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October 21, 2024
UW Libraries Endorses The Right to Deposit
LEARN MORE, GET INVOLVED Open Access Week with UW Libraries This year’s theme is Community over Commercialization and is an opportunity to discuss approaches to open scholarship that best serve the interests of the public and the academic community. Join us for a week of free events and workshops: “Stop Generating”: Generative AI in…
September 20, 2024
2024 Election Guide, News Sources
Updated 10/28/24 During this election cycle, the amount of news and information coming our way can be overwhelming. From knowing where to go to vote, to evaluating claims and misinformation, our Libraries guides and resources can help you navigate and find reliable sources. Explore these UW Library Resources: 2024 Election Guide: An extensive guide…
May 5, 2022
No Easy Answers: Big Data Vendors, Information Access and Libraries
Last week, in response to concerns about Thomson Reuters’ data services contracts with ICE, Thomson Reuters shareholders, led by British Columbia General Employees’ Union, filed a resolution with the company demanding action to investigate and mitigate human rights risks related to those contracts. This shareholder pressure has forced Thomson Reuters to address the human rights…
March 22, 2022
A Library Lifeline for Underserved Communities
How regional medical libraries increase access to health information for those who need it most With the ubiquity of online resources, you may not realize the role that libraries (UW Health Sciences Library in particular) play in connecting healthcare professionals with critical medical and health information. Access to accurate, evidence-based health information is particularly challenging…
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…
February 18, 2022
Celebrating Fair Use Week 2022
Unpacking the complex rules that govern U.S. copyright. By UW Librarians Maryam Fakouri and Sally Pine What is fair use? This week we celebrate fair use, a doctrine of copyright law that facilitates scholarship, journalism, the arts, and innovation. At its core, the ultimate goal of copyright is to enrich the public by “promot[ing] the…
February 19, 2021
Priceless, ancient coins find a home at UW Libraries
Ancient coins, federal agents, mysterious circumstances at an international border…what sounds like a scene out of an Indiana Jones movie is a real-life story of lost artifacts that have now found a home with UW Libraries Special Collections. The story begins in 2017 at the US/Canadian border in Blaine, WA. When a vehicle was refused…
March 5, 2020
The Top 5 Things You Should Know About the Census
UPDATED 3/31/2020 April 1st is Census Day! The 2020 Census kicked off mid-March and runs through July 2020. UW Libraries is here to help you understand all the ins and outs about the Census, how to do it and why it’s important. Check it out: 1. The COVID-19 pandemic won’t change a lot about how…
