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Nov 08, 2021 3 Databases to Explore for Native American Heritage Month

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November is Native American Heritage Month. Here are a few databases available through the J. Willard Marriott Library for students, staff, and faculty to explore....

The results of a model being scanned for a photogrammetry project.

Nov 08, 2021 Experiments with Photogrammetry

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By TJ Ferrill Lately I have been experimenting with photogrammetry using the newly installed GIS/Visualization lab computers in ProtoSpace 2751 to better understand the possibilities and limitations of photogrammetry using free software. Photogrammetry is the process of reconstructing 3D geometry from a series of still images....

Nov 08, 2021 Book of the Week — Spiritual Patterns: Images of Navajo Women

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"Because of her, we think and create. Because of her, we make songs. Because of her, the designs appear as we weave. Because of her, we tell stories and laugh. We believe in old values and new ideas. Hayoołkáałgo Sisnaajiní bik'ehgo hózhónígo naashá" — Luci Tapahonso, "This Is How They Were...

Nov 03, 2021 Restoring Indigenous Place Names: A Joint Project of the Digital Matters Program and the American West Center

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Native Places Atlas is a spatial humanities new project restoring indigenous place names to major landscape features and historical and cultural sites within an interactive, layered map centered on Utah. The histories of the state’s traditionally associated tribes are embedded in places and place names....

Nov 02, 2021 Dean’s Message, November 2021

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Whenever our Florida family visit us during the winter, they always say the mountains look as if they are powdered in confectioner’s sugar. Snow in other states might indeed mean it is winter, but here in Utah snow represents another season—the season of skiing. This...

Nov 02, 2021 6 Great Books for Native American Heritage Month

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November marks National Native American Heritage Month! Join us in paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of the original inhabitants of this land. According to the National Park Services, "the history, traditions, and culture of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians are...

Nov 01, 2021 We Recommend — The Curtis Collection: A showcase of The North American Indian

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In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Edward Curtis photographic collection will be on view for an exclusive showcase in the Rare Books Classroom on Thursday, November 18 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. Space will be limited to 40 people and reservations will be...

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2024 – ONE FOR THE BOOKS!

EBSCOhost Databases Now Have Improved User Interfaces

Librarians: Here When and Where you Need them

The History of Israel and Palestine Through Rare Books

Nov 08, 2021 3 Databases to Explore for Native American Heritage Month

Nov 08, 2021 Experiments with Photogrammetry

Nov 08, 2021 Book of the Week — Spiritual Patterns: Images of Navajo Women

Nov 03, 2021 Restoring Indigenous Place Names: A Joint Project of the Digital Matters Program and the American West Center

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