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Libraries’ first grant for undergraduate research supports Native American studies

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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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

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

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  

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  

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 

 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 

 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

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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