April 1, 2022
Why Support the UW Libraries on Husky Giving Day?
On Husky Giving Day, you can support every Husky with a gift to UW Libraries. Why support the Libraries? The library is not just a building, it is a gateway for discovery with access to vast resources available to scholars around the world. Our Libraries and librarians are essential to teaching, learning and research across all campuses and disciplines.
What does this look like? Your fellow Huskies share their thoughts about why UW Libraries are so important to every husky’s success.
“The Libraries provide personal instruction and training that is really important for researchers to do this type of digital scholarship work. Before this project, I didn’t realize how much UW Libraries is committed to digital and public scholarship.”– UW doctoral candidate Anna Nguyen, on her counter mapping project, Entanglements: Mapping the History of Asian Migration onto Coast Salish Lands.
“This (class) was such a fun, inspiring opportunity! I would have never published a paper on my own, had I not taken this course. – A student in ART H 400, a collaboration with UW Libraries to create a new book, Jacob Lawrence in Seattle,
“UW Library has been instrumental in supporting my research and teaching…. I have grown as a scholar because of them, and they make my life so much easier. Our subject librarian regularly attends my courses to help students with their research projects, creating research guides and training modules. They help us to navigate all the digital tools and resources available to UW students and faculty, including expertise on copyright issues.” – Maya Angela Smith, Associate Professor of French; Interim Chair for the African Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies.
“I come from an interpretive/qualitative background and often this type of research activity is learned on the job or through learning what not to do the next time around, so having this type of (Library) workshop can really help people like me prepare a lot better for the next big project.” – Student participant of UW Libraries Research Data Management Course
… “Students regularly comment on how helpful the library (classroom session) has been to their research, and often relay that meeting with subject librarians outside of class played a critical role in project “breakthroughs” as well. I feel so lucky to be able to partner with UW librarians in this way.” – Instructor Annie Dyer, Comparative History of Ideas (CHID) 491 Senior Thesis
Did You Know? Through the Open Scholarship Commons, students and faculty can learn and get help with a wide range of knowledge-creation tools and technologies used across disciplines.
“Fortunately for UW students, faculty, & staff, the UW Libraries has been a global and local leader in digital initiatives, including online teaching and learning, for many years before pandemic. Librarians always partner with departments and faculty to support student learning, achievement, & engagement.” – Beth Kalikoff, Director, UW Seattle Center for Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor, SIAS, UW Tacoma
Sweet Tweets …(Yes, we read them all)!!
“I just wanted to express my gratitude again for everything that library – and ILL (Interlibrary Loan) – staff do and have done, especially during the pandemic. You’re key! – Tyler Lange, Affiliate Assistant Professor of History
“The campus librarians played a major role in my college experience – only person you could count on to help reference a research paper at 3am.”
“Thank you @uwlibraries for an e-book bounty that gave me a great reading list. (My only prob is that I can’t squeeze in all the brilliant books you people have written lately!)”
“Thank you to the ILL (Interlibrary Loan) team @uwlibraries for working tirelessly to get us the information we need for our studies and research. Your efforts are so appreciated always”
Did you know?? UW Libraries provides hundreds of learning workshops throughout the year covering everything from basic research techniques to advanced scholarly publishing tools and more, helping UW scholars excel in their work and prepare for their futures.
“Working with the UW Librarians is an exhilarating opportunity for students to experience the intersection of a close-knit, undergraduate-focused department with the resources of a major research institution. In addition to UW’s vast holdings (physical and digital), students discover that the Librarians themselves provide invaluable guidance in navigating the sea of information effectively and in using research tools to further refine their projects. – UW CHID instructor Nick Barr
