Humanities Network Analysis
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. WORKSHOP: Citations and Beyond: Leveraging Author Profiles & Altmetrics for Greater Engagement
Traditionally the term research impact has referred to scholarly citation counts, but how else can we increase and describe our research impact? 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 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/meeting/register/Rn4uyjYfRpONGHwivDT-xA. Accessibility Contact: olivex@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
UW Three Minute Thesis Competition (GSA & UW Libraries OIRS)
Register to attend, UW Three Minute Thesis (UW 3MT)
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Doors open at 3:30 p.m. | Event starts promptly at 4 p.m.
HUB Lyceum (Google map), UW Seattle
This event will not be livestreamed or recorded.
Send questions to uw3mt@uw.edu
In front of a general audience and a panel of esteemed judges, graduate student presenters will compete by doing three-minute presentations about their capstone or research projects, using only one static slide each. The theme this year is Impact. UW Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is organized by The Graduate School and UW Libraries Open & Interdisciplinary Research Support. Send questions to uw3mt@uw.edu.
Learn about this year's outstanding graduate student presenters!
Event judges will select First Place and Runner Up winners and the in-person audience will vote for People's Choice winner.
Prizes sponsored by The Graduate School: First Place - $2,500 , Runner Up - $1,500 , People's Choice - $1,000, Please note: 3MT is not a drop-in event for…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: Lyceum. Accessibility Contact: sablanj@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Special Events. Student Activities.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit forms.cloud.microsoft. 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. SPECIAL EVENT: UW Libraries GIS Symposium
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.
Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours
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. Target Audience: UW students, faculty, staff, post-docs.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.