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Special operating hours may be held during events.
IFSI Library Staff:
Lian Ruan, Head Librarian: lruan@illinois.edu
Diane Richardson, Reference & User Training Librarian: dlrichar@illinois.edu
David Ehrenhart, Assistant Director for Library Operations: ehrenha1@illinois.edu
IFSI Library Facebook:
Prior to COVID-19, the 1918 influenza pandemic (commonly referred to as the Spanish Flu) was the most severe pandemic in recent history. A strain of the H1N1 virus, this virus took the lives of over 50 million people worldwide. A unique aspect of this pandemic is its high mortality rates for healthy people aged 20-40 years old.
Read more about this pandemic on this CDC article from the 100 year-anniversary: History of 1918 Flu Pandemic
Linked below are materials that can be found at the IFSI Library. More books, articles, and other resources can be found by searching our catalog.