By Robert Nelson Greetings, I am a member of an ACRL (Association of College & Research Libraries) Committee called University Libraries Section: Current Topics Discussion Group. At our Fall Conference call, the Chair said that she was unable to lead the discussion session at the Midwinter ALA...
“Scynte Valentine of custome yeere by yeere Men have an usuance, in this regioun, To loke and serche Cupides kalendere, And chose theyr choyse by grete affecioun, Such as ben move with Cupides mocioun Takyng theyre choyse as theyre sort doth falle; But I love oone whiche excelleth alle.” -- John...
By Justin Sorensen In an information driven world, it can sometimes be difficult to find datasets you are searching for. When you do locate a dataset, the process of examining and interacting with the information presents a new series of challenges. One program that seeks to...
On March 7, Ms. Christine M. Durham, retired Justice of the Utah Supreme Court, will be speaking on “From Overt Discrimination to Implicit Bias: Are we Making Progress?” at the sixth annual Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Legacy Women’s Archive Lecture....
"This way. Close your eyes Then. I say Close your eyes. Stranger & Stranger Katharine Coles (b. 1959) Salt Lake City, UT: Red Butte Press, 2016 From the colophon: “This collaboration evolved over a decade through artistic dialogue between poet Katharine Coles and painter Maureen O’Hara Ure. This imaginary collection...
By Justin Sorensen GIS (Geospatial Information Systems) are utilized by many fields and industries throughout the world. To highlight some of these fields, our Map Monday releases for the 2019 Spring Semester will provide examples of ways GIS can be employed within the work performed by...
“The Queene of Scotland is your prisoner, let her be honorably entreated, but yet surely guarded.” – William Parry A true and plaine declaration of the horrible… At London by C. Barker Cum priuilegio, 1585 First edition, second issue A contemporary report of William Parry’s plot to assassinate Queen...
Are you the first person in your family to attend college? If so, here’s an event tailored just for you. And it includes free lunch!...
One of the things we've been working on in Digital Library Services recently is thinking about ways to develop our digital collections to better support researchers who are interested in using them for data visualizations or other forms of computational research. This is a broader...
By Erika Church How many of you have really read Moby Dick? I mean who reads anymore anyway? Who even talks on their phone? Who even has time for any of it?! Ok, ok, maybe I am getting a little The truth is we communicate in...