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Introduction to Natural Language Processing with NLTK & spaCy

Open Scholarship Are you curious about how machines read and understand text? Join us for an intensive 2-hour online workshop where you will get a practical introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP) using Python. NLP is the field that enables computers to understand, interpret, and work with human language. From spam filters and chatbots to medical record analysis and social media monitoring, NLP powers much of the technology we interact with daily. In this two-hour workshop, participants will get a structured tour of core NLP concepts and immediately apply them using two of Python's most popular libraries: NLTK and spaCy. Through live code demonstrations and sample Colab notebooks, you will preprocess raw text, build a basic text classifier, and extract named entities. Walk away with working code for text preprocessing, classification, and named entity recognition. Whether you are analyzing survey responses, exploring social media data, or building your first NLP pipeline, this workshop gives you the foundation to… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: uwlib-scp@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Graduate students, researchers, data analysts, software developers. Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

UW Libraries Storytelling Fellows: Video Digital Storytelling

Are you a graduate student, faculty, or staff member at the University of Washington? Are you curious about showcasing your scholarly story or research to a broader audience? Are you interested in making a digital story (basically a short video) that will dazzle viewers? The UW Libraries are offering a fun, community based, 4-week online workshop focused on the process of digital storytelling. This totally free, online program will take you through the start-to-finish process of brainstorming your idea with others, writing a script for narration and production, recording your narration, creating and collecting digital materials for your video, putting everything together with an easy-to-use beginner’s video editor called Clipchamp, and, finally, getting feedback and recognition from supportive peers in an accepting learning environment. In this workshop, you can expect to: , Interact, exchange ideas, and give feedback to fellow UW digital storytellers in an interdisciplinary, relaxed, and empathetic… Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: Elliott Stevens. Event Types: Workshops. Friday, May 1, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit docs.google.com.

Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours

Open Scholarship Learn about getting started with digital projects at UW. We offer consultations for research and course related projects. Examples include support for digital publishing, building digital exhibits, and more! We can help you find the right tools, resources and instruction whether you’re just getting started or are working on an on-going project. Come ask us about the Libraries digital scholarship infrastructure tools (Manifold, Omeka, etc.). This service is available only to current UW faculty, students, and staff. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons, Group Work Space B. Accessibility Contact: oscstaff@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Event sponsors: UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons & Learning Technologies. Target Audience: UW students, faculty, staff, post-docs. Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

First Wednesday Concert

Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Accessibility Contact: adamhall@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Event sponsors: UW School of Music and UW Libraries. Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. For more info visit music.washington.edu.

K-Drama Made Them Tom-Gay: Thai Hallyu Imaginaries and Lesbian Possibilities

Tateuchi East Asia Library Please join the Center for Korea Studies for a special colloquium with Dredge Byung’chu Kang, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of California San Diego. The aesthetics of K-Pop flower boy masculinity, the narratives of K-Drama cross-gender characters, and imagined Korean lesbianism have refashioned contemporary tom (Thai butch lesbian) gender presentation, partnership patterns, and sexual roles. Many Thai youth are “ba kaoli” (crazed for all things Korean), including young lesbians. In this talk, I examine how Korean media, consumer goods, and cultural assets are mobilized to imagine, enact, and embody Asian cosmopolitan identities. I describe a case in which Thai tom become “tom-gay,” by coupling with another tom. This masculine homogender pairing was previously considered inconceivable when tom-dee relationships between a lesbian and a “normal” woman were the heterogender norm. I argue that tom participation in K-pop fandoms, adoption of soft masculine style, and identification with… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Thomson Hall (THO). Campus room: THO 317. Accessibility Contact: To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY) or email at dso@u.washington.edu. The University of Washington makes every effort to honor disability accommodation requests. Requests can be responded to most effectively if received as far in advance of the event as possible. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Event sponsors: Center for Korea Studies. Thursday, May 7, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

UW Libraries Storytelling Fellows: Video Digital Storytelling

Are you a graduate student, faculty, or staff member at the University of Washington? Are you curious about showcasing your scholarly story or research to a broader audience? Are you interested in making a digital story (basically a short video) that will dazzle viewers? The UW Libraries are offering a fun, community based, 4-week online workshop focused on the process of digital storytelling. This totally free, online program will take you through the start-to-finish process of brainstorming your idea with others, writing a script for narration and production, recording your narration, creating and collecting digital materials for your video, putting everything together with an easy-to-use beginner’s video editor called Clipchamp, and, finally, getting feedback and recognition from supportive peers in an accepting learning environment. In this workshop, you can expect to: , Interact, exchange ideas, and give feedback to fellow UW digital storytellers in an interdisciplinary, relaxed, and empathetic… Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: Elliott Stevens. Event Types: Workshops. Friday, May 8, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit docs.google.com.

EXHIBIT:The Deep Time of Korean Literature

Tateuchi East Asia Library The Deep Time of Korean Literature, Korean literature has evolved over five thousand years, shaped by nature, history, and everyday life. Sensibilities rooted in wind, water, and the cycle of life and death continue to resonate in stories today. This exhibition traces that enduring flow—from Samguk Yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) and traditional beliefs to contemporary culture—showing how the past lives on in modern Korean literature. These layered histories form a living tradition that continues to grow and speak to the present. * OPENING DAY: May 14th (Thursday) 4pm - 5:30pm (RSVP here) Enjoy live music performances, light refreshments, and a gift bag—including K-pop merchandise—for all registered attendees. Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Campus room: Tateuchi East Asia Library, George Beckmann Reading Room (Gowen 3rd). Accessibility Contact: hkyi@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits. Performances. Special Events. Event sponsors: Korean Cultural Center Lost Angeles National Museum of Korean Contemporary History Tateuchi East Asia Library. Thursday, May 14, 2026 – Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

The Transformation of Higher Education in Twentieth-Century China: Oberlin Shansi in China and Taiwan

Tateuchi East Asia Library Please join the China Studies Program for a special colloquium with Yidi Wu, O’Briant Developing Professor and Associate Professor of History at Elon University. Why do liberal arts colleges no longer exist in China today? The answer to this question lies in the Communist reform of higher education in 1952. In Chinese, this reform is characterized by an understated name: “reorganization of departments and colleges.” What occurred was a fundamental shift from American-style liberal arts education to Soviet-style technocratic training. This talk provides a peek into the transformation through a case study of Oberlin College’s connections in China and Taiwan. Professor Wu argues that while the reform of Chinese universities reflected anti-US and pro-Soviet ideologies of the early 1950s, the transformation followed global patterns in high education that predated the regime change. Yidi Wu is the O’Briant Developing Professor and Associate Professor of History at Elon University in North Carolina, where she… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Thomson Hall (THO). Campus room: THO 317. Accessibility Contact: chinast@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Event sponsors: China Studies Program. Thursday, May 14, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Humanities Network Analysis

Open Scholarship This workshop will explore foundational techniques in humanities network analysis: the study of links and connections between people, books, events, artworks, and more. You’ll learn how to… · Collect, organize, and maintain network data for humanities research, · Create network visualizations and animations using popular network analysis software, · Analyze network data describing social relationships, correspondence, and copublication, Participants should bring a laptop but don’t need to have anything pre-installed. No prior experience with digital humanities or data science is necessary, and all are welcome! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: mundtm@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Workshops. Friday, May 15, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

UW Libraries Storytelling Fellows: Video Digital Storytelling

Are you a graduate student, faculty, or staff member at the University of Washington? Are you curious about showcasing your scholarly story or research to a broader audience? Are you interested in making a digital story (basically a short video) that will dazzle viewers? The UW Libraries are offering a fun, community based, 4-week online workshop focused on the process of digital storytelling. This totally free, online program will take you through the start-to-finish process of brainstorming your idea with others, writing a script for narration and production, recording your narration, creating and collecting digital materials for your video, putting everything together with an easy-to-use beginner’s video editor called Clipchamp, and, finally, getting feedback and recognition from supportive peers in an accepting learning environment. In this workshop, you can expect to: , Interact, exchange ideas, and give feedback to fellow UW digital storytellers in an interdisciplinary, relaxed, and empathetic… Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: Elliott Stevens. Event Types: Workshops. Friday, May 15, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit docs.google.com.

EXHIBIT TALK: Out of Scope: Digital Collections in Special Collections

Special Collections Explore unexpected artifacts that have made their way into Special Collections! Out of Scope highlights unique and intriguing items found in Special Collections. Join us for an exhibit talk with Digital Collections Curator Ann Lally who will discuss some of the digital collections in Special Collections and the special efforts required to make them accessible into the future. All are welcome! Please, no food or drink in Special Collections. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Special Collections Reading Room. Accessibility Contact: Lisa Oberg. Event Types: Exhibits. Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.

EXHIBIT: Let's All Go to the Tolo! A Look Back at UW Dances

Special Collections Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Allen Library North Mezzazine. Accessibility Contact: Lisa Oberg. Event Types: Exhibits. Event sponsors: Did you know the Tolo dances are unique to the Pacific Northwest? Elsewhere, they are commonly called the Sadie Hawkins dance, and girls traditionally ask the boys. Take a look back at Tolo dances and more from the UW's past through photographs, dance cards, and other souvenirs from campus dances of yesteryear, featuring items from UW Special Collections. Wednesday, May 20, 2026 – Friday, June 19, 2026.

UW Libraries Storytelling Fellows: Video Digital Storytelling

Are you a graduate student, faculty, or staff member at the University of Washington? Are you curious about showcasing your scholarly story or research to a broader audience? Are you interested in making a digital story (basically a short video) that will dazzle viewers? The UW Libraries are offering a fun, community based, 4-week online workshop focused on the process of digital storytelling. This totally free, online program will take you through the start-to-finish process of brainstorming your idea with others, writing a script for narration and production, recording your narration, creating and collecting digital materials for your video, putting everything together with an easy-to-use beginner’s video editor called Clipchamp, and, finally, getting feedback and recognition from supportive peers in an accepting learning environment. In this workshop, you can expect to: , Interact, exchange ideas, and give feedback to fellow UW digital storytellers in an interdisciplinary, relaxed, and empathetic… Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: Elliott Stevens. Event Types: Workshops. Friday, May 22, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit docs.google.com.

Memorial Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics. Monday, May 25, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

SPECIAL EVENT: UW Libraries GIS Symposium

Open Scholarship The 10th Annual UW Libraries GIS Symposium will be held on Wednesday, May 27th in the Research Commons (Allen Library south). The GIS Symposium highlights and celebrates the transformational role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and data visualization technologies at the UW and beyond. Join us! Submit a Lightning Talk Proposal to present your GIS-related research or other project, Connect with others working on GIS research, Hear about GIS projects going on around campus, Learn about GIS-related resources available to the UW community. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Green A. Accessibility Contact: mundtm@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Conferences. Special Events. Student Activities. Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

EXHIBIT TALK: Out of Scope: Ethnographic Recordings in Special Collections

Special Collections Explore unexpected artifacts that have made their way into Special Collections! Out of Scope highlights unique and intriguing items found in Special Collections. Join us for an exhibit talk with Ethnomusicology Curator John Vallier who will discuss some of the ethnographic language collections in Special Collections and the special efforts required to make them accessible into the future. All are welcome! Please, no food or drink in Special Collections. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Special Collections Reading Room. Accessibility Contact: Lisa Oberg. Event Types: Exhibits. Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours

First Wednesday Concert

Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Accessibility Contact: adamhall@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Event sponsors: UW School of Music and UW Libraries. Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. For more info visit music.washington.edu.

Juneteenth

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics. Friday, June 19, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

EXHIBIT: Bilious Pills and Bitter Potions: The Era of Colonial Medicine

Special Collections Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Allen Library North Mezzazine. Accessibility Contact: Lisa Oberg. Event Types: Exhibits. Event sponsors: Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was the most prominent physician of his time. As such, he was selected to train and outfit the Lewis and Clark expedition for medical emergencies. Featuring instruments and material from Special Collections, this Bilious Pills and Bitter Potions will introduce you to the state of medicine in the colonial era, including "cures" such as blistering, bloodletting, purging, and more. Wednesday, June 24, 2026 – Friday, August 28, 2026.

First Wednesday Concert

Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Accessibility Contact: adamhall@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Event sponsors: UW School of Music and UW Libraries. Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. For more info visit music.washington.edu.

Independence Day (Observed)

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics. Friday, July 3, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

EXHIBIT TALK: Out of Scope: Labor History in Special Collections

Special Collections Explore unexpected artifacts that have made their way into Special Collections! Out of Scope highlights unique and intriguing items found in Special Collections. Join us for an exhibit talk with Conor Casey, Head, Labor Archives of Washington, who will discuss some of the labor-related artifacts on display and share additional items not included in the exhibit. All are welcome! Please, no food or drink in Special Collections. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Special Collections Reading Room. Accessibility Contact: Lisa Oberg. Event Types: Exhibits. Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.