October 26, 2022

Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research

Among the most significant actions for academia that came out of Washington DC this summer was one that will move support for Open Research in the U.S. forward by leaps and bounds. On August 25, the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a policy guidance memorandum on Ensuring Free, Immediate, and…

October 17, 2022

Celebrating Open Access Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice

International Open Access Week 2022 (October 24-30) is an annual worldwide celebration of the growing and transformative power of barrier-free Open Access (OA) to scholarly information. The OA movement grew in response to an increasing awareness that the current scholarly publishing system no longer meets the needs of scholars and those who could benefit from…

October 7, 2022

Working for UW Libraries: Student Perspectives

Student Employees are the backbone of Library operations. They are also project leaders, mentors, and instructors in their own right.  From teaching text mining strategies to students and faculty, to planning and curating exhibits and events reaching international audiences, our student employee team (one of the largest on campus!) is truly inspiring. But don’t take…

October 3, 2022

October Update

this post modified 10/14/22 October is packed with many special author events and exhibits you won’t want to miss.  Happy fall, Huskies! Author Talks and Lectures UW Libraries Presents: A Reading and Conversation with Rena Priest Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 6-7 p.m.  This fall, the UW Libraries will host our biennial lecture series, the…