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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Posted May 24, 2021
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...
Posted May 11, 2021
A new application developed by two School of Communication students has joined a set of tools at Northwestern Libraries to help researchers shave hours...
Posted April 15, 2021
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,...
Posted February 21, 2021
By Liz Hamilton, copyright librarian Happy Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week! This international event, observed February 22-26, celebrates fair use (an exception under copyright law...