UIS students, faculty, and staff are able to request materials for pick up at other I-Share affiliated libraries.

In the Request from I-Share window for the book you want to request, you can select your preferred pickup institution in the drop down menu.

Yes, you can address them to:

University of Illinois Springfield
Norris L. Brookens Library
Room 207 Circulation
1 University Plaza
Springfield, IL 62703

For further assistance, please contact the Main Desk at the library at 217-206-6605.

You cannot lock the desktops without signing out.

You can stay logged in at your own risk, or you can log out and log back in.

If it does not give you an option to log out, you can hit Ctrl + Alt + Delete and sign out from there. If that does not work, you can shut down the computer.

No. Textbooks are available at the UIS Bookstore, which is on the lower level of PAC.

Some required readings for courses are posted electronically on Canvas. Check with your professor to see if any materials are on reserve for your class.

Yes, and you can get help right away by following this link to UIS's Career Development Center Website. Here, you'll find lots of great tips and downloadable resume and CV templates, as well as links to additional resources.

You can also get in-person or zoom help with your resume or CV through the Career Suite. They have designated walk-in hours.

We gladly accept the following types of material donations:

• Books
• DVDs
• CDs
• Audio books
• Magazines

When donating to the Library it is important to remember that the library reserves the right to add the items to the collection, sell them in a library book sale, or dispose of them as necessary. Currently, we send unsold books to Better World Books, an organization that funds literacy in underdeveloped countries.

Click here for more ways to give to the Library.

Alumni of UIS and Sangamon State University may borrow books from Brookens Library. All they need to do is apply for an alumni card online.

This applies to UIS owned books only; we cannot offer I-Share or Interlibrary Loan services.

Learn more about alumni borrowing privileges.

Absolutely! You can attend your zoom class in the library in any of our study spaces that aren't designated quiet spaces. These include:

• The 2nd Floor
• All study rooms (located in the stairwell lounges of each floor -- great if you prefer more privacy for your class)
• Stairwell Lounges on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floor

Yes! There is one scanner on the second (main floor) of the library, to the left of the printers. There is also one copy machine on the third floor of the library, right off the elevator.

You can use our printing tutorial.

Information Technology Services (ITS) also has scanners available. More information on their resources.