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Read in-depth essays from the prestigious Oxford Handbooks Online series in Business & Management, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion. Each handbook is an authoritative guide on the classic and contemporary debates in its discipline, such as Corporate Social Responsibility, Practical Ethics, Comparative Politics, and Global Religions.

In operation for over 20 years, the UW Computer Maintenance Group (CMG) provides desktop, laptop and printer repair, software troubleshooting, data recovery, and computer upgrades for UW departments. Rates are affordable, and can be paid for by UW budget number or ProCard. CMG is a warranty service provider for Apple computers and HP PC’s and HP Printers. See the UW Technology Service Catalog for details.

The UW eScience Institute works with researchers to solve problems they face when dealing with large-scale data issues. On the 2nd Monday of the month, "eScience on Tap" meets at the College Inn Pub for informal discussions. On Feb. 8 at 6:00 p.m., Mary Lidstrom, UW Professor of Microbiology and Vice Provost for Research, will talk about the eScience Institute and its role at the UW.

When you have 1100 students in your class, you quickly learn that technology is your friend. In addition to presenting lectures on his course Web site, Rob Harrison, School of Forest Resources professor, uses Catalyst Tools to facilitate student discussion and submit grades. Read more on ESRM 100 as a model of how to use technology to deliver a high quality learning experience to a large number of students.

The UW home page is headed for a major facelift this year, and the Marketing Web Team has set up a blog to chronicle some of the changes that are coming. The blog also includes links to valuable tools for anyone in the UW community to use to adopt or adapt the new branding for their sites. Check it out!

Ever wondered how to find out if the article you need is online? Or how to find DVDs and videos held by the UW Libraries? You can find short video tutorials that demonstrate common research and library tasks on the “How Do I …?” Library Guide, plus links to other help guides on frequently asked questions.

Learn about Web publishing, digital audio/video, document creation, computing fundamentals, spreadsheets, graphics, and presentations. Learning & Scholarly Technologies is offering over forty free workshops this quarter. Most are walk-in; just bring your UW NetID and Husky card. See details and schedule.

UserVoice is an online tool that allows you to submit and prioritize ideas for UW Web services development. Web services, a key technology allowing standards-based access to business processes and data, has enabled the m.UW iPhone application, advanced course search, Web grades collection, addition of student photos to MyUW class lists, and access to UW budget, vendor, and organization data.