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University Library
Monday-Friday: 8am - 6pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: Closed
Public access hours:
Monday-Saturday: open - 6pm
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. University Library includes the Herskovits and Transportation Libraries, as well as the Music Collection.
To see campus COVID-19 safety policies, visit the Northwestern COVID-19 and Campus Updates page.
- 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
- 847-491-7658
- library@northwestern.edu
Deering Library
Monday-Friday: 8am - 6pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: Closed
Public access hours:
Monday-Saturday: open - 6pm
A campus architectural landmark, Deering Library served as the library's main library until 1970 and now houses the McCormick Library of Special Collections and University Archives and the Art Library.
- 1937 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
Math Library
Monday-Friday: 10am - 5pm*
*The Math Library is only accessible to Northwestern community members with an active Wildcard, with no staff assistance. The building is open for 24 hours with keycard access for Northwestern Mathematics and Statistics graduate students and faculty.
Circulating materials are available for pickup at the Main Library through NUsearch.
- Lunt Hall, 1st Floor, 2033 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
- 847-491-7627
- mathlib@northwestern.edu
Mudd Library
Monday-Friday: 8am - 6pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: Closed
The North Study Lounge is available with Wildcard access at all hours, 24/7.
Seeley G. Mudd Library is located on North Campus and was designed with collaboration and technology in mind.
- 2233 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
- 847-491-3361
- mudd@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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Agreement with Wiley expands open access options
With this agreement, corresponding authors from Northwestern and other BTAA campuses will be able to publish their articles as open access in any journal under the Wiley umbrella at no charge, which includes Wiley hybrid and gold journals.
Libraries research grants - applications open now!
The Libraries offers grants for faculty developing OER, for visiting researchers to unique collections, and for undergraduates in the field of study of Native American and Indigenous research. Applications are currently open.
Xuemao Wang named Charles Deering McCormick University Librarian and Dean of Libraries
Xuemao Wang, University of Cincinnati dean of libraries, university librarian and vice provost of digital scholarship, has been appointed Northwestern University’sCharles Deering McCormick University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, effective Sept. 1.
Photography exhibit in the library showcases student art
A new partnership between the Art Library and the department of Art Theory & Practice has created a space for showcasing student photography on the third floor of University and Deering Library.
Events
Your Dissertation and Copyright: What You Need to Know (Online)
March 30
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Can I Use This? Copyright and Fair Use in Practice (Online)
April 4
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Keeping Current with Scholarly Literature (Online)
April 4
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM