University Hall marks 150 years as a Northwestern icon
Posted September 6, 2019
1869 was a rather big year for Northwestern. This fall, the University is set to commemorate the 150th anniversary of one significant event...Profile Drew Scott
Remembering alumnus and D-Day paratrooper Norb Schwartz
Posted June 7, 2019
June 6, 2019, marked the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, the turning point of World War II. In honor of the day, University...
Want to help students hold down costs? Consider course reserves
Posted May 23, 2019
Many of the solutions in the campaign to lower textbook costs involve digital alternatives, but Northwestern University Libraries maintain an old practice rooted in...
New digital collection interface makes browsing archives easy
Posted May 21, 2019
A new online tool launched this month gives researchers more efficient tools to view the voluminous digital collections held at the Libraries. The new...
Love Data Week: A celebration of ambitious research
Posted March 13, 2019
In February, librarians urged students and faculty to “Show Data Some Love” during the fourth annual Love Data Week, an international effort to promote...
Handmaid’s re-telling: Library holdings explore ‘One Book’ novel
Posted March 13, 2019
A pair of classes from fall 2018 used the Libraries’ holdings to go deeper into themes of The Handmaid’s Tale, this year’s One Book...
New digital humanities tool simplifies analysis of large text blocks
Posted March 4, 2019
A new tool available through the Libraries makes it easier than ever for scholars to try their hands at digital humanities analysis. Often, large...
The legacy of Dr. King in our Distinctive Collections
Posted January 21, 2019
Every well-stocked library has a shelf—perhaps many shelves—dedicated to the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From biographies to the man’s...
Mandolins, composers, and hair, oh my! (When 9 different research topics become 1 cohesive exhibit)
Posted January 11, 2019
By Carlynne Robinson, Registrar and Collections Coordinator How do you manage an exhibition with 10 different curators? You make a lot lists, schedule a...