Business Librarian / Education Librarian / Ballenger Teachers Center (BTC) Coordinator
About this Guide
This guide provides an overview of library resources for college student affairs and higher education. Use the menu on the left-hand side of the page to navigate between pages.
Have additional questions? Reach out to your education librarian! Her contact info is in the left-hand column of this page.
Need help right now?
Call the Booth Library Research Help Desk when the library is open: 217-581-6072
Chat with a librarian any time of the day or night*: 24/7 chat
*members of our 24/7 chat consortium, including Booth Librarians and beyond, staff this service.
Meet Your Librarian
| Consult with Michele, your Education Librarian, to get help with: |
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| - developing a research strategy, |
| - selecting appropriate resources, |
| - using advanced database functionality, |
| - evaluating resources, |
| - troubleshooting research roadblocks, |
| - accessing hard to find materials, |
| - deciding when you've found "enough," |
| - managing your growing list of citations and articles, and |
| - providing related assistance for your information questions. |
Library Basics
Library Basics
These videos offer an introduction to Booth Library as well as instruction on how to access services and materials. Please review these items to better understand the basics of our library services and how to get things done!.
- Introduction to Library Services
A guide to Booth Library resources and services for online students at Eastern Illinois University.
Video 1:35 eiu.libguides.com/introvideo - Off Campus Access
A short video on accessing online library resources from off-campus
Video, 1:43. eiu.libguides.com/remoteaccess - Seeking Assistance
How to get help at Booth Library.
Video, 1:30. eiu.libguides.com/gethelp - Finding and retrieving books from EIU's Booth Library (the quick version)
Guide to searching Booth's library catalog, and finding the materials on the shelf. Video, 2:01 eiu.libguides.com/findabook - Finding Ebooks in EIU's library
How to find and access electronic books from EIU's library catalog.
Video, 2:45. eiu.libguides.com//findebook - Book Delivery
How to have books mailed to you when you live outside of Coles County.
Video, 1:54. eiu.libguides.com/delivery - How to use Interlibrary Loan
Learn how to request items not owned by Booth Library from Illinois, the United states, or around the world.
Video, 2:16. eiu.libguides.com/ill
