September 26, 2023
Exploring Library Careers: Conservation
UW Libraries Welcomes New Senior Conservator Did you know? Each year, Conservation staff repair, bind or make enclosures for an estimated 10,000 items in the UW Libraries. This care helps to preserve, stabilize or restore the usability of book, paper, and photograph materials. See also: How the UW Libraries bring damaged, rare books back to…
September 21, 2023
My Time Working with the Gaihozu
Benjamin Narkmon (‘2024) During my junior year at UW, I had the privilege of working at Tateuchi East Asia Library as the Japanese Collection Student Specialist. A good deal of my time there was spent working on the Gaihozu collection. Gaihozu are essentially World War II maps created or stolen by the Japanese military. As…
September 14, 2023
Fall Update: Welcome to the Libraries 2023
updated 10/2/23 Welcome, Huskies! Whether this is your first year or twenty-first year, welcome back to UW and UW Libraries! We hope you enjoyed all of the amazing Libraries Dawg Daze events — and if you missed them, be sure to check out our student guides for helpful links all year long! There is a…
September 12, 2023
Celebrating BIPOC Graduate Student Work
Negeen Aghassibake, Data Visualization Librarian and Madeline Mundt, Head, Research Commons/Social Sciences Liaison Team Leader The Research Communication and Equity Fellowship showcase at the UW Libraries’ Research Commons celebrates the academic and creative work of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) graduate students. The Research Communication and Equity Fellowship supports creativity, imagination, and excellence…
September 6, 2023
Dawg Daze 2023 with UW Libraries
UW Libraries is hosting a wide variety of fun and informative events to introduce you to all of the amazing resources, programs and tools that can help you succeed your first year, and beyond! Explore our spaces, meet our staff and connect with other students throughout the week including tours, special events for first generation…
