Libraries - Northwestern University

University Libraries

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University (Main) Library

University Library is the main library on our Evanston campus. It contains the bulk of the library holdings and houses several notable departments and collections.

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1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
847-491-7658
library@northwestern.edu

Deering Library

A campus architectural landmark, Deering Library served as the library's main library until 1970 and now houses several distinctive collections.

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1937 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Math Library

The Math Library covers the entire field of pure mathematics and statistics and provides some coverage of applied mathematics.

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Lunt Hall, 1st Floor, 2033 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
847-491-7627
mathlib@northwestern.edu

Mudd Library

Seeley G. Mudd Library includes volumes on the physical sciences, life sciences, engineering, nanotechnology, computer science and applied mathematics.

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2233 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
847-491-3361
mudd@northwestern.edu

Schaffner Library

Schaffner Library serves as the general subject library on the Chicago campus, and it supports the Northwestern programs based there.

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Wieboldt Hall, 2nd Floor, 339 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
312-503-8422
schaffner-circulation@northwestern.edu

Professional Libraries

Galter Health Sciences Library serves Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine and McGaw Medical Center.

Pritzker Legal Research Center serves the Northwestern University School of Law.

The Styberg Library is the academic library of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Bexley Seminary.

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News & Announcements

Collection highlight: bicycle catalogs of the 1890s

Catalogs from bicycle manufacturers dating from the 1890s, particularly Chicago manufacturers, are a growing collection at Northwestern University’s Transportation Library.

Footnotes Spring issue now available

In this issue we look at the poetic and scholarly mission of the NU Press, the 1968 Bursar's Takeover exhibits at the Libraries, and LibGuides.

Library publishes student, faculty work from Computational Research Day

Posters and visualizations from the one-day symposium have been made available online.

Together again (and all in one place!): Government & Geographic Information Collection

After two years of planning, the collection is now open to researchers in University Library, B190 Lower Level.

They Demanded Courageously: The 1968 Bursar's Office Takeover. On May 3, 1968, approximately 120 African American students occupied the Bursar’s Office in response to discriminatory campus policies. This online exhibit tells the story of this transformative moment in Northwestern University history.