Library

Library Hours for Final Exams

Thursday, May 8th though Friday, May 23rd

Library Hours for Memorial Day Weekend

Summer Library Hours

May 27 - July 17

July 18 - July 28 (Read Period/Summer Exam Hours/Bar Study)

INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY

Summer Reference Librarian Hours

Featured Resource

Federal Research Division Country Studies. This page provides the online versions of the country studies published by the Federal Research Department. You can search for terms in all country studies or select a group of countries to search, or you can browse the table of contents for a specific country and link to the full text.

Increased Network Access in Study Rooms

The Library will now lend an Ethernet switch to students who wish to connect more than one computer to study room network ports. The switch can hook up to 4 computers to a single network connection. It is very easy to use -- simply plug it in and go!

The switch is available at the 9th floor Service Desk. Students must leave an ID at the desk while using the equipment.

New Library Display

The Library has a new display featuring some of the antiquarian books in our collection. This collection is kept on the highest shelves in the 10th floor reading room. The display is located in the display cabinet near the main entrance to the Library. Stop by and take a look at the new display!

New Copiers and Copycards

The library has two new digital copiers located on the 9th floor of the library. In addition to the new copiers, the library also has a new debit copier card system.

If you have a copier card from our previous debit card system, you can have the balance transferred from that card to a new copier card. Please bring your old copier card to the library’s Service Desk to have the balance transferred to a new copier card. Only copier card exchanges are allowed, cash reimbursements will not be given for old copier cards.

Library Suggestion Box

A suggestion box is available in the Library.

The box is mounted to the wall on your right as you enter the Library on the 9th floor. All suggestions, comments, and complaints will be answered as soon as possible, usually within 24 hours of receipt. Both suggestions and replies will be posted on a bulletin board to the left of the box.

You are not limited to the suggestion box! Please send me an E-mail to: Keith Stiverson (KSTIVERS), give me a call (x65610), or come to see me in room 871 if there is anything you want to discuss about the Library or its services.

Keith Ann Stiverson, Library Director

Consideration for Others in the Library

Please try to maintain a quiet atmosphere in the Library for the benefit of all those who are studying around you. If you need to work in a group, study rooms are available. You may use any unreserved study room, or make a reservation at the Service Desk with your current ID.

Study Room Policy

Study rooms are for group study by IIT students using the Downtown Campus Libraries' resources. You may reserve a room in advance at the Service Desk with your current ID.

Library Cell Phone Policy

Before entering the Library, cell phones must be turned off. In addition, you must leave the Library before using your cell phone. We have been inundated with complaints about the disturbances caused by cell phone usage in the Library, which has forced us to adopt this policy.

For those of you with an emergency situation who must be reachable by cell phone, you can leave your phone on ONLY if it gets your attention by some method other than ringing. If you have one that vibrates quietly or uses a blinking light, you can leave it on while you are in the Library. This exception does not change the requirement that you leave the Library to use your phone.

Library Food and Drink Policy

1) Drinks are permitted, except in the computer labs, if they are in a reusable hard plastic or metal container with a permanent lid that does not have to be removed to drink. Water is allowed in a standard water bottle with a securable cap.

Not allowed are: cans, styrofoam or paper cups, soft drinks or juice in bottles.

2) Food is not permitted in the Library.

3) No food or drinks of any kind are allowed in the computer labs.

Please Guard Your Valuables

Personal belongings, such as laptops, wallets, purses, briefcases, cell phones, and Palmtops should be carried with you whenever you leave your study area. If they are left unattended, security personnel may remove them to a safer location.