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Libraries Public Events and Exhibits
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The University of Washington Board of Regents rightly has approved awarding honorary baccalaureate degrees to Japanese American students incarcerated in relocation camps during World War II.
Librarian Theresa Mudrock's research and online exhibit Interrupted Lives started the long process.
Seattle Times editorial
March 1, 2008
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self-portrait by
Arielle Ross
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Arielle Ross is one of eight freshmen who completed a two-credit seminar at the University of Washington last fall. The premise was simple, or so it seemed: Document your transition to college life. Be as honest as you can. Don't skip the details.
Instructors say they thought they knew what they were getting into when they began the program in September. But now, they confess that the photos being temporarily exhibited at the UW's Odegaard Undergraduate Library were surprising.
Seattle P-I story by Amy Rolph
February 22, 2008
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photo courtesy
R. Vize, 1993
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Friends remember David Bell, former owner of the University District store Magus Books, as a private man of few words whose eyes would light up when he came across an old, rare book.
Seattle P-I story by Amy Rolph
January 30, 2008
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Zafir (Jeffrey) Siddiqui
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A three-phase oral history project, chronicling the influx of South Asians to the Seattle area from post-World War II to the 1990s began with a gift from Irene Joshi, who served at the UW's first South Asia librarian from 1970 to 2000,
University Week story by Robert Roseth
November 29, 2007 |
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The archive is the product of CDC Director Hannah Wiley's anxiety. She's been helped
by John Vallier, head of distributed media services at Odegaard Undergraduate Library.
University Week story by Nancy Wick
Sep 27, 2007 |
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It's a fascinating slice of local business and social history. The fact that it's around to be seen at all is to the credit of UW Libraries Special Collections
Seattle-PI story by Bill Virgin
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Date stamps are being retired for most all library items except items without bar codes, such as some unbound periodicals and government publications, said Thom Deardorff, UW Libraries coordinator for access services.
University Week story
July 19, 2007
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The approach to Suzzallo Library is welcoming because of all the intimately scaled Gothic details and the 4-inch risers of the processional stairway.
Seattle P-I story by Lawrence Cheek
April 30, 2007 |
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a photo essay in Odegaard Undergraduate Library was mounted by Sahar Romani, a graduate student in UW South Asian Studies, who created Kalam: Margins Write, a creative writing program for young people ages 16 to 22 living around Calcutta on train platforms, in a red light district, or in a shelter for daughters of sex workers. University Week story by Catherine O'Donnell
Mar 29, 2007 |
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Despite the book's complex subject matter , Kolbert makes the science easy to understand, said Jill McKinstry, director of Odegaard Undergraduate Library and co-chairwoman of the committee that selected the common book. Seattle P-I story by Christine Frey
Mar 28, 2007
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Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson was recognized for her pioneering and leadership roles in the areas of information literacy and assessment, as well as for her commitment to collaboration and partnership.
University Week story
Feb 7, 2007
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The ability to scan works of art and post them to the Internet is revolutionizing the way curators around the world are managing their collections.
Seattle P-I story by Colin McDonald
Feb 7, 2007 |
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Dean of Libraries, Betsy Wilson, visits 49 of 50 Libraries sites on annual New Year's whirlwind tour to thank Libraries staff.
University Week photo
Jan 11, 2007 |
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An exhibit from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings, will be presented.
University Week story by Nancy Wick
Jan 4, 2007 |
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The UW Libraries have partnered with communities on the Olympic Peninsula to create an unusual online museum that provides access to much historical material that previously was in private hands.
University Week story by
Robert Roseth
Dec 7, 2006
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We love the online journals the UW Libraries provide. But do we realize how much they cost? How long will the Libraries be able to absorb relentless increases in subscription prices?
University Week story
May 18, 2006
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National Book Award Winner Charles Johnson delivers the keynote speech at Friends of the Libraries Literary Voices dinner.
 View the Seattle Channel video
April 29, 2006, approx 30 minutes
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The Digital Futures Alliance includes as charter partners such heavyweights as Microsoft, Amgen and RealNetworks and has set up working groups to tackle specific issues including what to keep and how.
Seattle P-I story by Bill Virgin
Apr 4, 2006
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William Dietrich, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and historical novelist, talks about the challenges of writing in seemingly incongruous genres of journalism and fiction.
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March 10, 2006, approx 66 minutes
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Friends of the Libraries presents Marcie Silllman from KUOW / NPR, speaking about changes in public radio.
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Jan 27, 2006, approx 53 minutes
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Deep in the bowels of Allen Library is a treasure trove in the process of being discovered. A collection of films that has, for the most part, lain dormant for years is slowly being processed and made accessible to the public.
University Week story by Nancy Wick
Nov 17, 2005
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The University of Washington is launching a book club with 5,000 members — some more willing than others. Beginning next summer, every new student will be handed or mailed the same book and asked to read it by the time classes start
Seattle Times story by Nick Perry
Nov 16, 2005
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The mystery begins last year when Paula Walker, interim head of the East Asia Library, receives a letter of introduction for a doctoral student at the UW.
University Week story by Robert Roseth
July 21, 2005
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Nicolette Bromberg , Visual Materials Curator for UW Libraries, will work with the production team to guide them through images from the Libraries archives for an upcoming film on National Parks.
University Week story
July 21, 2005
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"If you need Eric for something, don't bother trying to call him -- just go to the library," said Alexander Baron, a friend and fellow UW student.
Seattle P-I story by Jake Ellison
June 11, 2005
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on the anniversary of his 100th Birthday.
Featuring: Senator Ted Stevens (AK), Senator Daniel K. Inouye (HI) Congressman Norm Dicks (WA), Governor Christine Gregoire (WA), Senator Maria Cantwell (WA), Congressman Jim McDermott (WA), Former Governors Dan Evans (WA) and John Spellman (WA), UW President Mark Emmert, and Magnuson's widow, Jermaine Magnuson.
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April 9, 2005, approx. 60 minutes
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Friends of the Libraries presents David Horsey, two-time Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist and columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, who shares some of his award-winning satires.
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January 26, 2005, approx. 60 minutes
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UW First Year Programs decided that all FIG students would do an assignment called Library Excursion. Suddenly 3,341 students were descending on the libraries.
University Week story by Nancy Wick
January 13, 2005
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Gary Adkins, author of Gay Seattle, talks about the importance of the University of Washington Libraries and their rich collections.
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Nov 10, 2004, approx 30 minutes
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The task might sound simple enough -- at first, that is. Just blend the smaller library into the bigger one. We're talking about 40,000 books and periodicals here.
University Week story by Peter Kelley
Aug 19, 2004
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University Libraries was awarded the prestigious Excellence in Libraries Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
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Feb 12, 2004
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A birch bark manuscript from a Buddhist monastery, believed to have been written in the first or second century A.D., was recently acquired by the University of Washington Libraries and will become a key component of the Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project.
University Week story by
Robert Roseth
Aug 20, 2002
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