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From Dawg Daze, to upcoming new author workshops, the annual Constitution Reading and not-to-miss stories and updates for fall!
On Aug 24, 2026, UW Libraries will launch the new Search platform, a permanent replacement of the previous version with an entirely new interface and upgraded features.
Important announcements, upcoming workshops, exhibits and more.
Explore our spaces, meet our staff and connect with other students throughout the week including tours, board game events, karaoke, and more!
Join us October 6th for this annual tradition. Sign-up now to reserve your section!
Earlier this year, UW Libraries completed the full digitization of all of The Washington Alumnus issues 1908-1963, now available to view online!
This summer workshop series focuses on the tools and topics from some of our most popular learning workshops – starting in June!
UW Libraries’ Ethnomusicology Archives Curator, John Vallier, has been awarded the 2026 Distinguished Librarian Award, in conjunction with the annual UW Awards of Excellence.
From graduation tips, to new guidance on federally-funded research, the BTAA Open Access Publishing Agreement and all the month’s events and exhibits!
Nineteenth-century Shakespeare books donated to UW Libraries – April 2026 Perspectives
The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Center for Library Programs has secured an Open Publishing Agreement with Wiley that provides open publishing opportunities for affiliated corresponding authors through December 31, 2027, while maintaining full read access to Wiley’s Online Library journals. For affiliated corresponding authors, this new agreement provides the ability to publish open access (OA) in Wiley’s hybrid OA journals (“Online Open”) without individual article fees for articles editorially accepted in 2026 and 2027. In addition, there is a…
Spring is here! While the cherry blossoms may have peaked, you can still celebrate with a DIY cherry blossom bookmark or test your knowledge with UW Libraries Cherry Blossom Trivia! April brings great opportunities for students including the UW Libraries Undergraduate Research Award, and Graduate Storytelling Fellows, both with applications due this month AND the Big Ten GIS Conference 2026! Thanks in advance to all who support UW Libraries on Husky Giving Day (April 24!), your support POWERS UW Libraries,…
…and What Typewriters Can Teach Us About Modern Communication For more than twenty years, UW Librarians have co-taught LIS 508, the History of Recorded Information as a course for the UW Information School’s MLIS program. With the retirement of longstanding instructors David Levy and Sandra Kroupa, UW Libraries Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections, Julie Tanaka, was asked to take over as the instructor of record. Tanaka redesigned the course to align with current MLIS Student Learning Outcomes and taught the course…
UW Libraries’ Special Collections department is a trove of treasures that tell the story of the UW and the Pacific Northwest.
UW Daily article highlights the fascinating origins of printing in the current Tateuchi East Asia Library exhibit as well as and how events, workshops and events bring the communities together.
Spring + Winter quarter = “Sprinter” …, save some time for UW Libraries concerts, exhibit talks, learning events and more
Archives in Context is the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), associated with the Publications Board, American Archivist Editorial Board, and Committee on Public Awareness. The impetus for the podcast was to reflect change and trends in a profession that is constantly evolving…
Celebrate the distinguished and unparalleled career spanning seven decades and two centuries of Sandra Kroupa, Books Arts and Rare Books Curator
We’re thrilled to introduce a space designed just for you: the Odegaard Library Wellness Room: 3rd floor, Room 326
UW Libraries has launched a new website! The comprehensive site redesign reflects input from multiple user studies over several years as well as input from faculty, staff and community members.
At the University of Washington Libraries, preserving history means protecting the materials behind the stories in our care. One such story is that of the University of Washington’s 8-man crew that stunned the world in 1936 by winning Olympic gold in Berlin.
Bound in calfskin and detailed in gold, a rare 1544 edition of Dante’s Divine Comedy was added to UW Libraries’ collection this year. The volume contains something to pique anyone’s interest.
UW Libraries’ Special Collections’ new exhibit makes the case that these visual stories can be just as impactful and adult as any other book, and deserve their time in the sun.
Join us in celebrating Suzzallo Library’s 100th Anniversary throughout the 2026-2027 academic year!
University of Washington Libraries Help Fill a Critical Knowledge Gap Due to the pace at which medical knowledge evolves and changes over time, online medical libraries are critical tools for health care providers who need the most up-to-date information, tools and resources available including access to journal articles, databases, and other tools needed for evidence-based practice and research. Many of these “industry standard” resources require expensive subscriptions, and are only accessible through large organizations who pay for institution-wide access for…
Student shares reflections on experience as 2026 James Leland Dirks, Jr. Library Preservation Intern
Provost reappoints Dean Neame for second, five-year term
Summer workshops, exhibit talks, and more.
Some of the most popular study areas in Odegaard are getting a major improvement during the 2026-2027 school year.