NIU Libraries

        For the second year, NIU’s Course Materials Affordability Task Force (CMAT) presented the Affordable Course Materials (ACM) Department Awards—part of the task force’s Leading Impact Program, which supports and recognizes academic departments and individual faculty for their adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) and other free or low-cost materials in

Chavez and Mathews were among the 36 M.S.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs students, including some enrolled in HESA 509: Campus Environments and Student Subcultures, who presented their projects Dec. 8 during the “Contemporary and Historic Social Movements at NIU” exhibit and reception held in the library. Other projects

Northern Illinois University Receives Insight Into Diversity Magazine’s 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award National Recognition of Academic Libraries That Are Making a Difference for 
All Underrepresented Groups Dekalb, IL—Northern Illinois University Libraries received the 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award from Insight Into

Associate Dean Gwen Gregory and Head of Special Collections and Archives Brad Wiles attended the Northwest Illinois Library Legislative Meetup on November 29 in Rochelle. This event was sponsored by the Illinois Library Association and focused on legislative actions that will affect libraries of all types. State and federal legislators

Illinois college students are invited to participate in a study on college course material affordability and experiences during the current term. The “Illinois Course Materials Survey: Student Perspective” provides a way to share information about the cost of your textbooks and instructional materials, the impact that textbook costs are having

NIU Libraries are happy to announce that the 2024 “Wildlife from the NIU Campus and Along the Prairie Path” calendar is now available for purchase. A collaboration between NIU Libraries and local wildlife photographer/English Professor Emeritus Michael Day, the calendar features a “hyperlocal” selection of photographs of birds, animals, and