UHS Library

Welcome to Urbana High School Library

URBANA HIGH SCHOOL
1002 S. Race Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-384-3502
Fax: 217-384-3532

Current hours:

7:45 - 3:25*--------M, Tu, Th, & Fr
(closed for lunch 1:30 - 2:00) *Open until 3:45 on Tu and Th

7:45. - 2:30--------Wed
(closed for lunch 1:00 - 1:30)

Matthew Murrey, Librarian

Library Policies for detailed information about hours, borrowing, fines, computer use, etc.

Library Reservation Schedules for the current and following weeks.

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Mr. Murrey's latest reads

In Our Library

Search OUR CATALOG

Class Projects

UHS Library Electronic Resources:

Click on the links below to access our online reference sources. See the library staff to obtain user IDs and passwords for home access to eLibrary, Gale Virtual Reference, Issues and Controversies, Salem History (40s), Infobase eBooks, or World Book Online

eLibrary - an online database Search for magazine and journal articles (also photos, transcripts, and web sites)

GVRL - Gale Virtual Reference Library A virtual library reference collection of over 135 multi-volume titles, full text, and fully searchable.

Facts on File: Issues and Controversies Articles and data for research on current issues and controversial topics.

The Twenties & The Forties in America Search these two full-text reference sets (the print editions are in the library).

NEW! - eBooks from Infobase - 14 books of literary criticism and 5 history books. We have BOTH print and unlimited digital access.

World Book Online This is the trusty general encyclopedia. A great place to start for reliable articles on a wide variety of topics.

Internet Searching : Get the best from the Internet

ipl2- Internet Public Library merged with the Librarians' Internet Index to create this great information portal. This is a highly recommended place to to start your school research.

BUBL: A Dewey Organized Web Directory--a library of the Web produced in England

Search Engines: Google, Yahoo! Search, Exalead, and Ask.com (For more on Internet searching see the UC Berkley Search Guide)

Other Online Resources and Links:

Connect to the following sites to use online reference sources or to find out more about additional local resources or topics related to the research process.

Go Global--Explore the world

Have an Urbana Free Library Card? Try Their Databases

*If you don't have a card - see the librarian for assistance

Careers and Colleges - explore future possibilties

Searchable Online Texts and References

Online Reference Resources

Historic Newspapers (Free)

Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection Access to The Daily Illini (1916-45) and the Urbana Courier (1903-35)

New York Times (TimesMachine) Limited, but free access to NYT's major events 1851-1922.

Urbana Free and Champaign Public Library Catalog - see what our local public libraries have.

Citing Sources

University of Illinois Library

Library of Congress

The Echo - The UHS Newspaper

It's a Constitution Thing: Annenberg Classroom (excellent US Civics resources) and -so you can get your political facts right - FactCheck

Maintained by Matthew Murrey.

Last updated January 2013