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Dolphin swims ashore: 50 years (and a little bit more) of student musicals

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...
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Student-developed app expedites time-consuming research task

A new application developed by two School of Communication students has joined a set of tools at Northwestern Libraries to help researchers shave hours...
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Latest OER Grant projects to save 2,300 undergrads $176K per year

By Lauren McKeen McDonald, Open Education Librarian  Nine applicants of the 2021 Open Educational Resource grant will receive at least $5,000 to develop free teaching...
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Spreading “the living word of poetry” with poet laureate Angela Jackson

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,...
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No Cookies, But Plenty of Crumbs: Photo Albums of the Girl Guides of Brittany

By Nicole Dobrowolski, conservation technician American Girl Scouts are mostly known for the cookies they sell, but their fellow scouting groups do not necessarily...
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Introducing the Sullivan Collection: Chicago Transit History Through the Lens of a Railfan

Trainspotting—that passionate hobby of sighting specific trains on their routes—is one of the best-known examples of an “anorak subject.” Only truly dedicated railfans have...
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Fair Use Week celebrates copyright flexibility for all

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...
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Create Free, Digital, and Adaptable Course Materials with OER Grant

By Lauren McKeen McDonald, Open Education Librarian The Affordable Instructional Resources (AIR) initiative invites Northwestern faculty to apply for $5,000 grants to develop Open Educational Resources...
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Early Automobile Companies Ephemera Collection, 1910-1932

Dating from 1910 to 1932, the advertising materials and travel ephemera in the Early Automobile Companies Ephemera Collection, held in the collections of the...
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