Spotlight in Odegaard

Chinese Film Week

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:55:11 GMT

The East Asia Library and the China Studies Program will host a Chinese film week October 26-31, 2009, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of US-China relations. The theme of the film week is “Shanghai Women Film Directors,” featuring PENG Xiaolian of the renowned 5th generation of Chinese film directors.

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Dawg Prints has now gone Green

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:52:38 GMT

Labs and libraries that use the Dawg Prints system have begun to roll out changes in order to make Dawg Prints more green. In addition to using 100% recycled paper in our printers and copiers, labs have also begun to change their default queues to print 2-sided, saving paper. These changes will occur throughout the quarter so keep an eye out for default 2-sided printing in your favorite lab.

Paintings & Poems of the Southwest Deserts

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:50:17 GMT

"Paintings and Poems of the Southwest Deserts", an exhibition by Steve DoBell who is a member of the Access Services staff at Odegaard Undergraduate Library.

The exhibit can be found in the first, second, and third floor display areas, and will run until October 28, 2009.

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Singgalot: The Ties That Bind Exhibition

Fri, 15 May 2009 17:09:04 GMT

The exhibition includes nearly 100 images that trace the Filipino presence in North America from the first transoceanic trade missions between Manila and Acapulco in the mid-16th century to the 19th century.

Included are rare photographs, illustrations and historical documents from the National Archives, the Library of Congress and private collections.

The traveling exhibition is developed by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program and organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) Smithsonian tour is made possible by Farmers Insurance.

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Sabah Al-Dhaher

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:29:11 GMT

The sculpture of Sabah Al-Dhaher is on display on the first and second floors of Odegaard in conjunction with the Unembedded photo exhibit.

Al-Dhaher was born in Nasriyah, Iraq. At the age of fifteen he was accepted to the Institute of Fine Arts in Basra, Iraq, where he lived and received his training in classical art, graduating first in his class in 1989. Al-Dhaher fled Iraq in 1991 due to his involvement in a failed uprising against the regime of Saddam Hussein at the end of the first Gulf war.

Website: http://www.aldhaher.net/

Library Research Award for Undergraduates

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:29:11 GMT

Will you complete a research project during the academic year? If so, consider applying for the Library Research Award for Undergraduates.

All undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Washington are encouraged to submit research projects for the award competition.

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Welcome to the UW Libraries

21 libraries on the Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses. In Seattle, the Odegaard Undergraduate Library (OUGL) and Suzzallo and Allen Libraries face Red Square.

The library provides a place to access the Internet, research and write your papers, reserve a study room, check out DVDs, or meet up with friends. We invite you to come to any and all UW Libraries. We look forward to seeing you.

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