Due to the current closure of UW Tacoma campus, the opening of the library sensory friendly space is on hold. We will update the blog as soon as we have a firm opening date. As a library one of the main values engrained in our work is accessibility; specifically accessibility to the information and resources Read More…
Tag: equity
2023 Open Educational Resources Workshop
Applications are now open for a fifth 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 OERs and implement them in a UW Tacoma Read More…
Call for Participation: UWT Library Student Advisory Board
The UW Tacoma Library is launching a new Student Advisory Board! **The deadline to submit interest form extended to Monday, November 28th 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 exists for YOU, the students Read More…
Art and library values: Taking down The Record Keeper blanket.
In March 2020, I began a project for my Master of Library and Information Science degree to inventory, research, and evaluate the artwork displayed in the UW Tacoma Library. I received support for this work from the Library because we knew that the Learning Commons building project would significantly change our spaces. One goal Read More…
You can still be counted!
The library wants to remind you to fill out your census form before September 30, 2020! The UW Tacoma Center for Applied Urban Research and the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation determined that a 10% undercount in Pierce county would result in $750,000 less in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. It also informs transportation and Read More…
Going Public: Opening Scholarship to All
Join us for Going Public: Opening Scholarship to All on March 26th from 9am – 12pm, a fully-online symposium about equity in the production of and access to scholarship. Being public is one of the core tenets of the University of Washington. Open scholarship and going public with our research means engaging the broader community Read More…
Five ways to celebrate Open Education Week at UW Tacoma
Happy Open Education Week, friends! Open Education Week (March 2 – 6, 2020) is an annual, global event focused on raising awareness about open education. The open education movement works toward a world where all people can access, share, and contribute to human knowledge regardless of their income, geographic location, or other potential barriers. According Read More…
“That’s What She Said”: New Display in TLB Highlights Voices & Experiences of Womxn
“When feminism does not explicitly oppose racism, and when anti-racism does not incorporate opposition to patriarchy, race and gender politics often end up being antagonistic to each other, and both interests lose.” – Kimberle Williams Crenshaw The UW Tacoma Library is excited to announce its new display, “That’s What She Said: Highlighting Marginalized Intersectional Experiences Read More…
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Academic Libraries and Higher Education
Many library staff wear multiple hats. In addition to the work that we do at the UW Tacoma Library, we have a role collaborating with our Seattle and Bothell colleagues to create a seamless library experience for UW students and faculty, regardless of the campus they work on. In addition to this, we conduct research Read More…
Impressions from the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting (2019)
So.Many.Books. So.Many.People. From January 25th-January 29th, 2019, the American Library Association (ALA) held its annual Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. Across multiple hotels and conference centers, downtown Seattle saw an influx of library workers from public, school, and academic libraries and of vendors promoting books, services, mobile apps, and products, and authors: so.many.authors! There is no Read More…