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The majority of the Libraries' collection can be found by searching the library catalog.
Journals
Browse the Libraries’ collection of journals, magazines, newspapers and more
Newspapers
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Databases
Browse library databases by title, subject or type
Digital collections
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Further Search Tools
- Archival and Manuscripts Collection portal searches individual collections for archival and primary source materials and facilitates requests for in-library use of rare materials
- Research Guides are lists of subject-specific sources, curated by our Subject Librarians
- Online Reference Materials links to dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference sources
- WorldCat searches collections from thousands of libraries. Items may be requested via interlibrary loan and delivered to Northwestern
Browser Extension
Libkey Nomad is a browser extension that enables one-click access to full text of articles from publisher pages, PubMed, Google, Wikipedia, and more, with no need to start at the library website.
Set your institution to Northwestern University in the extension settings.