About Us

The library is one of the institution’s main educational resources. It exists to support the information needs of all members of the institution; students, teachers, managers, and support staff.  It provides resources in many formats. It provides the support that library users need to plan, locate, retrieve, select, appraise, organize, record, and communicate information. It serves the educational process as a learning center and as an information center, and can support the institution best when closely integrated into the academic process.

Kathy Ennis’ definition of a college library reflects the UIC Library. She says: “A library now is a part of a converged service, consisting of library media resources, guidance, and information technology. Thus, the library is called ‘Learning Resource Services Center’.”