Library News

  • Lunch and Learning Lab Health Reference Workout

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    Promotional graphic for the Lunch and Learning Lab Series titled Health Reference Workout, featuring two profile silhouettes with lightbulbs made of gears. Text includes the date Feb. 10, 2026, from noon to 1 p.m., and the location DH 2097 and Zoom, on a teal background.

    UNCW Library will host Lunch and Learning Lab: Health Reference Workout from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, in Discovery Hall 2097 and on Zoom.

    The hybrid, interactive workshop will help participants strengthen their health reference skills, including finding practice guidelines, using APA formatting examples and accessing UpToDate. Facilitated by Health and Human Services Librarians Kathryn Allman and Jenneffer Sixkiller, the session will include a trivia-based activity designed to prepare attendees to better support students. Participants are encouraged to bring their lunch; free snacks will be available for in-person attendees.



  • Love Data Week

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    Love Data Week graphic with bold white text reading Love Data Week on a red background with a heart-shaped data icon, the theme Where’s the Data? in yellow, and the dates February 9–13, 2026.

    UNCW Library is hosting Love Data Week 2026, an international celebration of data, with a series of virtual events scheduled for Feb. 9–13.

    Love Data Week is observed annually during the week of Valentine’s Day and brings together universities, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, corporations and individuals to explore data-related topics through programs and activities. 

    The 2026 theme, “Where’s the Data?” focuses on the journey of data from collection to storage and long-term preservation, highlighting data literacy, ethical data use and responsible data management.

    Register



  • Fair Use Week

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    UNCW Library and Research & Innovation will host Fair Use Week 2026, an annual observance highlighting how fair use and fair dealing support teaching, research and the public good.

    Fair Use Week draws attention to the role of fair use in U.S. copyright law, including provisions under Section 107 that allow limited use of copyrighted materials for purposes such as criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. 

    To mark the occasion, UNCW will offer two brief, practical sessions focused on how fair use applies to classroom instruction and scholarly work. View session details



  • TLLS: Research on Display Exhibit

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    Teal promotional graphic for the TLLS Research on Display Exhibit featuring the UNCW Library, Center for Teaching Excellence, and Distance Education and E-Learning logo on the left. Text reads “TLLS Research on Display Exhibit,” with dates “January 15 to March 20” and location “Discovery Hall Exhibit Gallery DH1071.”

    Visit the new TLLS: Research on Display exhibition in the Library Exhibit Gallery, Discovery Hall (DH1071, first floor), from Jan. 15 through March 20.

    The exhibition features recent research and creative projects by faculty and staff across UNCW’s Teaching, Learning, and Library Services, including instructional designers, faculty developers, librarians and library staff. The work highlights interdisciplinary scholarship that supports teaching and learning through the Center for Teaching Excellence, Distance Education and E-Learning, and UNCW Library.



  • Anne Pemberton Student Research and Creativity Award

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    Promotional graphic reading 'Win $500 for your class project. Anne Pemberton Student Research and Creativity Award. Apply now through February 9. lib.uncw.edu/student-award.' The background shows a close-up dandelion against a soft pastel sky gradient.

    Undergraduate students are invited to apply for the Anne Pemberton Student Research and Creativity Award, which provides a $500 award for outstanding research or creative work. Applications open Jan. 5, 2026, and are due Feb. 9, 2026, through InfoReady. More details

    The award honors the legacy of Anne Pemberton and supports projects in any academic discipline that address mental health, wellness, mindfulness, substance misuse or recovery, social justice, or connections and belonging.

    The award recipient will be notified in March 2026 and will present their project at the Showcase of Student Research and Creativity sponsored by the CSURF.



  • Find New Databases

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    You can find newly subscribed and recently added databases on the Randall Library website here:

    https://library.uncw.edu/eresources/new



  • Sign up for News Accounts

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    Find out how you can create accounts for these news sources:

     



  • African American Read In

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    Promotional graphic on a gold background with four stylized profile silhouettes inside book icons. Large text reads “African American Read-In.” Event details: “Feb 17th” and “5:30pm,” DC Virgo Preparatory Academy Cafeteria, 813 Nixon Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. Quote reads, “It is IMPORTANT for ALL OF US TO SEE OURSELVES in books.” URL: library.uncw.edu/aari. UNCW and UNCW Library logo at bottom.

    The annual African American Read-In will be held Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 5:30 p.m. in the DC Virgo Preparatory Academy cafeteria, 813 Nixon St., Wilmington. DC Virgo students and community readers will share selections from works by and about Black authors and storytellers, along with brief reflections on why the excerpts are meaningful and how the authors’ work has influenced them. Food and giveaways will be available. Visit the African American Read-In webpage to register as a reader and view additional event details.

    The Read-In is presented in partnership with the UNCW English Department, UNCW Library, Watson College of Education, Upperman African American Cultural Center, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, DC Virgo Preparatory Academy and UNCW Black student organizations.

     


     



  • Lunch and Learning Lab: Teaching with Government Information

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    Promotional graphic for the Lunch and Learning Lab Series. Blue background with two outlined human head profiles facing right, each containing a lightbulb filled with gears to represent ideas and learning. Text reads: “Lunch and Learning Lab Series: Teaching with Government Information. January 13, 2026, from 12 to 1 pm. DH 2088 and on Zoom.

    UNCW Library will host a Lunch and Learning Lab workshop titled Teaching With Government Information from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 13, 2026. The hybrid session will take place in Discovery Hall, room DH2088 and on Zoom.

    The workshop will highlight how government information can be used across academic disciplines and incorporated into course materials. Topics will include locating and using federal and state legislation, U.S. financial data, cybersecurity resources, environmental protection information and other government-produced materials.

    The session will be facilitated by Elisabeth Garner, government information librarian at UNCW Library. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch. Free snacks will be available for those attending in person.

    Zoom link