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Links to the schedule and details for Odegaard's walk-in workshops series.

The first-ever Distinguished Librarian Award has been established by the Dean of University Libraries, in cooperation with the Association of Librarians of the University of Washington, in the amount of $5,000.

This annual award will recognize a librarian whose contributions advance the mission of the Libraries and the University in the areas of teaching, learning, research, and innovative approaches to practice. Librarians at UW Seattle, Bothell, Tacoma, and the M.G. Gallagher Law Library are eligible.

The Selection Committee for the 2008 Distinguished Librarian Award is calling for nominations. To submit a nomination, send contact information (including name, address, phone number, and e-mail address) for yourself and the nominee, and a short essay (no more than 500 words) describing the nominee's accomplishments and how he or she contributes to the Libraries and to the University, to the chair of the selection committee, Paula Walker, Office of the Dean of University Libraries, Allen Library, Box 352900, pwalker@u.washington.edu.

The deadline for nominations is February 29, 2008.

The award will be announced in May, with a reception held in early June at the Libraries to honor the recipient.

106 photographic portraits from a 1915 album of local Civil War veterans who had fought for the Union and then formed the Grand
Army of the Republic. The leather-bound album was donated to the Seattle Public Library in 1971.

This Wednesday (Feb. 13) from 5:30 am to 7:00 am there is scheduled maintenance on the Person Registry systems. The following services will be unavailable:

* Access Libraries' electronic reserve materials
* Access Libraries' licensed electronic resources from off-campus
* Use Catalyst SimpleSite
* The following Human Resources and Payroll applications: Affirmative
Action, ESS Help Desk, ITL, OPUS, OWLS, PRPAdmin, RetEnroll, Tax Forms,
Time Reporting, BuildPerms tasks
* Modify ASTRA application authorizations
* Create EE departmental user accounts
* Add individuals with sponsored accounts to SAGE grant applications
* Create a new UW NetID
* Manage your UW NetID services via the Web pages
* Create Early Email accounts for new hires
* Sign up for MyUW.net
* Manage MyUW.net accounts
* Use C&C and UW Medicine IT Service help desk tools
* Create new Catalyst Simplesite and Web files accounts
* Create new Mailman list

Links to the schedule and details for Odegaard's walk-in workshops series.

The first-ever Distinguished Librarian Award has been established by the Dean of University Libraries, in cooperation with the Association of Librarians of the University of Washington, in the amount of $5,000.

This annual award will recognize a librarian whose contributions advance the mission of the Libraries and the University in the areas of teaching, learning, research, and innovative approaches to practice. Librarians at UW Seattle, Bothell, Tacoma, and the M.G. Gallagher Law Library are eligible.

The Selection Committee for the 2008 Distinguished Librarian Award is calling for nominations. To submit a nomination, send contact information (including name, address, phone number, and e-mail address) for yourself and the nominee, and a short essay (no more than 500 words) describing the nominee's accomplishments and how he or she contributes to the Libraries and to the University, to the chair of the selection committee, Paula Walker, Office of the Dean of University Libraries, Allen Library, Box 352900, pwalker@u.washington.edu.

The deadline for nominations is February 29, 2008.

The award will be announced in May, with a reception held in early June at the Libraries to honor the recipient.

106 photographic portraits from a 1915 album of local Civil War veterans who had fought for the Union and then formed the Grand
Army of the Republic. The leather-bound album was donated to the Seattle Public Library in 1971.