NEIU and the NEIU Libraries will be closed from Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024 through Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.

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  • Once items are available for pickup, an email will be sent to your @neiu.edu email address.
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Steven Harris
Steven
R.
Harris
Dean of Libraries, Associate Professor
Ronald Williams Library
Other Academic Areas
(773) 442-4450
s-harris9@neiu.edu
Courses Taught
Library Instruction
Research Interests
History of libraries, libraries and the Civil Rights Movement, history of digital media
Education

University of Arizona
Library Science, M.L.S.

University of Utah
English, M.A.

Weber State College
English, German Minor, B.A.

s-harris9@neiu.edu
(773) 442-4450
Office Hours
By appointment
Main Campus
Chris Straughn
Christopher
Straughn
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; Continuing Resources and Metadata Librarian
Ronald Williams Library
Other Academic Areas
(773) 442-4477
c-straughn@neiu.edu
Courses Taught
Library Instruction
Research Interests
Metadata, serials, government information, linguistics
Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Library and Information Science, M.S.

University of Chicago
Linguistics, Ph.D.

Aurora University
English, B.A.

c-straughn@neiu.edu

91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4477
Office Hours
By appointment
Main Campus
Photo of Chrissy Cogswell
Chrissy
Cogswell
El Centro Library and Learning Resource Center Coordinator/Information Services Librarian
Ronald Williams Library
Other Academic Areas
(773) 442-4499
c-cogswell@neiu.edu
Courses Taught
Library Instruction
Research Interests
Information literacy, digital archives, reference services, U.S. history
Education

91Porn
History, M.A.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Library and Information Science, M.S.

91Porn
History, B.A.

c-cogswell@neiu.edu

El Centro
3390 North Avondale Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618
United States

(773) 442-4499
Office Hours
By appointment
El Centro
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