Contact the subject specialist librarian, Larissa Garcia at larissagarcia@niu.edu for personalized help.
NOTE: In order to access many of the Libraries' resources, you need to be authenticated as an NIU student, faculty or staff member with your Z-ID or A-ID and password. For more information about authenticating and off-campus access, visit https://library.niu.edu/university-libraries/help/authentication.shtml.
HuskieSearch provides simple, one-stop searching for books and e-books, videos, articles, digital media, and more.
HuskieSearch also helps you manage your research. Sign-in to:
For more information about using HuskieSearch, check out the HuskieSearch User Guide.
Faculty may request individual films for required classroom usage. Faculty requests are premised on creating a one-time faculty profile. To create a faculty profile, please go to the vendor's site and click on "Login":
On the next page, click on "Create Instructor Account" and submit the completed form:
Please allow a forty-eight hour window for approval and activation of individual requests.
NIU Libraries provides to more than 200 databases, both general and specialized. Explore them alphabetically or by subject below.