2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]
University Libraries
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Mary H. Munroe, M.A., interim dean
Mary H. Munroe, M.A., associate dean
H. Stephen Wright, M.M., associate dean
T. J. Lusher, M.A., assistant dean
The Northern Illinois University Libraries system consists of Founders Memorial Library, branch libraries which include Faraday Library, the Map Library, the Music Library, NIU Hoffman Estates Library, NIU Naperville Resource Center, and NIU Rockford Library, and the Regional History Center/University Archives. The University Libraries contain over 2 million volumes as well as numerous periodicals, government publications, microforms, maps, recordings, audiovisual materials, and electronic databases.
NIU Libraries are participants in the Illinet Online (I/O) System, a network involving 65 academic institutions throughout Illinois. Using computer workstations in the libraries and the World Wide Web, users may immediately determine which libraries own desired research materials. Materials not owned by NIU can be obtained quickly from other I/O member libraries.
Founders Memorial Library, the main library, has six levels with 314,000 square feet of space and seating capacity for 1600 students. The first floor houses key library services including the circulation desk, the reference desk, services to students with disabilities, library instruction, the information desk, document delivery services, the reserves collection, periodicals collection, and the newspaper reading room. Microforms and government publications are located on the second floor; rare books and special collections and the Southeast Asia collection are on the fourth floor. The upper three floors house circulating books and nonprint materials.
Faraday Library serves faculty and students in the disciplines of chemistry and physics. Similarly, the Music Library serves the music curriculum, and the Map Library contains maps and atlases for research in geography. NIU Hoffman Estates Library, NIU Naperville Library, and NIU Rockford Library service the needs of library users at those sites. Regular, interim, and holiday hours are posted near the entrance to each library.
NIU libraries provide a variety of guides to collections and services. These materials are available at the information desk and at service sites throughout Founders Memorial Library. Instruction in the use of the library is given to classes by librarians as part of the University Libraries library instruction program. Library instruction covers both basic library orientation and, for upperlevel classes, in-depth instruction related to materials in particular subject areas.
Libraries Faculty
Byron Anderson, M.L.S. & M.A., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, professor
William Baker, M.L.S., Loughborough University, M.Phil. & Ph.D., University of London, Presidential Research Professor
Jana Brubaker, M.L.S., Indiana University, M.A., Northern Illinois University, associate professor
Michael J. Duffy IV, M.L.I.S., Dominican University, M.M., Northwestern University, assistant professor
Mary Frances Grosch, M.S.L.S. & M.B.A., University of Illinois, associate professor
Edward Grosek, M.L.S., State University of New York at Albany, M.S., College of St. Rose, associate professor
Karen Hovde, M.A., Western Washington University, M.A., Northern Illinois University, associate professor
Jitka Hurych, M.A., Northern Illinois University, M.A., Purkyne (formerly Masaryk) University, Czechoslovakia, professor
Ladislava Khailova, M.L.I.S. & Ph.D., University of South Carolina, assistant professor
Charles Larry, M.A. & M.F.A., Northern Illinois University, associate professor
Leanne Lauer, M.S.L.S., Catholic University, M.S.W., Fordham University, Tarrytown, assistant professor
David F. Lonergan, M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, associate professor
T. J. Lusher, M.L.I.S., University of Iowa, M.A., Iowa State University, associate professor
Rebecca A. Martin, M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, M.A., Kent State University, associate professor
James Millhorn, M.A.L.S., University of Iowa, M.A., University of Oklahoma, associate professor
Mary H. Munroe, M.A., University of South Carolina, M.Ln., Emory University, professor
Chalermsee Olson, M.A., University of Pittsburgh, M.A., Northern Illinois University, associate professor
Nestor L. Osorio, M.A. & M.L.S., State University of New York, Geneseo, professor
Junlin Pan, M.A.L.S. & Ph.D., University of Arizona, M.S., Southwest Missouri State University, assistant professor
Robert B. Marks Ridinger, M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh, M.A., Case Western Reserve University, professor
Earl R. Shumaker, M.S., Louisiana State University, associate professor
Vincent P. Tinerella, M.A., DePaul University, M.L.I.S., Dominican University, assistant professor
Paul Webb, M.S., University of Illinois, M.A., Southern Illinois University, assistant professor
H. Stephen Wright, M.L.S. & M.M., Indiana University, professor
Regional History Center and University Archives
Glen A. Gildemeister, M.A., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University,
director
Cindy S. Ditzler, M.A., Western Illinois University, archivist
University Press
Founded in 1965, the Northern Illinois University Press publishes scholarly work and books of general interest. Most of its books are in the humanities and social sciences, but it also publishes in the various fields of science and the arts. Regional topics are a special focus. Seeking to advance knowledge about its region, the press has published a wide range of books on the archaeology, history, literature, and culture of northern Illinois and Chicago. At present, there are about 320 titles in print.
The publication of any book through NIU Press must be approved by the University Press Board, a faculty committee made up of representatives of the colleges and chaired by the vice president for research and graduate studies. The main function of the board is to assure high standards of quality in all the publications of the university press.
One of three state-supported presses in Illinois, the NIU Press has been a member of the Association of American University Presses since 1972.
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