Thursday, September 11

Description: This session will provide a broad overview of key resources and services needed to discover, request, and acquire articles, books, and other resources you will need during your first quarter of graduate studies.  

Description: Hear stories about how graduate students have worked with librarians at all stages of their research projects. Whatever your field of study, the library can help you with training and technical solutions for conducting and disseminating your research. You will learn about some of the services available, including research consultations, GIS, Evidence Synthesis, and Digital Humanities support. 

Description: This is a chance for you to take a break and meet the library staff. Presenters and subject librarians will be available to introduce themselves and answer questions. 

Description: Take a hands-on approach to getting your research lifecycle set up and ready to go. We will offer demonstrations of how to navigate the library website, set up your interlibrary loan account, make appointments with Special Collections and Archives, register your ORCID ID, and set up a citation manager. 

This location earned its nickname because it houses a “Core Library,” chosen by faculty and librarians, representing “the distillation of the best of human knowledge” across many disciplines. It is prized by students for its excellent views, duplex layout, large tables, and multiple study rooms that can be booked online for individual or group work.  

The McCormick Library of Special Collections and University Archives is home to many of the Libraries’ rarest materials, including manuscripts, archives, prints, artifacts, and all materials pertaining to Northwestern’s history. The McCormick Library’s holdings are non-circulating and are open to the public for research and reference. 

Containing over 500,000 items, the Transportation library’s scope encompasses all transportation modalities, including air, rail, highway, pipeline, water, urban transport and logistics. 

Established in 1954, the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University is the largest separate Africana collection in existence. Its scope is as wide as the continent of Africa itself; its subject matter ranges from art, history, literature, music, science, technology and religion to communications, engineering, management and cooking. The Africana collection is a resource for the entire university, and most of Northwestern’s disciplinary programs are reflected in the collection. In addition to serving the NU community, the Herskovits Library also serves regional, national and international scholars. 

The Government and Geographic Information Collection contains materials produced by the U.S. Federal government, the State of Illinois, the City of Chicago and several international governmental organizations, including the United Nations.

Located on North Campus, the Seeley G. Mudd Library is designed with collaboration in mind. The space provides an array of digital assets and tools that are consistent with Mudd’s tech-focused history. Private and communal areas allow for many study space options, and library experts are available to assist in a variety of fields, such as engineering, math and life, physical and computer sciences.