The services listed below allow you to get personal help with questions about library resources and your research. Telephone Questions Where to seek library help by phone. Reference Services Reference service is available at the Information Desk, the Reference Library, the Undergraduate Library, and at all of the UIUC departmental libraries. Librarians are available to assist with the use of library resources such as Illinet Online, article databases, indexes, and the library collection as a whole. Librarians in departmental libraries are able to assist with the research problems of patrons in a particular discipline.
Most libraries have reference librarians available during the day.
Please refer to the homepages of individual libraries via the Libraries and Services page to determine their reference hours. The Information Desk, located on the second floor of the Main Library, is staffed by graduate assistants who are on duty during all times that the Main Library is open. Library hours change during summer semester and breaks. Please refer to the individual homepages of the libraries in question for complete information about reference hours. TPRC services are available at the Undergraduate Library Reference Desk during the peak period of student library research activity, usually during the latter half of the each semester.