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 2018 Fall Semester will provide examples of ways GIS can be employed within the work performed by...
The 28th Annual Ski Affair, benefiting the library’s Ski Archives, was a stunning success! More than 480 attendees convened at Little America Hotel on October 30 for an auction, dinner, and awards ceremony. This year’s awardees include:...
Once again we eagerly anticipate the start of the fall semester and the arrival of students on campus. From students who are starting their first semester at the U to those who are returning, the campus comes alive with their excitement and enthusiasm....
By Justin Sorensen ArcGIS Desktop is a software suite highly utilized by GIS professionals, allowing data to be visualized and analyzed within a geospatial environment. The suite offers programs including ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox, ArcScene, and ArcGlobe. Recently, a new program has been added to the mix...
Very suddenly there came back to my soul motion and sound -- the tumultuous motion of the heart, and, in my ears, the sound of its beating. Then a pause in which all is blank. Then again sound, and motion, and touch -- a tingling...
My father’s mother, Lillian M. Gorham, passed away in December of 2016. Ever since then, I’ve been in pursuit of some way to document her life and my (my family’s) loss. I was anxious about creating something that honestly depicted a person as complicated as...
It has been a busy few weeks for folks in Digital Library Services! We've had several conferences during the month of October. The first conference, which was fun for me to attend, was Samvera Connect. The University of Utah Marriott Library hosted this national conference,...
By TJ Ferrill Library users on the 2nd floor now have access to an Advanced Graphics Workspace in the Knowledge Commons Computer Lab. The workspace is located among the Material Collection shelves on the north end of the lab. The space consists of a new powered...
“No single man makes history. History cannot be seen, just as one cannot see grass growing. Wars and revolutions, kings and Robespierres, are history's organic agents, its yeast. But revolutions are made by fanatical men of action with one-track mind, geniuses in their ability to...
When grief shall rend thy heart, seek thine own soul; Shut out life's din, and find that sacred goal. Queen Moo’s Talisman: The Fall of the Maya Empire Alice Dixon Le Plongeon (1851-1910) New York: Peter Eckler, Publisher, 1902 First edition Alice Dixon Le Plongeon was an English photographer, amateur archaeologist,...
