On behalf of the entire UW Tacoma Library staff, welcome, and welcome back for the Spring 2022 Quarter. 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 Read More…
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Fall 2021 Scholarly Publications & Research Awards
Fall 2021 UW Tacoma Publications The library is excited to share the scholarly work of our community with campus through Digital Commons, author profiles, and the Library blog. The list below includes all known books, book chapters, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed articles that were first published (including online) between September 1 – December 31 2021, Read More…
Student FAQs Winter Quarter 2022
On behalf of the entire UW Tacoma Library staff, welcome, and welcome back, for the Winter 2022 Quarter. 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. The University requires masks indoors for all individuals, and Read More…
Campus Meaningful Reads: “Breaking Trail”
Campus Meaningful Reads is a recommended book series celebrating faculty, staff, and students at the University of Washington Tacoma. Everyone is invited to share a book with thoughts on why the book was meaningful to their career, studies, or life. This week, Ellen Bayer and ?? are sharing their meaningful reads. Ellen Bayer’s Recommended Reading: Read More…
Campus Meaningful Reads: “Amusing Ourselves to Death” and “The Commonsense Cookery Book”
Campus Meaningful Reads is a recommended book series celebrating faculty, staff, and students at the University of Washington Tacoma. Everyone is invited to share a book with thoughts on why the book was meaningful to their career, studies, or life. This week, Annie Nguyen and Edward Chamberlain are sharing their meaningful reads. Annie Nguyen’s Read More…
Campus Meaningful Reads: “Transcending: Reflections of Crime Victims” and “Counting For Nothing: What Men Value and What Women Want”
Campus Meaningful Reads is a recommended book series celebrating faculty, staff, and students at the University of Washington Tacoma. Everyone is invited to share a book with thoughts on why the book was meaningful to their career, studies, or life. This week, Dr. Barb Toews (SWCJ) and Dr. Randy Nichols (SIAS/CAC) are sharing their meaningful Read More…
Staff Reads Spring Quarter 2021: Straddling Class in the Academy
Staff Reads (non-fiction) is open to any person employed by UW Tacoma in any capacity. SIGN UP HERE. What is Staff Reads? Inspired by the UW Tacoma Strategic Plan and Real Lit[erature], Staff Reads is a collaboration between the Center for Equity and Inclusion, The Center for Student Involvement, and the UW Tacoma Library. The Read More…
Enter the #IHeartUWLibraries video competition
Do you want to try your hand at filmmaking? Do you have an idea for promoting the library to students? Enter the #IHeartUWLibraries video competition, for a chance to win up to $1500! Complete rules and requirements can be found here. In 2019 the winning entry was from UW Tacoma, and last year’s winner is a UWT Read More…
Meet our Staff: Johanna Jacobsen Kiciman
Meet Johanna (“Yohanna) (and her parrots, the slender-billed cockatoo Lila, and the Galah Zym.) (And yes, they do talk: the white and coral parrot asks for banana chips, and the grey parrot constantly asks “what’s going on?”). How do you work with faculty and students in your current role at the UW Tacoma Library? As Read More…
Meet Our Staff: Christy McDaniel
How do you work with faculty and students in your current role at the UW Tacoma Library? I am working with mostly science and math faculty right now, so they can include a section about finding resources from library databases in their class. I also work with students who want help with the research process Read More…