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| The Library of International
Relations began as a private library founded by Chicagoan Eloise
ReQua. The LIR joined the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois
Institute of Technology in 1983. The LIR contains international reference
materials in history, economics and business as well as law. A depository
library for the United Nations, the European Union, and GATT, the Library
receives current periodicals from more than 100 countries, and its resources
provide the basis for several of IIT's international programs.
The LIR contains over 100,000 volumes of treatises, serials, periodical literature and more than 750,000 documents of international organizations and agencies. The LIR is home to an extensive database of imaged treaties, including the U.S.-Canadian Treaty Series which is available through the Internet. The LIR was the first library in the world to begin imaging its collection to provide easy access to the collection electronically throughout the building, as well as from anywhere in the world. eLOISe - the library's imaging technology - is available through the law school's network and to subscribers throughout the world. For the past 45 years, the Library of International Relations has hosted an annual gala ball to honor the Chicago Consular Corps. The 1999 Consular Ball honored the artist John David Mooney for his work in promoting international understanding by presenting him with the Eloise G. ReQua International Humanitarian Award. The Library of International Relations is open to the public - please visit us when you are in Chicago. |