By Justin Sorensen With the vast number of resources available, demographic data can still be challenging to work with. Some resources come with visualization software to begin analyzing the data immediately while others present you with the raw statistical data, but no means for displaying it....
“…King Montecuma accompanied with his Nobles, and those of the most distinguished Rank in his Court, entertain’d the Spaniards with all sorts of Divertisements, to testify how mightily they were pleased with their Arrival. The King’s Brother came to meet ’em with a splendid Retinue;...
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." — Groucho Marx Un Gorrión en la Guerra de las Fieras Antoniorrobles (1895 - 1983) México: Secretario de Educación Pública, 1942 PQ6633 O2 S62 1942 Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is...
These are YOUR ENEMIES! YOUR JOB is to KEEP OUT OF...
Final Product/Artifact: Introduce a book project that you’ve recently completed. To deepen the experience of your work, is there anything that you would like to convey to the reader/viewer about the significance and meaning of the work which might not be readily accessible? I AM features...
The J. Willard Marriott Library is collaborating with partners across campus in order to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death. The event will take place on Thursday, November 14th at 6:00 PM in the Gould Auditorium. The program’s goal is to explore...
“I live on a park bench. You, Park Avenue. Hell of a distance Between us two...
By Tony Sams As winter’s powdery grip holds on to us for the next several months it’s time to reach for a warm cup of coffee and settle into a great story. Listening to a great story can be a life-changing experience and virtual reality provides...
“Somewhere within their walls shall all that forwards perfect human life be started, Tried, taught, advanced, visibly exhibited. Not only all the world of works, trade, products, But all the workmen of the world here to be represented.” — “Song of the Exposition,” Walt Whitman Moscow Alexander Rodchenko (1891 - 1956) Moscow...
By Justin Sorensen Today's Map Monday release will highlight a recent collaborative project involving graduate students from the Environmental Humanities program and several departments of the J. Willard Marriott Library. Led by visiting Professor Gretchen Henderson, the project is entitled "Sites & Sightlines" and focuses on...