Welcome to another rendition of: Database Spotlight. A few times a month we highlight resources that you have access to via the UW Tacoma Library, and tell you a bit about them. Over time, we hope this helps build your repertoire of databases that you use regularly when you are doing your research projects! We Read More…
Category: Featured Resources
New Books and Graphic Novels Bookshelf
Find these new titles in the SNO lobby: Wildlife Law Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers: Poems by Jake Skeets On the Plains of Snakes: A Mexican Journey Silk Vol 1
Database Spotlight: JSTOR Sustainability
The UW Libraries and our librarians work constantly to makes sure you — student, staff faculty — have access to the information that you need. Every few weeks, we highlight interesting (or new) databases that could be useful in your research endeavors! Introducing… JSTOR Sustainability! What is in this database? This database is the first Read More…
Recommended reading: “The Code-Breakers: the comprehensive history of secret communication from ancient times to the internet”
The late 60s and early 70s were a very turbulent time in American politics and culture. I was 12 years old in 1970 and my impressions of that time are indelible: the war in Vietnam, Armstrong walking on the moon, Watergate, and various riots in American cities. These affairs were all extremely tangible and you Read More…
New Books and Graphic Novels Shelf
Check out these great new finds in the SNO building lobby: The Traveler by Regina Porter Climate Action Planning: A Guide to Creating Low-Carbon Resilient Communities by Boswell, et al. The Way Home by David A. Neel Women: the National Geographic Image Collection Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth by Gill
New Books and Graphic Novels Bookshelf
This is the New Books and Graphic Novels bookshelf in the SNO lobby that are available for check out. Check out these great new titles: Women of the Moon: Tales of Science, Love, Sorrow and Courage Making Eden #NotYourPrincess Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art
Recommended reading: “Feminism and Evolutionary Biology”
“I read this edited volume as a young graduate student in a seminar with my thesis advisor, Dr. Judy Stamps. I’ve chosen this book in part because it had a meaningful impact on the questions I ask in my own science – launching my research program into female reproductive decisions and their transgenerational impacts on Read More…
Where can my group work?
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…
Recommended reading: “Kaffir Boy”
“I was 10 years old when my mom and I read this memoir of life in apartheid South Africa. My elementary school curriculum had included the typically white-washed history of civil rights heroes, so this was my first exposure to the idea that civil rights were neither complete nor universal. My idea of blackness was Read More…
New Books and Graphic Novels
This is the new books shelf in the SNO lobby featuring new materials and graphic novels that are recent additions to the UW Tacoma Library. Check out these great titles! Vacant to Vibrant: Creating Successful Green Infrastructure Networks In Montparnasse: The Emergence of Surrealism Paris, Duchamp to Dali Black Panther: The Illustrated History of a Read More…