Library and Information Resource Center
Mission
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The primary mission of the Library is to assist the staff of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app in serving the needs of its members, and thereafter, the needs of other libraries, and the general public within the scope of its collection.
The Library is a small special collections library, with a collecting scope focusing on:
- The history of and issues within libraries
- history
- Professional development of the library workforce
- General professional development and association management
Many of the titles in the Library's circulating collection are available for interlibrary loan through the RAILS regional library system.
Additionally, the Library maintains a repository for publications from and its units, and also serves as the liaison to the Archives to ensure that records are preserved and available to historians, library school faculty, students, and staff and members for future research.
Resources
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Resource Guides
The Library maintains a LibGuide with a collection of resources on subjects and research topics related to and the library field.
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Archives
The Archives is the official repository for the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app, located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The collection includes official records, members’ papers, correspondence, publications, photographs, audiovisual recordings, and scrapbooks.
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A to Z Resources
An alphabetized listing of professional resources about librarianship.