Library Information
Library Hours | Phone Numbers | Library Staff | Library Services
The Charles B. Phillips Library provides library materials and services to support the academic programs and instructional needs of Aurora University. It houses a collection of more than 99,000 books and 7,000 multimedia materials, as well as 210 current periodical subscriptions. Electronic resources include an online catalog networked with 70 academic libraries in the state and more than 80 indexes and online databases. Through our electronic indexes and databases, books are also available from libraries across the nation and worldwide to currently enrolled students, and current faculty and staff.
The library is open 102 hours a week, seven days a week when classes are in session, and offers a variety of services to the campus community:
- Circulation of books, multimedia materials and curriculum materials
- Reference books and indexes
- Instruction in the use of information resources and research assistance for individuals, small groups and classes
- Interlibrary loan of books and periodical articles from other libraries through membership in a series of networks: CARLI, SILC, I-SHARE, OCLC, LIBRAS and the DuPage Library System
- Audio-visual and instructional materials, listening and viewing facilities for course-related assignments
- Small-group study areas
The Library Code of Conduct is available to download as a pdf file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Library hours are based on the University's Academic Calendar.
| FALL SEMESTER HOURS 2009 | |
| August 31 - September 4 | |
| Monday - Thursday | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. |
| Friday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Labor Day | |
| Saturday, September 5 to Monday, September 7 | Closed |
| Late night/early morning hours will begin Tuesday, September 8, 2009 when the library will be open Sunday - Thursday until 2:00 a.m. | |
| September 8 - December 18, 2009 | |
| Monday - Thursday | 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. |
| Friday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. |
| Fall Semester Holidays and Break | |
| Friday October 9, Convocation | 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
| Saturday - Sunday, October 24 - 25 | Closed, Fall Break |
| Tuesday, November 24 | 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday - Saturday, Nov. 25 - 28 | Closed Thanksgiving |
| Winter Break, December 19, 2009 - January 10, 2010 | |
| Saturday - Sunday, December 19 - 20, 2009 | Closed |
| Monday - Wednesday, December 21 - 23, 2009 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, December 24, 2009 - Sunday, January 3, 2010 | Closed |
| Monday - Friday, January 4 - 8, 2010 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday - Sunday, January 9 - 10, 2010 | Closed |
| Reference Help Please Note: Reference Help is not available after 9:00 p.m. Sunday or 10:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday; second floor not available after midnight. |
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| General Information |
630-844-5437
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| Reference Questions |
630-844-7534
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| Interlibrary Loan |
630-844-5439
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| Circulation Desk |
630-844-7583
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| Fax |
630-844-3848
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| Ask a Librarian |
- Walter Bell, Information Services Librarian
- Kay Culhane, Access Services Manager
- Jewel Huggins, Library Secretary
- John Law, Director
- Lauren Jackson-Beck, Information Services Librarian
- Anne McKearn, Catalog/Reference Librarian
- Nancy Mactague, Research & Electronic Resources Librarian
- Susan Palmer, Curator, Jenks Collection of Adventual Materials
- Andi Seifrid, Acquisitions Manager
- Amy Schlumpf Manion, Information Services Librarian
Library Services
- Document Request Form
- Local patrons: Use this form to request interlibrary loan of materials not owned by the Aurora University library.
- Distance patrons: Use this form to request delivery of library materials from the Aurora University library, as well as material available from other libraries via interlibrary loan.
- Feedback Form
Send us your comments about AU library services. - Ask a Librarian
Send an e-mail question to a reference librarian. - Library Access Information
Information on accessing licensed materials from on and off campus. - DVD/Video Request Form for Faculty
A form to be used to request VHS and DVD materials for classroom use.
