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How to Find Books & Journals in Peoria Area Libraries
If you need a book or journal article, and you don't have time to wait for Interlibrary Loan (a week to ten days, on average) you may want to look in an area library. There are several libraries in reasonable driving distance, and you can check their holdings (what journals and books they own) online. Here's how:
Peoria Area Public Libraries
Peoria Public Library 107 NE Monroe Peoria, IL 61602 309-497-2000 http://www.peoria.lib.il.us/
To check for magazines and journals, you can use the Worldcat
Getting to the Peoria Public Library
The Peoria Public Library Main Library is downtown, at the bottom of Main Street hill, on the corner of Main and Monroe. It is on your left, as youâre driving East, towards the river. Map
The ALS/RSA catalog consortium includes several public libraries in the area, including: Alpha Park Public Library (Bartonville), Fondulac Library (E. Peoria), Peoria Heights Public Library,Pekin Public Library, and Morton Public Library.
When you search the ALS/RSA catalog, you can choose to search all of the libraries in the consortium, some of them, or any one library.
Before planning to visit any of the area libraries, it's a good idea to give them a call first to see whether you will be able to check out materials. The Bradley Library has consortial arrangements with many ALS libraries, but sometimes policies are changed without our prior knowledge.
Peoria Area Academic & Medical Libraries
The University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) Library is a member of the same catalog consortium as Bradley.
You can also search for items that are available at UICOMP by searching the Bradley Library catalog and expanding your search to all ISHARE Libraries.
UICOMP is located at the bottom of Main Street hill, on your right as you go East, towards the Illinois River. A map is available from the Library's web page.
Illinois Central College is a community college serving the Peoria metro area. The main campus is in East Peoria and additional campuses are in Downtown Peoria and North Peoria. More information, including Library catalog access is available from the ICC Library web page
Maps and directions for ICC campuses are available on the ICC Web Page
Peoria Community Resources
Print Resources
City of Peoria Statistical Abstract. Ref. HA201 2000 .A575. Extract from 2000 census focusing on Peoria and summarizing neighboring counties.
Code of Ordinances of the City of Peoria. REF. JS1258 .A5. City ordinances. See below for internet link.
Peoria (Peoria County,Ill.) City Directory. Ref. F549 .P4 A18. Updated yearly, this directory provides information on residential and professional contact information.
Newspaper
The Cullom-Davis Library houses a collection of the current four weeks of the Peoria Journal Star in the Newspaper Browsing Area on the 2nd floor of the library.
You can search the Peoria Journal Star through two library resources:Factiva and Lexis-Nexis. For instructions on how to search the Peoria Journal Star in Factiva and Lexis-Nexis, see Searching by Source in Lexis-Nexis & Factiva.
Peoria Journal Star also maintains a website with current articles. PJStar.com.
Internet Resources
Interactive Illinois Report Card. Search by city and "Peoria." Results list grades, awards, and whether the school met its yearly projections for schools in the Peoria area.
Mental Health Association of Illinois Valley: Community Resource Directory. A comprehensive listing of social service agencies in central Illinois.
Peoria, Illinois Community Profile. Links to various information including Peoria area opportunities, statistics, and news.
Peoria Municipal Code. The Peoria Municipal Code provides the current local ordinances.
Don't See What You're Looking For?
If you didn't find the help you were looking for on this page, please call, e-mail, or append a comment to let us know what kind of research assistance you were seeking. We are here to help, and we want to know if our services could be made more useful. Thank you for helping us build a better Reference Service. For a list of who to contact, go to: http://library.bradley.edu/staff/liaison.shtml
You can access many of the Library's research resources from the Library's home page, at:
http://library.bradley.edu/
--updated by Bryan Clark, baclark@bradley.edu, 4:02, 19 August 2009 (CDT)
