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For up-to-date information on changes to library operations and services, including interlibrary loan, course reserves, remote resources, and book pick-up and delivery, visit our Updates to Library services page.
Questions? Contact us: library@northwestern.edu.
- Read about book pickup and scanning services resuming.
- Contact your Subject Librarian for individualized assistance.
- See a list of temporarily-free publishers’ resources for textbooks, streaming video, and more.
- Visit the University's COVID-19 site for the latest University news and updates.
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Libraries plan for phased return this summer
As part of Northwestern University’s recently announced plans for a phased return to campus, Northwestern Libraries are eager to communicate the resumption of select services.
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Updates
To ensure the health and safety of our community, Northwestern continues to closely monitor the outbreak of coronavirus/COVID-19. See news and resources for our community.
Free Resources in Response to COVID-19: What Faculty Need to Know
Curious about all of these COVID-19 free e-resource offers floating around? We have answers! Visit our blog to learn what exactly faculty and instructors need to know, and how the libraries can help you navigate it all.
Northwestern Libraries acquires papers of Chicago Tribune publisher Robert R. McCormick
The trove of historic documents, which includes personal, family and Tribune business papers, was a gift of the Chicago Tribune Company, the Robert R. McCormick Foundation and Nexstar Media Group.
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