October 2023 has arrived, and with it the UWT Library Lab! What is the UWT Library Lab? The UWT Library Lab brings library staff to you! Every Tuesday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm in October, November and the first week of December, UWT Library Student Staff will be in the lobby of the UWT YMCA. Read More…
Fall Quarter 2023 Library Displays
Library Displays, Fall Quarter 2023 We are excited to welcome you into the UW Tacoma Library this autumn, with lots of books curated into interesting displays for you to browse and check out. See our list below for what we’ve got on offer! Asian American and Pacific Islander Book Collection (SNO Lobby) This display showcases Read More…
Student FAQs Fall Quarter 2023
On behalf of the UWT Library staff, welcome back to school for Fall 2023! We appreciate your efforts to keep our community safe by staying up-to-date on University health and safety protocols. Our Library is student-centered and we are committed to providing a high-quality Husky Experience for every student. Below are a number of FAQs Read More…
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…
Call for Participation: 2023-2024 Student Library Advocacy Board
The UW Tacoma Library is in its second year of the Student Library Advocacy Board (SLAB)! **The deadline to submit interest form is Wednesday, October 11th 2023 by 5:00pm!** The UW Tacoma Library facilitates the exploration of academic, personal, and intellectual interests through access to resources, spaces, and research support. In other words, the library Read More…
Real Lit Reads The Shadow Sister – Register now!
To register for Autumn 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 The Shadow Sister, by Lily Meade, for Autumn Quarter 2023! This is the 19th book we have Read More…
Meet our Staff: Amanda Pirog
Please join the UW Tacoma Library in welcoming Amanda Pirog! We are very excited for Amanda Pirog to join us as our Business and User Experience Librarian. Amanda comes to us from the UW Seattle campus having spent almost a decade there in numerous roles: Business Research and Instruction Librarian, Libraries Advancement Outreach Officer, Interim Read More…
Winter 2023 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 January 1st – March 20th, 2023. An unlocked symbol appears beside Read More…
Abortion in Fiction
Events on campus often lead our students to seek out books that mirror real life – even in fiction. Sometimes these topics are avoided in the every day, but with controversy often comes discovery. Abortion is often one of those topics. Inspired by upcoming events, here are reads that span the spectrum of the Read More…