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Coal Mining in Southern Illinois

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The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) in Morris Library holds the work of photographer C. William "Doc" Horrell.

Collaborative Projects

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The Special Collections Research Center has worked with other organization to produce a number of online resources.

Course Reserves for Students

Often instructors make texts for courses available to students through Morris Library. Search for a course in our catalog to see what the instructor has placed on reserve.

Daily Egyptian Diversity News Index

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The Special Collections Research Center has digitized a collection of article and images from the Daily Egyptian about the history of minority campus populations.

Digital Collections

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Scanned photographs and text enhance and support each of SCRC's collection areas, offering a way to view primary sources online from anywhere in the world.

Dissertations & Theses

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All dissertations and theses written for SIUC are available through Morris Library, either online or in print. You may also search for dissertations from other schools.

eBooks

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Morris Library provides access to a number of ebooks from various publishers.

Geospatial Resources

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Morris Library's Geospatial Resources area includes the Map Library and Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) services.

Government Information

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Morris Library is a Congressionally designated depository for U.S. Government documents. Public access to the Government documents is guaranteed by public law. (Title 44 United States Code)

Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)

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The Illinois State Archives administers the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) system to manage the archival records of local governments.

Instructional Materials Center (IMC)

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The IMC houses educational resources that provide curriculum and instructional experiences for PreK-12 students.

Manuscript Collections

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The Manuscripts section includes personal and family papers, business and institutional records, and over 80 photograph collections.

Material Types

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Morris Library offers audio recordings, CD-ROMs, dissertations, theses, government documents, images, posters, games, maps, aerial photographs, microforms, video recordings, music scores, music rec

Movies

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Morris Library has an extensive collection of DVDs, VHS tapes, and Blu-rays that you may check out.

Online Exhibits

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The Special Collections Research Center has created a number of digital media exhibits.

OpenSIUC

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OpenSIUC is an institutional repository offering permanent, reliable, and free access to research and scholarly material produced at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Political Papers Collections

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Housing the political papers of several significant local, regional, state and national politicians and political appointees, as well as the records of several regional governmental and political a

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Suggest that Morris Library purchase an item for its collection.

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Rare Book Collections

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The Rare Books unit holds over 100,000 volumes and a small collection of complementary serials and audiovisual materials.

SCRC Collection Guides

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Detailed guides to certain SCRC collections are available online. Some of them are grouped by subject, while some of them focus on one collection.

Special Collections Research Center (SCRC)

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The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) of the Morris Library at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU) collects and preserves unique and rare historical materials in selected subject

University Archives Collections

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University Archives preserve the academic, athletic and administrative legacy of the university from 1874 to the present.