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October 28, 2024

Supporting Student Wellness (and a Cat Naming Contest!) 

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At the UW Libraries, enriching the student experience is a key priority when evaluating our spaces, services, and events. This year, we’re focusing on a key element of student success and happiness- wellness. Or, more specifically, supporting student wellness, wellbeing, and mental health. There are many student wellness resources across campus, but we want to…


October 24, 2024

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…


September 20, 2024

2024 Election Guide, News Sources

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Updated 10/28/24 During this election cycle, the amount of news and information coming our way can be overwhelming. From knowing where to go to vote, to evaluating claims and misinformation, our Libraries guides and resources can help you navigate and find reliable sources.  Explore these UW Library Resources: 2024 Election Guide:   An extensive guide…


August 8, 2024

UW Libraries in the Classroom: Co-Creating and Publishing Books in Class

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What is a knowledge family? How could architects redefine the #Hatch-Mark? What is the place of sports at a university?  These questions reflect some of the insights revealed in three new online books created by students, in partnership with UW Libraries, utilizing Pressbooks. In Spring 2024, Open Education Librarian, Lauren Ray, worked with faculty and instructors…


June 5, 2024

Community Fellows: A Platform for Graduate Student Leadership 

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Did You Know?  A few interesting facts we learned from each workshop:  Due to a lack of accessibility in online data visualizations, screen reader users extract information 62% less accurately, and spend 211% more time doing so. The average shelf life of a digital project is five years. WordPress is an easy, low-code/no-code way to…


November 3, 2023

November Update

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Holiday Meals: Vintage Inspiration  Even if you’re not on turkey and/or Tofurkey “duty”, you’ll be amused by the variety of holiday offerings (and prices!) from different eras in the UW Libraries Special Collections Historical Menu Collection! Molded cranberries anyone??  See more menus image: Ciro’s Grill Thanksgiving dinner menu, November 26, 1959. University of Washington Libraries…


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…


August 23, 2023

Bring Open Scholarship Impact to Your Classroom & Research

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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…


June 2, 2023

June Update

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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…


April 28, 2023

May Update

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NEW! The Economist.com is now available from UW Libraries, adding to the free access to major global news publications you have as a UW student. From news to commentary and analysis on politics, finance, and business, The Economist provides insightful coverage on international drivers of change. The UW Libraries subscription includes full access to daily…



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