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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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Conservation Adaption of the Sewn Board Binding Structure

By Karissa Muratore As the new Conservation Resident at Northwestern University Libraries, and after having spent the previous six or so months in quarantine...
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Late 19th – Early 20th Century Bicycle and Bicycle Parts Catalogs

The safety bicycle was introduced in the 1880s, an alternative to the high-wheeler, or “ordinary” bicycles that had previously dominated the market. Improvements in...
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Parneshia Jones’ recommended reading for the summer

This July, Vanity Fair included Northwestern University Press book Under the Spell by Benjamin Hedin as a July reading recommendation. Not one, not two...
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Dolphin swims ashore: 50 years (and a little bit more) of student musicals

By Kevin Leonard, University Archivist Northwestern’s Dolphin Show is celebrated as the largest student-produced musical in the United States. It has entertained the University...
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Student-developed app expedites time-consuming research task

A new application developed by two School of Communication students has joined a set of tools at Northwestern Libraries to help researchers shave hours...
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Latest OER Grant projects to save 2,300 undergrads $176K per year

By Lauren McKeen McDonald, Open Education Librarian  Nine applicants of the 2021 Open Educational Resource grant will receive at least $5,000 to develop free teaching...
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Spreading “the living word of poetry” with poet laureate Angela Jackson

Illinois poet laureate Angela Jackson has a post-pandemic mission of bringing the ephemeral beauty of poetry into the physical world. Whether it’s in schools,...
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