Northwestern Debate Institute students enjoy regular borrowing privileges at the Northwestern University Library. Its 2.4 million volumes include extensive holdings of books, periodicals, and government documents about the debate topic.

Northwestern pioneered the advanced computerized Library User Information Service (LUIS), which replaces the traditional card catalog and is available to Northwestern Debate Institute students. In addition, the Northwestern Library is home to a variety of computer assisted research tools, including Lexis Universe, all of which are at the disposal of Northwestern Debate Institute students. A special library, composed of hard-to-find sources on the topic, is available to Northwestern Debate Institute students.

We will compile materials from special interest groups and organizations that publish work on the topic and will supplement Northwestern's excellent public policy collections with relevant material from other outstanding American libraries. The NHSI has contracted with planetdebate.com to provide to Northwestern Debate Institute students on the one of the most comprehensive debate databases available. Students will have access to hundreds of resources on the 2010-2011 high school topic, as well as streaming video lectures from leaders in both high school and college debate. Planetdebate.com provides an opportunity for students to chat with one another and with some of the most outstanding minds in competitive debate. Check it out!!! www.planetdebate.com. Once you are at Northwestern, you will have free access to the entire database.