This 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 moreGwen Gregory recognized with People’s Choice Award, to present webinar
Associate 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 moreLibrary faculty member receives certification from the U.S. Copyright Office
Professor 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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Bandas de México: A Music Geography of Mexico
Founders Memorial Library will host an exciting event celebrating the music of Mexico on Thursday, November 17 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Founders Gallery on the first floor of the library. Ethnomusicologist and Sones de Mexico Ensemble co-founder Juan Dies will give a public lecture that will describe
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Recognizing and Supporting Faculty Who Cut Course Materials Costs
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 more100th issue of ISTL published
Professor 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 Publishes Work on Archival Studies Topics and Presents at International Conference
Brad 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 Completes Archives Internship with Digital Exhibit and Successful Grant Project
Nora 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.
Read moreNIU Libraries to Participate in IMLS National Leadership Grant
Northern Illinois University (NIU) Libraries and University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Library will conduct a two-year investigation to answer questions relating to student success, academic engagement, and library use under a $250,141 grant awarded to the research team by the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ (ILMS) National Leadership Grant.
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