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Textile Resource Center (TRC)

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Our walk-in hours are limited and change each semester. Please contact us at textileresourcecenter@saic.edu for information about visiting the Textile Resource Center.

The Textile Resource Center, opened in 2013, is a hands-on study collection in the Fiber and Material Studies department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. This is a non-circulating collection.

Flaxman Library catalog
Find books relevant to fiber and material studies plus locate books in the TRC by keyword searching and then selecting "1003 Sharp: Textile Resource Center" under the LOCATION facet in the left column.

Further Resources Beyond SAIC

I-Share
Group of college & university libraries in Illinois; request & check out books.
Ryerson & Burnham Libraries
Research library of the Art Institute of Chicago; you cannot check out books but can make an appointment to use materials in their reading room. See this link for instructions on making an appointment.

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The SAIC community cannot request books directly from these libraries. Check for titles in I-Share, and if not found there, request a copy using our Interlibrary Loan form.

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Search the combined holdings of over 9,000 OCLC members, and over 57 million bibliographic records. Many items can be requested using Flaxman's interlibrary loan form.
Center for Research Libraries This link opens in a new window
Acquires and preserves traditional and digital resources (international newspapers, dissertations) for research and teaching and makes them available to member institutions through interlibrary loan. Please use Flaxman's interlibrary loan form to request items.

Chicago Public Library
8th floor, Visual & Performing Arts, Harold Washington Library Center (Van Buren & State Streets). Get your CPL library card -- it's not part of I-Share
University of Chicago
May visit but but cannot check out books. Read UofC's rules here before you go.
Northwestern University
Can visit but not check out materials; public access hours: Monday-Saturday: open - 6pm
Newberry Library
Has a large rare-book collection, some cataloged in I-Share; open to all once a reader's card is obtained

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Textile Resource Center (TRC)

Further Resources Beyond SAIC

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