In 2024, Northern Illinois University’s Latino and Latin American Studies Center received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to create the Midwest Latinx Oral History Digital Library. Most of the funding supported work at Northern Illinois University Libraries. In 2025, the new presidential administration withdrew this grant
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Have you ever wondered how researchers, students and lifelong learners find exactly what they need in a huge sea of information? The answer is metadata – the hidden framework that makes knowledge easy to find and use. Northern Illinois University Libraries will be welcoming a new Metadata Librarian, a role
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NIU is joining institutions around the world to celebrate Open Education Week, March 2-6, 2026, an annual event dedicated to promoting open educational resources (OER), open pedagogy, and initiatives that empower students and faculty while lowering barriers to learning. A key initiative at NIU is the implementation of ACM filters
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