Online Catalogs
PrairieCat, Brookens Library's online catalog -- Listing over 500,000 items, this is your first place to search for books.
I-Share catalog -- The consortial catalog of over 70 academic Illinois libraries, this is your second place to search for books.
WorldCat -- Can't find it in PrairieCat or the I-Share catalog? Try searching one of these WorldCat options!
WorldCat for UIS Patrons -- Through the FirstSearch platform, you may fill out an Interlibrary Loan form for the book you want by clicking the ILL icon.
Open WorldCat -- Designed for everyone regardless of location or affiliation, this free version of WorldCat has basic features but no patron services.
Statewide Illinois Library Catalog -- Targeted toward Illinois residents, SILC uses the FirstSearch platform to integrate WorldCat and Illinois Library Systems' catalogs. Click ">> Enter the Catalog" to search SILC.
Electronic Books
NetLibrary -- Access to thousands of e-books on myriad topics.
Books@Ovid -- To access the full text of selected helath-related e-books, click Books@Ovid on the next page.
Current Protocols -- 15 full text laboratory manuals for chemistry, life sciences, medicine, and more.
History
E-Book Project -- Over 1,000 e-books covering all fields of history.
UIS Dissertations and Theses
Dissertations from the UIS Doctorate in Public Administration program
SSU/UIS Master's Theses and Projects
Dissertations/Theses from other institutions -- From the Database drop-down menu, select "Interdisciplinary - Dissertations & Theses."
Other Area Libraries
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Illinois State Library
Illinois State Supreme Court Library
Lincoln Land Community College Library
Lincoln Library -- The public library of Springfield.
Rolling
Prairie Library System -- Search 13 central Illinois counties' public, school, and special libraries.
SIU School of Medicine Medical Library |
