UW Libraries March Update 2024

We are nearly to the end of winter quarter! Cherry blossoms are right around the corner and our Libraries are “blooming” with valuable opportunities for students, so be sure to check the deadlines for our annual video contest and undergraduate research awards! We are celebrating new exhibits (including first-ever “pop up” events with rare music and art collections), our amazing student employees and the grand-reopening of the Tateuchi East Asia Library. Good luck on finals, and don’t forget to bookmark our Top Ten Tips, always a helpful reminder of all the ways #YourUWLibrary is here for you, huskies! Read on for all the details!

News and Stories

Just in time for Women’s History Month! UW Libraries Special Collections announces the opening of the papers of women’s rights activist Barbara Winslow, author of Revolutionary Feminists: The Women’s Liberation Movement in Seattle (Duke Univ Press, 2023).  Throughout March, you can view notable features of Winslow’s work in a new display on the Allen Library mezzanine.  On March 28, as part of Winslow’s book tour,  the Libraries will host a special community event with Winslow and friends to celebrate the opening of her papers, and to share a personal perspective reflecting on her life’s work as a feminist advocate, educator and documentarian of the Seattle scene from 1969-1979 with local organizations such as Women’s Liberation-Seattle, the It’s About Time feminist bookstore, and the Peace and Freedom Party. Learn More.

“my experience working at the UW Libraries has been transformative for my personal, academic, and professional growth…” – Braedyn, 2024 Student Scholarship Recipient

We Love Our Student Employees! Over 50 student employees received scholarships through the Student scholarship fund. They wrote amazing essays about their work experience with the Libraries. You can get a sense of just how important these students workers are by watching and reading highlights from their essays that were shared at the scholarship reception February 29, 2024. READ THE STORY.

Student Video Contest – Entries Due March 28th: Since 2018, this annual student video contest has produced some amazing videos to highlight all there is to LOVE about UW Libraries! Put your creative talents to work, show some “LOVE” for the Libraries and AND win some well-deserved cash prizes!

Celebrating the Tateuchi East Asia Library: On February 21, international guests, UW students faculty and community leaders gathered for the official re-opening celebration of the Tateuchi East Asia Library renovation. Guest speakers, student performances and rare, special collections on display made for a fantastic event highlighting the libraries unique impact locally and internationally. READ THE STORY.   Note: Next week, the library will host many international colleagues who are in town for the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) Conference. Welcome!

Saving Seattle’s Storied Music History: KING 5 News visited UW Libraries to explore how 20 years of pivotal Seattle Music history was digitally preserved through funding and partnership with the Washington State Library and its Washington Digital Newspapers project. This in-depth story features interviews with Charles R. Cross, longtime editor of The Rocket, who played a key role in getting the archives of the music magazine digitized, and John Keister, another Rocket editor and foundational partner during the paper’s earliest days.  WATCH THE STORY.

Community Events/Exhibits

NEW EXHIBIT –  The Medium is The Message: Lived Experience is the Story –  Explore the relationship between the graphic novel and the potency with which they tell stories of identity, memory, and culture through the UW Libraries Special Collections Spring/Summer exhibit. Monday, Mar 18 – Thursday, Sep 19, 2024 / Allen Library: Learn more.   Celebrating 50 years of the Seattle Gay News: A new exhibit in Allen Library’s Government Publications, Maps, Microforms & Newspapers (GMM) area. The Seattle Gay News, one of the longest-running LGBTQ in the world, is officially 50! Explore the history of a newspaper that has served the Seattle gay community since March 1974, reporting on arts, culture, health, politics, civil rights, and more. We celebrate the newspaper by presenting headlines and examples of how it covered the local, national, and international happenings and highlighting how the UW Libraries and the Washington State Library preserve and make it accessible to all. On display through April 12, 2024. Learn more. From the Vaults: Check out Rare Art Items at the UW Archives! The UW Music and Art Libraries, in partnership with UW Libraries’ Special Collections, will be showing off a variety of rare arts-themed items from their archives. Ordinarily available by appointment only, these unique materials will be on display via “pop up” tabling events at the Music and Art Libraries. Monday, Mar 25 – Thursday, Mar 28, 2024: Learn More

Real Lit Hosts Hugo Award Winner Sarah Gailey
Thursday, Mar 7
12:30 – 1:30 p.m./ UW Tacoma Library

Opening Reception: the Barbara Winslow (feminist) Papers
Thursday, Mar 28
3:30 – 5 p.m. / Smith Room (3rd floor, hallway to left of Reading Room)

Learning Workshops

Aligning your course around outcomes and objectives
Thursday, March 14
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. / Online

Metadata Support for UW Libraries Digital Scholarship Platforms
Monday, March 18
2 – 3 p.m. / Suzzallo Library: Open Scholarship Commons: Group Work Space B

Office Hours / Drop-In Help

Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours- Tuesdays: 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. Learn more

Citation Tools Cafes- Rotating days: Drop in and connect with the UW Libraries Research Commons citation management tools experts at a variety of cafes around campus! Learn more

Data Visualization Office Hours- Wednesdays: Drop by office hours to get help with data visualization! We can help you choose the right tools, find resources, and discuss how to prepare your data for visualization. Learn more.

Graduate Funding Information Service Office Hours: The Graduate Funding Information Service (GFIS) works with current and admitted UW graduate students.  Learn more.

Save the date

2024 Undergraduate Student Research Award – Applications open April 1! Turn that project into cash – all forms of scholarship are encouraged – papers, posters, art, music and more. Get the details.

Husky Giving Day is April 6th! Thank you for considering participating in this annual UW giving event. This year, your support can be directed to two high-impact giving opportunities — student scholarship funds or the libraries Catalyst Fund. Thank you for your support, and be sure to follow us on socials to share and encourage others to support UW Libraries Husky Giving Day! Learn more.

Building Digital Collections Using Minimal Tech: learn about technology that anyone can use to build online digital libraries, archives, and exhibits, especially for under-resourced organizations.
Tuesday, April 23
Suzzallo Library: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space

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