The Course Materials Affordability Task Force (CMAT) is pleased to announce the return of two successful programs, sponsored by NIU Libraries, encouraging academic departments and faculty to transition to low ($40 or under) or zero cost materials in their courses. For the second year, the ACM Awards will recognize departments
Read moreWhy does policy matter, and how can libraries reform their policies to create a more equitable library for library workers and library users? Kimberly Shotick, Michele Hunt, Sata Prescott, and Alissa Droog, along with former NIU librarian Sarah McHone-Chase, discuss their experience in reviewing the policies of the NIU library
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Kimberly Shotick, Student Success Librarian at Northern Illinois University, is the ACRL Member of the Week for July 10-16. To read her Member of the Week interview, including what she values most about working with college students and how she has benefited from membership in ACRL, please go to https://acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/acrl-member-of-the-week-kimberly-shotick/.
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Check out the Summer 2023 issue of Founders Type, the University Libraries newsletter. Our newsletter is available for download.
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The NIU Libraries have selected Dr. Owen Clayton as the recipient of the first Pick/Laudati Rare Books and Special Collections Fellowship. This award uses funds from the Pick/Laudati library endowment for the recipient to visit the NIU Libraries for two weeks, conducting research using our Rare Books and Special Collections.
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Dr. Kelly Ross is an Associate Professor of English at Rider University where she teaches courses in American literature, African American literature, and crime fiction and film. She is the author of Slavery, Surveillance, and Genre in Antebellum United States Literature (Oxford University Press, 2023), and her essays have appeared
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In fiscal year 2023, the NIU Libraries started special project support for equity, diversity, and inclusion in its collections. Library faculty applied for and received funding to buy materials in areas they chose to target for enhancement. Seven proposals were funded for purchase of 296 items costing a total of
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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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Check out the Spring 2023 issue of Founder’s Type, the University Libraries newsletter. Our newsletter is available for download.
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