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Spring is in the air, and the Libraries are in “full bloom” – meaning the calendar is full of more than 25 different events and FREE workshops for students, faculty, staff and our community. Explore careers in libraries, archives, museums, and galleries, attend a Graphic Novel Café pop-up, a LLM Hackathon, the annual GIS Symposium, a celebration of 135 years of Open Access to Government Information, and so much more– take advantage of the many FREE opportunities to learn, connect…
Undergrads! Don’t forget, your research project ould be worth $1,000! Apply for the UW Libraries Research Award for Undergraduates by April 30th. This annual award is open to ALL areas of study and formats — from dance and drama to microbiology and math–you could win amazing cash prizes! Welcome to spring quarter! Now is a great time to attend a free Libraries workshop to build skills and inspire ideas before the hectic end-of-year activities start-up. Grad students and faculty should…
The end of winter quarter means the start of Spring is nearly here! Be sure to bookmark our Top Ten Tips for Finals Success, a great resource to revisit throughout the year and take advantage of Odegaard’s Study Sprint Breaks all this week – plus… therapy dogs!! Undergrads… do you have a final project you are excited about from this year? Consider applying for our UW Libraries Research Award for Undergraduates , open to ALL areas of study and formats…
Don’t you just LOVE February? We do, because February means the launch of the annual “IHeartUWLibraries” Student Video Contest — check it out (and maybe win $1,000!). There’s also LOVE DATA WEEK, a great opportunity to take advantage of free workshops and events that can help level up your data skills. And don’t miss the chance to learn from distinguished experts through events on AI bias, citizen journalism and labor studies, and podcasting for public scholarship. There’s a lot to…
Happy New Year, Huskies! We hope you are having a great start to winter quarter and 2025! We know the transition between holiday breaks and returning to classes can sometimes be overwhelming, so remember that you can always ASK US for help 24/7! Grad students – applications for winter quarter programs are due soon, so don’t put off learning more about these fantastic teaching and learning opportunities. Be sure to check out our “rockin’ ” new exhibit and special events…
Re-posted from UW Tacoma Library, originally posted on November 25, 2024 by piroga How do you get access to course materials? What would you consider a reasonable price for a textbook? These were two of the questions we asked UWT students in spring 2024 about their experiences acquiring and using textbooks and course materials. Open to all current undergraduate and graduate students, we heard from 180 students that high textbook costs are hard to bear but when choices are actively promoted, students…
On September 30, nearly 800 people gathered at Odegaard Library’s Tabletop Game Night! As part of Dawg Daze Welcome Week, it was a great opportunity for incoming students to meet new people and start the year off with a night of fun by playing board games together. Dozens of games were available to play from Odegaard’s Game Collection and staff facilitators recommended games and helped match solo players with groups. Attendees also had the chance to meet students from some…
Winter is upon us and the end of fall quarter is here! We hope that UW Libraries has been part of your positive 2024 Husky experience thus far. A sincere THANK YOU to all who consider supporting UW Libraries in your annual philanthropy; your gift supports every student and a global community of teaching, learning and research–read our feature stories this month for some inspiring examples! Speaking of giving… grab the perfect UW gift from UW Press’ 40% off Holiday…
Happy November, Huskies! We’re halfway through the quarter and there are still plenty of exciting things to see and learn at the Libraries this month. Don’t miss our 2024 election guide, try out Ground News, and get ready for finals with our Top Ten Tips! Looking to upgrade your data skills? The Open Scholarship Commons is hosting a number of workshops and office hours covering topics like web scraping, creating data visualizations, and publishing your own digital book! Check out…
Okay, so we aren’t talking about the resurgence of the 2003 song, “Maps” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but that would make for a fascinating research project on music history. We are talking about actual, physical maps! Thousands of them! Did you know – the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections Division’s Rare Map Collection includes maps from the sixteenth to early twentieth centuries covering the world, Western and Eastern Hemispheres, continents, countries and cities along with maps that document…