Lending FAQs
If you have any questions about these policies, please contact us. We welcome any and all inquiries!
Local Lending
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
The Illinois Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths Digital Image Collection Database provides online access to digitized photographs and records, historical summaries, and oral history interviews that document the ultimate sacrifice of more than 800 Illinois firefighters over the past 150 years. Digital access to this history memorializes the firefighters, increases awareness of their sacrifice, and supplies contemporary firefighters with valuable lessons learned from the various deaths.
Access to magazines and journals is available to Illinois firefighters, fire departments, and other patrons at no charge. Photocopied articles from periodicals can be delivered to patrons via password-protected Internet access or interlibrary loan.
The library’s fire and emergency periodicals include
Other current periodicals available at the library include
The resources listed in this guide are useful for those looking for information regarding farm fires, farm equipment hazards, large animal rescue on the farm, and silo/grain bin emergencies. The guide is specifically targeted for those in the fire service and first responders, but can also be useful for farm owners/workers or researchers of these topics.
Browse topic-specific tabs for books in our catalog, free web resources, and other information relevant to Agricultural Emergencies.
Use this IFSI Home tab to find more information about the IFSI library and requesting materials.
This guide provides useful search tips as well as information regarding different sources. If you have questions or trouble using any of the resources listed, please contact the IFSI library at fsi-library@illinois.edu or by calling 217-333-8925. We appreciate your feedback so we can provide information that best fits the needs of our users.
Using popular subject headings is an efficient way of finding exploring IFSI resources and finding what you need. Using the library's Virtual Bookshelf, users can search Agricultural Emergency headings (below) and view related physical and digital items in our catalog.
Heading results will include an item's title and author as well as any applicable copyright and URL information. Clicking on a record title will provide more information about a particular item, including further subject description, format, and availability.
Illinois Fire Service Institute Library
http://www.fsi.illinois.edu/content/library/
Accessing IFSI Library Materials
The IFSI Library houses more than 65,000 items, including books, periodicals, manuals, codes and standards, DVDs, CDs, e-resources, audiobooks and other fire emergency resources. Users can request materials in-person, via telephone or email, or through the Online Public Access Catalog at the library website.
Searching the Library’s Collection
Browse by popular subject using the Virtual Bookshelf, which is linked from the IFSI Library’s homepage.
Search for a specific item, author, subject or format using the IFSI Library’s Online Public Access Catalog.
For Information, Assistance, or User Training Contact
Phone: 217-333-8925 or Toll Free: 800-437-5819
Fax: 217-333-8379 (Library) or 217-244-6792 (IFSI)
Email: fsi-library@illinois.edu
Library Hours
Monday – Friday:
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Head Librarian
Lian Ruan: lruan@illinois.edu
Reference & User Training Librarian
Diane Richardson: dlrichar@illinois.edu
Assistant Director for Library Operations
David Ehrenhart: ehrenha1@illinois.edu
Contact fsi-library@illinois.edu with any comments, questions, or concerns.