Busted: The Top 5 myths about OER
Posted March 2, 2020
By Lauren McKeen, Librarian and Web Manager If you’re an educator, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve heard of OER, but you may be...Blog
The Aggregate: China Statistical Yearbook
Posted February 4, 2020
Anne Zald serves as Northwestern’s Social Science Data Librarian (and also our Government Information Librarian). She supports faculty and students in their social science...
“On the Same Terms”: Women’s Professions and the Chicago Campus
Posted January 31, 2020
When Northwestern decided to add training in the “professions” (medicine and law) to its original liberal arts curriculum, it did so by affiliating with...
A Brutal Beauty
Posted January 27, 2020
When the plans for University Library were being developed in the 1960s, one concern was how a new, modern library would relate to the...
University Library at 50: A Brutalist Icon at the Heart of the Evanston Campus
Posted January 23, 2020
University Library was introduced in the May 1970 issue of American Libraries with the wonderfully-titled article, “Northwestern’s New Library … An Easy Mark for...
From the Monster on the Knoll to the Library of the Future
Posted January 22, 2020
On January 19, 1970, a new chapter began in Northwestern’s history: the opening of the new University Library building. Today and tomorrow we look...
Apply for an Open Educational Resources Development Grant
Posted January 13, 2020
Written by Chris Diaz, Digital Publishing Librarian Updated March 9, 2020: The deadline for the grant application has been extended to March 20, 2020....
Productive and Enjoyable Harmony between Man and His Environment: 50 Years of the National Environmental Policy Act
Posted January 9, 2020
Signed into law in January 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, was a response to the growing public concern through the 1960s...
The Aggregate: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Posted January 7, 2020
Anne Zald serves as Northwestern’s Social Science Data Librarian (and also our Government Information Librarian). She supports faculty and students in their social science...