Lightning Talk Invitation

The UW Libraries Research Commons, in partnership with the Graduate School, is in the process of planning for a Research Commons Lightning Talks event that will be held Tuesday, April 10th 4-5:30pm on the ground floor of the Allen Library South.

This event will feature 10 short presentations (5 minutes each) given by graduate students doing research on topics related to the theme "Sustainability". This will be a fun, informal event that will allow grad students to share their research across disciplines, make connections and build presentation skills. This event will be open to all UW students, faculty and staff.

Are you a graduate student doing Sustainability-related research? Submit a short proposal here: http://commons.lib.washington.edu/lightningtalks We're looking for grad students working in a range of disciplines: environmental sciences, political science, business, education, history, urban planning, humanities, technology, etc.

Want a quick Bibliography?

It is that time of the quarter again, time to start working on those final papers! Let a citation management software help. RefWorks, EndNote, and Zotero are citation management softwares that allow you to keep all of those book and article citations for your papers in one place. Curious about which one will fit your needs? Watch our webinar on Choosing a Citation Management System that Works for You to help make your decision.

Are you ready to add footnotes and a bibliography to your paper and need some help? Watch our webinars on RefWorks and Zotero to learn tips on creating these for your papers. Or, construct your bibliographies and for your papers the old fashion way. Use our citation style guides as a model to creating your own bibliographies and footnotes!

Visit the UW Research Commons!

The UW Libraries Research Commons, located on the ground floor of the Allen Library South, has many spaces available for students and faculty to support group research, presentations, seminars, and colloquia. The Research Commons opened a little less than one year ago, and is designed as an evolving, flexible space that fosters interdisciplinary conversation and provides research support via the Libraries and campus partnerships.

A few highlights this quarter:

Graduate Student Workshops: In partnership with the Graduate School, the Libraries is kicking off a new year of graduate student workshops in the Research Commons. Check out the full list of offerings this fall at: http://commons.lib.washington.edu/news-events. Many workshops are happening this week.
Drop-in Writing Consultations: The Odegaard Writing and Research Center is now offering morning drop-in consultations in the Research Commons -- for graduate students only -- twice a week. Tutors staffing these consulting hours are experienced in supporting graduate level research and writing for a wide range of academic and professional purposes. Unlike traditional OWRC sessions, these consultations may last up to 1.5 hours to better accommodate larger projects. Autumn Quarter: Mondays and Thursdays 10:30am-noon. No reservations required. First-come, first served.

New Collaboration Screens: Student Technology Fee funds enabled us to add large screens, which can be used with your laptop, in many of our reservable spaces: http://commons.lib.washington.edu/resources

New Presentation Spaces: The Research Commons has undergone a few changes based on user feedback to better support large group research work and presentations. We’ve added a new room, Green A, that seats up to 25 people. http://commons.lib.washington.edu/resources/green-a/green-a Later this quarter we’ll have two additional enclosed reservable spaces for group projects and events.

GIS Day: On Wednesday, November 16th the Research Commons will serve as a venue for a full day of GIS activities coordinated by the UW Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and the Libraries. Stop by the Research Commons to hear talks by students and faculty involved in Geographic Information System projects, view a GIS poster session, or visit the "GIS Doctor" to get help with a GIS-related question.

Whiteboard Capture: The Research Commons features whiteboard surface tables, mobile whiteboards, whiteboard walls and dry-erase markers for checkout. We also have an EBeam Edge interactive whiteboard system that can be checked out and used within the Research Commons to turn any whiteboard surface into a digital and interactive copyboard. Use the EBeam to create a video or image capture of a presentation, brainstorming session, or TA consultation in the Research Commons.

Information Design Exhibit: On display in the Research Commons are posters created by students in Assoc. Professor Karen Cheng’s ART 478: Information Design course. In this senior-level undergraduate studio class, Visual Communication Design students research and design a series of information graphics that visualize a subject, social issue, event, or controversy. These data graphics are composed into a pair of narrative information design posters/panels and a web-based module.



Interested in seeing your students’ work displayed in the space for a poster session or longer-term exhibit? Contact uwlibrc@uw.edu.

Visit the Research Commons website http://commons.lib.washington.edu or our blog http://uwresearchcommons.wordpress.com/ to learn more about the development of the Research Commons.

Use the Feedback link on the blog to give us feedback, or email uwlibrc@uw.edu.

Departmental delivery from the UW Libraries and beyond... at no cost for current UW faculty and staff!

This service is for current UW faculty and staff at the Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses. The UW Libraries will pull material from our shelves, check it out to you and send it to your department via the campus mail. Summit and Interlibrary Loan material can also be sent to your department.

To Place a Request:

• Request an item through the library catalog and select "Send to Fac-Staff UW Mailbox" as your pickup location.


• Items must be sent to a valid campus box number. Check your campus box number in your library account. If the address is not correct you will need to change your address by accessing the Employee Self-Service web site. It may take a week or so for our information to be updated.

What To Expect:

• Materials held on the UW campus will be delivered in 1-2 days, not including weekends.


• Materials held by Summit libraries will be delivered in 5-7 days, not including weekends. This accounts for transit time from the Summit library, plus campus mail delivery time.


• Materials requested through ILL will be delivered in 10-14 days, not including weekends. This accounts for transit time from the loaning library, plus campus mail delivery time.


• When we send material to you it will appear in your library account as already checked out to you.


• We will contact you if the material is not available or cannot be sent. We will use the email address in your library account to notify you of problems with delivery, so please make sure the email address in your account is one you check regularly.


• To assess the service we will be surveying participants. You can also send comments at any time to suzzcirc@u.washington.edu.

Returning Material

• Send material back to Suzzallo Circulation, Box 352900 or drop off at any UW library unit.


• If mailing the material please try to use the original packaging or something similar.


• To allow for mailing time you should send material back at least 2 days before the due date.

Background Information

• Departmental delivery will improve access to the physical collections for UW faculty and staff who are not located close to library units.


• Building on their existing service, the UW Campus Mail have agreed to handle the delivery of library materials at no charge.


• The overall costs of the service to the Libraries are expected to be minimal.


• We are initiating this service as a pilot and will evaluate the costs and benefits during the next few months. Your comments are important to us so please fill out the survey when requested.

*Limitations

• UW students are not part of the pilot.


• Cascadia Community College faculty, staff and students are not part of the pilot.


• Material that does not circulate (Reference, Special Collections, etc.) and material on reserve are not available for delivery.


• Fragile or large items may not be available for delivery.


• This pilot provides for sending only to campus mail addresses. If you want to have a book sent to an off-campus address through the US mail Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services can provide this service for a $10 fee. Login to your ILL account and select Borrow a Book, fill out the form and then select one of the Delivery Options that provides for shipping to home.

Library Research Award for Undergraduates

Selection criteria:

• The $1,000 awards are given in three categories: Senior Thesis, Senior Non-Thesis and Non-Senior.
• Projects completed in Spring Quarter 2010 through Spring Quarter 2011 are eligible.
• Projects must have been completed for UW course credit, or for the Undergraduate Research Program (URP).
• A project may be in any format or medium.
• Individual or group projects are eligible. Each student will be judged individually.

Applications are due Monday, May 16th, 2011 at5:00pm PST

For more information, please see < a href="http://guides.lib.washington.edu/researchaward">http://guides.lib.washington.edu/researchaward.

Today is Library Snapshot Day!

Join us on April 12 for Library Snapshot Day, a day for Libraries staff and the UW community to wield cameras, share comments, and gather statistics for a 24-hour period to illustrate the value of libraries through stories, photographs and numbers.

Let us know what the library means to you at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/tawataoc/129473

For more information on Snapshot Day, please see http://www.lib.washington.edu/snapshot/

Library Research Award for Undergraduates

• The $1,000 awards are given in three categories: Senior Thesis, Senior Non-Thesis and Non-Senior.


• Projects completed in Spring Quarter 2010 through Spring Quarter 2011 are eligible.


• Projects must have been completed for UW course credit.


• A project may be in any format or medium.


• Individual or group projects are eligible. Each student will be judged individually.

For more information or to apply for the Undergraduate Research Award, please see http://guides.lib.washington.edu/researchaward

Research Award

On behalf of UW Libraries, I am pleased to announce the eighth annual Library Research Award for Undergraduates program.

The Research Award recognizes undergraduate students for excellent research and scholarship that demonstrates creative use of scholarly materials.

Please encourage your students to participate. Most of our student applicants say they submitted because they were encouraged to by their instructors or advisers.

Students may submit any research project they've completed between Spring 2010 and Spring 2011. In addition, they are asked to submit a short reflective essay about the research process.


- *Deadline*: Monday, May 16, 2011.
- Winners receive $1,000.
- Categories: Senior Thesis/Honors Thesis, Senior Non-Thesis, and Non-Senior
- Any media (project format) accepted.

Application information, previous winners, FAQ, and selection criteria are available at:

http://guides.lib.washington.edu/researchaward

The award jury is comprised of librarians and faculty evaluators, crossing disciplines and the three UW campuses.

Questions? Email: libaward@uw.edu

Faculty to consider setting up library donation fund

"Recent budget cuts have reduced the number of journals, research papers, essays and publications available, dropping the University of Washington’s libraries out of the top 15 percent of the Association of Research Libraries’ rankings for the first time since 1932 last year."

For the full story, please see The Daily.

Research Commons Study Spaces

Looking for a space to study? The Research Commons in the Allen South Library has open complete with spaces that can be reserved for your convenience. Check out the array of study spaces and reserve them online today!

Five Reasons to use the ResearchWorks Archive Service

* Quickly archive work and share with colleagues
* Software provides persistent URL
* Increase citation impact and visibility
* Meets some grant requirements for public access
* Relieve yourself and staff of maintenance chores

For more information on ResearchWorks, see ResearchWorks.

Research Commons Grand Opening!

The University of Washington Libraries cordially invites you to celebrate the Grand Opening of the new Research Commons.

Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Time: Remarks at 3:00 p.m.

* Interim President Phyllis Wise
* Dean of University Libraries Betsy Wilson
* Research Commons Librarian Lauren Ray
* Professor Albert Folch, Department of Bioengineering

Open House and Reception to follow until 5:00 p.m.

Place: Research Commons, Allen Library South ground floor, University of Washington

The UW Libraries Research Commons is intended to meet a new set of student and faculty needs that are emerging with the growth of data-driven research, digital scholarship and interdisciplinary studies. Learn more about the development of the space here: http://uwresearchcommons.wordpress.com

The BringingArtIntoTechnology exhibit, created by Albert Folch and his students at the UW Bioengineering Department, will be unveiled during the Grand Opening.

Please RSVP by November 5, 2010 to uwlibs@u.washington.edu

Mark Your Calendars for Open Access Week

Issues for Authors: Copyright, Fair Use, Open Access and Archiving
Wednesday, October 20th 2-3:30 Odegaard Library Room 220

The panel will discuss the mechanics of copyright, authors’ rights, fair use of others’ works, open access and the UW's own depository for scholarly works, ResearchWorks. Other issues to be covered include how to copyright a work, when permissions are needed to use previously published works and how to maximize the audience for a work. Intended for all UW authors, this session should be especially helpful for those writing theses and dissertations.

Bring your questions - we will supply the experts.

Participants
Clark Shores, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Tim Jewell, Director, Information Resources & Scholarly Communication, UW Libraries
Ann Lally, Head, Digital Initiatives, UW Libraries

Open Access Journal Publishing – A UW Perspective
Thursday, October 21st 3-4:30 Odegaard Library Room 220

Open access (OA) journal publishing is promoted by some as a desirable alternative to high cost subscription-based journals. Although exhibiting a number of positives in comparison to traditional subscription-based publishing, OA publishing has its own issues. This panel will bring together editors and authors associated with UW-based open access journals to discuss issues, successes, challenges and potential solutions.

Participants
Felix Chew, Professor of Radiology, UW
Peter Lape, Associate Professor of Anthropology, UW
Michael Biggins, Head of Slavic Studies, UW Libraries
Kelsey Barrett, International Studies Undergraduate, UW

Libraries and Copyright in the Digital Age: Q & A with the Experts
Monday, October 25th 10-11:30 Odegaard Library Room 220

Do you have nagging questions about copyright? Ever wondered how the Google Books Settlement and the various lawsuits will affect your work as librarians or researchers? Then this session is for you. Using a question and answer format, this panel experts who discuss recent developments in copyright law as they relate to libraries and digital access.

Ask your question before the session at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/jwadland/113432

Participants
Carrie Russell, American Library Association, Office of Information Technology Policy
Thom Deardorff, Coordinator for Access Services/Libraries Copyright Officer, UW Libraries
Clark Shores, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Films From the Vault

Lazy woodcutters being mocked. Potential marriage partners being evaluated. Olympic marmots being introduced. Czechoslovakia being historicized. Snow being metamorphized.

Experience a postmodern pastiche of educational flicks at our FREE and daylong Films from the Vault fest. Media Center technicians will be on hand, rolling out wizened 16mm film from our Educational Media Collection bunker and then projecting them in all of their deteriorating analog glory. While we project we will simultaneously digitize all the films for preservation at the UW Libraries.

Wednesday May 26 from 9AM to 5PM in Odegaard Library Room 220. See you then and there.

Music programming includes:

A PROGRAM OF SONGS BY LIGHTNIN' SAM HOPKINS

Noon, 8 min.

Illustrates an informal performance by Lightnin' Sam Hopkins, one of the best-known country blues guitar players alive today. He sings "Baby, Please Don't Go," "Mojo Hand" and "Take Me Back." (Release of University of Washington Press)

DISCOVERING JAZZ

4:05 pm, 22 min.

The history of jazz is traced from its roots in 19th century Black America. The Black American added rhythmic and melodic freedom to the harmony and structure of European music and contributed such techniques as note bending and call and response. Jazz soon became popular throughout the country. Its form progressed from Dixieland and blues through such styles as swing, bop, cool jazz, funky and free improvisation. Old styles of jazz never fade out yet jazz itself keeps changing as new groups contribute their ideas to this uniquely American art form.

For a full schedule, please see the UW Libraries Media Center Blog.

Library Research Award for Undergraduates

Undergrads:

Have you completed a research project between Spring 2009 and Spring 2010? Great! Here's a chance to win $1,000.

The deadline for the Library Research Award for Undergraduates is approaching.

- *Deadline*: Monday, May 17, 2010.
- Win $1,000
- Categories: Senior Thesis/Honors Thesis, Senior Non-Thesis, and Non-Senior
- Any media (project format) accepted.

Application information and selection criteria:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/researchaward/

Become a Fan on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/UWRAfan

Questions? Email libaward@uw.edu

Apply for the Undergraduate Research Award

Write a good research paper? Create an interesting course project? Consider submitting it to the UW Library Undergraduate Research Awards. The deadline for this year's Undergraduate Research Awards is Monday, May 17, 2010 at 5:00 PM. The cash prizes are $1,000 for winners and $100 for honorable mention entries.


For more information, please see http://www.lib.washington.edu/researchaward/.

Open Access Week 2009

In conjunction with 2009 Open Access Week < www.openaccessweek.org >, the UW Libraries is offering four programs that explore various aspects of the current landscape of scholarly publishing and access, as well as projections for the future. Follow the link for a full schedule of events.

Laula, Eestimaa! Sing, Estonia!

The University of Washington Libraries is pleased to announce the exhibit of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian choral music in the Allen Library from August 20 through September 8, 2009. Please stop by the Allen Library to view this exciting exhibit. For more information about the exhibit, please see the exhibit website.

Crocodile Café Collection

Come check out the Media Center's newest recording collection! The Crocodile Café Collection contains over 2,800 hours of live music recordings. Recorded at the Café between May 2002 and December 2007 by audio engineer Jim Anderson, these recordings document performances by dozens of artists, both notable and obscure.

For more information, please see the collection FAQ.

Add Your CD to the Libraries' Collection!

Does your local musical group have its own CD? Consider donating it to the Libraries’ Puget Sounds Collection! The Puget Sounds collection is located in the Libraries’ Media Center and contains music from groups located from Olympia to the San Juan Islands. Genres include everything from art rock to hip hop, folk revival to free jazz, classical to new age, freak folk to shockabilly, and Latin American folk to Balkan folk. To donate materials to this collection, please contact John Vallier at the Media Center. To listen to music in the Puget Sounds Collection, please see the library catalog.

Photo by B Mullins.