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June 7, 2021
Beyond Scope and Content: Hidden Histories from the Film Archive
Beyond Scope and Content: Hidden Histories from the Film Archive is a new podcast and screening project intended to surface stories from the moving image collections held by the UW Libraries Special Collections. The project seeks to engage faculty and students, historians and film enthusiasts in the compelling visual history of the Pacific Northwest with…
June 3, 2021
Q and A with UW Libraries Dean Wilson
Adapted from ARL membership communications for spring/summer 2021 by Kaylyn Groves Betsy Wilson, Vice Provost of Digital Initiatives and Dean of University Libraries at the University of Washington plans to retire July 1, 2021, after a nearly 30-year career with UW Libraries, 20- years as Dean. As dean, Betsy leads a network of 16 academic…
May 27, 2021
Beyond the Pilot: Digital Scholarship Open Hosting Platforms Are Here to Stay
The UW Libraries wants to support you in creating knowledge and sharing it openly through digital means! We’ve been piloting open hosting platforms over the past few years and we are pleased to announce that Manifold Publishing (digital book publishing), Digital Scholarship Hosting (Omeka, WordPress, Scalar, and more), and UW Pressbooks (for creating and adapting…
May 25, 2021
By the Numbers: UW Libraries During the Pandemic
While many of our buildings have been closed since March 2020, Libraries staff have continued to serve our users through remote instruction, programming, research and clinical support, services, and collections. Thousands of students have utilized new services via the Open Scholarship Commons and Undergraduate Researcher Tutorials, and record numbers of grad students participated in online…
May 18, 2021
Peer Learning in the Libraries: Piloting the Peer Educator Program
updated 9/17/2021 What is a Peer Research Consultant? Peer Research Consultants (PRCs) are student employees who work through the Odegaard Writing and Research Center team to provide beginning-level library research help online. They contribute to student development through teaching, learning and training, including classroom visits and other student outreach activities. So, what can a Peer…
May 11, 2021
Get Inspired at the Open Scholarship Commons
What is the Open Scholarship Commons? In fall of 2020, the Libraries launched a new virtual space–the Open Scholarship Commons (OSC) a hub for cross-disciplinary knowledge creation and dissemination– supporting students and faculty in the use of digital tools to openly share research and safely integrate new digital pedagogy techniques into the classroom. From data…
March 30, 2021
UW Libraries April Update
Independent Study Space @ the Research Commons is open in a limited capacity! We are excited to welcome students back to a dedicated space for quiet, independent study on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to start. Reservations are required. Learn more. Planning updates: Our COVID Update page has all the latest information on Libraries reopening plans and…
March 1, 2021
Top 5 OER tips for Huskies – Celebrating Open Education Week
This week, March 1-5, 2021, is Open Education Week, an annual global celebration of open education efforts, including open courses, open textbooks, and other open educational resources (OER). OER and textbook affordability go hand in hand. OER are free or extremely low cost by definition. When courses are taught using open textbooks and other OER,…
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…
January 15, 2021
Community Reads 2021: Environmental Justice
UW Bothell and Cascadia College Campus Library’s Community Reads program strives to build community through shared intellectual experiences and discussions around social justice, equity, and diversity. With something new to read, watch, and listen to each quarter– participants get a variety of perspectives and mediums to engage with. Although this year’s digital interactions may look…
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