September 21, 2023
My Time Working with the Gaihozu
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
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 12, 2023
Celebrating BIPOC Graduate Student Work
Negeen Aghassibake, Data Visualization Librarian and Madeline Mundt, Head, Research Commons/Social Sciences Liaison Team Leader The Research Communication and Equity Fellowship showcase at the UW Libraries’ Research Commons celebrates the academic and creative work of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) graduate students. The Research Communication and Equity Fellowship supports creativity, imagination, and excellence…
September 6, 2023
Dawg Daze 2023 with UW Libraries
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
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…
August 23, 2023
Bring Open Scholarship Impact to Your Classroom & Research
Free Digital Scholarship Open Hosting Platforms from UW Libraries TIPS FOR FACULTY AND INSTRUCTORS We are happy to explore options for sharing your research and scholarship with these tools, or working with you to incorporate them into your teaching! We can offer consultation and classroom instruction on considerations for open student work, Creative Commons and…
August 14, 2023
New Positions Announced
A new role for UW Libraries and interim positions for Tateuchi East Asia Library *Post updated August 14, 2023 The UW Libraries has established a new position of Director, Global Engagement for UW Libraries. This position is responsible for international stakeholder engagement, helping to guide sponsored projects that increase the outreach and engagement efforts of…
June 30, 2023
Summer Reminders
Featured Resource Global Think Tanks! In Global Think Tanks, you’ll find data-rich reports from more than 24,000 policy organizations, IGOs, and NGOs. Brought to you by UW Libraries, Global Think Tanks has coverage of 160 countries in multiple languages and is a perfect tool for local and global policy research, including unique content from the…
June 2, 2023
June Update
We know there are so many things to think about at the end of the year, so we’ll keep this short! Above all, we want to extend congratulations to all graduating students — well done!! UW Libraries are proud to have been part of your UW journey, and we hope that you will stay connected…
June 1, 2023
UW Libraries Celebrates Pride Month 2023
Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had…