General Information -
Research
Research is a primary function of the University of Idaho at both the graduate and the undergraduate levels. All professorial rank faculty are expected to conduct research as an end in itself and as a means to provide students with the most up-to-date information in their fields. 
Serving our Local, National and International Communities
The University of Idaho features a strong balance of basic and applied research. As a Carnegie Research II institution, one of fewer than 130 in the nation, the university conducts theoretical research as its contribution to the advance of knowledge. As a Morrill Act land-grant institution, the university fulfills its responsibility to the local, national, and international communities by conducting applied research to improve the way people work and live, and to improve the economic returns of research.
University Library--More than Just Books
The university library is the major depository of U.S. and Idaho documents, U.S. patents, and the Defense Mapping Agency, and is a designated Earth Science Information Center. Its collections emphasize the land-grant disciplines of agriculture, engineering, forestry, and mining, and it has strong collections in the humanities and social sciences. The library currently holds more than 2 million items, receives 12,750 serial titles, and adds over 100,000 items annually. The library is a member of regional and national consortia with computer links that allow access to the nation's library resources through the three major national library networks, and can obtain books and articles from libraries worldwide. The UI library building has recently undergone a $12.4 million addition and renovation, increasing study and research space.
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