UW Libraries Blog

July 27, 2022

July/August Update

UW Libraries

Updated 7/27

UW Libraries’ summer programs are a great way to build skills in between quarters. We offer a wide range of workshops for a variety of interests and experience levels including our Open Scholarship Summer Series, Graduate Student Research Institute, Research Data Management Workshop and more!  Plus, some amazing summer reads, book clubs and more. Stay cool and enjoy the summer, huskies! 

Operations

  •  Fall quarter hours will be confirmed and posted mid-late August.  See  Libraries hours through August. 
  • “Shelf Life”: You may notice some empty bookshelves and/or a lot of activity around shelves as we move and rotate collections in Allen Library. This is in preparation for a future project to integrate some iSchool programs and offices inside the Library; construction is scheduled to begin January 2023. Learn more.
  • Tateuchi East Asia Library (TEAL) closed for summer During closure, material not shelved in the TEAL reading room will be available for request and pick- up at other campus libraries. Faculty can also request delivery via campus mail to their offices. Learn more.

News and Stories

Oceanography students aboard a boat, Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, Washington, August 3, 1948,University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, NIS(I)374b

Stories from the Salish Sea: Special Collections at the University of Washington. In a post for the International Commission of the History of Oceanography, UW Librarians  Maureen Nolan and Lisa Oberg highlight the history of this important waterway, marine research at UW and selections from current and historical material relating to the Salish Sea including oceanology, oceanography, fisheries, and natural history across collecting areas.

Books, Book Clubs & Book Talks

“Katie Baird’s moving memoir about the people she worked with and the lessons she learned as a Peace Corps Volunteer brought me to tears. It reminded me how much our Peace Corps experiences made us citizens of the world.” — Donna Shalala, former Health and Human Services Secretary, former member of Congress, RPCV Iran 62-64

Growing Mangos in the Desert: a memoir of life in a Mauritanian Village — Author Katie Baird,  Division of Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences work was recently featured in UW Tacoma Libraries’ Publish and Flourish, an annual event that recognizes the accomplishments of faculty and staff who have published a book within the past year.

Real Lit[erature] Summer Book Club: open to anyone affiliated with UW: students, faculty, and staff,  RealLit builds community, reduces isolation and enhances campus education. Join us for a great summer selection:  Ophelia After All, by Racquel Marie. Brought to you by The UW Tacoma Library, in collaboration with the Center for Equity and Inclusion.  Join us and learn more.

Featured Resources, Collections

 

Women and the Law presents congressional hearings, books, Supreme Court briefs and articles illustrating 200 years of the ongoing struggle for gender equality. Focusing mainly on the experiences of women in the United States, topics cover abortion, suffrage, education and employment. Women and the Law is part of Hein Online, brought to you by the UW Law Library.

Workshops and Events

Special Events

August Workshops

Open Scholarship Summer Series – Ongoing throughout July and August

“I was really impressed with this workshop. It had so many wonderful resources and I learned a lot. The tutors were fantastic … The materials were great and easy to understand as well. It was good to know I’m heading in the right direction with data management and know how to really improve my data management.” 

– former RDM workshop attendee

Research Data Management Workshop – Mon. August 15th– Thurs. August 18: Looking for tips and tools to better help you manage your research data, and preserve it for long-term use? The UW Libraries is offering Research Data Management, an asynchronous online workshop that covers data management planning, funder requirements for data sharing, metadata, tips to help keep you organized, sharing, archiving and preservation, and an introduction to tools and on-campus support to aid researchers.

 

Graduate Student Research Institute #1 – Mon. August 22nd – Fri. August 26: Join UW Libraries for this free and asynchronous 5-day online workshop for new and returning UW graduate students, aimed at helping students learn the tools and strategies they need to research with confidence and success.

Monthly Pressbooks Workshops  

Pressbooks’ suite of products– offered through #YourUWLibrary– makes it easy to create, adapt, and share educational material. Learn how to create open textbooks, course materials and more. 

Drop-In Help 

  • Digital Scholarship Drop-In Help Hours (via Zoom) on Thursdays:  We offer consultations for research and course-related projects. Examples include support for digital publishing, building digital exhibits, and more! We can help you find the right tools, resources and instruction whether you’re just getting started or are working on an ongoing project.

Last Chance: Exhibits and Displays ending in August

And Then She Said: Voices of Feminists Past and Present was sown from The Dead Feminists series, a collaboration between local artists in the form of a collection of 31 broadsides elevating voices of women throughout history. Featuring quotes by historical feminists, the broadsides are also tied to current political and social issues. Each limited-edition broadside is letterpress printed from hand-drawn lettering and illustrations. The exhibit augments the series with items from the Libraries’ collections as well as reflections from library staff about what the artwork means to them and how it resonates with their own experiences. Through August 19, 2022. Learn more. 

The Pacific Northwest in the ‘70s This quarter’s theme is Workin’ for the Man– a look at the decade’s labor activities and how they shaped how we work today. May 9-August 19, 2022.

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