NIU Libraries Dean Fred Barnhart, a champion of student success who played a key role in helping the university weather pandemic-related challenges, has accepted a second four-year appointment. “I’m excited to continue our work as we demonstrate that University Libraries is much more than books on the shelf or databases on a
Read moreThe National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that NIU Libraries has been awarded $348,920 under their Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program for the Tousey Project. This effort seeks to digitize and preserve the dime novels published by Frank Tousey, the most prolific publisher of the format, and is
Read moreA logistical problem for the NIU Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) turned into a valuable partnership with the University Libraries that will preserve CGS documents and make them more readily accessible to readers around the world. The NIU Libraries’ Huskie Commons – a digital repository to collect, preserve, and provide access to the scholarly and artistic
Read moreFor the past ten or more years, Michael Day, professor of English and director of the First-Year Composition Program, has had a daily ritual of walking along the Kishwaukee River through the NIU campus and Prairie Park, watching and listening, trying to capture what he sees – in light, color, and
Read moreMary Burns, Special Collections Cataloger, has been appointed to the Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA). This is the body within the American Library Association responsible for developing official ALA positions on additions to and revisions of RDA: Resource Description and Access. As such, the group has important influence
Read moreShe is the mom of two handsome and amazing grown sons, the elder, Luke, is an aspiring writer and musician; the other, Dylan is a vegan cook. Their dad, her husband, is Stan Arnold, history professor at NIU, (also quite handsome). While born and raised literally on the shores of
Read moreIn general terms, a miniature book is defined as being no larger than four inches in any dimension. In most of the United States, only books under three inches are classified as a miniature. The Library of Congress is a bit more generous and includes books up to 12 cm
Read moreHead of Special Collections and Archives Bradley Wiles is part of the 2022 cohort of the American Library Association’s Policy Corps. This program, started in 2017, aims to advocate on key policy issues on behalf of the library community. Brad will build on his doctoral research on information policy as
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At Founders Memorial Library, our goal is to share stories, make connections, and fuel a culture of understanding and innovation. We see data visualization as an essential tool in helping people engage with complex topics. What better way to understand life on our planet than to see global data on
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