Three research fellowships are now available for scholars to use materials at the NIU Libraries. The Horatio Alger Research Fellowship for the Study of American Popular Culture, the Pick/Laudati Rare Books and Special Collections Fellowship, and the Pick/Laudati Southeast Asia Collection Fellowship applications are due March 31, 2023. For more
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Professor Hao Phan presents his poetry at Grinnell College
Southeast Asia Curator and associate professor Hao Phan will present a reading of his poetry and a round table event at Grinnell College (Iowa) on March 1, 2023. He is the author of five collections of poetry. For more information, see https://www.grinnell.edu/news/writersgrinnell-welcomes-hao-phan-wednesday-march-1-2023-8-pm-rosenfield-center-room-101
Read moreWomen in STEM Film Screening: Picture a Scientist
Documentary 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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Dime Novels Featured in “Cowboys and Indians”
NIU Libraries dime novel digitization project is featured in an article in Cowboys and Indians: The Premier Magazine of the West. Head of Digital Collections Matthew Short is interviewed, describing the project and the collection, which featured characters like Deadwood Dick and Calamity Jane. The project has been funded in
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NIU Libraries featured in podcast episode
The NIU Libraries Regional History Center and its collaboration with the Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois (CHNI) is featured in the December 2022 episode of the Under Rocks podcast. Head of Special Collections and Archives Brad Wiles, who arranged an event with CHNI, discusses the collection of community cookbooks donated
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NIU Libraries 2023 calendar now available
NIU Libraries are happy to announce that the 2023 “Wildlife from the NIU Campus and Along the Prairie Path” calendar is now available for purchase. A collaboration between NIU Libraries and local wildlife photographer/English Professor Emeritus Michael Day now in its second year, the calendar features a “hyperlocal” selection of
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New exhibit: Traditional dance in Southeast Asia
A new exhibit in the Southeast Asia Collection, fourth floor Founders Memorial Library, features an overview of traditional dances from several Southeast Asian countries. Traditional dance is an expression of cultural identity for the people of Southeast Asia. The dances are used to tell stories and perform the rituals of
Read moreLibrary faculty member awarded by Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T)
This week at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology in Pittsburgh, PA, professor Nestor Osorio received the Distinguished Member Award. The Distinguished Member Award is a competitive peer award based on excellent performance according to the following three criteria: Service and Leadership in ASIS&T,
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NIU library workers present workshop on library policy evaluation through a DEI lens at a state conference
On October 20, 2022, Kimberly Shotick, Michele Hunt, Sata Prescott, Alissa Droog, and Sarah McHone-Chase presented a workshop: Policy Evaluation Workshop: Reviewing Library Policies through a DEI Lens at the Illinois Library Association Conference in Rosemont, Illinois. Libraries are situated in structures underpinned by white supremacy. We must actively engage
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