UW Libraries Blog

March 2, 2022

March Update

UW Libraries

Spring is right around the corner, Huskies!  As you prepare for finals, don’t forget to check out our finals week resources , learn all about Open Education Week events March 7-11, AND remember that you still have plenty of time to enter the  #IHeartUWLibraries Student Video Contest for a chance to win up to $1,500 — submissions are due March 27th! 

Operations

Group/collaboration study returns at the Research Commons in spring quarter!!

  • Hours – 
    • Odegaard Library will extend evening and weekend hours for end-of-quarter and finals week– see the schedule. 
    • Spring break AND spring quarter hours are listed on the Libraries Operations Update Page.(note: most Libraries will maintain current hours in spring quarter).
  • More group study space! Effective spring quarter, Individual Study Space at the Research Commons will be reconfigured to its pre-Covid design, with multiple seating configurations designed for group study and collaboration. 

News and Stories

book cover

This book of student-authored essays on acclaimed artist Jacob Lawrence and his years as a professor of art at UW is one example of open pedagogy projects created by UW students, supported by UW Libraries. Learn more during Open Education Week!

  • Open Education Week is March 7-11 : It’s Bigger than Free Textbooks! People often think of free textbooks when they think of open educational resources (OER), but the open education movement is so much more. UW Libraries is ready to celebrate all the ways open education promotes affordable access, equity, and the inclusion of more diverse voices in the scholarly conversation. Learn what it’s all about, and see some of the amazing UW open pedagogy projects created by students and faculty. Learn more.
  • UW Joins ACM Transformative Open Access Agreement: UW joins over a hundred other institutions participating in the Association for Computing Machinery Open Agreement. In 2020, UW ranked third in the world for institutions publishing research in ACM Digital Library publications. This agreement will allow all of those articles going forward to be made available open access supporting not just UW authors but researchers around the world.

Featured Resources, Collections

Preparing for Finals Week: UW Libraries 10 Tips for Success – make sure you know about all the resources and help available to support students during finals week, and always!

EIU Viewpoint

Dive into expert political and policy insights for more than 200 countries with EIU Viewpoint from the Economist Intelligence Unit, brought to you by UW Libraries.  Viewpoint has daily updates on politics, economics, and business as well as in-depth reports with five-year forecasts and historic trends. You can download report data directly for your own analysis.

Workshops and Events

*March 7-18th is Open Education Week!  Be sure to check out all of the great workshops and events inside and outside of UW!

Events

Recurring Workshops and Reading Groups

Get Help with your digital scholarship project!

Want to learn how to create a website, digital book, interactive map or other digital content for your research project? UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons is the place to start!  Attend  the OSC weekly drop-in sessions to or contact us to schedule a personal appointment and learn more!

Exhibits and Displays

Books and memorabilia from the Women’s History Month display in Allen Library North.

Need a study break? Take a walk around Suzzallo and Allen Libraries and Special Collections to explore our current displays and exhibits. 

NEW! Making HERstory- In Celebration of Women’s History Month:  Tacoma-based artists Chandler O’Leary and Jessica Springer have been elevating women’s voices through their ongoing letterpress broadside series, Dead Feminists (www.deadfeminists.com) since 2008. Their work is the foundation for the exhibit And Then She Said, on display in Special Collections through August 19, 2022. Each broadside features the words of famous and less well-known women throughout history who spoke out against inequality, racism, environmental and social injustices, and more. Stop by the case on the first floor of Allen Library North for a sneak peek and for information about how to view entire exhibit.

EXTENDED: Climate Justice for All — On view in the Allen Library North Lobby North, this in-depth exhibit explores the effects of climate change on disadvantaged populations and communities of color and highlights solutions through an equity lens. 

The Pacific Northwest in the ‘70s This quarter’s theme Keep on Truckin’ focuses on the industries and entertainment made famous during the 70s. Groove through the ‘70s in this exhibit of photos, ephemera, and publications from the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Each quarter will feature different aspects of the pivotal decade that brought the end of the postwar economic boom, an increase in social progressive values, greater political awareness and expanding liberties for women. 

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