 2009
Library Surpasses Digitization of 20,000 Books from its Collection
Librarian Elected to Senate: Nov 6, 2009
Scholar-Librarian Valerie Hotchkiss Elected to Phi Beta Kappa Senate
Learn About New ETD Process: Oct 30, 2009
University Library Offers Instructional Video on New Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) Process
Mortenson Distinguished Lecture: Oct 14, 2009
Ellen R. Tise to Speak at 19th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture
Library Offers New Technology: Oct 12, 2009
Undergraduate Library is First University Library to Offer BookScan Station as Result of Generous Gift
National Info Literacy Awareness: Oct 9, 2009
October Proclaimed National Information Literacy Awareness Month
One-millionth IDEALS Download: Oct 7, 2009
IDEALS Digital Repository Surpasses 1-millionth Download
I3 Open House: Sep 29, 2009
October 1 Open House to Offer Faculty Networking
Oct 29: Annual Book Sale: Sep 25, 2009
University Library's Annual Book Sale - October 29
Librarian Appointed by ARL: Sep 22, 2009
Janice Pilch Named ARL Visiting Program Officer
ACRL Member of the Week: Sep 16, 2009
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe is ACRL's Member of the Week
LIS Librarian Receives Award: Sep 11, 2009
Library and Information Sciences Librarian, Sue Searing, Honored with the LSAA Distinguished Service Award
IL History & Lincoln Relocates: Sep 11, 2009
The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections Relocate
Library Shifting: Sep 3, 2009
The University Library Announces Temporary Shifting of Materials and Offers Suggestions to Library Users for Requesting Items
Curator Named NCSA Fellow: Aug 27, 2009
Chatham Ewing Named 2009-2010 UIUC Faculty Fellow by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Biology Librarian Wins Award: Aug 13, 2009
Melody Allison Receives Award for Professional Excellence
Ongoing problems with the catalog: Aug 12, 2009
There are ongoing problems with the Library Catalog
Library Tours for Students: Aug 4, 2009
Fall 2009 Library Tours Scheduled
Article Wins Awards: Jul 30, 2009
Co-authored Article Wins Best of LRTS Award and Blackwell's Scholarship Award
Library Receives Big Read Grant: Jul 24, 2009
University Library Receives $15,150 Big Read Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Main Stacks Desk Remodeling: Jul 21, 2009
Main Stacks Circulation Desk Remodeling - patrons may wish to select alternate pick-up locations and return items to other libraries whenever feasible.
Librarian Receives Kilgour Award: Jul 16, 2009
William Mischo Wins 2009 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology
Librarian Receives CALA Award: Jul 10, 2009
Barbara Ford Receives 2009 President's Recognition Award from CALA
Relocation of Materials: Jul 2, 2009
Relocation of Select University Library Materials
Librarian Named Fulbright Scholar: Jun 30, 2009
Christopher J. Prom Receives Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award
Library Receives Grant Award: Jun 29, 2009
University Library Receives $397,000 National Digital Newspaper Program Grant Award
Librarian Receives Award: Jun 25, 2009
Librarian Carissa Holler Receives Achievement in Academic Business Librarianship Award
Latin American Relocates: Jun 16, 2009
Latin American and Caribbean Library Temporarily Relocates to the Modern Languages and Linguistics Library
Africana Library Relocates: Jun 16, 2009
Africana Library Temporarily Relocates to Modern Languages and Linguistics Library
Library Catalog Upgraded: Jun 16, 2009
Library Catalog Upgrade Completed, Wednesday June 16, 2009
Government Docs Library Closing: Jun 10, 2009
Government Documents Library Closing
Physics/Astronomy Library Closing: Jun 10, 2009
Physics/Astronomy Library Closing
Uncover and Discover: May 14, 2009
Uncover and Discover - New Library Motto and Marketing Campaign
LIS Library Closing: May 6, 2009
Library & Information Science Library Closing May 15, 2009
Contest Winners Announced: May 6, 2009
The Rare Book and Manuscript Library Announces Book Collecting Contest Winners
Hinchliffe Elected to ACRL: May 6, 2009
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe Elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect
Swine Flu Info Guide: Apr 28, 2009
The Undergraduate Library has Published its Swine Flu Information Guide
Investiture of Paula Kaufman: Apr 20, 2009
Paula T. Kaufman to be Named Inaugural Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Dean of Libraries at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Book Collecting Contest: Apr 16, 2009
Book Collecting Contest Entries Due by May 1
Finals and Commencement Hours: Apr 9, 2009
Library Hours During Finals Week and Commencement 2009
Try VuFind, win $50!: Mar 31, 2009
Try VuFind, win $50!
Librarian Receives Excellence Award: Mar 30, 2009
Jim Hahn Receives Literati Network Award for Excellence
Librarians Honored with ACRL Award: Mar 20, 2009
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Beth S. Woodard Honored with ACRL Award
Daily Illini Recognizes Faculty: Mar 4, 2009
Daily Illini Recognizes University Library Outstanding Faculty
Rudasill Receives ACRL Award: Feb 13, 2009
Rudasill Receives Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Law and Political Science Section (LPSS) Marta Lange/CQ Press Award
Library Co-Sponsors Writing Contest: Feb 11, 2009
Library Co-Sponsors First Annual Youth Literature Festival Writing Contest
Archivist Receives Award: Feb 9, 2009
Archivist Receives Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement
Audubon Exhibition at Krannert: Feb 3, 2009
Audubon at Illinois Exhibition at the Krannert Art Museum, Jan. 30-May 24, 2009
Library Archivists Receive Award: Dec 16, 2008
Two University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library Archivists Honored with 2008 Andrew Mellon Foundation Award
MyCopy Books Available: Dec 11, 2008
University Libary Participates in MyCopy Pilot Project
Library Awarded Prestigious Grant: Dec 11, 2008
The Library has received a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant.
Oct 30-31: Annual Book Sale: Oct 20, 2008
University Library's Annual Book Sale - Oct 30-31
New Service Model Website: Sep 2, 2008
Revamped website provides information on New Service Models implementation
New entry for Library bookstacks: Aug 20, 2008
New entry procedures at the Main Library bookstacks
Aug 28: World War II Stories: Jul 17, 2008
August 28: Central Illinois World War II Stories - Explore the impact of WWII on the University of Illinois.
Library Exceeds Fundraising Goal: Jul 17, 2008
The Library has exceeded its Brilliant Futures campaign goal of $30 million!
Gaming Awards: Jul 8, 2008
Three librarians have been recognized for their experience and innovation in gaming technology and research.
Uni High Library Open: May 29, 2008
The Uni High Library remodeling project is far enough along that the library is again open to the public.
"English in Print" Exhibit: May 27, 2008
Presented at The Grolier Club of New York, this exhibit examines the history of early English books.
Printers Row Book Fair: May 22, 2008
The Library will participate in this year's Printers Row Book Fair, scheduled for June 7 and 8.
John Fleckner presents...: May 14, 2008
John Fleckner presents "Building Sustainable Archives Program," GSLIS 126 & online streaming audio + a chat room
Next Gen Catalog Forum: May 14, 2008
The Next Generation Catalog Forum will be May 14, 2-4, in GSLIS 126, as well as available online as streaming audio + a chat room
RefWorks Upgrade: May 12, 2008
On Friday, May 2, RefWorks released exciting new feature upgrades to its service.
CPLA Library Closure: May 8, 2008
On Friday, May 9, the City Planning and Landscape Architecture (CPLA) Library will close its doors after 80 years of service to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus.
Catalog Slowdowns: Apr 25, 2008
The Library Online Catalog and other functions are experiencing intermittant slowdowns due to a system upgrade.
Digital Daily Illini: Apr 11, 2008
The digitized version of the Daily Illini for the years 1916 to 1936 richly documents the history of student life on campus as well as larger social movements and cultural trends.
Ford Receives ALA Award: Apr 3, 2008
Barbara J. Ford is this year's recipient of the ALA International Relations Committee's John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award.
Public Wireless Available: Mar 24, 2008
The University Library, in cooperation CITES, now offers public wireless connectivity for campus visitors.
Bronze Tablets Digitized: Mar 12, 2008
The Library is pleased to announce the digitization of the Bronze Tablets, which are available for viewing online and for purchase as full-sized prints.
Block Honored by Belgian Government: Mar 5, 2008
Jane Block, the head of the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art at the University of Illinois, will be honored by the Belgian government for her scholarship on the art and culture of Belgium.
Health Information Portal: Mar 4, 2008
By Andrea Lynn
The new Health Information Portal brings together health information from many disciplines and sources, making them available in one convenient, easy-to-access place.
New Service Models: Feb 29, 2008
The Library currently is reviewing information from town hall meetings and discussions to identify organizational changes in services for the twenty-first century.
Archon Web Tool Kit: Feb 28, 2008
Archivists at the University of Illinois Library believe they have built a better tool kit, their new online collections management program called Archon.
RBML Closure: Feb 8, 2008
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library will close temporarily on February 25, 2008, in order to counteract an outbreak of mold in its vault. The library is scheduled to reopen on May 12, 2008.
Field Guide Database: Jan 29, 2008
By Andrea Lynn
Diane Schmidt, biology librarian, has built and launched the most complete web database of field guides to date, The International Field Guides Web Site.
First Emblem Book Digitized: Dec 18, 2007
The Library has digitized the first title from its renowned collection of over 600 emblem books written from 1540 to 1800.
"Buy a Book" Service: Dec 5, 2007
Anyone can benefit the Library’s collections by purchasing books through the “Buy a Book” Service (BABS)
Historic Blueprints Online: Nov 7, 2007
The Illinois Built Environment Collection provides an online view of select original documents used to shape the Urbana campus.
Gaming Night: Oct 29, 2007
The Undergraduate Library's third Gaming Night will explores the intersection of music and technology.
New Library Gateway Launched: Sep 20, 2007
The Library has released a newly designed website with new search features and a completely accessible design.
Digitized Book of the Week Blog: Aug 2, 2007
This blog features news and highlights of the Library's large-scale digitization initiatives, providing access to historical works.
Google Book Project: Jun 21, 2007
The University Library and other libraries in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) have partnered with Google to make available up to 10 million volumes in their holdings.

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