Resources

Educational Career Services Office

505 E. Green Street, Suite 202, 217-333-0740

Since 1896 the University of Illinois has maintained an office to assist students and alumni in seeking education-related employment. The Educational Career Services Office (ECSO) assists students and alumni in career planning and placement by providing three main services to clients.

The ECSO provides career guidance and information about education-related employment, as well as career alternatives for educators, through its staff of placement counselors, an electronic on-line Job Vacancy Bulletin, a career information center, and a series of placement seminars.

The ECSO also maintains placement files for students and alumni who have completed at least one course in any department or college at Illinois. The placement file contains permanent information about career objectives, academic preparation, earned degrees, professional work experience, and other related information of interest to prospective employers. Students generally establish their files about eight months prior to graduation for use in their job search.

The ECSO arranges for recruiters from public and private schools in Illinois and other states to conduct on-campus interviews with Illinois students and alumni during the fall and spring semesters. Each Spring the ECSO hosts a teacher education placement caravan in which recruiters from across the country meet with potential graduates to discuss education employment in their districts.
The Educational Career Services Office has numerous pamphlets, books, reports, reference materials, journals, and handouts to assist students in their job search. Anyone seeking education-related employment information is invited to visit the ECSO for assistance.

Education and Social Science Library

100 Library; 217-333-2305

Housing over 11 million items in its collection, the University of Illinois Library is the third largest academic library in the country. The Education and Social Science Library is one of 45 departmental libraries containing over 131,000 volumes, 1,800 serials, and 498,000 microforms in the areas of anthropology, education, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and speech communication. The Education and Social Science Library houses several special collections associated with education and the various social science disciplines. The Curriculum Collection contains over 58,000 volumes specifically related to teacher education. Located in Room 104, the Curriculum Collection includes textbooks, teacher's manuals, curriculum guides, audio-visual materials computer software and a collection of catalogs from textbook publishers. Also, located in Room 106, the School Collection contains approximately 133,000 volumes of literature and nonfiction written for children and adolescents. Materials which date from the 1800's to the present are included, with some of the rarer items published prior to 1920 housed in the Rare Book Room (346 Library). The Education and Social Science Library also includes a test collection of over 8,000 educational and psychological instruments that measure achievement, intelligence, character and personality, vocational aptitude and many other subjects. In addition, the library contains numerous reference materials relating to tests and measurements.

Self Help Information Center (SHIC)

Undergraduate Library, First Floor; 217-244-7765

Located on the north side of the upper level, the Self Help Information Center is a resource area in the Undergraduate Library which provides students with easily accessible materials on a variety of personal, social, career and health topics. Students may obtain information from the SHIC during regular library hours.

University of Illinois Writer's Workshop

251 Undergraduate Library; 217-333-8796

The Writer's Workshop provides one-on-one, free tutoring to students who need assistance with virtually any writing project. The Writer's Workshop staff consists of graduate students from several disciplines including English, English as an International Language, Speech Communication and Education. Students are encouraged to consult the Writer's Workshop staff for assistance in any stage of the writing process, from overcoming writing blocks to editing a final draft. Information about hours of operation, how to schedule an appointment, and writing resources is available online.