Remembering Don Roberts, Music Library curator
Posted April 21, 2022
When Don Roberts became the second-ever head librarian for Northwestern’s Music Library in 1969, the library had a nuts-and-bolt mission: Provide whatever scores, records, and...Blog
How to begin using OER (without making it yourself)
Posted March 9, 2022
By Lauren McKeen McDonald, Open Education Librarian If you’re an educator, you’ve probably heard of OER by now. OER stands for Open Educational Resources...
Black history exhibit built by students with library boost
Posted February 16, 2022
An extended collaboration between Northwestern faculty, students, and librarians resulted in this month’s debut of a new digital exhibit highlighting an under-researched segment of Black history...
Two upcoming grant opportunities empower creation of more open educational resources
Posted January 6, 2022
By Lauren McKeen McDonald, Open Education Librarian According to a recent survey of Northwestern students, 53 percent reported either avoiding certain courses, dropping courses,...
Digitized historic newspapers fill unique research niche
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...
Archive of Pier Larson, prominent historian of Africa, gifted to Herskovits Library
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...
Conservation Adaption of the Sewn Board Binding Structure
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...
Late 19th – Early 20th Century Bicycle and Bicycle Parts Catalogs
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...
Parneshia Jones’ recommended reading for the summer
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...