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UW Libraries recognizes the achievements of our outstanding student employees during Student Employee Appreciation Week, and an annual scholarship award, generously sponsored by UW Libraries donors. On April 8, we celebrated this year’s 55 new scholarship recipients with a reception honoring their amazing contributions. Library and UW Press student workers represent undergraduates and graduate students from many different areas of study across all three UW campuses. Only 25% of student employees are focusing their studies on libraries and information science….
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 Labor Archivist, Conor Casey, takes us inside the Labor Temple, as workers coordinate a general strike that briefly turns organized labor into the city’s governing force.
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.
While many students think of libraries as places to study and access research materials, UW Libraries provides many services and support for students year-round!
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…
The Daily features the winter quarter installation of a year-long exhibit on Mt. Rainier as seen through paintings, journals, year books and more.