Northwestern University Library

Its collection of 5 million volumes and 14 terabytes of unique digital content includes a portfolio of distinguished special collections, notably the internationally recognized Africana, Music, and Transportation libraries. It connects users to hundreds of scholarly databases with the most comprehensive, specialized, and up-to-date information in their fields, and pursues an active role in educating faculty and students in how to make the best use of these resources. Increasingly, it is prioritizing the digitization of unique materials and collections in order to make them available to any user, any time.