Since its soft opening in January, the BookLab has been filled with exciting learning moments. In the latest edition of BookLab Diaries, graduate teaching assistant Juliet Tawiah reflects on her experience assembling her very first wooden book press. From unboxing the pieces to tightening the final bolts, this hands-on adventure
Read more Have you ever wondered what it would be like to write the way medieval scribes did—using a quill and ink? In this edition of BookLab Diaries, Juliet Tawiah, one of NIU BookLab’s graduate teaching assistants, takes us on a fun and messy journey back in time as she experiments with
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Northern Illinois University’s Library is proud to introduce the Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) who are playing a pivotal role in the BookLab, an innovative new space dedicated to exploring the history of writing, printing, and book-making traditions. Today, we shine the spotlight on Bosompemaa Apea Dankwa (left), Juliet Tawiah (center),
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Dr. Muzakki Bashori, a faculty member at Semarang State University (Universitas Negeri Semarang) in Indonesia, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Pick/Laudati Southeast Asia Fellowship. He will be in residence at the library and on campus from January 25 through February 8, 2025. Dr. Bashori holds a doctoral
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“The Indissoluble Bands of Love and Devotion”: Creation, Collection, and Adulation February 6, 2025 @ Noon-1:30pm Rare Books and Special Collections Reading Room Founders Memorial Library, Room 403 Brown Bag Lunch Welcome
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Last December, graduate students from ENGL 693: Native American Literature had the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the mobile BookLab, diving into the innovative world of bookmaking while exploring traditional printing techniques. The activity of printing on birch paper accompanied the students’ study of nineteenth-century Potawatomi author Simon Pokagon. Students’
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Check out the Fall 2024 issue of Founder’s Type, the University Libraries newsletter. Our newsletter is available for download.
Read moreGraduate students’ identities and personal lives are heavily tied to their experiences of research, and many struggle to find, understand, and use information for research purposes. Alissa Droog, Assistant Professor, Education & Social Sciences Librarian, co-authored a study on graduate student experiences of research: Along for the Journey: Graduate Student
Read moreAnastasia, a senior majoring in English and minoring in Japanese, has claimed victory in this year’s Week of Welcome Learning Commons Scavenger Hunt. As a dedicated student who plans to graduate in August 2025, Anastasia shared their excitement about the experience. The scavenger hunt, designed to introduce students to key
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