NIU Libraries News

A stroll around campus can offer a preview of a new exhibition to the galleries of the NIU Art Museum. The Olmec Heads Experience is a traveling exhibition of twenty-five monumental, artist-designed sculptures inspired by the colossal stone “heads” created by the Olmec civilization of Mesoamerica from 1200 BC to 400

Northern Illinois University Libraries’ Digital POWRR Project has made a professional development training video available on YouTube with Indonesian language subtitles. The video discusses how to identify and select digital materials for preservation. This fall, Digital POWRR Project staff members will add another version of the video with Thai subtitles.

The remodeled Contemporary Children’s and Family Collection space on the first floor of Founders Memorial Library has hosted several new activities over the past year. NIU Libraries faculty members Alissa Droog and Dee Anna Phares have led five instruction sessions for the College of Education in the new space. Three

In 2011, the Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries (ERIAL) project attracted national attention for its examination of how college students conduct research. The multi-institutional study revealed significant challenges students faced when navigating the research process. It also provided libraries with practical ethnographic research methods to better understand and serve

By Kimberly Shotick, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Learning Commons  The Learning Commons has expanded, allowing the Huskie Academic Success Center (HASC) to provide several additional services that support student success. One new service is HASC’s Academic Coaching program. It provides students with personalized learning strategies. These strategies focus

Pictured from left to right: Aleksandar Kosoric, Joe Thomas and Dan Hyde Northern Illinois University has named Joe Thomas, associate director for information technology at University Libraries, a co-recipient of the Advancing Creativity and Innovation Award. The award recognizes up to one staff member or team each year. Recipients demonstrate

In the mid-1990s, the emergence of the web, digitization technology and databases gave librarians, archivists, scholars and students new opportunities to share humanities materials with the public. Since then, online resources widely known as digital libraries have made collections of text, images, multimedia and interactive maps available in searchable formats.

The DeKalb County Earth Fest returned to Founders Memorial Library on Saturday, April 11, bringing more than 1,100 visitors together to learn about sustainability and environmental issues. Organized by DeCarbon DeKalb, a nonprofit that promotes sustainable living through inclusive and engaging programs, Earth Fest reflects growing community interest in environmental