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UW Libraries updates & workshop offerings

August 25, 2021

As the beginning of Fall quarter approaches, UW libraries is offering several research and writing workshops. Explore the opportunities below, and stay up-to-date on Libraries services and re-opening plans.


Miscellaneous research workshops

Graduate Student Research Institute 

 September 13-17

The Graduate Student Research Institute (GSRI) is a free and asynchronous 5-day online workshop for new and returning UW graduate students, aimed at helping students learn the tools and strategies they need to research smarter, not harder. Participants with common interests will meet in Canvas and Slack, supported by UW librarians and other qualified experts in their subject areas.

UW Libraries Pressbooks

Interested in creating or adapting teaching materials this summer?  UW Libraries Pressbooks is available for current UW students, faculty and staff and can be used to create openly licensed course materials that save students money.  Learn more at an upcoming training:

Want to find Pressbooks that you can clone, revise and remix to use in your teaching? Check out the Pressbooks Directory, which provides an index of 2,573 books published across dozens of higher education institutions in the US and beyond.  Learn how to get your work featured in the Pressbooks Directory in this guide.