October 7, 2022
Working for UW Libraries: Student Perspectives
Student Employees are the backbone of Library operations. They are also project leaders, mentors, and instructors in their own right. From teaching text mining strategies to students and faculty, to planning and curating exhibits and events reaching international audiences, our student employee team (one of the largest on campus!) is truly inspiring. But don’t take…
October 3, 2022
October Update
this post modified 10/14/22 October is packed with many special author events and exhibits you won’t want to miss. Happy fall, Huskies! Author Talks and Lectures UW Libraries Presents: A Reading and Conversation with Rena Priest Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 6-7 p.m. This fall, the UW Libraries will host our biennial lecture series, the…
September 21, 2022
Jackson School alumna receives Goldsmith and Sperber book prize
Re-posted with permission from the blog of the UW Southeast Asia Center Jackson School Alumna Elizabeth Becker has received the Harvard University Goldsmith Book Prize: Trade category and Fordham University Sperber Prize for her recent book You Don’t Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War. The book tells the stories of three female journalists reporting on the…
September 6, 2022
September Update: Welcome Huskies!
Welcome, Huskies! While autumn quarter is still a few weeks away, UW Libraries is busier than ever with many new events, exhibits, and resources (did somebody say New York Times??!!). We kicked-off September with a special celebration of the permanent installation of the artwork Bruce Lee Ascending in Odegaard Library; a great way to usher…
September 2, 2022
Pods Are Here!
UW Libraries is excited to announce a new trio of Zoom pods installed on the ground floor of Odegaard Library! These individual pods provide a private, sound-dampened environment to speak freely without the disturbance of surrounding building noise or other students. Each pod has outlets, individually-controlled lighting, and ventilation. Pod use guidance Pods are quiet…
August 5, 2022
Fall Welcome 2022
Welcome, Huskies! With so much information coming at you like a den of demogorgons* on the run, you may be feeling a little “upside down,” but not to worry–UW Libraries are here to make things a little less “strange” and a lot more stress-free! Like a trusted compass that will never let you down, the…
July 27, 2022
July/August Update
Updated 7/27 UW Libraries’ summer programs are a great way to build skills in between quarters. We offer a wide range of workshops for a variety of interests and experience levels including our Open Scholarship Summer Series, Graduate Student Research Institute, Research Data Management Workshop and more! Plus, some amazing summer reads, book clubs and…
June 21, 2022
How UW Students Use GIS in their Research
Near the end of the academic year, UW Libraries virtually hosted the 6th annual GIS Symposium. The GIS Symposium highlights and celebrates the transformational role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and data visualization technologies at the UW and beyond. While there are other GIS-focused events on campus, the UW Libraries’ GIS Symposium features…
May 31, 2022
Celebrate Pride Month!
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…
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…
