We know research can be intimidating and Chat GPT seems like the answer to finding sources and writing papers. However, it is important to know that these AI text generators frequently include factual errors, misinterpretations of concepts, and fabricated citations. They should be used with caution. But the Founders Learning
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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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NIU Libraries is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a unique book display: Mystery Date with a Book. Library patrons are invited to check out a book wrapped in paper based on a one-line description. After checking a book out, patrons can unwrap the book for a reading surprise. All of the
Read moreDocumentary filmmakers Sharon Shattuck and Ian Cheney noticed that it was hard to find science documentaries that featured women and people of color, so they set out to make their own. “Picture a Scientist” examines women scientists’ experiences in their fields, including harassment, institutional discrimination, and subtler slights. NIU Libraries
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Northern Illinois University’s (NIU) Rare Books and Special Collections hosts a regular seminar, the History of the Book Seminar Series, highlighting the interdisciplinary realm of study related to the history of books, readers, and collections. Within their collections are medieval manuscript leaves that allow students to engage with medieval scribal
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NIU’s Rare Book Room’s History of the Book Seminar is a multidisciplinary colloquy in which NIU faculty and students can explore this rich and growing field together. The Seminar Series is an interdisciplinary realm of study that includes printing and publishing, materials and technologies of the book, the book trade,
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The NIU Library’s Special Collections and Archives (SCA) Department recently received a significant donation of books and manuscripts from the Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois (CHNI) related to its efforts to document the distinctive local food culture in the Northern Illinois region. To help celebrate this new partnership, NIU Libraries
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The Sones de México Ensemble will return to Northern Illinois University, this time joining Banda NIU and Mariachi NIU on stage for a concert that will feature a musical collaboration including different styles of Mexican traditional music, including regional styles of orchestral wind music. Sones de México’s first appearance at
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Founders Memorial Library will host an exciting event celebrating the music of Mexico on Thursday, November 17 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Founders Gallery on the first floor of the library. Ethnomusicologist and Sones de Mexico Ensemble co-founder Juan Dies will give a public lecture that will describe
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