No Cookies, But Plenty of Crumbs: Photo Albums of the Girl Guides of Brittany
Posted April 6, 2021
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
Posted March 25, 2021
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
Posted February 21, 2021
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
Posted January 25, 2021
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
Posted January 15, 2021
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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Special Treatment: the care of African language books
Posted December 14, 2020
For decades, the Herskovits Library of African Studies has been collecting specific genres of books that are in African languages. Some are in widely...
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Uendelezaji wa elimu ya kimataifa kupitia kwa mikusanyiko ya kimataifa
Posted November 23, 2020
Imetafsiriwa na Florence Mugambi na Peter Mwangi Tangu 2013, Chuo Kikuu cha Northwestern kimeitambua wiki ya kuadhimisha elimu ya kimataifa kama wakati wa kuenzi...
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Supporting international education through global collections
Posted November 18, 2020
Since 2013, Northwestern University has recognized International Education Week as a time to honor the increased representation of international students on campus, as well...
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Archive of Berkeley Folk Music Festival fully available online
Posted October 8, 2020
Fifty years ago today, the famed Berkeley Folk Music Festival opened its annual concert series for the 15th and final time, presaging the sunset...
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