Find Materials
Articles are available online using library databases or in print on the 3rd floor of the library. Current UIS students, faculty, and staff can access databases on-campus or off-campus by logging in with their active NetID and password. Alumni, Friends of the Library, or guests are able to access library databases on-campus only.
Search for Articles by Citation
Search for articles by topic with Databases by Subject
Need help finding articles? Our Research Guides are a great place to start.
Need help? Watch our video on how to search for articles by citation or title or how to use our research guides and book an appointment with a librarian.
Current UIS students, faculty can also request articles from other libraries using the My ILL service. For help with My ILL, contact the library at 217-206-6605.
Current UIS students, faculty, and staff have access to nearly 400,000 books from Brookens Library. Additionally, they can request books from over 80 Illinois college and university libraries via the I-Share system or libraries worldwide via the My ILL service. Learn more about how to check-out, request, or renew books.
Search for books at Brookens Library
Search for books using our Everything search
Need help? Watch our video on how to search for books by title or how to use our research guides and book an appointment with a librarian.
Textbooks:
Brookens Library does not offer textbooks, please visit the Bookstore to find textbooks for your courses.
E-Books
Brookens Library offers over 210,000 eBooks. The collection includes academic eBooks as well as popular fiction and non-fiction titles.
Academic eBooks
These eBooks are primarily available through databases and are viewable within a browser or in pdf form.
Popular fiction and non-fiction from Cloud Library
Current UIS students, faculty, and staff can read popular fiction and non-fiction on their mobile devices using the Cloud Library app or in a browser on their computers.
Find popular fiction or non-fiction eBooks with Cloud Library.
Visit the Cloud Library guide for additional information on downloading the app and logging in.
Documentaries and Educational Films
The video collection has over 3,000 films to support teaching and learning at UIS. Learn more about checking out videos.
Streaming Video
Brookens Library offers more than 8,100 videos through streaming collections online.
Find streaming media at Brookens Library
Feature Film Collection
The Feature Film collection offers DVDs of popular films and is updated frequently. UIs students, staff, faculty, alumni card holders and Friends of the Library are eligible to check-out films from this collection. Learn more about how to check-out, request, or renew feature films.
Browse the Feature Film collection
Make a suggestion with the Feature Film Request form
Brookens Library subscribes to more than 60,000 journals in both electronic and print form. The majority of the library’s journals are accessible through databases online, while select titles are available in print on the library’s 3rd floor.
Search for Journals by Title
Need help? Watch our video on how to use our research guides and book an appointment with a librarian.