Libraries Impact

UW Libraries is dedicated to creating access and opportunity for a more connected, informed, inspired and equitable University community.

WHO DOES KNOWLEDGE SERVE TODAY?

WHO CREATES IT?

WHO HAS THE TOOLS TO UNLOCK IT?

Improving Access to All: Open Scholarship Commons

In 2023, the OSC entered a new phase as its full vision came to life with the creation of a physical space inside Suzzallo Library.

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MORE OF OUR LIBRARIES IN ACTION

Dave Stone Named UW Distinguished Alumni-Veteran

Dave Stone was recognized for his lifetime of service—military, public and volunteer—with the Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award.
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20 Years of UW Libraries McKinstry Fellows

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.
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Welcome Dean Simon Neame
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2023 Artist Images Awardee

Awardee Mary Ann Peters shares her work and experiences
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Digital Dynamo

UW Libraries has undertaken a massive effort to expand access to digital resources and teach the skills to use them.
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The Language of the Land

The documents and recordings from first-language speakers are invaluable to today’s learners. Read how the UW libraries supports the Department of American Indian Studies through recordings digitized and archived by UW Libraries’ Ethnomusicology Archive.
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Shaping the future of history

Creating historical records, archiving photos, recording oral histories—it’s all in a program of UW Libraries with the Ethnic Heritage Council.
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Rare books curator, Sandra Kroupa

UW Libraries’ book arts and rare books curator Sandra Kroupa discusses personal experience, special collections, and artist books including “Mortal Salt” during a Zoom interview.
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Rare Music Digitization

UW Libraries Preservation Department has a reputation for excellence. When asked to preserve a rare music collection through digitization the team was able to use new technologies to make these incredible pieces available digitally.
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UW Students and Libraries create a new book

Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) is widely recognized as one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. A Professor of Art at UW in the later part of his life, Lawrence’s work and teaching are now the subjects of a new UW course, and through a collaboration between UW Libraries and students using open publishing and digital scholarship tools a book dedicated to Lawrence has been created.
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