International and Area Studies Library at Illinois

International and Area Studies Library at Illinois International & Area Studies Library at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

The International and Area Studies Library is the campus’ gateway to information and scholarship related to area, international, and global studies, connecting students and scholars to the knowledge crucial to developing global competencies through the study of distinct nations and regions, as well as transnational issues and global concerns. The IAS Library enhances opportunities for collaboration and coordination among the Library’s area and international studies specialists and provides a single, physical service point and Web presence for Library users whose needs span multiple regions of the world. Established in 2011, this unit brings together the library’s strong area collections on Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Slavic & East Europe with thematic collections focused on Global Studies and European Union Studies in order to support area studies research and foster opportunities for cross-regional and interdisciplinary research. In total, the collection consists of nearly 2 million volumes in over 150 languages.

09/16/2026

What happens at IAS, stays at IAS… 🤫🤭

Welcome to Source Spotlight, where we share unique sources in our collection! This week, our Senior Library Specialist L...
09/14/2026

Welcome to Source Spotlight, where we share unique sources in our collection!

This week, our Senior Library Specialist Laura Poulosky is highlighting “Far East 3000 Chinese Character Dictionary: The 3000 Most Frequently-Used Characters = Yuan d**g Han zi san qian zi dian.”WorldCat record:
https://uiuclib.on.worldcat.org/oclc/62415623

“For an English-speaking Chinese language learner like me, this Chinese-English dictionary makes it easy to look up characters from their pinyin (phonetic Romanized writing). I was very excited to find this useful resource here in our IAS Reference collection!”

What’s the most exciting source you’ve found at the library? Tag us and let us know in the comments below!

Did you know that we have a section of our library just for new titles? 🤔 Stop by the library to find more!
09/11/2026

Did you know that we have a section of our library just for new titles? 🤔 Stop by the library to find more!

Welcome to Source Spotlight, where we share a unique source in our collection! This week, our Graduate Assistant Isabell...
09/04/2026

Welcome to Source Spotlight, where we share a unique source in our collection!

This week, our Graduate Assistant Isabella Saracco is highlighting “Dictionary of Portuguese-African Civilization: From Ancient Kings to Presidents.” WorldCat record: https://uiuclib.on.worldcat.org/oclc/34731416

“Exploring our collections reveals many resources on almost any subject you can imagine! This source provides over 2,000 biographical sketches on influential individuals in Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Principe between 1415 and 1975. The individuals chronicled include freedom fighters, military officials, merchants, bishops, monarchs, and more.”

Do you have a go-to source you think more people should know? Write below and tag us in the comments and let us know if you’d like to be featured!

Day 3 of National Library Week! 📚Today we're celebrating library workers & mixing in a little outreach with highlighting...
04/23/2026

Day 3 of National Library Week! 📚

Today we're celebrating library workers & mixing in a little outreach with highlighting IAS's graduate assistants. PART ONE of their day in the life ✨

- Library Graduate Assistants (also known as GAs) have a variety of tasks:
✩ Supporting public services
✩ Managing specialized, behind-the-scenes projects
✩ "Weeding" Collections & Creating LibGuides

If you want to learn more about being a GA, read here:
https://exlibris.lib.wvu.edu/news/2025/04/23/libraries-graduate-assistantships-go-beyond-librarian-skills-and-graduation

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Day 3 of National Library Week! 📚Today we're celebrating library workers & mixing in a little outreach with highlighting...
04/23/2026

Day 3 of National Library Week! 📚

Today we're celebrating library workers & mixing in a little outreach with highlighting IAS's graduate assistants. PART TWO of their day in the life ✨

- Library Graduate Assistants (also known as GAs) have a variety of tasks:
✩ Supporting public services
✩ Managing specialized, behind-the-scenes projects
✩ "Weeding" Collections & Creating LibGuides

If you want to learn more about being a GA, read here:
https://exlibris.lib.wvu.edu/news/2025/04/23/libraries-graduate-assistantships-go-beyond-librarian-skills-and-graduation

Happy Arab American Month 🖤🤍💚❤️ Check out our new exhibits in Main Library rooms 321 and 309 called “Across Borders and ...
04/08/2026

Happy Arab American Month 🖤🤍💚❤️ Check out our new exhibits in Main Library rooms 321 and 309 called “Across Borders and Languages: The Middle East and Its Diasporas.”

Special thanks to our librarian of Middle East and North African Studies, Dr. Laila Hussein Moustafa 📚 Swipe to see the details!

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321 Main Library, 1408 W Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL
61801

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Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 1pm - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

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