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Picture yourself in class (or a Zoom room), being led through an immersive imagination exercise, using sense memory to explore questions related to the history and context of a particular object or place. Your instructor is an expert in history, humanities, information science and archiving. Your instructor is a UW Librarian! While we may typically think of Librarians working behind a reference desk on campus or answering questions online, many UW Librarians are often found outside the Library, teaching in…
Happy New Year, Huskies! We are happy to welcome our UW Community back from break! At this time, the Libraries plans to proceed with planned, expanded hours for winter quarter as noted below and on our website; however, these plans are subject to change pending the evolving public health status, new protocols and/or staff availability. Rescheduled: Our first Wednesday concert series for January (in Allen Library lobby) has been rescheduled to Wednesday, January 19th. See calendar for information. Services …
Welcome to winter quarter Huskies! UW Libraries is so excited to encourage new and returning students to learn how we can help you succeed at UW. If this is your first quarter at UW, or you just want to learn more about the Libraries, we’ve got you covered with these events and resources listed below. Events are held in partnership with UW First-Year Programs’ Winter Welcome and are also listed on the main UW Libraries calendar. To get the latest…
The University of Washington Libraries Accessibility Working Group is pleased to share that accessibility tools are now available to improve equity of access to library resources and services for users with disabilities. Many thanks to the Friends of the Libraries for making this possible with their generous contribution! Fourteen libraries now have an accessibility toolkit with valuable resources for on-site use, including: Lapboards Lapboards can be placed on the lap or across the arms of a wheelchair or mobility scooter….
Denae Ford Robinson is an Affiliate Assistant Professor of Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE) and Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research. Her research focuses on cognitive and social barriers to participation in online socio-technical ecosystems. She is best known for her research on just-in-time mentorship as a mode to empower welcoming engagement in collaborative Q&A for online programming communities including open-source software and work to empower marginalized software developers in online communities. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from…
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Last year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would be instituting a new Data Management and Sharing Policy, effective 2023. The new policy establishes the requirement that research projects funded by the NIH must submit a Data Management and Sharing Plan. This announcement follows a wider trend of many other funding agencies requiring these plans. Why are funding agencies requiring Data Management Plans? Data Management Plans, or DMPs, are documents that describe how data will be collected,…
Authors: This is a collaborative post by Simon Neame, Dean of University Libraries; Denise Pan, Associate Dean for Collections & Content; and Corey Murata, Director, Collection Analysis & Strategy Collections as a service in academic libraries represents the “shift to the incorporation and integration of more continuous, ongoing, flexible, and sustainable review of collections, and an increasing need to align collection development with institutional research and curricular requirements.” Through this Sustainable Scholarship blog series, we will share how the collection…
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Jill and Joseph McKinstry Libraries Endowed Fellowship, Taylor Healey Brooks, the outgoing McKinstry Fellow (2019-21), hosted a virtual gathering to celebrate the occasion. The endowed fellowship is awarded to an underrepresented MLIS student and includes a scholarship and a paid graduate student position at the UW Libraries. During the virtual gathering, McKinstry Fellows shared professional and personal updates—and it is abundantly clear that McKinstry Fellows are making an impact on the communities…
A popular new virtual reading room, why appointments are better for users, new exhibits and more. UW Libraries Special Collections is one of the busiest places in the UW Libraries system. With people seeking access to materials from on campus and off, the Special Collections team has adapted services to meet the demand for virtual and remote services and maximize health and safety for all staff and visitors. We caught up with Allee Monheim, Public Services Librarian in Special Collections…