Presented by Elliott Stevens, Research Commons

Resources discussed:

• UW Libraries – Zotero – Zotero is a citation-management tool that allows you to organize and annotate your sources, and it integrates with your web browser to streamline your research workflow.
• Zoo for Zotero for Android – access your Zotero library from your Android device.
• Electronic Theses & Dissertations Guide – access and read others’ theses and dissertations to bibliogrpahy-mine or just spark inspiration.
• UW Libraries Research Commons spaces and consultations for grad students – reserve a space to work or consult with a research librarian.
• UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons – connect with UW Libraries and campus experts to do technology-intensive work across disciplinary boundaries.

• Libraries Search (especially Advanced Search) – search UW Libraries’ massive catalog of books, articles, and other sources.
• Ask Us! Libraries chat reference – chat with a librarian virtually for guidance accessing services or research help.
• Research Guides (and librarian contacts) – consult a handy research guide or reach out to a specific librarian.
• Inter Library Loan (for books not in the UW system or the Summit consortium of libraries) – request books from other libraries all over the world if UW doesn’t have the one you’re looking for.

Additional resources & services:

• National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) – Access the NCFDD’s vast range of resources and support for free through the University of Washington’s institutional membership.

Panelists include Richard Boychenko, Fanny Okaikue-Woodi, and Oya Rose Aktas

Resources discussed:

• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott. Available from the UW Libraries in both eBook and print formats.
• Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article by Howard S. Becker. Available from the UW Libraries in both eBook and print formats.
• Style : Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams and Joseph Bizup. Available from the UW Libraries in print.
• The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron. Available from the UW Libraries in both eBook and print formats.
• 750words.com – Check out an online daily writing tracker inspired by Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist’s Way.
• Episodes of the Write for You podcast featuring graduate writers who are parents:
  • Season 4, Episode 3: Andrew
  • Season 3, Episode 3: Sarah & Maria
  • Season 2, Episode 2: Lily & Madison 

Additional resources & services:

• National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) – Access the NCFDD’s vast range of resources and support for free through the University of Washington’s institutional membership.
• Write for You podcast – Listen in to conversations about writing process and practice from current and recent UW graduate writers.
• The Graduate Writer’s Reading List – Browse this collection of recommended reads about the writing and creative practice.
• Open Writing Circles – Join OWRC facilitators and graduate students from across campus for a flexible weekly writing group (Autumn-Spring Quarters).
• Start your own writing group – Browse tips for getting your writing group off to a strong start.
• Map and track multi-week goals using this flexible, interactive guide.
• Structure your writing sessions using a reflective, oriented approach with this writing session planner.

Panelists include Taiko Aoki-Marcial, Melinda Cohoon, and Dr. Christina Yuen Zi Chung

Projects and resources discussed:

• Digital Iran – Explore this digital humanities project by Melinda Cohoon that utilizes video games to better understand the culture of games and player experience in Iran.
• At the Seams of the World: Gender, Decoloniality, and Contemporary Art in Hong Kong – Christina Yuen Zi Chung’s dissertation project.
• Translationships – Browse this multimodal project by Cristina Sánchez-Martín and Taiko Aoki-Marcial that aims to support and convey translational relationships in linguistic communities in Washington State.

• The Intimacies of Four Continents by Lisa Lowe. Available via UW Libraries in both print and ebook formats.
• Urgent Archive: Enacting Liberatory Memory Work by Michelle Caswell. Available via UW Libraries in both print and ebook formats.
• Google Keep – Keep track of your notes using Google’s note app.

Additional resources & services:

• Explore multimodal work in practice through the Simpson Center’s spotlight on Digital Humanities

Panelists include Phil Neff and Dr. Joe Wilson

Resources & research units discussed:

• University of Washington Center for Human Rights – The research center established by the Washington State Legislature to promote human rights through education, research, and engagement. Check out upcoming funding opportunities, and read more about previously funded recipients/projects.

Scopus –  A database that indexes research output from global institutions.

Additional resources & services:

• Learn more about public scholarship from those doing the work in the Simpson Center’s podcast Going Public.

Draft and craft on your own:

Adopt a craft-based, creative approach to reflect on your work. This low-stakes activity can be helpful for writers looking to translate their work for non-academic audiences, circumvent writer’s block, or deemphasize implicit expectations of perfection.

Browse the A to Zine activity guide here.