Library Hours
Mon-Thur: 9 am to 8 pm
Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday: 2 to 5 pm
Sunday: 2 to 5 pm
FALL BREAK:
Mon-Wed 9 am to 5 pm
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
find out more about it?
I hear there is a post office in Altgeld.
Where is it?
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
cancelled?
If a journal is cancelled, can I still
get articles from it?
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Last modified by: Megan Hayes on 10/30/08