Students, staff, and faculty can check out 3 DVDs at a time for 7 days with no renewals.

Special Borrowers (i.e. Alumni and Friends of the Library) can check out 1 DVD at a time for 7 days with no renewals.

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

You can check out as many books as you like.

For information on length of checkout and renewal options, click on the Library Services Borrow, Renew, Request web page.

The lending library determines the loan period, restrictions, and renewal policy for its materials. Every effort should be made to complete work with Interlibrary Loan (ILL) materials within the original loan period. Renewal requests may be submitted via the user’s MY ILL account, however some libraries stipulate their materials cannot be renewed. Interlibrary Loan (ILL) books cannot be borrowed for a whole semester.

The normal turnaround time for Interlibrary Loan (ILL) requests is 1-2 weeks for print books, and 2-3 days for articles.

General Collection Books Loan Period = 4 Weeks Renewals = Yes. Up to 16 weeks total

Popular Collection Loan Period = 4 Weeks Renewals = Yes. Up to 8 weeks total

Feature Films Collection Loan Period = 7 Days Renewals = No Item Limit = 3

Library of Things Loan Period = 7 Days Renewals = No Item Limit = 3

Curriculum Collection Loan Period = 4 Weeks Renewals = Yes. Up to 8 weeks total

Video Collection Loan Period = 4 Week Renewal = Yes. Up to 8 weeks total

I-Share Loan Period = 4 weeks Renewals = Yes. Up to 16 weeks.

1. Find the scanner on the 2nd floor of the library in the printing section.
2. Accept the T&Cs
3. Select "Use Shopping Cart"
4. Place the text you need scanned FACE UP on the scanner.
5. It will probably scan automatically but you can also press the scan button.
6. The scan will immediately show up on the screen. You can crop the pages to your liking using the touch screen.
7. Once you're happy. Get your next page ready and click the scan button. The previous scan will automatically go into your shopping cart.

In order to continue to provide access to I-Share, Brookens Library had to migrate to a new search software which necessitated several changes to our previous search interface.

Additional help is available:

The best way to request a film for a class is to use the Streaming Media Form located under the Course Reserves section of the Faculty Research Guide. If you have any additional questions, please contact your Subject/Departmental Librarian.

You can return your books by dropping them off in the book drop bins right outside of the library on the quad side or just inside the classroom side of the building.

You can also hand your book directly to a library employee at the Main Desk during operating hours (https://library.uis.edu/about/hours.html). This includes books owned by UIS, any other IShare libraries, and books obtained through Interlibrary Loan.

If you have been reading a book in the library and are unsure where you got it from, you can always leave these items on book returns.

There are several ways to request to have the library purchase a book that you are interested in whether for a course, general reading, or pleasure reading. The easiest way is to contact the librarian who is responsible for the department or subject area of the book. A listing of the librarians by department.

To request popular books and media use the Popular Book Request Form