June 8, 2021

June Update

News

New Dean Announced: On behalf of the office of the Provost, we are happy to announce that Simon Neame (currently the dean of Libraries at the University of Massachusetts Amherst) has been appointed the new dean of University Libraries. The appointment, pending approval by the UW Board of Regents, is set to begin Sept. 1. Read the official press release.  UW Libraries’ Lauren Pressley and Denise Pan have been named co-interim deans until September 1.

UW Libraries Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Update (5/27/21): One Year Later: George Floyd, Black Lives Matter and Systemic Change

Services Update

Across the UW Libraries, we look forward to continuing to support remote learning in summer quarter through robust online services AND we are excited to welcome our UW community back to campus for in-person learning in the fall! Our re-opening plans are updated on the Libraries COVID-19 update page, including these key dates and news:

• What to Know Before You Go – Access, Returns, and more: A guide for all graduating and returning students!
• Health Sciences Library will open Monday, September 13.
• Odegaard Undergraduate Library plans to reopen on Monday, September 20.
• Requests for physical items via Summit and ILL Service are scheduled to return on June 21.
• Individual Study Space @ Research Commons (with new space for audio-interactive sessions) will continue 5 days-a-week during summer quarter and will close Friday, August 20 to prepare for fall opening (i.e. reconfiguring space for more collaboration, new guidelines, etc.) Reopening date TBD.
• Libraries Faculty guide for 2021 is current.
• The Libraries will provide a number of student and parent orientation sessions during Dawg Daze – stay tuned for more information.

Featured Digital Collections/Exhibits

Welcome to Beyond Scope and Content: Hidden Stories from the Archive.   This new podcast series from the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections, funded by the Friends of the Library, will take you on a journey into the hidden stories of women filmmakers in the Film Archive. Get the inside perspective from curator Hannah Palin. 

Celebrating Pride Month

• Film Canon: An exploration of QTPOC representation in American cinema; a spotlight on high-quality, unique and exceptional films that illuminate experiences that have been rendered invisible or marginalized in American mass media.
• UW Tacoma Libraries has created an excellent list of community resources and collections including a recently revamped Gender and Sexuality subject guide.
• The University of Washington Libraries’ Special Collections is home to oral histories from the Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Project-check it out!
  • • • Learn more about the The Precious, Precarious Work of Queer Archiving in the Pacific Northwest in this in-depth profile from Atlas Obscura.

 

Stories

• Preparing for Finals Week: UW Libraries Top 10 Tips for Success
• Beyond the Pilot: Digital Scholarship Open Hosting Platforms Are Here to Stay
• By the numbers: UW Libraries During the Pandemic
• Libraries Accessibility Update 2020-2021

Featured Resource: Digital Theater Plus

Dive deep into the world of performance: From Shakespeare to Miller, Digital Theatre Plus gives you streaming access to hundreds of full-length performances and educational resources for the performing arts. Brought to you by the UW Libraries, find plays, musical theater, criticism, theory, and study guides to help you dive deeper into the world of performance.

Workshops and Help Hours

Pressbooks Webinars:

• • • • Getting Started with Pressbooks – Wednesday, Jun 9. Designed for users who are new to Pressbooks. Attendees will learn how to get started — from creating a new book to publishing and exporting offline versions of the text. Learn more.  
      • Advanced Pressbooks Publishing – Monday, Jun 21. Designed for users who have some familiarity with Pressbooks and are ready to engage in more complex activities, like adding interactive elements or integrating Pressbooks with supported third-party tools. Learn more.

Weekly Drop-In Help – No Appointment Necessary:

• • • • Media Arcade: Get help with audio, video, and related digital media projects. We can also assist with any technical troubleshooting and hardware issues!  See calendar
      • Foster Business Help Desk: Get help from the Foster Business librarians: All business research questions welcome! No appointment necessary, daily sessions M-F 12:30-1:30. See calendar.
      • Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours: Open to faculty and students, UW Libraries offers weekly office hours to advise on digital scholarship for research and course related projects. Examples include digital publishing, building digital exhibits, data research management, and more! Office hours are most Fridays 2:30-3:30. See calendar.

Missed it?

Q and A with Betsy Wilson, retiring Dean of UW Libraries – on retirement, career highlights, what inspires and more.