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Welcome, Huskies! With so much information coming at you like a den of demogorgons* on the run, you may be feeling a little “upside down,” but not to worry–UW Libraries are here to make things a little less “strange” and a lot more stress-free! Like a trusted compass that will never let you down, the UW Libraries Student Guide is your gateway to the vast world of UW Libraries. Know where to get help at any hour of the day,…
Updated 7/27 UW Libraries’ summer programs are a great way to build skills in between quarters. We offer a wide range of workshops for a variety of interests and experience levels including our Open Scholarship Summer Series, Graduate Student Research Institute, Research Data Management Workshop and more! Plus, some amazing summer reads, book clubs and more. Stay cool and enjoy the summer, huskies! Operations Fall quarter hours will be confirmed and posted mid-late August. See Libraries hours through August. “Shelf…
Near the end of the academic year, UW Libraries virtually hosted the 6th annual GIS Symposium. The GIS Symposium highlights and celebrates the transformational role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and data visualization technologies at the UW and beyond. While there are other GIS-focused events on campus, the UW Libraries’ GIS Symposium features interdisciplinary presentations open to all departments at the university. To those unfamiliar with GIS, UW Libraries Global Studies and Geography Librarian Kian Flynn describes it…
Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally. Learn more about the history of Pride Month, and thank you for joining UW Libraries in sharing these many…
Good luck on finals, Huskies–and remember that UW Libraries has many resources to help you succeed! Congratulations to all of the #uwgrad22 graduates and all those who will be celebrating commencement this month. Please read the operations updates below for important information on Library closures and Library-wide system updates! Operations Looking for an institutional data-sharing option? Don’t Miss our Demo on Dryad Digital Repository on June 7th! With the increasing requirements for research data sharing and publication, there has been…
Helping UW researchers expand their impact through ORCID connections. Negeen Aghassibake, a Data Visualization Librarian with UW Libraries, was selected as a 2022 LEADING Fellow, a program focused on data science in library & information studies. The program is part of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) National Digital Infrastructures and Initiatives Project, supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). During this one-year program, fellows will engage in data science education through Drexel University and undertake…
Co-authored by the UW Libraries Accessibility Working Group Digital resources and services have become an integral part of library functions. While this increases access for many, it can present new barriers for some users with disabilities. To recognize Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re sharing more about accessibility audits to help increase digital access and inclusion at the UW Libraries and Press. Projects involving accessibility audits are becoming increasingly common at the UW Libraries and University Press and help ensure we’re…
Last week, in response to concerns about Thomson Reuters’ data services contracts with ICE, Thomson Reuters shareholders, led by British Columbia General Employees’ Union, filed a resolution with the company demanding action to investigate and mitigate human rights risks related to those contracts. This shareholder pressure has forced Thomson Reuters to address the human rights impacts of its ICE contracts. The company will complete a comprehensive human rights assessment and ESG materiality assessment later this year. This is a first…
This month’s update is packed with events and important news about summer operations. Undergraduates— there’s still time to apply for the UW Libraries Undergraduate Research Award for a chance to win up to $1,000! Existing or potential grad students— don’t miss the very helpful workshop on Finding Funding For Graduate School! Operations Hours: End-of-quarter and summer hours (modified for finals) are posted on the Libraries operations page. June 13th Closure/Catalog and Search System Down: All UW Library locations on all…
“We, too, on land are often navigating contexts that seem impossible for us to breathe in, and yet we must. The adaptations that marine mammals have made in relationship to breathing are some of the most relevant for us to observe, not only in relationship to our survival in an atmosphere we have polluted on a planet where we are causing the ocean to rise, but also in relationship to our intentional living, our mindful relation to each other.” -Alexis…