Librarians and faculty partner on digital scholarship
Posted February 20, 2024
As Northwestern’s data analysis librarian, Sarah Thorngate knows that her title may not generate an instant understanding of what she does. “Data analysis, that’s...Category: Faculty News
Librarians as educators: Developing the annual faculty practicum
Posted May 11, 2023
In spring 2020, as the debate about delivering college courses got Zoomed into the national consciousness, a cross-campus partnership of Northwestern entities, including the...
Apply for an Open Educational Resources Development Grant
Posted January 13, 2020
Written by Chris Diaz, Digital Publishing Librarian Updated March 9, 2020: The deadline for the grant application has been extended to March 20, 2020....
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...
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...
Designing support for engineering DTC students
Posted November 19, 2018
By Becca Greenstein, STEM librarian Northwestern engineering students are solving real-world problems through ingenuity, imagination, and iteration— and now we are stepping up the...
Get the news!
Posted May 25, 2018
In addition to scholarly journals, textbooks, and databases the University Libraries provide another easy-to-overlook resource useful to faculty and students alike: digital news and...
Books are due, time to renew!
Posted May 22, 2018
Spring quarter is coming to a close, and for many of us, that means saying a bittersweet goodbye to books that have carried us...
Government collection consolidated in new space
Posted January 26, 2018
In February, the Government and Geographic Information Collection will move from Deering Library to a new home in University Library. The move marks a...