Libraries’ first grant for undergraduate research supports Native American studies
Posted November 15, 2022
By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano ’24 After over a year of planning, the Libraries’ debuted a research grant last summer designed to support undergraduates...
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AI search is here. Go back to typing full sentences, please.
Posted November 15, 2022
By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano ’24 Typing full questions into a search function is usually a sign that a person is out of touch,...
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Repository for large datasets fills gap in open-access services
Posted November 15, 2022
By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano ’24 Northwestern boasts over 23,000 students, almost 4,000 academic staff, and 11 schools all of which are constantly contributing...
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Past lives wander the Libraries – it’s anyone’s guess if they’re spectral
Posted October 28, 2022
By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano ’24 For an institution that’s been around since 1851, Northwestern is seemingly short on ghost stories. The groaning of...
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Libraries add unlimited file storage to popular research tool
Posted April 28, 2022
Many students and faculty rely on the digital tool Zotero to organize their research literature, especially the all-important management of bibliographic citations. Now an upgrade funded...
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Remembering Don Roberts, Music Library curator
Posted April 21, 2022
When Don Roberts became the second-ever head librarian for Northwestern’s Music Library in 1969, the library had a nuts-and-bolt mission: Provide whatever scores, records, and...
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Black history exhibit built by students with library boost
Posted February 16, 2022
An extended collaboration between Northwestern faculty, students, and librarians resulted in this month’s debut of a new digital exhibit highlighting an under-researched segment of Black history...
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Digitized historic newspapers fill unique research niche
Posted November 16, 2021
An archive of digitized print media from around the world — including major dailies, special interest newsletters, and government agency papers — is making research easier and more...
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Archive of Pier Larson, prominent historian of Africa, gifted to Herskovits Library
Posted November 1, 2021
The Northwestern Libraries are pleased to announce the receipt of the archive of historian Pier Larson (1961-2020), a renowned scholar of African history. The...
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