On the first floor of the Founders Memorial Library hangs what may be the world’s largest disco ball. It also may be the most detailed representation ever of Huskie hometowns around the world. Or a high- resolution view of the surface of Mars, Jupiter or any of the other planets.
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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
Read moreThis is cool. Check out this Science on a Sphere at NIU! Associate professor with the meteorology department, @gensiniwx explains how it displays planetary data on a 6ft diameter sphere pic.twitter.com/Xc4br3DGuj — Morgan Kolkmeyer (@MorganKolkmeyer) October 12, 2022
Read moreAssociate Dean for Collections Management Gwen Gregory was recognized by the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries through its People’s Choice in Scholarly Publishing Awards for 2022. Her winning book chapter, “Retreating to advance together: communicating through internal and external retreats”, was published in 2021 and is available in
Read moreProfessor Nesor Osorio has been granted certification from the U.S. Copyright Office for two collections of visual art. This is the result of more than ten years of Nestor’s work on the creation of twenty paintings representing Cosmic and Quantum theories and phenomena. The first collection contains the following paintings:
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The Course Materials Affordability Task Force (CMAT) is pleased to announce two new programs, sponsored by NIU Libraries, to encourage academic departments and faculty to transition to low-cost (total materials cost of under $40) or zero cost materials in their courses. The ACM Awards recognize departments offering the highest percentage
Read moreProfessor Nestor Osorio, co-founder and member of the Board of Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, announces the publication of its 100th issue. ISTL, as is commonly known, is a publication of the Science and Technology Section (STS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries. It was created in
Read moreBrad Wiles, Head of the Special Collections and Archives Department, recently published an article called “User Participation in Archival Knowledge Structures: Archival Description as Domain and Testing Ground,” in Libri: International Journal of Library and Information Studies. The article presents a critical analysis of disciplinary discussions related to user-generated contributions
Read moreNora Jimenez, Special Collections and Archives Department Senior Library Specialist, recently completed an 8-week internship program at Loras College’s Center for Dubuque History in Dubuque, Iowa. The internship program was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and allowed Nora to be onsite and fully immersed in the collections.
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