One of the emerging digital trends in academic coursework is Digital Storytelling. Ken Burns, who produced The Civil War television series for PBS, is considered the godfather of this medium. Digital Storytelling is defined as developing a story, usually written or composed as a storyboard. The...
A sampling of the work for Stranger & Stranger: paintings by Maureen O’Hara Ure, with poems by Katharine Coles. Purchase Now “Luck Irish” “A New World Bestiary” “Beast” detail “Into The Wilderness” “Into the Wilderness” detail “The Family Tree” “Deluge”...
Congratulations to Lorelei Rutledge! She has been selected as an American Library Association Emerging Leaders for the Class of 2017. "The American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders (EL) program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with...
Past cure I am, now Reason is past care, And frantic-mad with evermore unrest; My thoughts and my discourse as madmen’s are, At random from the truth vainly expressed; For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright, Who art as black as hell, as dark as night. Duet Marie C....
While there are always lots of exciting projects to talk about in the 3D printing world, this post will focus on an upcoming service the Marriott Library will soon unveil. In an effort to provide innovative and forward-thinking services, the Library has taken the plunge...
Print Appreciation Drop-in Session! November 11, 1:00PM-8:00PM J. Willard Marriott Library, Book Arts Studio, Level 4 Come help the Book Arts Program celebrate letterpress printing! With a variety of printing plates and type locked-up on the presses, guest printers (that's you!) can create cards from modular elements overprinted...
“A catt may look on a king” Lexicon Tetraglotton, an English-French-Italian-Spanish… James Howell (1594? – 1666) London: Printed by J.G. for Samuel Thompson, 1660 First and only edition James Howell, born in Wales and educated at Oxford, began his literary career in 1640 with the political allegory, Dendrologia: Dodona’s...
“Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before” THE RAVEN Edgar Allan Poe (1909-1949) Easthampton, MA: Cheloniidae Press, 1980 This is the first book from Alan James Robinson and his Cheloniidae Press. Text is hand-set and printed by Harold McGrath in Bruce Rogers’ 24pt. Centaur type in...
Ski Affair, A Benefit for the Utah Ski Archives Nov 1, 6:00 PM Little America Hotel, 500 S. Main St. $75.00 per person / $1,500 for a table of 10 Tickets: Purchase HERE When the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library opens the book on its 2016 Ski Affair...
October 3rd marked the official launch of the Downwinders of Utah Archive, created by the library’s GIS Specialist, Justin Sorensen. We celebrated with two events, which attracted a number of people including students, individuals as well as members of the media. ...