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- Copy rights (and wrongs)
New initiatives help faculty use copyrights effectively As the proliferation of electronic publishing media makes scholarly work more accessible for research and classroom purposes, it also raises new and critical issues of author rights and the proper use of copyrighted... - The Chronicle on your desktop
Full-content Chronicle of Higher Education now available online For the first time, The Chronicle of Higher Education is now freely available online to Northwestern users through a University Library subscription. The electronic format offers you the full content of the... - Matters of style
The Chicago Manual of Style goes electronic The Chicago Manual of Style, long the Bible for writers, publishers, and editors, is now available online to the Northwestern community. Since the publication of the first edition in 1906, the Chicago Manual... - Welcomes, web pages, and workshops
How the Library can help your students find the right resources Yes, they can Google, but a new generation of students is arriving on campus lacking more sophisticated research skills. Even graduate students are sometimes unfamiliar with key reference sources... - Public privileges
Evanston residents may now borrow Northwestern books The Library now offers borrowing privileges to Evanston residents. Patrons must present a photo ID, proof of current Evanston residency (utility bill, bank statement, lease), and a valid email address to qualify, and... - Can we talk?
Fill us in on podcasting Its the new New Thing, and possibly the most convenient audio content delivery system since the invention of the radio, but as we at the Library begin to explore the potential applications of podcasting, wed... - Spring exhibits
African independence, and the Librarys Admirable Nucleus Northwestern University Librarys current exhibit, Fifty Years of African Independence (now through April 26), celebrates the remarkable half-century since 1957, when the British colony then known as the Gold Coast became Ghana, the... - Whan that Aprill
William Blakes Canterbury Pilgrims arrive in Special Collections See larger image of William Blakes Canterbury Pilgrims The McCormick Library of Special Collections is excited to announce the recent acquisition of a copy of William Blakes engraving, The Canterbury Pilgrims. This... - At the Archives
Settlement house records document social history of near northwest side Like Jane Addamss Hull House, the Northwestern University Settlement Association was founded in the late 19th century to provide social services to the largely poor and immigrant communities of Chicagoin... - Drama queens...and kings
Twentieth Century Drama features plays by modern playwrights Now available to the Northwestern community, the ProQuest database Twentieth Century Drama contains more than one thousand fully-searchable published plays from throughout the English-speaking world, covering the history of modern drama from... - Sex & Sexuality, 1640 1940
Literary, medical, and sociological perspectives Sexual habits, moral guidance, the sociology of sex, romantic friendships, lesbian relationships, the body, homosexuality, and erotica are among the many topical areas included in Sex & Sexuality, 1640 1940, a large microfilm collection... - Women Advising Women, 1631-1837
Last two sections of historical microfilm now available The set is now complete. The Library is pleased to announce the purchase of the last two sections (Parts 6 & 7) of the comprehensive microfilm set Women Advising Women: Advice Books,... - Oxford University Press journals
Online access to complete catalog Northwestern University Library has entered into an agreement with Oxford University Press to purchase online access to the entire catalog of Oxford University Press journals. One of the leading international publishers of academic and research... - Sustainable urban development
UN-HABITAT documents international activities The Library has just begun a comprehensive subscription to all United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) print and electronic titles. UN-HABITAT is the official UN agency for human settlements and contributes to the UNs overall objective... - Delinquency in Chicago neighborhoods
Data from new study now available Data from a 2000-2002 large-scale, interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development, conducted by the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN), has just been released and...
