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What's New @ The Library

What's New@the Library

News & Announcements

  • Any faculty, student or staff member now has the option to log into My Account on the Library Catalog using his or her CNetID/password.  Barcode/PIN logins remain valid for any current user, as well as for those users ineligible for a CNetID.

  •  Harper Library closes June 12 and reopens in September as the Harper Memorial Library College Learning Center. So after the 12th, please return books to the Regenstein, Crerar, D'Angelo Law, Eckhart or SSA libraries. The Harper Library book collections will be moved the week of June 15 to Regenstein's A-level. In September, the space will reopen as the Harper Memorial Library College Learning Center; it will serve as a 24-hour study and group collaboration space from Sundays to Fridays.

  • Library workstations have been upgraded to Microsoft Office 2007

  • 50 USITE computers have been relocated to Crerar’s 1st floor.

  • The Recordings Collection has new hours, opening at noon each day and closing at 8 p.m. Su-Th & 4 p.m. F-Sa.

  • To promote environmental sustainability and reduce expenses, the University of Chicago Library will no longer print paper due date slips for quarterly or indefinite loans as of March 30. In addition to conserving resources by reducing use of paper, ink, and equipment, this change will save users and Library staff time by simplifying the checkout process. Users will continue to receive printed due date slips for reserve items and any other short term loans, making such items easier for users to identify. As in the past, users will be able to check the due dates and times for all items they have checked out, and to renew quarterly loan items as defined in Library policies, by logging in to My Library Account on the Library's My Accounts page.

  • Get a bird's-eye view of Mansueto Library construction from our new webcam.

    Past News and Announcements.

New Databases & Trials

  • DRAM, the Database of Recorded American Music, provides CD quality audio, original liner notes and essays from New World Records, Composers Recordings, Inc. and other important labels.

  • The Economist Historical Archive: 1843-2003 delivers a complete searchable copy of every issue of The Economist from 1843 to 2003. This electronic product also provides multiple search indexes, exportable financial tables and a gallery of front covers.

  • New database trials.

Exhibitions & Events


Exhibitions

  • "On Equal Terms": Educating Women at the University of Chicago
    Special Collections Research Center, Regenstein Library (March 16 - July 14, 2009)
    The history of U of C women's experiences in co-education, teaching, mentoring, friendship, sexuality, community life, political activism, and careers.
  • Nikolai Gogol, 1809-2009: On the 200th Anniversary of His Birth
    Regenstein Library, 2nd Floor (March-June 2009)
    An exhibit highlighting the works of Russia's greatest comic writer and master of Russian prose , from his early stories (Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, Mirgorod to his Petersburg tales (The Nose, The Overcoat), from his drama (The Inspector General), to his novel (Dead Souls).
  • Visions of Heaven: Astronomical Observation through the Ages
    Crerar Library, 1st Floor Atrium (April 13-October 2, 2009)
    From ancient times to the modern day humans have charted the sky and stars. View a history of the tools they used, from the earliest observatories and instruments to recent innovations in telescope technology. This Crerar Library exhibit is in conjunction with the celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, the 400th anniversary of Galileo's use of the telescope.

Events and Workshops

Library Publications & Reports