Betsy Sterner found a way to pair her passion for information science with her dedication for instruction and education when she took the role as NIU’s new Health Sciences librarian in August. For the proud alum, who holds the rank of assistant professor, working in the Research and Instruction Department of the
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NIU Libraries Faculty and Staff to Present at ACRL
Northern Illinois University will be represented at the biennial Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) conference in Pittsburgh next week via three conference sessions. In one session, NIU Libraries’ Assistant Professor and Acquisitions Librarian Michele Hunt, Assistant Professor and Student Success Librarian Kimberly Shotick, Preservation Coordinator Sata Prescott, and
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Welcome to the Machine: A Look at Dystopian Fiction
Exhibit on display March 3 – May 5, 2023, Founders Library, fourth floor The extensive Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection in Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) allowed me to easily explore the concept of dystopia. The popular concept of dystopia is evident in important and
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Ink Real Life: Exploring Global Tattoo Culture
Exhibit on display March 3 – May 5, 2023, Founders Library, fourth floor This exhibit analyzes tattoo culture utilizing the Tattoo collection in Rare Books and Special Collections. French philosopher Michel Foucault has suggested that to exert power, the bodies of those in the lower working classes were often censored.
Read moreNews article features Willard Motley
A new article in Yahoo News features author Willard Motley, whose papers are housed at NIU Libraries. Motley was an African-American writer from Chicago, most famous for his 1947 novel Knock on Any Door. The library’s collection includes diaries, correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, photos, and clippings.
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