Finding Materials at the Ronald Williams Library
Books and other materials can be found by author, title or subject keywords in the NEIU Library Catalog from computer workstations located at public service areas on three floors of the library. Search the I-Share Catalog for holdings information for a number of other Illinois libraries.
Books in the Ronald Williams Library are arranged by the Library of Congress classification system. Books with the classification letters (call numbers) beginning with:
Some call numbers begin with these characters:
Videos, and audio CDs on located in the Multimedia Learning Resource Center on the 3rd floor. Tests, curriculum materials and other teacher's resources are also located on the 3rd floor.
Journals, newspapers,
microforms and general periodicals are arranged alphabetically by title on
the the 2nd floor of the Library. In addition, you can search a large number
of online databases for journal article
citations and full text
electronic journals. Consult the "help" files of individual
databases for more information on a particular database.
Specific course material may be placed by instructors on Reserve. The Reserve Desk is located on the 1st floor of the Library.
Go to any the public service desks for further help in locating library materials. If you need additional reference assistance go to the 1st or 2nd floor Reference Service Desks or call Ext. 4410 or (773) 442-4410. You can also get reference help via email from our Ask a Librarian Email Reference Service.