The Library will be closed from Friday, December 23, 2011 through Monday, January 2, 2012.  We will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.  This also includes the CCICS Library and the Library Resource Center at El Centro.

Students:  All library materials are due back by Monday, December 19.  Please contact the Circulation Desk at 773-442-4400 if you have any questions regarding your library account or any items you have borrowed.  Please clear any library fines and/or fees before the semester ends to prevent any holds on your account which can potentially cause issues with Spring 2012 enrollment, transcripts, etc.

The last day to submit requests for delivery to CCICS and El Centro from the Main Library is Wednesday, December 21.  All requests must be picked up at CCICS or El Centro by the end of Thursday, December 22.

The last day to request materials from the CCICS Library is Tuesday, December 20.  All material requested from CCICS Library must be picked up at Main Library or El Centro by the end of Thursday, December 22.

All I-Share and ILLiad requests submitted during the holiday break will be processed when the Library reopens on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.

Other important reminders:

As a result of consortial changes affecting all 76 I-Share libraries, new Universal Borrowing policies will be implemented beginning January 2012.  With these policies in place certain thresholds related to overdue items and outstanding fines and fees will be set to block a library account from requesting and borrowing through I-Share, as well as from the NEIU library collection.  Library blocks that are due to items owned by NEIU may be cleared up at the Circulation Desk of the Main Library or CCICS.  Library blocks placed by other I-Share libraries that are the result of overdue items or fines and fees must be cleared by contacting the lending library.

If you are issued a new University ID please stop by the Circulation Desk in the Main Library or CCICS so that we can update your library account.

Please contact the Circulation Desk at circill@neiu.edu or at 773-442-4400 if you have any questions about your library account or the information above.

Thanks to all, enjoy the semester break and congratulations to our new graduates!

Free beverages and snacks:
December 5 — December 11, starting at 8 PM

From November 28th through December 15th, we will be open for the following end-of-semester extended hours:

• Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

A complete schedule of Library hours can be found here.

• Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

For the additional hours, reference and circulation services on the 1^st floor will be available and the building will be open for study. The library’s full operating schedule can be found here. Good luck with finals!

We hope this will provide the support you need for continued success at NEIU. As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome.

Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, Noon – 8 p.m.

Don’t forget you can access many of our materials from home or other off-campus locations. Just start your research at the Library home page, and you will be asked to login with your NetID and password if you want to use one of our online databases or journal subscriptions.

All online resources, including the catalog, full-text journals, and research databases will be available over the break to users. Start at the Library homepage or NEIUport, and login using your NEIU Net ID and password.

Also, access to the Library databases will not be available from 6:00 am – 5:00 pm.