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Collaborating with engineering students to create an open-design conservation tool

Book conservators treat volumes that vary in size, shape, and functionality. When treating the interior of a book, the binding often needs to be...
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Course materials available through Northwestern Libraries

By Lauren McKeen, Open Education Librarian The shift to remote teaching has shone a spotlight on the importance of access to course materials and...
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Faces in history: Treating caricatures of the Siege and Commune of Paris

By Kimberly Kwan, conservation fellow Before the campus shutdown in the face of COVID-19, the Preservation department in University Library was nearing the end...
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On the Same Terms: Documenting the Lives of Northwestern Women

“On the Same Terms” is an exhibition and blog series dedicated to this academic year’s commemoration of the 150-year anniversary of the admission of women to...
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On the Same Terms: Housing Northwestern’s Women, 1872-1993

“On the Same Terms” is an exhibition and blog series dedicated to this academic year’s commemoration of the 150-year anniversary of the admission of women to...
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In demand more than ever, librarians working diligently to serve campus

By Sarah M. Pritchard, Dean of Libraries and Charles Deering McCormick University Librarian Libraries are essential services to a campus in the best of...
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Copyright during COVID-19: A Q&A with copyright librarian Liz Hamilton

Liz Hamilton is the copyright librarian for Northwestern Libraries and University Press. She responds to all kinds of copyright questions, from information on copyright law...
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Teaching with primary sources during a pandemic: A digital cabinet of curiosities

By Jason Nargis, Special Collections Librarian for Instruction & Curriculum One of my favorite times of the academic year is toward the end of...
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Latest OER grant projects expected to save 1,300 students $247,000

By Lauren McKeen, Open Education Librarian Four recipients of a 2020-21 Open Educational Resource grant will receive at least $5,000 to develop free teaching...
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