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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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New library resources (and how to keep up with them)
Posted November 30, 2018
The Libraries are always acquiring new resources to further the research of students and faculty. Below we call out some of our most notable...
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Campus group takes the sting out of costly textbooks
Posted November 30, 2018
In response to the growing concern about escalating textbook costs from faculty and students, a network of faculty and staff has banded together to...
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