New Books - View a selection of materials purchased in the last month on our online New Books page. You can also browse the New Books shelves across from the Reference Desk.
Reference
Collection - The collection contains on-line and print materials
on all subjects, but focuses on those subjects that support
the research needs of our students and faculty. Some of these
sources are encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, glossaries,
directories, and atlases. Public computer terminals are located
on both the first and second floors. Reference Desk personnel
will provide instruction on accessing these materials.
Contact the 1st floor Reference Service Desk at Ext. 4410 or
(773) 442-4410 for further information.
Periodicals
- The periodicals collection includes academic journals, magazines,
indexes and newspapers across all subject areas and in multiple
formats. Materials in paper or microfilm are located on the
second floor of the Library. Full
Text Journals may be accessed from any computer on or off-campus
(off-campus access is limited to NEIU students, faculty and
staff). Contact the 2nd floor Reference Service Desk at Ext.
4572 or (773) 442-4572 for further information.
Government
Information - The Library is a depository for both Federal
and State government publications. The print collection dates
from 1963 (federal) and 1968 (state) with some retrospective
holdings. In addition, computers are available for accessing
information on CD-ROMs or the Internet. This includes Census
data, current economic statistics, and a variety of other electronic
resources. The Government Information Center is located on the
2nd floor of the Ronald Williams Library. For information call
773-442-4572 (Government Information Reference) or 773-442-4474
(Government Information Librarian).
MLRC
- Multimedia Learning Resource Center - The MLRC provides
access to a variety of media formats to support all subject
areas in the NEIU curricula. It brings together materials
from the Library's audiovisual materials collection, the Curriculum
Materials collection, the University Media Services collection,
the Music Listening Room collection, and the Library's special
collections in music. For further information or assistance
call Ext. 4560 or (773) 442-4560.
Curriculum
Materials Collection (CMC) - The CMC includes ERIC
documents on microfiche, elementary and secondary level textbooks,
teacher resource materials, childrens books and magazines,
and AV materials. The CMC is located on the 3rd floor of the
Library.
University
Archives - The University Archives collection includes
minutes of University meetings, policies and reports, the
Internal Budget, Northeastern's student newspaper and yearbooks
from 1964 to 1982. University Archives are located in the
Lower Level of the Library. For further information call Ext.
4402 or (773) 442-4402.
Illinois
Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) - A repository
of primary source documents on Chicago municipal government
as well as genealogical information for Cook County. IRAD
is located on the Lower Level of the Library. For information
call Ext. 4506 or (773)442-4506.
Electronic
Books Collection
- The Library's collection of electronic books is available
from netLibraryTM
for viewing from any computer on or off-campus (off-campus access
is limited to NEIU students, faculty and staff). The collection
includes approximately 2000 titles across all subject areas.
eBooks may be read online or "checked out" by downloading
them to your desktop for offline viewing. Click on the link
above for complete information on ebooks and netLibraryTM.
Electronic
Journals - Over 9000 full text titles in all subject areas,
from popular magazines to specialized academic journals. National
and international newspapers are also available. Search for
electronic journals from a specific database in the Databases
page or browse a complete list of titles in Full
Text Journals.
Video
Collection - Videotapes across all subject areas. The
videotape collection is located on the 3rd floor of the Library
in the Multimedia Learning
Resource Center (MLRC).
Special
Collections - A small number of rare books/materials or
books considered in need of special preservation conditions
are housed in Special Collections. The collection is in locked
cases in the Ronald Williams Library Conference Room. Entries
for these books appear in the NEIU
Library Catalog and may be requested for in-Library use
at the 1st floor Reference Service Desk, Monday-Friday, 9:00
a.m.-4:00 p.m
ParamGun
Sood Collection of Literature by South Asian Authors and by
Indian-American Authors (Updated 08/15/2007)
Collection Management Policy - The purpose, function,
and context of collection management at the Ronald Williams
Library.
Subject Liaisons/Purchase Requests - Contact information
to request book orders in an area of interest or to check on
the availability of new titles in a subject area.
Library Funds by LC Class - A breakdown showing how
the LC Call numbers map to the various subject funds.
