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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.