While I often work with poetry—which works well in ephemera because an entire work can usually be printed on a single flat surface—selecting an extract from a novel offers challenges. The extract should be relatively autonomous, but it should also have an obvious relation to...
By TJ Ferrill After a restful Labor Day weekend, it's another busy week at the Marriott Library! Everyone is looking forward to Hooplaza and progress continues on our up-and-coming ProtoSpace. The ProtoSpace website will be live soon - huge thanks to our web development team for...
The library is excited to welcome a new partner to the space. Part of the Student Success and Empowerment Initiative, the Learning Center is an academic support program designed to help new students and those needing a bit of a leg up. The catch? It’s...
In the beginning, power companies were absolute monopolies. The wires coming into our houses only came from one company. They made the electricity, and they set the prices. They paid thousands of engineers to design and build magnificent, multi-billion dollar nuclear and coal plants. All...
Fall semester is now in full swing and we’re seeing, literally, thousands of students coming through our doors every day. Because students depend on the library to serve as the central hub for access to information, resources, and services, we go beyond the scope of a...
Hooplaza in an annual event that takes place during the beginning weeks of Fall Semester. This year the event will be on September 5th, from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM on level 3 in the Marriott Library. It is a great opportunity to learn about...
By Luke Leither Welcome back to a new school year! We in Creativity and Innovation Services are excited to see all the new and familiar faces on campus and in the library. This year we're looking forward to exciting opportunities as we begin to explore new spaces...
By Justin Sorensen 45-years ago today, Charles Lindbergh (an American aviator, author, and explorer) passed away at the age of 74. Growing up, Lindbergh demonstrated great interest in the mechanics of motorized transportation and while he had enrolled in college as a mechanical engineering student, he...
Every semester, Digital Library Services strives to add new digital exhibits highlighting items in our digital library and in Marriott Library Special Collections. Recently, we've added two new digital exhibits in advance of the fall semester. The Golden Spike Celebrations exhibit focuses on events commemorating the...
"Concise Algebra easily described, which brings forth the great wonders of arithmetic" "[R]omance is a reaction from the algebra" -- Booth Tarkington Algebrae compendiosa facilisqve descriptio, qua depromuntur magna Arithmetices miracula Johann Scheubel (1494-1570) Parisiis: Apud Gulielmum Cauellat, 1551 First edition DR507 V54 1530 Johann Scheubel was born in Kirchheim unter Teck,...