This summer the library is undertaking a project that will result in the removal of some bound print periodicals – but only titles that duplicate existing online access that has been secured to continue indefinitely. The initial focus for this weeding project is print serials for which Cline Library has secured perpetual online access via JSTOR. The online JSTOR platform is well used by NAU users, who downloaded more than 130,000 articles from it in 2020. Thus, while we are…

We are thrilled to announce that Cline Library’s Special Collections and Archives has been awarded a $349,526 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the digitization of rare and unique moving images documenting the human and natural history of the Colorado Plateau. The 400 moving images in question are held by SCA and three regional cultural heritage partners: the Hopi Tribe, the Hualapai Tribe, and Diné College on the Navajo Nation. All together these moving images offer…

On February 22 poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti died at age 101. To honor his life and legacy and to celebrate what he loved most – the spoken word – the College of Arts & Letters and Cline Library have launched The Ferlinghetti Project, a public collection of community members reading from his work and the work he edited, published, and inspired. During the month of March, you’re invited to record a reading of your choice or share a reflection. You…

Help NAU Students with their Textbooks Cline Library recently launched the Textbook Affordability Challenge to help students reduce the costs associated with their textbooks. The affordability of higher education is a recognized barrier for many potential and current Lumberjack students. One component of that affordability is required course materials, and textbook prices have increased by 190% since 2006, which exceeds other educational expenses. 56% of current students are first-generation and/or Pell eligible, making support for textbook affordability even more essential.…