At the end of the quarter, the library is full of students looking to finish a project with their classmates or study for a final. If you know you will need a space to work with your classmates, consider planning ahead and booking a study room in the library. Here are step-by-step instructions on how Read More…
Author: Christy McDaniel
I am an MLIS student working toward a career in academic librarianship. I love the sciences, mathematics, and mapping. I speak Spanish and English and enjoy helping students reach their academic goals by meeting them at their point of need.
Geez, why so many citation styles?
History The requirements of various citation styles can seem arbitrary, difficult, and like a professor’s favorite method of student torture. To manage your frustration, remember that the purpose of each style is to encourage consistency and meet the needs of a specific discipline. Chicago claims to be the oldest citation style, originating in 1891, when Read More…
Intellectual property and Fair Use
It is very possible that you have created original work in your personal and professional life — your own intellectual property. But as a student, and perhaps at the start of a profession, you are likely using the work of others in new ways. Copyright is legal protection for creators of these works against losing Read More…
Aren’t encyclopedias for little kids?
In short, no! The UW Tacoma library has hundreds of subject encyclopedias, a great resource for some very non-elementary academic work. There are several reasons to use a subject encyclopedia. Encyclopedias are curated and ad-free Subject encyclopedias give an overview of a broad topic, but are narrow enough to be applicable. Unlike a search engine, Read More…
Meet Our Staff: Christy McDaniel
What’s your relationship to the UWT? I am an online student at the UW iSchool on the Seattle campus. I will earn my Master of Library and Information Science in June 2020. Until then, I take all of my classes online, work at the UWT library, and spend the time I would have been commuting with Read More…
Finding and Using Open Resources
Finding openly licensed resources is not difficult, and with the help of Washington’s Open Attribution Builder it is very easy to correctly attribute the work to its’ author. In Google Images, use the “Tools” button after you run a simple search to limit your results to openly licensed images. Choose a license from the drop Read More…