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January 5, 2023
January Update
Welcome back from winter break, Huskies! Hopefully you enjoyed time off to relax and refresh for the new year! If you finished a great book and are looking for another, be sure to check out our winter reading suggestions and book clubs –– a great opportunity to connect with others while enjoying a great read….
May 31, 2022
June Update
Good luck on finals, Huskies–and remember that UW Libraries has many resources to help you succeed! Congratulations to all of the #uwgrad22 graduates and all those who will be celebrating commencement this month. Please read the operations updates below for important information on Library closures and Library-wide system updates! Operations Looking for an institutional data-sharing…
May 19, 2022
Inside and Out: Working with Vendors to Improve Accessibility
Co-authored by the UW Libraries Accessibility Working Group Digital resources and services have become an integral part of library functions. While this increases access for many, it can present new barriers for some users with disabilities. To recognize Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re sharing more about accessibility audits to help increase digital access and inclusion…
February 6, 2020
The ‘story behind the story’ of No-No Boy: Shawn Wong Impresses at this Year’s Friends of the Libraries Lecture
Stunning. Provocative. Unselfish. What a treat for the record-breaking attendance at the Friends of Libraries Annual Lecture last week. UW’s Professor Shawn Wong showed an audience of almost 500 that words matter in every generation. As keynote for the 2020 Friends of UW Libraries Annual Lecture, Shawn shared how “The publishing history of No-No Boy…
November 21, 2019
Mythbuster: The Facts About Greta Thunberg’s Photo Twin
One of the images within UW Libraries Special collections has garnered a lot of media attention lately regarding the resemblance of a young girl in a photograph from 1898 to 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg. Several creative theories abound from time travel to how Greta’s image may have been inserted into a historical…
October 22, 2019
UW Press and Libraries Collaborate on Open-Access Books
Reposted from UW Press Blog 10/21/2019 From October 21st to 27th, the University of Washington Press will be highlighting its open-access publications and partnerships as part of International Open Access Week. UW Press and Libraries Collaborate on Open-Access Books Thanks to a new partnership between UW Press and Libraries and a grant from the Kenneth…
