The Booklab draws on a tradition of accomplishment in the humanities at Northern Illinois University. “Part of the story of the Booklab is a generations-old story of the collections that previous curators of the Rare Books Room and English department worked to build — and how they had already been
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In its first ten years of existence, the Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project employed approximately 50 Northern Illinois University students, many with graduate assistantships that provided tuition waivers as well as hourly wages. Project staff members also used the project to expand the boundaries of digital historical resources. These efforts
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In celebration of the Class of 1975’s Golden Anniversary and just in time for Homecoming, University Libraries is proud to announce a major milestone in the digitization of the Northern Star: the addition of nearly 3,000 newly digitized issues—totaling more than 30,000 pages—to the Digital Library. Appearing only a month
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Founded in 2005, the Southeast Asia Digital Library (SEADL) is a collaborative initiative between Northern Illinois University (NIU) Libraries and various Southeast Asia collections across the United States, members of the Committee on Research Materials on Southeast Asia (CORMOSEA) https://cormosea.wordpress.com. Between 2005 and 2009, SEADL received two major grants totaling
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The NIU Libraries is joining the Find More Illinois project as a lender. Our participation will give hundreds of public and school libraries in Illinois better access to NIU’s library collections. We are delighted to make our materials available to so many across the state. Users at those libraries will
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Although in only its first year of operation, the Booklab has already provided university students with opportunities to explore technology’s impact on culture in historical context. It also allows humanities students, in particular, to interact with existing works and create new materials of their own in new ways. NIU English
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The use of low- and no-cost course materials on college campuses is on the rise—with the adoption of open educational resources (OER)[1] growing significantly.[2] Faculty have responded to the kind of information shared in the 2023 Illinois Course materials survey: Student perspective report, which notes that “all demographics of students
Read moreNorthern Illinois University Libraries staff members have ended work on two federally funded projects in light of the White House’s sudden change in policy regarding libraries and the humanities. On March 14, 2025 the president signed an executive order dissolving the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and
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The following article was written by Assistant Professors Alissa Droog and Dee Anna Phares. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors, the University Libraries have taken an exciting step toward establishing a new Contemporary Children and Family Collection on the first floor of Founders Memorial Library. Contributions from our
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