During the annual meeting of the American Printing House for the Blind in October, Molly Pasley heard something remarkable. A professor from another university told her about a partnership with the school’s library that gave students free access to many Vision Studies
Read moreIn unearthing NIU student life history, HESA students grasp current meaning
As a member and leader of Prism, Peregrin Capriglione is fully familiar with the campus organization’s work to provide educational and social activities for LGBTQ students and their allies. Now, thanks to their HESA 500: Foundations of Higher Education course, Capriglione is
Read moreHESA students scour campus archives for local histories of social movements
Yulissa Chavez and Madison Mathews were born long after the Vietnam War. But that time has come alive for them thanks to a research assignment in their HESA 500: Foundations of Higher Education course that sent them digging through the Founders Memorial
Read moreNIU librarians seek input during review of books to keep, remove from collection
NIU Libraries is evaluating its book collection for the College of Education. A strong library collection is current and meets the needs of both today’s and future generations. To do this, it’s important to continue adding new books and withdrawing less-used books
Read moreStudy encourages university librarians to rethink work with graduate students
Research is abstract. Research is an odyssey. Research is an emotional continuum. “This difference suggests that librarians who help graduate students with their research should focus less on teaching where to click in databases,” states an article slated for the November 2024
Read moreCampus teamwork yields study guides to help Huskies ace state licensure tests
Illinois Licensure Testing System (ILTS) Study Guides are now available at Founders Memorial Library. Passage of the state tests, administered by the Illinois State Board of Education, is required before newly minted graduates can begin their classroom careers. Those claiming multiple endorsements
Read moreBlackwell filling Graham storage room to improve collections management
Pieces of the Blackwell History of Education Museum’s collection always have been scattered. Graham Hall. Gabel Hall. The Milan Township District #83 One-Room Schoolhouse. Basically, says Patrick Roberts, associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations (LEPF) and faculty
Read more‘Go Beyond the Stacks’ gives the scoop on Scopus for citations, metrics, more
Scopus is a large interdisciplinary database that provides author, publication and journal metrics such as citation counts, author citation records and the Cite Score. Find highly cited literature What is it? What makes something highly cited? Technically, it’s the number of citations
Read moreGoogle that: ‘Go Beyond the Stacks’ uses Google Scholar to gain full text, citations
Did you know that you can link Google Scholar to full text of materials from Northern Illinois University Libraries? Here’s how: In Google Scholar, use the menu button on the upper left-hand corner of the screen to navigate to Settings. Click on
Read more‘Go Beyond the Stacks’ cues the video
Kanopy is a library database of streaming videos, documentaries and feature films, and it’s a great tool to add streaming media to your course! This two-minute video shows you how to find and request videos in Kanopy, check expiration dates for films
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