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UW Libraries January Update

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Happy New Year, Huskies! This month, take advantage of important new resources, and join us in person for the Wellness Room open house and annual New Year celebration at the Tateuchi East Asia Library. Grad students – don’t miss your opportunity to share your work at the winter quarter Scholar’s Studio, and be sure to check out the Student Programs section of our new web site to learn more about Libraries student programming.

 

News and Stories

Wellness Room Open in Odegaard Library: Learn about the new space designed just for students! The new Wellness Room in 326 Odegaard offers a quiet and comfortable area to unplug, recharge, and relax. With a different areas dedicated to specific wellness practices, books, yoga mats, and wellness tech, it’s a great place to decompress and re-center when the stress starts to build. Save the date for the Open House on January 20!

Digital Preservation Milestone: Repository Hits 1 million! Learn about the never-ending work to preserve the Libraries vast collections so they are accessible for generations to come.

Enhanced Libraries Search- Test the BETA: UW Libraries has launched a new, optional beta version of Libraries Search with several exciting features that will help users navigate to and discover resources, including the Research Assistant artificial intelligence (AI) feature. Your feedback provides valuable input to help inform the future product.

 

Featured Resources

Evaluating Information Guide – Updated for 2026! This recently updated guide gives you strategies, tips, recommendations, and resources to navigate a challenging information environment to help you identify reliable sources from misinformation and incorrect facts.

AI Guides

  • Generative AI: How to fact check ChatGPT and Other AI Tools
  • AI Knowledge and Ownership: Information on how to deal with false information generated by AI, commonly referred to as “AI hallucinations.”

SpaceNews – Now you can access the most trusted and comprehensive source of news and analysis of the companies, agencies, technologies and trends shaping the global space industry. Available to UW academic users via UW Libraries subscription.

 

Community Events & Exhibits

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Wellness Room Open House! 

Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m Students, staff and faculty – Celebrate the opening of the Odegaard Library Wellness Room! Stop by for some relaxing tea, conversation and try out the furniture and amenities of the new space. All UW students, staff and faculty are welcome. A current Husky Card is required to enter Odegaard Library.

 

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Tateuchi East Asia Library New Year Celebration: A Showcase of East Asian & Global Cultures

Thursday, Jan 29, 2026, 3:30 – 5 p.m Join us for a festive New Year celebration featuring East Asian cultural performances along with presentations from other international traditions. Enjoy light refreshments as we ring in the new year and honor the rich cultural heritage of East Asia.

 

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Washington State Historical Society Presents: History After Hours: Peter Blecha discussing ‘Stomp and Shout: The Untold Story of Northwest Rock and Roll’ Presented by UW Press

Thursday, Jan 29, 2026, 7 – 9:30 p.m. Peter Blecha is the director of the Northwest Music Archives, an award-winning author, a founding curator at MoPop, and a longtime staff historian at HistoryLink.org. Blecha’s newest book, Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll, draws on his deep knowledge as a leading expert on Pacific Northwest music history to chronicle both well-known and overlooked icons of the early Northwest Sound.

 

Programs & Workshops

Scholar’s Studio (Grad and Post Doc Students) – Submissions Due Jan. 29! Submit a proposal to give a 5-min. low stakes and fun lightning talk about your capstone, research, or pedagogy! Scholars’ Studio is an opportunity to practice communicating your work in front of a supportive general audience — without using a lot of technical or academic jargon. Learn more and apply.

Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours– first Tuesday of the month – next session February 3. Learn about getting started with digital projects at UW. We offer consultations for research and course related projects. Examples include support for digital publishing, building digital exhibits, and more! We can help you find the right tools, resources and instruction whether you’re just getting started or are working on an on-going project.   This service is available only to current UW faculty, students, and staff. First Tuesday of the month, and help online by appointment.

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