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Library Study Rooms

The newly renovated Harden Hall offers students reservable study rooms to support their academic needs. These study rooms, located on the second, third, and fourth floors of Harden Hall are designed for both individual quiet study and group work. The library encourages students to take full advantage of these spaces, which can be easily reserved online through the NMU Library’s Spaces Reservation System.

Most high-use materials are available to browse and borrow directly from the stacks in Harden Hall. These items are shelved by call number and can be checked out immediately during library hours. To support space constraints and long-term preservation, some lower-use or specialized physical materials are stored off-site. These items remain fully accessible to patrons but must be requested in advance.

Northern Michigan University’s Olson Library is excited to announce that it will reopen to the public in its newly renovated space in Harden Hall on Monday, January 12. The reopening follows a two year renovation. The renovation aims to provide an upgraded and modernized library space for students, faculty, staff, and the community.

Please note the following dates and information as the Library staff begins moving back into Harden.

We have two systems to get materials for you from other libraries: MeLCat and Interlibrary Loan (ILL). MeLCat is a Michigan- based Interlibrary loan system with an estimated delivery of 7-14 days, this is only for physical loan requests. ILL is a worldwide Interlibrary loan system with an estimated delivery for physical materials of 14-21 days and article scans of 1-3 days. Both systems can request physical materials, but we recommend checking MeLCat first. It is also important to note that MeLCat cannot be used to request scans of journal articles and book chapters.   

LibGuides will serve as the new platform for hosting our librarian-curated research guides and a comprehensive A-Z list of databases, providing students, faculty, and staff with access to valuable resources.

The Faculty Learning Community represents a broad range of academic departments as part of a two-year pilot program to increase OER use across Northern’s campus and provide related professional development opportunities.

The 12 selected faculty members will be guided in adopting, adapting, and/or creating OER materials for their courses. This pilot program is funded through a SISU Innovation Funding grant.

This event recognizes the importance of OER in making higher education more affordable and equitable and acknowledges the work of our OER Faculty Learning Community.  NMU President, Dr. Brock Tessman, will give opening remarks, and the OER FLC members will discuss their projects. A reception will follow.

The Library has negotiated its first Transformative Agreement with Cambridge University Press. This agreement will not only give faculty and students access to Cambridge journals, but it allows NMU faculty and graduate students to publish in Cambridge University Press' Open Access Journals without author processing charges (APC).  Our second Transformative Agreement with the American Chemical Society will begin in Summer 2024.

The Library now has a subscription which provides unlimited access to WSJ.com on desktop, tablet and mobile devices, including the WSJ mobile app. This is a great addition to the Library's resources, and will support teaching, learning, and research.

Emera Bridger Wilson, a librarian at Northern Michigan University's Lydia Olson Library, earned a spot in the esteemed American Library Association's (ALA) Emerging Leaders Program for 2024, an honor bestowed upon only 50 early-career librarians annually. Her acceptance reflects her dedication to enhancing library services and fostering diversity within the profession.