Administration
Library Administration is located on floor three. If you are interested in working at the library you can apply at this office.
Archives
Illinois State University Archives.
Bibliographic Services
The library's Acquisitions department is located on floor one. While access is normally restricted to library staff, visitors are welcome. Access to this department is through Interlibrary Loan. Please stop inside the Technical Services entrance and ask for directions to the person you wish to see.
Circulation & Access Services
All library materials are checked out from and returned at the Circulation Desk. A bar-coded ID or other appropriate identification must be presented to check out library materials. Special reading materials requested by professors for class assignments are at the Reserve Desk.
Collection Development
Collection Development is one of the primary functions of a university library. Books, periodicals, audiovisual material, and electronic resources are selected by a group of subject specialists, reference librarians who serve in the five subject divisions of Milner Library. In cooperation with teaching faculty liaisons, these librarians purchase items which serve the instructional and research needs of Illinois State's students and faculty. The work of the subject specialists is coordinated by Chad Buckley, (email:cebuckle@ilstu.edu).
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
When an item is not available in Milner Library it can be requested from another library in the CARLI consortium. If the item is not available through the consortium, then a request can be placed through the ILLiad Interlibrary Loan online request form. Each patron must create an account in the ILLiad service before a request can be placed. All article requests must use the ILLiad online request form. The ILL service is available to all ISU faculty, staff, and students. All ILL items (whether ascertained through the consortium or the ILLiad service) can be picked-up at the Circulation desk located on the main (2nd) floor. A valid ISU ID is required to pick-up materials borrowed from another library.
Learning Resource Center
The Learning Resource Center (LRC) contains non-print materials that cover all subjects taught at ISU. Any patron may listen to or view items in one of the individual carrels equipped with CD, LP, cassette, videotape, slide, 16mm film, filmstrip, or videodisc players. There is also a viewing room for group projects. Non-print reserve materials for classes are also available here.
Milner Computer Lab
The Milner Computer Lab (MCL) is located on the main floor of the library. The MCL offers 104 Dell PCs, 2 Dell workstations/scanners, 2 ADA workstations/scanners, and 4 iMac computers. University Students, faculty and staff must present their University ID Card in order to use the lab. B&W and color laser printing is available with the University ID Card or a Guest Copy Card.
Preservation
The Preservation Department includes the Bindery Preparation, Conservation, and Physical Processing units, and is administered by a full-time Preservation Librarian. The Preservation Department is a dynamic area, which is expanding to meet the traditional and evolving needs of Milner Library and Illinois State University.
Reserve
Special reading materials requested by professors for class assignments are located at the Reserve Desk.
Special Collections
Special Collections houses materials on the circus and allied arts book collection, works of several British and American authors, the Lincoln Collection of Harold K. Sage, subject collections in drama, humor, and history of printing, historical children's literature and textbooks, works from small private presses, 18th and 19th century operatic scores, and limited editions and fine bindings.
Systems
Systems is responsible for maintaining computer hardware and software in Milner Library for all public and faculty/staff functions. This includes all of the public workstations for the online catalog and electronic indexes, the Millie faculty/staff network, library Internet functions, and training. Systems also administers the Milner Computer Lab, the largest computer lab on the Illinois State University campus.
Teaching Materials Center
The Teaching Materials Center contains a representative collection of instructional materials including textbooks, books for children and young adults, and audiovisual materials intended for use by students from preschool through grade twelve. Materials for teachers' professional use include activity books, curriculum guides, teaching aids, publishers' catalogs, and standardized tests.
Education, Psychology & TMC (Floor 1)
Floor One Map
Call Numbers on Floor 1: A, B, GV, L, Z & TMC.
The Education/Psychology/Philosophy/Teaching Materials area of the library is located on the first floor of Milner Library. There is a special reference desk as well as specialized reference collection for these subjects. The reference desk is staffed by four librarians and four highly qualified civil service employees. We also have a number of trained student helpers.
Floor One has nine public service terminals offering access to the library catalog and various articles indexing services. Some terminals also provide access to the Internet. In addition, there are three dedicated ERIC CD-ROM workstations, one dedicated PsycLit CD-ROM workstation, one dedicated Mental Measurements CD-ROM workstation, one PC and two Mac multi-media workstations with a variety of programs.
General Reference & Documents (Floor 2)
Floor Two Map
Call Numbers on Floor 2: Floor two houses the General Reference Collection featuring all call number ranges. Government documents are arranged by their Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) call numbers.
Librarians and staff are available to answer questions and to help patrons develop their skills in using the library. The reference staff assists patrons using the online catalog and other computer systems. They also answer reference questions, search indexes, locate materials, access the U.S. Government Documents Collection, and develop search strategies utilizing appropriate sources from all floors of the library.
History & Military Sciences (Floor 3)
Floor Three Map
Call Numbers On Floor 3:C, D, E, F, U, V.
Floor three houses primarily circulating book stacks for World & American History and Military & Naval Sciences. No public service desks are located on this floor. The fourth floor librarians and staff can provide assistance with the collection of books on the third floor.
Social Sciences, Law & Business (Floor 4)
Floor Four Map
Call Numbers On Floor 4:G, H, J, K.
Librarians and staff are available on floor four to answer questions and to help patrons develop their skills in using the resources on floor four. Floor four houses materials for business, economics, history, political science, sociology, social work, anthropology, law, criminal justice, and geography/ maps. The Map Collection has major holdings of U.S. and Canadian topographic quadrangle maps. Geological maps of many states and countries, aerial photographs, road maps and recreations literature are also available.
Science & Technology (Floor 5)
Floor Five Map
Call Numbers On Floor 5:Q, R, S, T.
Librarians and staff are available on floor five to answer questions and to help patrons develop their skills in using the resources on floor five. Floor five houses materials for agriculture, applied computer science, biological sciences, chemistry, health sciences, home economics, industrial technology, mathematics, and physics. Additional resources are available for clinical psychology, environmental health, geology, occupational safety, physical education, speech pathology, and audiology.
Humanities (Floor 6)
Floor Six Map
Call Numbers On Floor 6:M, N, P, TR, Z.
Librarians and staff are available on floor six to answer questions and to help patrons develop their skills in using the resources on floor six. Floor six houses materials of various formats (print, audio, video, computer) on art, film, language, literature, music, photography, and theater. Floor six is also home to the Learning Resource Center, Special Collections/Rare Book Room, and the Picture File.
