http://www.lib.washington.edu Spotlight on the University of Washington Libraries daily 1 2011-05-24T15:06:43Z http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/news/exhibits/angie-chau-an-author-reading February 23rd: noon–1:30 pm. Reading and discussion. Allen Library South, Research Commons, Green Room A No publisher tawataoc 2012-02-21T20:10:08Z Event http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/news/announcements/sc-usability We are looking especially for patrons who have used Special Collections in the past, but all are welcome to submit the survey. No publisher tawataoc 2012-02-15T00:31:00Z Link http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/news/exhibits/scholarly-communication-in-a-digital-age Feb 16, 2:30–4:00pm | How are the ways in which scholarship is produced, circulated, reviewed, and preserved changing? Jentery Sayers gives an account of his hybrid (i.e., part print, part digital) book project, which is a cultural history of magnetic recording (1878 to the present). He argues that changes to the book necessarily imply changes to scholarly labor and inquiry. Sayers is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Victoria. Sponsored by UW Libraries, made possible in part by the Kenneth S. Allen Library Endowment. Location: Mary Gates Hall Room 420 No publisher acpete 2012-02-21T19:45:11Z Event http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/news/exhibits/colloquium-composing-reviewing-and-preserving-multimodal-scholarship Feb 16, 9:30-11:00am | Jentery Sayers surveys examples of multimodal scholarship and articulates their relation to histories of print in academia, and examines the iterative process of multimodal scholarly communication. Sayers is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Victoria. Sponsored by UW Libraries, made possible in part by the Kenneth S. Allen Library Endowment. Location: Allen Library South, Research Commons Presentation Space No publisher acpete 2012-02-21T19:44:45Z Event http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/news/press/retirees-gift-recalls-chinese-immigrants-lost-generation UW Today - February 6, 2012 No publisher acpete 2012-02-10T00:39:43Z Link http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/news/exhibits/particles through Mar 30 | an interdisciplinary exhibit exploring the elements of the nuclear age, Hanford history, and its impacts on humans and the environment. Made up of poetry and art, the goal of the exhibit is to unite the arts and sciences to forge a healthy, peaceful world and engage diverse audiences on the issues. Location: Odegaard Undergraduate Library No publisher acpete exhibit 2012-02-21T19:44:21Z Event http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/news/exhibits/merry-company through Mar 16 | A collection of three-dimensional pop-up and movable books, intended to delight, excite and charm adults as well as children. Made by hand with precision and patience, these magical and one-of-a-kind historical examples expand the traditional definition of a book. Curated by Sandra Kroupa, Libraries Book Arts and Rare Book Curator. Allen Library South Basement. No publisher acpete exhibit 2012-02-21T19:44:03Z Event http://www.lib.washington.edu/support/newsletter/archive/winter-2012 January 2012 No publisher acpete 2012-02-08T22:53:54Z Link