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 August 19, 2021
By Karissa Muratore As the new Conservation Resident at Northwestern University Libraries, and after having spent the previous six or so months in quarantine...
Posted July 23, 2021
The safety bicycle was introduced in the 1880s, an alternative to the high-wheeler, or “ordinary” bicycles that had previously dominated the market. Improvements in...
Posted July 22, 2021
This July, Vanity Fair included Northwestern University Press book Under the Spell by Benjamin Hedin as a July reading recommendation. Not one, not two...
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 May 3, 2021
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...
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,...