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December 4, 2023

December Update

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Here’s wishing everyone a successful finals week, holiday season and relaxing winter break ahead. When you are done with finals, or need a study break, stop by our current exhibits, take advantage of our wide selection of streaming media or browse University Press’ amazing catalog for a gift that is uniquely “UW”! Resource Reminders Finals…


November 21, 2023

Preparing for Finals Week: UW Libraries 10 Tips for Success

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updated 3/6/2024 While many students think of libraries as primarily places to study and access research materials, UW Libraries provides many services and support for students year-round!  Be sure to bookmark this page and learn more about these time-saving resources to help you succeed and stress less during finals! In addition, Odegaard Library will extend…


November 3, 2023

Accessible Study Room In Suzzallo – Now More Accessible!

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By UW Libraries Accessibility Working Group It is important to provide equitable environments that allow all students to feel comfortable studying at the Libraries. To that end, in the last few years we have improved accessibility in several ways around the Libraries: audited our physical spaces and electronic resources for accessibility; posted accessibility information on…


October 11, 2023

The Secret Life of UW Libraries Catalogers and Metadata Specialists

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Student Spotlight Series You may be surprised to hear that before you can access a library resource when you need it, a lot of work must be done to get that resource into the UW Libraries catalog. A whole department of librarians, staff, and students are quietly working away behind the scenes to get new…


October 10, 2023

International Open Access Week 2023: Celebrating Open Scholarship

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See all UW Libraries Open Access Week Events International Open Access Week, observed each October since 2008, is an opportunity to learn about and celebrate our collective momentum in building a more open and equitable system for sharing knowledge. The theme for this year’s Open Access Week (October 23–27) is “Community over Commercialization.” Rooted in…


September 26, 2023

Exploring Library Careers: Conservation

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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  

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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

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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 6, 2023

Dawg Daze 2023 with UW Libraries

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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…


August 28, 2023

Field Trip: Japan and Korea

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UW Librarians share their  journey of discovery to acquire new, historic materials for East Asia studies. Hyokyoung Yi, Interim Director of Tateuchi East Asia Library and Korea Studies Librarian  Azusa Tanaka, Japan Studies Librarian Through the advancement of technology and the historically close relationship among East Asia countries, academic research within the field of East…



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