Literary Time Period Crash Course

Despite being a former English major, I always found myself floundering when it came to conversations on literary time periods as generally accepted and referenced by people within the discipline. Now, working as a Reference Specialist (though the queries sent my way go far beyond the scope of English literature), I wanted to work on Read More…

Have you heard about OverDrive?

Attention to all fellow readers – bookworms and book dragons alike! Did you know you have access to OverDrive through UW Library? OverDrive is an online platform for ebooks and audiobooks of popular fiction and nonfiction titles. Currently, the UW collection holds over 3000 titles and is constantly growing. UW Tacoma librarians recently added 34 Read More…

UWT Library Displays Winter Quarter 2024

  Celebrating Black Women & Black Joy display text and photo by Catherine Jensen Our most recent display at the UW Tacoma Library, Celebrating Black Women & Black Joy, has arrived! With Black History Month right around the corner, and Women’s History Month immediately after that, what better way to celebrate than to stop by Read More…

LibKey Discovery

UW Libraries is pleased to announce the activation of LibKey Discovery, part of a suite of powerful scholarly access tools designed to remove barriers and increase efficiencies around digital access by providing one-click access to articles. By reducing the number of steps it takes to find, view and download materials, LibKey will save researchers countless Read More…