For more than fifty years, a woman by the name of Alberta Henry – devoted civil rights activist, educator, and community leader in Salt Lake City – carried the torch for hope, compassion, and change. She embedded herself in the public school system, served as...
Fall semester 2021, a fall like no other – the U welcomed in the largest-ever freshman class. And, for the second year in a row, the U saw its largest total enrollment. Things are on the uptick. Here’s how the Marriott Library is meeting the demand....
Human Rights Day is celebrated annually on December 10th in celebration of "the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." We're celebrating this day with some book recommendations from librarian Allyson Mower....
By Robert Nelson Greetings, Edison Research, which is a media data and election polling company, released their annual Infinite Dial report for 2019. The auditory medium of podcasting was the highlight of that year. Podcasting shows explosive year-over-year growth as gains in spoken-word audio mark the 2019 Infinite Dial...
With millions of items available at the J. Willard Marriott Library it’s hard to believe that we don’t always have All U Need, but what happens when there’s an item that we don’t have? In some cases, this is when Interlibrary Loan (ILL) steps in....
- Where are you going? Huck-a-bah pi-e qua? - I am going away off. Man-e-to meah-bike-quay. - Is there water there? Pah mah-bah kar-ra ah? - There is water there. Pah kar-ra. A Few words in the Utah and Sho-sho-ne dialects : alphabetically arranged D.B. Huntington (1808-1879) G.S.L. City, UT :...
By Justin Sorensen In-person GIS drop-in sessions have returned to ProtoSpace! Conducted in Suite 2751 on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9:00am - 12:00pm, these sessions are a great opportunity to meet and discuss GIS projects you are developing, receive expert assistance, and learn more about the GIS...
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....
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....
"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...