Libraries

Northwestern University Libraries is the library system of Northwestern University, serving students, faculty, staff, alumni, researchers, and visitors. Its collections span books, journals, databases, course materials, government information, maps, music, art, and archival and manuscript holdings. Special and distinctive collections include the Herskovits Library of African Studies, the Transportation Library, and University Archives, alongside digital collections featuring photographs, posters, recordings, and other historical materials.

The Libraries support study, teaching, and research through borrowing, interlibrary loan, reproduction and scanning requests, research consultations, and assistance from liaison librarians and specialists. Services also include research guides, citation management, copyright guidance, open-access publishing support, research data and digital scholarship services, and workshops. Visitors can access study rooms, carrels, classrooms, event spaces, computers, printing and scanning, software, audiovisual production facilities, and maker resources such as 3D printing. The system includes locations such as University, Deering, and Mudd libraries, as well as specialized facilities across the university. Northwestern University Libraries also hosts exhibitions and events and provides resources tailored to different campus and community audiences.