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.
Read moreThe NIU Libraries have selected Dr. Visisya Pinthongvijayakul as the recipient of the first Pick/Laudati Southeast Asia 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 unique Southeast Asia collections. Dr. Pinthongvijayakul is a
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Founders Memorial Library will host a Member Meetup for RAILS, the Reaching Across Illinois Library System. RAILS serves all libraries in northern and west-central Illinois, providing delivery service, professional development, and much more. The event will take place on Thursday, May 11 from 10 am until noon. The library will
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We know research can be intimidating and Chat GPT seems like the answer to finding sources and writing papers. However, it is important to know that these AI text generators frequently include factual errors, misinterpretations of concepts, and fabricated citations. They should be used with caution. But the Founders Learning
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This spring, NIU’s Course Materials Affordability Taskforce (CMAT) presented the inaugural Affordable Course Materials (ACM) Department Awards. These awards are part of the taskforce’s Leading Impact Program, which supports and recognizes academic departments and individual faculty for their adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) and low-cost materials in courses. In
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The conference theme is “At the Crossroads of the Urban-Rural Divide” and the program will feature panel sessions with presentations on a variety of topics and projects related to Northern Illinois’ changing communities, evolving land-use, and how history influences regional identity. The purpose of the conference is to engage a
Read moreBetsy Sterner found a way to pair her passion for information science with her dedication for instruction and education when she took the role as NIU’s new Health Sciences librarian in August. For the proud alum, who holds the rank of assistant professor, working in the Research and Instruction Department of the
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Northern Illinois University will be represented at the biennial Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) conference in Pittsburgh next week via three conference sessions. In one session, NIU Libraries’ Assistant Professor and Acquisitions Librarian Michele Hunt, Assistant Professor and Student Success Librarian Kimberly Shotick, Preservation Coordinator Sata Prescott, and
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