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March 21, 2022
UW Libraries in the Classroom: Looted? Ethnomusicology, Archives & Colonial Legacies
Inside the echoing walls of the Smith Room* within the Suzzallo and Allen Libraries, John Vallier, Ethnomusicology Curator for UW Libraries, presses “play”. Students listen intently to the scratchy recording of a so-called “war chant”. Vallier explains that it was recorded in 1906 near Mount Kilimanjaro by an officer in Germany’s colonial force. “The singers…
March 11, 2022
Celebrating Sunshine Week 2022
What is Sunshine Week? Started in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors (now the News Leaders Association), Sunshine Week (March 13-19, 2022) is an annual celebration of the continued effort to promote open government and free public access to U.S. government information. it coincides with national Freedom of Information Day, March 16th. Sunshine…
March 2, 2022
March Update
Spring is right around the corner, Huskies! As you prepare for finals, don’t forget to check out our finals week resources , learn all about Open Education Week events March 7-11, AND remember that you still have plenty of time to enter the #IHeartUWLibraries Student Video Contest for a chance to win up to $1,500…
February 10, 2022
Entanglements: Mapping the History of Asian Migration onto Coast Salish Lands
UW doctoral candidate Anna Nguyen is an Asian American historian who is passionate about documenting, preserving and sharing the histories of Asian Americans. Through the Simpson Center’s 2021 Mellon Summer Fellowship for Public Projects in the Humanities, Nguyen and fellow UW doctorate candidate Madison Heslop began their collaboration to create Entanglements: Mapping the History of…
February 2, 2022
February Update
Welcome back to campus, Huskies (again)! 🙂 In honor of Black History Month, please check out our featured monthly resource Black Thought & Culture, an incredible digital archive that pays tribute to the nonfiction work of notable African American writers. February marks the return of the popular #IHeartUWLibraries Student Video Contest! Don’t miss the…
December 15, 2021
Faculty Feature: Denae Ford Robinson
Denae Ford Robinson is an Affiliate Assistant Professor of Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE) and Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research. Her research focuses on cognitive and social barriers to participation in online socio-technical ecosystems. She is best known for her research on just-in-time mentorship as a mode to empower welcoming engagement in collaborative Q&A…
December 1, 2021
December Update
Don’t miss out on important Library news and updates: Get the UW Libraries monthly news directly to your inbox– Sign up for our blog.>>> Finals are just around the corner – be sure to check out UW Libraries Top Ten Tips for Finals Week and read our latest services updates below for new finals week…
November 5, 2021
Catching Up with a Few McKinstry Fellows
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Jill and Joseph McKinstry Libraries Endowed Fellowship, Taylor Healey Brooks, the outgoing McKinstry Fellow (2019-21), hosted a virtual gathering to celebrate the occasion. The endowed fellowship is awarded to an underrepresented MLIS student and includes a scholarship and a paid graduate student position at the UW Libraries….
November 2, 2021
November Update
We are almost half-way through the autumn quarter! As the countdown to final exams begins, take some time out this Wednesday to relax and enjoy the First Wednesday Lunchtime Concert Series in Allen Library’s north lobby, featuring Students of the UW Strings Program, presented by UW Libraries and UW School of Music. This month is…
October 21, 2021
Fall Faculty Feature: Maya Angela Smith
In the summer of 2021, UW iSchool graduate students Dillon Baker and Taylor Healey Brooks partnered with UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons, the Research Commons, and the Assessment and Planning department on their capstone project: Celebrating Black Faculty and Student Scholarship: A Framework for UW Libraries Programming and Outreach, generating new ideas for programming and…
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