91´«Ã½ Library and Information Resource Center

Mission

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The primary mission of the 91´«Ã½ Library is to assist the staff of the 91´«Ã½ 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 91´«Ã½ Library is a small special collections library, with a collecting scope focusing on:

  • The history of and issues within libraries
  • 91´«Ã½ history
  • Professional development of the library workforce
  • General professional development and association management

Many of the titles in the 91´«Ã½ Library's circulating collection are available for interlibrary loan through the RAILS regional library system.

Additionally, the 91´«Ã½ Library maintains a repository for publications from 91´«Ã½ and its units, and also serves as the liaison to the 91´«Ã½ Archives to ensure that 91´«Ã½ records are preserved and available to historians, library school faculty, students, and 91´«Ã½ staff and members for future research.

Resources

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91´«Ã½ Resource Guides

The 91´«Ã½ Library maintains a LibGuide with a collection of resources on subjects and research topics related to 91´«Ã½ and the library field.

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91´«Ã½ Archives

The 91´«Ã½ Archives is the official repository for the 91´«Ã½, located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The collection includes official 91´«Ã½ 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.

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