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Study Place | Fun Books to Read | Videos | Children's Books | Curriculum Collection | Master's Projects/Theses | Income Tax Forms | Map Collection | Newspapers | Magazines | Computer Labs | Tutoring
A place to study in the library? Do you have any group study areas?
Study Areas
- Study carrels and tables on Levels 3 and 4 near the stacks in the Quiet Areas.
- Study tables on Level 2 behind the Government Publications stacks, though technically not a Quiet Area.
- Friedman Lounge on Level 4.
- Everson Lounge on Level 2.
Group Study Areas
- 3 new group study rooms next to the elevator on Levels 2, 3, and 4.
- MacDonald Lounge on Level 1 (food & drink allowed).
A book to read for fun? Do you have a browsing section?
The library has three browsing areas. New books are shelved on Level 2 across from the Circulation Desk. Then there is the Browsing Collection, near the New Books collection. This collection consists of popular and literary fiction, as well as mainstream nonfiction books. Another is the Friedman Lounge on Level 4, where you will find both fiction and nonfiction leisure reading, as well as some magazines.
A video or DVD?
All of our videos and DVDs are cataloged and can be found in PrairieCat. Videos and DVDs are housed in a closed collection on Level 2 -- ask for assistance at the Information Desk on Level 2. Videos cannot be checked out by students. You may view the videos in Educational Technology on Level 1.
A children's book?
Children's books are not housed in a particular section. They are integrated into the general collection on Level 4. To locate a particular one, add the word juvenile to your search in PrairieCat, since that will be part of the subject heading given to describe the book.
The Curriculum Collection?
The Curriculum Collection is housed on Level 4, on the shelving unit near the Gs. Other Curriculum Collection sets are housed in the Teacher Education Department.
A Master's projects or theses?
All Master's projects are kept in Archives and Special Collections, located on Level 1 in the library. See a list of UIS Projects/Theses by department. The Archives are open 9 to 5 Monday through Friday. If you are unable to get to campus during that time you can call 217-206-6520 and make other arrangements.
Income tax forms?
Seasonally, a selection of the paper forms are displayed on Level 2 next to the Print Stations. Federal tax forms are available online from the IRS's website. State of Illinois tax forms are also available online from the Department of Revenue's website.
The map collection?
The map collection in Brookens Library is located on Level 2 in the map cases adjacent to the Reference and Illinois Documents collections stacks. The map collection includes over 3,500 map titles, over 50 wall maps, 8 raised relief maps as well as numerous uncataloged maps in vertical file cabinets near the Information Desk and hundreds of folded maps and charts that are shelved in the Government Publications Collection. With a few exceptions, maps do not circulate except to faculty for classroom use. Only about one third of the maps at UIS have been cataloged and most of those being the popular U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps.
Current newspapers?
A selection of current newspapers are available on Level 1 near the MacDonald Lounge, consisting of Chicago Tribune, New York Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, State Journal-Register, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. Current issues are kept there until we receive the microfilm version, or we keep 3 months worth of issues if we do not purchase the microfilm. (Other newspapers, such as the Chicago Sun-Times, Barron's, Times Literary Supplement, etc. are housed in the Periodical Collection on Level 3, arranged by call number.)
Current magazines?
A selection of news magazines are on Level 1 in the MacDonald Lounge, such as Time, Newsweek, etc. There is also a selection of general-interest magazines on Level 3 near the main stairwell. But the bulk of our periodical collection is on Level 3, arranged by call number. Latest issues are in the blue boxes.
A computer lab?
Educational Technology manages two open computer labs, one in UHB 2030 with 39 workstations, and another on Level 1 in Brookens Library with 41 workstations. For detailed information about the software available and other teaching labs, see Computer Labs.
Tutoring help?
The Center for Teaching and Learning in BRK 460 offers help to students in improving skills in writing, grammar and usage, math
and statistics, software applications and computer programming, reading,
studying, test taking, and, through a peer tutoring program, virtually any
subject taught on the campus.
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