Collaborating with engineering students to create an open-design conservation tool
Posted September 18, 2020
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
Posted July 14, 2020
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
Posted July 9, 2020
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
Posted May 29, 2020
“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
Posted May 22, 2020
“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
Posted May 15, 2020
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
Posted May 14, 2020
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
Posted May 13, 2020
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
Posted May 11, 2020
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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