You’ve started your research and maybe found a few sources, but you’d like to take your skills up to the next level and discover more relevant scholarship…we have the workshop for you! Learn how the experts get the most out of their database searches and use citation networks to enhance their research process. During this Read More…
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Jumpstart Your Research: Searching and Evaluating in Context
Whether you have a research paper due this quarter or just want to learn more about your area of study, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the wealth of different resources available through the UW Libraries. Join us to learn where to start your search process and how to determine and locate the information you Read More…
Student FAQs Fall Quarter 2022
On behalf of the entire UW Tacoma Library staff, welcome to the 2022-2023 academic year! Below are a number of FAQs that we hope will guide you through our services. We appreciate your efforts to keep our community safe by following University protocols. While optional, the University continues to welcome and encourages mask wearing during Read More…
Jumpstart Your Research: Introduction to Zotero
Tired of creating citations? Feeling like your research needs some organization? Join us for an introduction to Zotero, an open source citation manager that helps you organize, manage, and collect resources for research. During this hands-on workshop you will: Learn about the different functionalities of Zotero Download the free software and practice using it Explore Read More…
Jumpstart Your Research! Fall Library Workshops
The UW Tacoma Library is offering a series of drop-in workshops throughout Fall quarter designed to introduce essential research skills, tools, and software. Whatever your program or major, these sessions will set you up for success with time-saving tips and time-tested research strategies! We encourage faculty to consider offering students class credit in order to 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…
Now Open: The Learning Commons’ Makerspace!
Visit the Makerspace 10am – 5pm, Monday through Friday Snoqualmie Building, First Floor https://tacomamakes.ds.lib.uw.edu/ Managed by UW Tacoma Library Information Technology, the Makerspace is an entirely new service for the UW Tacoma campus that provides students, faculty, and staff creative opportunities through reciprocal teaching and learning. It is intended to break down traditional power structures 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…
Join Us: Introduction to Zotero Workshop!
Tired of creating citations? Feeling like your research needs some organization? Join us on Tuesday, October 19th from 12:30pm – 1:30pm for an introduction to Zotero, an open source citation manager that helps you organize, manage, and collect resources for research. In this hands on workshop you will: Learn about the different functionalities of Zotero Read More…
DSSI 2021: Join Us this Summer to Jump Start your next Digital Scholarship or Open Pedagogy Project
The University of Washington Libraries offers the Digital Scholarship Summer Immersion program (DSSI) annually as a tri-campus opportunity to explore digital scholarship tools and methods for open scholarship and pedagogy. DSSI 2021 will run Tuesday, August 3 – Thursday, August 5, and will be a series of three discrete workshops that focus on one of Read More…