2025, We’re Ready to Go!

It’s a new year and here at the Marriott Library we’re ready to welcome students back to spring semester! ...

06 January, 2025 / 0 Comments

‘Faith and the Fight,’ Library to host MLK week conversation with Utah religious leaders

In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s tireless work, please join us for a discussion, led by Pastor Emeritus France Davis (retired from Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City), and including pastors from several Black Churches along the Wasatch Front....

02 January, 2025 / 1 Comment

Ancient Papyri, How It Found Utah and How It Is Being Preserved

For over 3000 years, papyrus was the dominant writing material in the Middle East and Mediterranean world before the introduction of paper. Languages as diverse as Egyptian, Greek and Arabic were written on it. The Special Collections Department of the J. Willard Marriott Library...

02 January, 2025 / 0 Comments

7 WINTER FANTASY BOOKS TO CURL UP WITH THIS SEASON

From a graphic novel showcasing original art created during Japanese American internment to a documentary on the art of tatau, honor Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with these great selections from the library’s general collection. ...

02 January, 2025 / 3 Comments

Using a Modern Technique to Restore Ancient Papyri

For over 3,000 years, papyrus was the dominant writing material in the Middle East and Mediterranean world before the introduction of paper.  Languages as diverse as Egyptian, Greek and Arabic were written on it. The Special Collections Department of the J. Willard Marriott Library is...

02 January, 2025 / 0 Comments

2024 – ONE FOR THE BOOKS!

2024 was one for the books, as they say...

20 December, 2024 / 2 Comments

EBSCOhost Databases Now Have Improved User Interfaces

The vast set of databases and journals covering nearly all fields of study, EBSCOhost will be migrating to a new user interface (UI) for users. EBSCOhost is one of the largest electronic resources available to students, faculty and staff at the University of Utah....

18 December, 2024 / 0 Comments

Librarians: Here When and Where you Need them

When you think “librarian” what comes to mind? A stiff-minded, strict enforcer of the old-school quiet library rule? Well, shove that image back on the shelf because the face of today’s academic librarian is a completely new chapter. Meet librarian Dale Larsen. Dale has worked...

05 December, 2024 / 1 Comment

The History of Israel and Palestine Through Rare Books

Did you know that you can schedule a time to visit the Rare Books Classroom and see treasures beyond your wildest imagination? First editions of Euclid and Galileo, a Hebrew scroll found in Spain and a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible are just a few...

02 December, 2024 / 0 Comments

6 BOOKS TO READ ON THE LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR

From a graphic novel showcasing original art created during Japanese American internment to a documentary on the art of tatau, honor Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with these great selections from the library’s general collection. ...

02 December, 2024 / 0 Comments