News for faculty from WashU Libraries
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Libraries New Vision & Mission |
Throughout 2024, the WashU Libraries worked to develop a vision statement, and to revise and refine our mission statement to align with that vision as well as the University’s Here and Next strategic plan. The result is a statement that connects the direction of the Libraries with the mission of the University, reflects the broad scope of our work, and looks towards our future.
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We catalyze the use of information…
We make resources discoverable and ensure their long-term preservation; we also facilitate their use and enable deep engagement to positively impact every student, instructor, and researcher across departments, schools, and communities.
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…to drive the discovery of knowledge
WashU Libraries will be an integral partner to students, faculty, and staff in pursuit of the Here and Next strategic plan. We will leverage expertise, infrastructure, and collections to advance transformative research and student success, including:
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Developing and supporting all types of literacies—data literacy, information literacy, visual literacy, and critical thinking
- Integrating new and emerging technologies to increase the accessibility and usability of information resources
- Optimizing the use of library spaces for research, teaching, and learning
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Faculty Award Opportunities |
Are you interested in travel and adventure? Apply to receive up to $10,000 to explore the world. |
Newman Exploration Travel Fund
The Newman Exploration Travel Fund (NEXT) supports students, faculty, and staff on the Danforth, North, and West Campuses who wish to explore this vast universe. Faculty with an open mind and sense of adventure are invited to apply for the Newman Exploration Travel Fund.
Submission Deadline: Sunday, February 23, 2025
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Calling all data visualization wizards: enter to win the inaugural WashU Data Viz Competition. |
WashU Data Viz Competition
The inaugural WashU Data Viz Competition awards the ability to transform a data set into an engaging visual story. Prizes of up to $150 will be awarded to both students and faculty/staff. There will be a first-, second-, and third-place award for both categories, as well as a People’s Choice Award selected at the award reception on February 13.
Submission Deadline: Thursday, February 6, 2025
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New AVA Studio Space Supports Creative Digital Projects |
The new Audiovisual/Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality (AVA) Studio space on level A of Olin Library is now open. Offering AR/VR headsets; audio, photo, and video equipment; and a wealth of A/V software tools, users are welcome to utilize this space and the related to create videos, record podcasts, enjoy AR/VR headsets, and more.
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Love Data Week includes presentations and workshops around all things data, presented by Bernard Becker Medical Library; WashU Libraries; Office of the Provost; Digital Intelligence & Innovation (DI2) Accelerator; and the Institute for Informatics, Data Science & Biostatistics (I2DB).
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| Feb. 10, 1-3 pm, Olin Library Instruction Rm. 2 & Zoom
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Join us to learn best practices for documenting data, documentation tools, and work on documentation of a dataset.
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Feb. 10, 3-5pm, Olin Library Instruction Rm. 2 & Zoom
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This two-part workshop delves into the dynamic realm of 3D data, from its creation and ownership to its transformative applications in 3D design, 3D printing, 3D scanning, and virtual reality. Part 1 is an informative session that explores the lifecycle of 3D data—from its creation and acquisition to issues of ownership, accessibility, and integration into cutting-edge technologies. During part 2, participants will have the opportunity to experience live demos exploring virtual reality and gain hands-on insight into how 3D data shapes immersive environments.
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I2DB Scientific Symposium: Bridging Causal Inference and Data Science to Advance Medicine |
Feb. 12, 11 am-5 pm, Eric P. Newman Education Center (Medical Campus)
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This symposium will feature a keynote address by Miguel Hernan, MD, DrPH, focusing on formulating well-defined questions for actionable causal inference and recognizing the complementarity of randomized and observational studies. The symposium will also include research presentations and opportunities for networking with leading experts in the field.
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| Feb. 13*, 10 am-11:30 am, Zoom
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Join Ishwar Chandramouliswaran, Lead Program Director at the NIH’s Office of Data Science Strategy, for a comprehensive webinar on the FAIR Data and Resources Unit’s strategy and initiatives. This unit is dedicated to modernizing the biomedical data resource ecosystem through leadership, strategic planning, and NIH-wide coordination. Through this webinar you’ll gain insights into the NIH’s initiatives, explore collaboration opportunities, and learn how to promote/adopt FAIR data practices in biomedical research.
*please note this has been rescheduled from February 11
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Feb. 13, 2:14-3:45 pm, Emerson Auditorium, Knight Hall (Danforth Campus) & Virtual
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Stephanie Evergreen, CEO of Evergreen Data, will delve into why we all have an ethical responsibility to do our data visual justice – to give it more life in our worlds, no matter how big or how small. You might think that taking the time to present your data effectively won’t really make a difference. And that’s the kind of thinking that will ensure it does not. No matter the size of your stage, your data can help us meet the most pressing challenges of our time with a clear message that will persuade others to change their actions and help save the world.
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Feb. 13, 4-6 pm, Emerson Auditorium, Frick Forum (Danforth Campus)
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All are invited to view the WashU Data Viz Competition entries at the awards reception, where the top visualizations will be showcased and attendees can vote to determine the People’s Choice Award.
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| Feb. 14, 10-11 am, Virtual
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Visualization literacy—the ability to interpret, evaluate, and create meaningful visual representations of data—is essential for informed decision-making in today’s data-driven world. Alvitta Ottley, associate professor of computer science and engineering, delves into the process of developing a concise and accurate assessment tool for measuring visualization literacy, focusing on its design, implementation, and refinement. This session serves as a call to action, encouraging participants to actively advance visualization literacy as a critical global initiative.
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Tuesday, February 11
4-6 pm
Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library
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There are over 2,000 items in the Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library Special Collections. Come learn about this collection and interact with recent acquisitions and popular selections in the Kranzberg Library Reading Room. Remarks will be at 4:15 pm. Refreshments will be served.
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Three International Writers Series Events |
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Iman Mersal Reading
Thursday, February 13| 5:30-7 pm
Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room
Egyptian writer and professor Iman Mersal will discuss her award-winning book Traces of Enayat, a luminous biographical detective story in which Mersal retraces the life and afterlife of a forgotten writer, Enayat al-Zayyat, though interviews with family members and friends, even tracking down the apartments, schools, and sanatoriums where Enayat spent her days.
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| Antje Rávik Strubel Reading
Thursday, February 27 | 5:30 pm
Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room
2025 Max Kade Visiting Writer Antje Rávik Strubel is an award-winning German author, and her most recent novel Blaue Frau (Blue Woman) won the German Book Prize in 2021. She will be joined in conversation by Carla Fischer, PhD Student in Germanic Languages & Literatures.
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Oksana Maksymchuk Reading
Monday, March 3 | 5:30 pm
Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room
Join the International Writers Series for an evening of poetry with Oksana Maksymchuk, a bilingual Ukranian-American poet, scholar, and literary translator. She will read and discuss her debut English-language poetry collection Still City, (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2024) which reflects on the ongoing invasion of her home country. Lauris Veips, PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature, will join her in conversation.
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The International Writers Series is co-sponsored by WashU Libraries, the Department of Comparative Literature & Thought, and the Center for Literary Arts.
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Archives of Resistance Events |
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Friday, February 14
11 am - 4 pm
Olin Library, Rm. 142
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| Douglass Day
Drop in for a collaborative digital transcribe-a-thon in celebration of the birthday of Frederick Douglass. Together with Douglass Day events across the country, we will be transcribing documents from the African American Perspectives Collection at the Library of Congress.
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Suing for Freedom in Early St. Louis
Wednesday, February 19| 5-7 pm
Olin Library, Rm. 142
Dred and Harriet Scott’s suit for freedom, which ended in the infamous 1857 Dred Scott Decision, began right here in St. Louis’s Old Courthouse. But the Scotts were only two of more than 300 people who sued to claim their freedom in early Missouri.
Judge David C. Mason will lecture on the history of these suits and the efforts by the Freedom Suits Memorial Foundation to recover and preserve the stories of these courageous litigants.
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Friday, February 14
noon-2 pm
Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room
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| St. Louis's Indie Publishing Scene
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St. Louis is home to a vital community of indie presses and artists who operate locally but whose groundbreaking publications reach readers across the country and world. Join us for a panel discussion with five local publishers of poetry, fiction, art, and essay to talk about the work they do, the unconventional ways they do it, and the advantages and disadvantages of operating away from the commercial centers of the publishing industry.
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Exhibitions on View in Olin Library
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Stop by Olin Library this spring to take in the diverse lineup of special exhibitions currently on view...
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Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130
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Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
washu.edu
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