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Humap Mapping Platform Workshop Follow-up
The Open Scholarship Commons is hosting a follow-up session on April 29 at 10:00 AM (PT) for participants of the Humap onboarding workshops. This session is an opportunity to reflect on your experience with the platform, share feedback, ask questions, and get support as you explore its potential for research and teaching.
Whether you’ve started a project, encountered challenges, or just want to hear how others are using Humap, this discussion will help shape how the platform is used within the UW community.
Join us to connect, collaborate, and continue learning!
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88157293720?pwd=amu7zEgSqXx4hNzErgjaHr4P16JxWY.1#success. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Harnessing the Power of Large Language Models (LLMs) in Jupyter Notebooks for Modern Applications
This workshop will focus on using Large Language Models (LLMs) within Jupyter Notebooks to unlock their potential in modern research and applications. It will provide a hands-on tutorial on integrating LLMs using open libraries like Hugging Face Transformers, constructing effective prompts, processing model outputs, and deploying these tools for real-world tasks such as text summarization, natural language querying of datasets, and code generation. Participants will gain practical insights into incorporating LLMs into their workflows, even without extensive AI expertise.
My academic background in Machine Learning and Software Engineering has involved applying LLMs to various challenges, including text analysis, data exploration, and automating workflows. I have experience working with open-source platforms and understand the common challenges users face, such as navigating ethical concerns, managing computational resources, and selecting appropriate tools for specific problems. This workshop draws on these e…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: vkern@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Intermediate Twine - Virtual Workshop: Styling for Aesthetics & Meaning
Once you've learned the basic mechanics of Twine, you'll want to dress up your game – for more enjoyable gameplay and to deliver meaning. In this follow-up session, you'll learn how to apply CSS basics within Twine, add counters, and insert audiovisual files. If you haven't already started a game, we'll provide a simple game to practice with.
Part of the OSC Digital Storytelling Lab.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Digitized but Not Done: Critical Conversations on Optical Character Recognition (OCR) (In Person)
Join us for a lively panel conversation exploring the evolving world of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and its vital role in academic research and digital scholarship. OCR—the process of converting scanned images of text into machine-readable data—underpins much of the digitized material scholars rely on today, from historical newspapers to multilingual archives. But how does OCR actually work, and what happens when it doesn’t?
This panel brings together researchers, developers, and theorists who use, create, and critically engage with OCR tools. Together, they’ll unpack the real-world implications of OCR for humanities research, including what works well, what remains frustratingly out of reach, and how language, character sets, and context affect outcomes. We’ll talk about what’s easy, what’s hard, and what questions we should ask—especially for those who rely on OCR-generated texts without even realizing it.
From massive digitization projects like Google Books to grassroots efforts in specialized ar…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Digitized but Not Done: Critical Conversations on Optical Character Recognition (OCR) (Zoom)
Join us for a lively panel conversation exploring the evolving world of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and its vital role in academic research and digital scholarship. OCR—the process of converting scanned images of text into machine-readable data—underpins much of the digitized material scholars rely on today, from historical newspapers to multilingual archives. But how does OCR actually work, and what happens when it doesn’t?
This panel brings together researchers, developers, and theorists who use, create, and critically engage with OCR tools. Together, they’ll unpack the real-world implications of OCR for humanities research, including what works well, what remains frustratingly out of reach, and how language, character sets, and context affect outcomes. We’ll talk about what’s easy, what’s hard, and what questions we should ask—especially for those who rely on OCR-generated texts without even realizing it.
From massive digitization projects like Google Books to grassroots efforts in specialized ar…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Building an ADA compliant syllabus
This information session will demonstrate how to build a basic syllabus that complies with the updated Americans with Disability Act (ADA) accessibility standards for digital course materials.
The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. This event will include live-captioning services. If you need additional disability accommodations, please reach out to the UW Disability Services Office (DSO). When contacting DSO at dso@uw.edu, please share the event details listed in the event registration form.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98779669036. Accessibility Contact: teaching@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Friday, May 2, 2025, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Zoom.
Computing With Classics: The Current Digital Landscape (In Person)
Computing With Classics is a three-workshop series exploring how computing has affected classical scholarship. In this first workshop, we will examine commonly-used digital libraries and databases, their histories, their structures, and their uses.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: atobdura@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Friday, May 2, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
Computing With Classics: The Current Digital Landscape (Online)
Computing With Classics is a three-workshop series exploring how computing has affected classical scholarship. In this first workshop, we will examine commonly-used digital libraries and databases, their histories, their structures, and their uses.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93394140215. Accessibility Contact: atobdura@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Friday, May 2, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
Accessibility & Data Visualization Workshop (online)
Data visualization best practices and tools do not always discuss accessibility, which can exclude many groups of people. This workshop will review ways to make your visualizations more accessible. We will work through a visualization together and add features to make it more accessible. You are encouraged to follow along, but no active participation is necessary. Data visualization experience is not required, though some familiarity with accessing and using spreadsheet software may be helpful. This workshop will not be recorded.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Negeen Aghassibake. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: UW students, researchers, faculty.
Monday, May 5, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
Online.
Fostering Growth Mindset and a Sense of Belonging
Join a panel of faculty for a discussion of an initiative, piloted at UW Tacoma, that promotes a growth mindset and increases students’ sense of belonging in the classroom.
The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. This event will include live-captioning services. If you need additional disability accommodations, please reach out to the UW Disability Services Office (DSO). When contacting DSO at dso@uw.edu, please share the event details listed in the event registration form.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93022944395. Accessibility Contact: teaching@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Zoom.
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). Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Git for Everyone!
Open scholarship thrives on transparency, collaboration, and accessibility. Whether you’re managing code, manuscripts, or digital art, this hands-on workshop introduces Git as a tool for version control and open research. You'll learn how to track changes, collaborate with others using GitHub/GitLab, and structure your work for transparency and reproducibility.
Open to researchers and creators across disciplines—from STEM to humanities to the arts—this session offers practical skills to improve project organization, documentation, and public sharing. No technical background required.
Please bring your work laptop if you can, or use one of our machines.
Rose Xu is a new media artist and researcher who works at the intersection of human movement, technology, and creative research. She holds a BA in Math and Dance from Bard College, an MPhil in Data Intensive Science from University of Cambridge, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) at the University of Washington,…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: vkern@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Understanding Carbon Output and AI’s Role in Sustainability
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, its environmental impact grows in tandem. This workshop, Understanding Carbon Output and AI’s Role in Sustainability, explores the intersection of cutting-edge AI technologies and global carbon emissions. Participants will examine how deep learning models can both contribute to and help mitigate CO2 output, and will engage with practical tools like carbon credit tracking and exchange platforms. Designed for a broad audience—including students, educators, professionals, and policymakers—this session provides both foundational knowledge and actionable strategies for leveraging AI in the pursuit of sustainability.
No prior knowledge required— just a willingness to learn and share.
Cynthia Hong holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Data Science from the University of Washington and is currently pursuing a master’s in the track of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at the UW Information School. She has worked…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: vkern@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Advanced Podcasting Workshop: Interview Techniques
In this advanced podcasting workshop, we will focus on one of the best parts of podcasting: interviews! We will explore two ways to capture an interview: one from a director’s perspective and one from a producer’s perspective. You can expect to learn about interview preparation and recording practices in this 90-minute session. A basic understanding of podcast production is helpful but not required.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Updates on grading from the Office of the University Registrar
UW Registrar, Helen Garrett, will provide an overview of grading policies and resources updated by the registrars from the Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma campuses.
Zoom auto-captions will be enabled at this workshop.
The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. If you need disability accommodations, please reach out to the UW Disability Services Office (DSO): dso@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94097144696. Accessibility Contact: teaching@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM.
Zoom.
More Than Citations: Leveraging Author Profiles & Altmetrics for Greater Engagement
Understanding your research impact goes beyond traditional citations. In this workshop, we’ll explore how author profiles help showcase your publications and how altmetrics provide real-time insights into the broader reach of your work. Learn how to track online engagement, connect your research to global conversations, and enhance your visibility using tools like ORCID, Dimensions author profiles, and the Altmetric Bookmarklet. Whether you're looking to strengthen your online presence or demonstrate impact for funding and career opportunities, this session will provide practical strategies to make your research stand out.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93723193762. Accessibility Contact: olivex@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Computing With Classics: Computer Science vs. Programming (In Person)
Computing With Classics is a three-workshop series exploring how computing has affected classical scholarship. In this second workshop, we will differentiate the technical skills of programming and the theoretical concepts behind computer science, and how we use these.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: atobdura@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
Computing With Classics: Computer Science vs. Programming (Online)
Computing With Classics is a three-workshop series exploring how computing has affected classical scholarship. In this second workshop, we will differentiate the technical skills of programming and the theoretical concepts behind computer science, and how we use these.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/97073476105. Accessibility Contact: atobdura@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
GIS Symposium 2025
Research Commons
The 9th Annual University of Washington GIS Symposium will be held on Tuesday May 20th 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! 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, 10-11 AM: Keynote Presentation
11 AM -12 PM: Short Talks.
Event interval: Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Green A. Accessibility Contact: mundtm@gmail.com. Event Types: Academics. Conferences. Special Events. Student Activities.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
135 Years of Open Access to Federal Government Information (In Person)
In coordination with the Government Publications, Maps, Microforms, and Newspapers Department, Suzzallo Library
What makes U.S. federal government information trustworthy? Reliable? Accessible? U.S. Senator Watson C. Squire designated the University of Washington as a federal depository library in May 1890. The UW Libraries, 135 years later, still offers in-depth government information research services and one of the best federal documents collections in the country, both printed and online. Government transparency and accountability go hand-in-hand with archives, libraries, and digital preservation. Come celebrate with us and learn how government information might fit into your own scholarship or research! Explore a digital exhibit highlighting government literature throughout the decades.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: cass@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
135 Years of Open Access to Federal Government Information (Zoom)
In coordination with the Government Publications, Maps, Microforms, and Newspapers Department, Suzzallo Library
What makes U.S. federal government information trustworthy? Reliable? Accessible? U.S. Senator Watson C. Squire designated the University of Washington as a federal depository library in May 1890. The UW Libraries, 135 years later, still offers in-depth government information research services and one of the best federal documents collections in the country, both printed and online. Government transparency and accountability go hand-in-hand with archives, libraries, and digital preservation. Come celebrate with us and learn how government information might fit into your own scholarship or research! Explore a digital exhibit highlighting government literature throughout the decades.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: cass@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Demystifying Alternative Grading
Learn how alternative grading systems can foster learning and increase student motivation.
Zoom auto-captions will be enabled at this workshop.
The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. If you need disability accommodations, please reach out to the UW Disability Services Office (DSO): dso@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96087401209. Accessibility Contact: teaching@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Zoom.
For more info visit teaching.washington.edu. Misleading data visualizations (and how to avoid making them) (online)
Join us for an introductory workshop on decisions that can result in data visualizations that mislead and how to avoid those pitfalls. Experience working with data is not required. This workshop will not be recorded.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: negeena@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, and staff.
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM.
Memorial Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, May 26, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. From the Field: Conversations with Library, Archive, Museum & Gallery Professionals (In Person)
Are you curious about where your MLIS can take you beyond the traditional library setting? Join us for “From the Field: Conversations with Library, Archive, Museum & Gallery Professionals,” a lively and informative panel featuring working professionals from across the cultural heritage field.
This panel brings together librarians, archivists, curators, and other experts currently working in libraries, archives, museums, and galleries to share what their jobs are really like. They’ll talk about their career paths, the day-to-day realities of their work, and how their roles overlap and diverge across institutions. You’ll hear firsthand how they got started, what skills have been most useful, and what advice they have for MLIS students looking to break into these diverse fields.
Whether you’re already set on a specific path or just exploring your options, this is a great opportunity to gain insight, ask questions, and build connections.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
From the Field: Conversations with Library, Archive, Museum & Gallery Professionals (Zoom)
Are you curious about where your MLIS can take you beyond the traditional library setting? Join us for “From the Field: Conversations with Library, Archive, Museum & Gallery Professionals,” a lively and informative panel featuring working professionals from across the cultural heritage field.
This panel brings together librarians, archivists, curators, and other experts currently working in libraries, archives, museums, and galleries to share what their jobs are really like. They’ll talk about their career paths, the day-to-day realities of their work, and how their roles overlap and diverge across institutions. You’ll hear firsthand how they got started, what skills have been most useful, and what advice they have for MLIS students looking to break into these diverse fields.
Whether you’re already set on a specific path or just exploring your options, this is a great opportunity to gain insight, ask questions, and build connections.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
BOOK TALK: Seattle Samurai Conversation with Kelly Goto
Special Collections
In celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander Month, experience the lives of the first Japanese Americans in the Pacific Northwest through the cartoons and illustrations of Sam Goto. Author Kelly Goto explores the Japanese immigrant experience in the Pacific Northwest through the lens of her father's long-running comic strip, Seattle Tomodachi. Join us for an engaging conversation about her father's artistic legacy and her parents' lifelong efforts in preserving their cultural heritage for future generations.
Advance registration is recommended but not required for this free event. A limited number of books will be available on-site, and Kelly will be available for signing.
Reserve a book on Eventbrite to guarantee a book is available for purchase on-site under your name.
For more information about the book see.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Allen Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: lisanne@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.seattlesamurai.com. Computing With Classics: Digital Sustainability (In Person)
Computing With Classics is a three-workshop series exploring how computing has affected classical scholarship. In this last workshop, we will look at how research is done in computing fields and how it relates to the work we do in classics. We'll also discuss best practices for digital sustainability.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: atobdura@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Friday, May 30, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
Computing With Classics: Digital Sustainability (Online)
Computing With Classics is a three-workshop series exploring how computing has affected classical scholarship. In this last workshop, we will look at how research is done in computing fields and how it relates to the work we do in classics. We'll also discuss best practices for digital sustainability.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/97709341357. Accessibility Contact: atobdura@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Friday, May 30, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:00 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). Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 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: 2025. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, June 19, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. 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). Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Independence Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, July 4, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu.