The UWT Library supports research at all levels, and we strive to be thoughtful in our approach. One way we do this is by understanding that scholarly exploration can unearth previous trauma experienced by the researcher. While research is typically viewed as an objective and neutral endeavor, this couldn’t be further from the truth. The Read More…
Category: Resources for Faculty
5 tips for addressing AI in the classroom this fall
1. You need to talk to your students about AI either way. This is brand new technology, so it definitely isn’t safe to assume that students will automatically know whether or not they can use AI in your course. There are lots of different ways to use AI (or not) in higher education and plenty Read More…
Free Online Access to Digital Newspapers
Did you know that current UW student, faculty, and staff can create free personal accounts for the New York Times (NYTimes.com), Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com), and the Financial Times (FT.com)? Thanks to tri-campus UW Libraries subscriptions, you can get access to these top news publications at no cost to you. Click the links below to Read More…
Real Lit Reads Love After the End: An Anthology, edited by Joshua Whitehead!
To register for Summer Quarter 2023: Sign Up Here! The UW Tacoma Library, in collaboration with the Center for Equity and Inclusion, is pleased to announce that its award-winning social justice book club, Real Lit[erature], will be reading Love After the End: An Anthology, edited by Joshua Whitehead, for Summer Quarter 2023! “This exciting and groundbreaking Read More…
Asian American and Pacific Islander Collection Project
In alignment with the $2 million-dollar U.S. Department of Education AANAPISI (Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Student Serving Institution) grant that UW Tacoma was awarded, the UW Tacoma Library has devoted a meaningful amount of collection budget towards supporting instruction and programming for Asian American, Native American Pacific Islanders, and individuals from low-income Read More…
June 13 Library Closure
The software vendor for UW Libraries Search has scheduled an upgrade to the catalog on Monday, June 13th, 2022. The catalog will be offline the entire day, and all UW Libraries on all campuses with the exception of the Health Sciences Library, will be closed to implement the upgrade. Some changes will launch with the Read More…
Apply now: 2022 Open Educational Resources Workshop
Applications are now open for a fourth year of faculty training on Open Educational Resources! Open Educational Resources (OER) are free, openly licensed course materials that can be used to replace costly textbooks and customize learning experiences. This summer workshop is designed to help faculty learn about OER and implement new, openly licensed materials in Read More…
An OER update: Three years of growth
Today marks the end of Open Education Week 2022, a global celebration of the Open Education movement, and a perfect opportunity to share an update on how UW Tacoma is growing and supporting the use of Open Educational Resources on campus. UWT OER advocates have been working hard to grow the use of these resources Read More…
Open Scholar Cafe – WI 2022
Bring questions about sharing research and engaging with communities to: Open Scholar Cafe The Library is partnering with the Office of Community Partnerships (OCP) to co-host a drop-in space for faculty and staff authors to discuss engaged scholarship, publishing, open access, and the tools available to share work. At this session, we will introduce the Read More…
Open Scholar Cafe for AU21!
Spruce up your only scholarly identity with Open Scholar Cafe Open Scholar Cafe is back and in a hybrid format for Autumn 2021 The Library again is hosting a drop-in space for faculty and staff authors to get their questions answered about scholarly publishing, open access, and the tools available to share scholarly work. What Read More…