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…
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Jumpstart Your Research: Search Like a Librarian
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…
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…
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…
Join Us: De-stress with Dogs at TLB/SNO!
Need a breather from finals, projects, and everything else going in with the end of the quarter? Join NAMI On Campus and Cascade Service Dogs in partnership with the UW Tacoma Library to de-stress from finals on Wednesday, December 8th from 11 AM to 1 PM with some sweet emotional support dogs! Service dogs will 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…
Becoming Nisei: Author Event
Please join us for a conversation with authors and UW Tacoma Faculty Lisa Hoffman and Mary Hanneman about their new book, Becoming Nisei. This rich and detailed resource adds new dimensions to our state’s and our city’s understanding of Japanese American history. Thanks to the work of Hoffman and Hanneman, we will continue to learn Read More…
Silent Study Party
Working on finals and missing your favorite study spot in the library? Need some accountability to finish up a project? Join the library for a Silent Study Party! What is a Silent Study Party? Inspired by the Silent Reading Parties that began in Seattle and have spread across the country, the Silent Study Party is 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…