April 23, 2024
May Update
Learn how to write & pitch compelling, research-based op-eds! Since 2017, the Libraries and the eScience Institute have partnered to offer the successful Going Public Symposium–an interdisciplinary, tri-campus event designed to build skills in translating and communicating research findings to wider audiences and co-creating knowledge with community partners. Led this year by the Scholars Strategy Network, this year’s symposium will focus on Op-Ed writing and translating research into public opinion pieces for news organizations. Learn More |
This month is packed with incredible events, including several celebrations of student work such as the GIS Symposium, Three-Minute Thesis and the Research Communication and Equity Showcase and Fellowship Reception. Don’t miss amazing opportunities to meet and hear from authors Josh Tuininga and Tibetan Buddhist Master, H.E. Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche (separate events) as well as “must go” annual events like the 2024 Going Public and “Choose Privacy Week” workshops. PLUS book clubs, film screenings and more make May our busiest month of the year, so be sure to read the entire update for the full list! As you begin to prepare for finals and graduation, don’t forget our Top Ten Tips. Enjoy the sun!
News and Stories
‘The Medium is The Message’: Exploring the value of graphic novels – a feature story on UW Libraries current exhibit in Special Collections by Priya Devanesan, The Daily. Read the story.
New Online Resource: Planet.com!
See a time lapse video of rock glaciers near Thompson Pass and hundreds of other similar “planet stories” with UW access to Planet.com!
The UW Libraries is providing a campus license to Planet.com, giving UW faculty, staff, and students access to Planet.com’s Earth-observation satellite data. Planet provides daily satellite imagery of Earth’s land surfaces and coastal areas, and captures over 300 million square kilometers of imagery each day. Get an expert view into this new resource when you attend the 2024 GIS Symposium on May 30th, featuring a guest speaker from Planet.com! To learn more about our license and request your account, please visit our UW Planet page.
Community /Events /Exhibits
First Wednesday Concert
Wednesday, May 1, 2024,
EXHIBIT: Music, Island, Stories: Taiwan Calling!
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. / North Allen Library
Melody in the Stacks
A mini concert featuring smooth vocals from songs by East Asian artists performed by our students.
Wednesday May 8th, 2024
3:30-4:15 p.m.
EXHIBIT: Music, Island, Stories: Taiwan Calling!,
Celebrate Taiwan’s pop music through the Music, Island, Stories: Taiwan Calling, a pop-up exhibition on the UW campus.
“We Are Not Strangers” Author Talk with Josh Tuininga
Wednesday, May 8, 2024,
4 – 6:30 p.m./ Allen Auditorium
Buddhist Culture & Philosophy: Healing from Covid-19
Guest Speaker: Tibetan Buddhist Master, H.E. Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche
Wednesday, May 8, 2024,
3:30 – 5 p.m. / Petersen Room, Allen Library North, 4th Floor, Room 485
Image: artwork by 2023 fellow, Sarah Nguyễn. Learn more about Sarah’s work and read the accompanying bilingual illustrated booklet. 2024 Research Communication and Equity Fellowship ReceptionThursday, May 9, 2024, Join us to celebrate the academic and creative work of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) graduate students. Each Fellow has created a physical artifact that visually communicates their research. These artifacts take many forms: posters, artwork, visualizations, etc. Learn more. |
Film Screening and Reception for AIDS, Posters, and Stories of Public Health: A People’s History of a Pandemic
Wednesday, May 15, 2024,
12 – 2 p.m. / Health Sciences Library, 2nd floor
Special Collections Book Club: Citizen 13660 by Miné Okubo
Mine Okubo was one of over one hundred thousand people of Japanese descent – nearly two-thirds of whom were American citizens – who were forced into “protective custody” shortly after Pearl Harbor. Citizen 13660, from UW Press is Okubo’s graphic memoir of life in relocation centers in California and Utah, illuminates this experience with poignant illustrations and witty, candid text. Join the discussion Wednesday, May 15th!
Wednesday, May 15, 2024,
5 – 6:30 p.m. / Special Collections Classroom
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| GIS Symposium 2024 Student talks followed by Keynote: Austin Stone from Planet Labs PBC who will give an introduction and overview of UW’s new Education & Research license to Planet.com! Thursday, May 30, 2024 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. / Allen Library South Research Commons, keynote on Zoom |
Three-Minute Thesis (3MT)
Three-Minute Thesis (3MT® ) is a professional development competition that celebrates the exciting capstone and research experiences of master’s and doctoral students at the University of Washington. The competition is open to eligible graduate students from all three campuses and supports their capacity to effectively explain their research or capstone in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a public audience. |
Learning Workshops
Fair Use Workshop
Wednesday, May 1, 2024,
10 – 11:15 a.m./ UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons
Open Scholarship Commons Community Fellows Workshop Series: Building Sustainable Digital Projects
Thursday, May 2, 2024,
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1 – 2:30 p.m. / Open Scholarship Commons: Presentation Space
Open Scholarship Commons Community Fellows Workshop Series: Building Dynamic Websites with WordPress
Friday, May 3, 2024,
1 – 2:30 p.m. / Open Scholarship Commons: Presentation Space
Reading the Fine Print: a Workshop + Hackathon on Privacy and Terms of Service for Common Research and Classroom Tools
Monday, May 6, 2024,
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. / Hybrid
Building Digital Collections Using Minimal Tech
Tuesday, May 7, 2024,
1 – 2:30 p.m. / Suzzallo Library: Open Scholarship Commons: Presentation Space
Accessibility & Data Visualization Workshop (online)
Tuesday, May 14, 2024,
12 – 1 p.m. / Online
Designing for inclusive learning with Universal Design for Learning
Thursday, May 16, 2024,
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. / Zoom
Intermediate Twine Workshop: Styling for Aesthetics & Meaning
Friday, May 17, 2024,
1 – 2:30 p.m. / UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons
Going Public: OpEd Writing Workshop
Tuesday, May 21, 2024,
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. / Online
Office Hours / Drop-In Help
Online Text Mining Support Office Hours
Thursday, May 2, 2024,
5 – 6 p.m. / Zoom
Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours
Tuesdays in May
2 – 3 p.m. / Suzzallo Library: Open Scholarship Commons: Group Work Space B
Data Visualization Office Hours
Wednesday, May 8, 2024,
1 – 2 p.m. / Suzzallo Library: Open Scholarship Commons: Group Work Space B
Online Text Mining Support Office Hours
Thursday, May 16, 2024,
5 – 6 p.m. / UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons
Missed it?
Don’t miss these great stories from last month’s Library update!
A New Family Study Space in Allen Library!
NEWS YOU CAN USE- Safeguarding Your Digital Footprint: A Workshop on Privacy in Online Platforms
Archival Silences and Sounds @ the UW Ethnomusicology Archives
Looking Ahead
JUNE 12: Special Collections Book Club: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
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