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Critical Filipinx American Histories and their Artifacts

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Rick Bonus and UW AAS 360 2019 Students

Publisher: University of Washington Libraries

Last updated: 13/08/2020

The contents of this online book were created by Prof. Rick Bonus and his students as a final project for a course on “Critical Filipinx American Histories” in the Fall quarter of 2019 at the University of Washington, Seattle campus. In collaboration with the UW Libraries, the UW Burke Museum, and the UW Department of American Ethnic Studies, this book explores and reflects on the relationships between Filipinx American histories and selected artifacts at the Burke Museum. It is a class project that was made possible by the Allen Open Textbook Grant.

How to FOIA

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Author(s): Emily Willard

Subject(s): Freedom of information law, Civics and citizenship, Research and information: general, Social and ethical issues, Politics and government, Legal skills and practice, Legal skills: research methods, Human rights, civil rights, Political activism / Political engagement

Last updated: 09/03/2020

This document is a guide to accompany a training workshop “How to File a FOIA” to celebrate the University of Washington Center for Human Rights’ 10th Anniversary Celebration in May 2019. The guide includes information on researching, writing, submission, and tracking of FOIA requests, and was created by UWCHR graduate research fellow, Emily Willard in May 2019 based on previous drafts of training manuals for UWCHR interns. This training guide for anyone who is interested in filing a FOIA related to public interest.

Book Clubs in Academic Libraries: A Case Study and Toolkit

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 5 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Johanna Jacobsen Kiciman, Alaina C. Bull, Kari Whitney

Subject(s): Library and information services

Last updated: 09/03/2020

This toolkit is designed to inform the academic librarian about book clubs hosted in an academic library. The toolkit guides academic librarians through building meaningful and effective book clubs at their institutions through an overview of extant literature, the results of a cross-institutional survey, a case-study, and through a series of best practices. It provides the academic librarian with language about the vision and value of such a program.