Feel free to get in touch with us using the web contact form for the International and Area Studies Library. Alternatively, you can also contact individuals directly using their email or phone number below.
International and Area Studies Library Hours
International and Area Studies Library is currently Closed.
International and Area Studies Library hours for this week are:
Today | 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM |
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Sunday | 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM |
Monday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
Tuesday | 09:00 AM - 07:00 PM |
Wednesday | 09:00 AM - 07:00 PM |
Thursday | 09:00 AM - 07:00 PM |
Friday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
Faculty
Steven Witt

Head of International and Area Studies Libary
Associate Professor, University Library
Area of Focus: Global Studies and Japanese Studies (Interim)
International and Area Studies Library, 311 Main Library
1408 W. Gregory Dr.
Atoma Batoma
African Studies Librarian
Associate Professor, University Library
Area of Focus: African Studies
International and Area Studies Library
323 Library
1408 W Gregory Dr
M/C 522
Paula Mae Carns

Area of Focus: European Union Studies
Literatures and Languages Library
200 South Main Library
1408 W Gregory Dr
M/C 522
Christopher Condill
Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies Librarian
Associate Professor, University Library
Area of Focus: Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
International & Area Studies Library
Room 331, Main Library
1408 W Gregory Dr
M/C 522
Robert Paul Geraci
Research Associate Professor
International and Area Studies Library
Room 313, Main Library
1408 W Gregory Dr
M/C 522
Laila Hussein Moustafa

Associate Professor, University Library, Area of Focus: Middle East and North African Studies
International and Area Studies Library
M/C 522
Joseph James Lenkart
Director, Slavic Reference Service
International Reference Librarian
International Reference @ Illinois
Associate Professor, University Library
Area of Focus: Central Asian Studies
International & Area Studies Library, Slavic Reference Service
1408 W. Gregory, Room 317, Main Library
1408 W Gregory Dr
M/C 522
Marek Sroka

Central European Studies Librarian
Associate Professor, University Library
Area of Focus: Central European studies, Polish and Polish-American studies
Literatures and Languages Library
225 Main Library
1408 W Gregory Dr
M/C 522
Antonio Sotomayor

Associate Professor & Librarian of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Affiliated Faculty Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Associate Professor Spanish and Portuguese
International and Area Studies Library
448 Main Library
1408 W Gregory Dr
M/C 522
Mara Thacker

South Asian Studies Librarian
Global Popular Culture Librarian
Associate Professor, University Library
Area of Focus: South Asian Studies
International and Area Studies Library
335 Library
1408 W Gregory Dr
M/C 522
Bing Wang
Chinese Studies Librarian
Assistant Professor
Director, Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies
IASL
Room 313
1408 W Gregory Dr
M/C 522
Emeritus Faculty
Shuyong Jiang
Laurence Miller
Lynne Rudasill
Professional Staff
Lisa Renee Kemplin
Library Operations Associate
International & Area Studies Library
Rm 311
1408 W Gregory Dr
M/C 522
217-300-5241
Olga Makarova
Visiting Research Specialist - Slavic Reference Service
1408 W Gregory Dr
317 Main Library
217-333-1349
Serenity Orengo

Senior Library Specialist - Slavic Reference Service
Slavic Languages & Literatures
3070 Foreign Languages Building
707 S Mathews
M/C 170
217-244-3573
Xiaoping Qi
Senior Library Specialist
Area of Focus: Chinese Cataloging
Library
325 Library
1408 W Gregory Dr
M/C 522
217-333-1501