Full-Text through NUcat: The Historical Perspective

Until about 200 years ago, it was by no means certain that any given library a student or scholar might consult would have a library catalog. Much like the Linnean classification of plant and animal species, books were arranged taxonomically (by subject) on library shelves and it was presumed that there was a natural place for each book that an expert would know. Scholars entering a library expected to go straight to where a book should be and find it. If it wasn't at the predicted location on the shelf, then tapping into the memoria localis of the librarian would almost inevitably suffice to retrieve it. Long debates might then ensue as to where the book truly belonged. Did that book on dueling truly belong with the corpus juris, or was it really about customs and mores?

Making Your Media Work for You

Do you repurpose? - or in plain English - Do you use existing materials for other purposes? This is an important concept when working with digital media. If you enter the design process with this concept in mind you'll find that your media can work for you in many different ways.

Digital Video Solutions at Northwestern

Modern digital video technologies support many useful communications services between classrooms on university campuses, among researchers at sites around the world, and with corporations and agencies far beyond Chicago. Best of all, the latest digital video technologies are available for the Northwestern community and usually operate for free over advanced networks.

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