Booth Library

Booth Library’s collections are continually growing to meet the research and information needs of the EIU community. During October 2024, Booth Library acquired and cataloged 570 physical items (books, DVDs, government documents, archival resources, and more) and 4630 electronic resources (including ebooks, ejournals, digital audiobooks, and streaming videos). Individual issues of current periodicals are excluded. […]

Booth Library has signed on with MIT Press’s Direct to Open (D2O) initiative, joining over 300 libraries in helping fund the Open Access publication of a wide selection of new books from the MIT Press for 2025.  Through the D2O program, 80-90 ebooks each year are made available online, free to read by everyone.  Open […]

Introducing the new EBSCOhost As of this fall, our EBSCOhost databases were upgraded to a new user experience designed to be more accessible, functional, and mobile-friendly.  Booth Library subscribes to over 50 databases affected by the upgrade. Check it out here! New features include: Join a librarian to learn about the latest updates, explore the […]