We don't have laptops available for checkout through the library. However, we have desktops that can be used while in the building. Laptops are available for check out through ITS (located in BRK 180- lower level of the library) for 7 days.

Through the Equipment Check-Out Page, you can find equipment available for UIS students and faculty to check out, checkout procedures, and user responsibilities.

To check the status of your I-Share book, follow these steps. Once the book has arrived at our library for pick-up, you will receive an email.

1. Sign in to your library account.
2. Select your name, and the in the drop down, select "Requests." An update will be available on this page. It might say "Request Sent to Institution" or "In Transit." It won't provide a specific date for when your book will arrive.

Use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) when you need a book that is not available in Brookens Library or through the I-Share catalog. Also use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) when you need an article or book chapter not held by Brookens Library.

You can study in the library any time we are open.

Check our library hours page (https://library.uis.edu/about/hours.html) for the current day's hours of operation before making the trip out to the library.

The following materials may be requested:

• Books not owned by Brookens Library or not available from an I-Share library.
• Scans of articles or book chapters from items not owned by Brookens Library.

Please note that course required materials of any kind are not available via Interlibrary Loan (ILL) nor are DVD's.

Software, recently published materials, reference materials belonging to other libraries, and rare or valuable materials are generally not available via Interlibrary Loan (ILL). The Interlibrary Loan staff will attempt to obtain the materials as requested, but the decision to loan material is at the discretion of the lending library.

Before you begin actively researching your topic, you will need to think about the types of sources that are available. Information comes to us from many sources - books, magazines, journals, newspapers, radio, television, websites, multimedia sources, etc... The type(s) of information you need will depend on the nature of your potential topic.

The library's on campus mailing address is MS BRK 140.

They are both ways to obtain books from other libraries. If a book is owned by one of the other I-Share libraries in Illinois, then patrons are required to request from them first. The patron requests the book directly from the online catalog (I-Share Catalog). If the book is not available, or has been requested and not filled by an I-Share library, then patrons may request it through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) department will then request the book from libraries outside the I-Share system.

Charges for Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services are subsidized by Brookens Library and not passed on to the user. However, users are responsible for the cost of shipping materials back to Brookens Library if returned by mail. Loans obtained via Interlibrary Loan (ILL) become the borrower's responsibility from the time of receipt until the material is physically returned to Brookens Library. Users will be responsible for costs incurred due to lost or damaged items.