LibGuides are created and maintained by university librarians. LibGuides are designed to provide research sources, strategies, and support for both broad subjects and specific courses.

There are several ways to access individual LibGuides:

* by subject category
* by clicking on tags
* or by searching

• UIUCnet Wireless FAQ (CITES) - This page answers frequently-asked questions that are specific to wireless technology in general and to UIUCnet Wireless in specific.

• Wireless at Vet Med (Office of Computing Services) - Information specifically about wireless hotspots within VMBSB.

• UIUCnet Wireless Access Locations (CITES) - Information on where wireless internet access is available throughout campus.

• UIUCnet QuickConnect (CITES) - No software to download! New connection provided by CITES allows for authentication without the VPN client.

• UI Public Wireless (CITES) - Visitors who have no affiliation with the University can connect to the Internet through this service while on campus.

This is a guide for resources available at the Veterinary Medicine Library.

We are always happy to help you with any information need.  Stop by the library or contact us through email or by phone at (217)-333-8778.

• The library is a great place to study, with many individual desks and larger tables.  We also have a group study room that can be reserved in advance.
• Printing is available from the computers at the front of the library.  There are also computers and a printer from the CVM Computing Services along the left side of the library.
• We have a copier that can be used with cash or your i-card.  You can also add value to your i-card at the copy machine.
• We have a scanner that can be used to create pdf copies of loose leaf items (and it's free!).  Books or journals can not be used with our scanner.

Instuctors often place materials on Reserve for their courses.  You can search within the library catalog for the your courses' course reserve materials (print and electronic) by course number or instructor's name. Veterinary Medicine Saftey Issues and Veterinary Medicine Board Exam Prep Books are also listed within the Instructor or Course menus.

Reserve books are keep behind the circulation desk and can be reqested there.  Reserve books can only be checked out for 2 hours.

You can also browse a list course numbers to link directly to the electronic reserves.

What is Interlibrary Loan?

As a research institution, the University Library strives to meet all of your research and scholarship needs. Interlibrary Loan service will borrow materials for you from libraries across the globe. We can help you find books and articles that are not available at the University of Illinois. 

What is ILLiad?

ILLiad is a resource managing system that allows you to place Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery requests 24 hours a day. You can track your requests for books, articles and DocExpress, the library's document delivery service. You can even view and download electronically received articles. If you are affiliated with the University, your ILLiad account is set up automatically for you.

Login to my ILLiad account

Place requests, check statuses and view articles. Do you need login assistance?

I-Share

A consortia of Illinois libraries that extend borrowing privileges to Illinois affiliates. Search here first before you place an Interlibrary Loan request.

WorldCat

An online union catalog of over 1 billion records representing books, journals, dissertations, audio-visual materials, and manuscripts in repositories worldwide.

University of Illinois DocExpress

A fee based photocopy service for materials owned by the University Library.

Frequently Asked Questions

Login assistance, turnaround time, special services, contact information, and more.

Fall & Spring

Mon - Thur: 8 am - 10 pm
Fri: 8 am - 5 pm
Sat: 1 pm - 5 pm
Sun: 1 pm - 10 pm

*Hours vary during finals, holidays, breaks, and summer.  Current hours are posted on the library door and can be found at the Library Hours page.

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