This spring, NIU’s Course Materials Affordability Task Force (CMAT) presented the fourth annual Affordable Course Materials (ACM) Department Awards. These awards are 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 low-cost materials in
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This spring, NIU’s Course Materials Affordability Task Force (CMAT) presented the third annual Affordable Course Materials (ACM) Department Awards. These awards are 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 low-cost materials in courses. Starting in 2022, affordable
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A new study about selecting the best databases for research in education just came out and was co-authored by NIU Libraries faculty member, Alissa Droog along with co-authors Sarah Fitzgerald (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) and Kari D. Weaver (University of Waterloo, Canada). The article, Selecting a specialized education database for
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Check out the Fall 2024 issue of Founder’s Type, the University Libraries newsletter. Our newsletter is available for download.
Read moreGraduate students’ identities and personal lives are heavily tied to their experiences of research, and many struggle to find, understand, and use information for research purposes. Alissa Droog, Assistant Professor, Education & Social Sciences Librarian, co-authored a study on graduate student experiences of research: Along for the Journey: Graduate Student
Read moreAnastasia, a senior majoring in English and minoring in Japanese, has claimed victory in this year’s Week of Welcome Learning Commons Scavenger Hunt. As a dedicated student who plans to graduate in August 2025, Anastasia shared their excitement about the experience. The scavenger hunt, designed to introduce students to key
Read moreThe Secretary of State/Illinois State Library has awarded NIU Libraries an open education resources (OER) grant of $149,925 for HuskiesUnbound: Developing OER for Undergraduate Success in High-Impact Courses. The project will develop OER and/or open ancillary materials for 11 high-impact undergraduate courses from five of the university’s six undergraduate colleges
Read moreThe high cost of course materials is not just a student problem—it has far-reaching consequences for all stakeholders of colleges and universities, and for society more broadly. Barbara J. Wilson, former Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois System, remarked that “Changing the
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Associate Dean for Collections Management Gwen Gregory has been elected as the academic library representative to the board of directors of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS). The system serves libraries of all types in northern and western Illinois, providing vital functions like delivery of I-Share materials. She will
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