Medieval Latin Hymn Fragment: “…bone now from my bones…”

V. Os nu(n)c de ossibus meis et caro de carn(e) mea. R. Fortitudo et decor indume(n)tum eius: byssus et purpura...

08 December, 2018 / 0 Comments

New Hires Welcome!

We'd like to extend a warm welcome to all the new full time hires here at the library!...

05 December, 2018 / 0 Comments

Advanced Software Delivery and Distribution

License management and duplication prevention of apps are issues that the Marriott Library IT Team looked to solve. Recently, the team has found their solution and has implemented AppsAnywhere, an application delivery and deployment system, customizable universal web portal. This allows the library to provide...

04 December, 2018 / 0 Comments

Changes in Media Studios

By Robert Nelson Greetings, When you work in a Department entitled Creativity & Innovation, you can imagine that is a fluid environment where new or emerging technologies can be identified. How can the Marriott Library take advantage of early adoption of new tech? We are currently in a...

04 December, 2018 / 0 Comments

Book of the Week — Prayers Written at Vailima

"Deliver us from fear and favor; from mean hopes and cheap pleasures. Have mercy on each in his deficiency; let him not be cast down; support the stumbling on the way, and give at last rest to the weary." -- Robert Louis Stevenson Prayers Written at...

03 December, 2018 / 1 Comment

GIS in Tourism: Exploring the 10 Tallest Buildings in the United States

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...

03 December, 2018 / 0 Comments

Medieval Latin Hymn Fragment: “…of the Apostle and, embalming it with spices,…”

(Maximilla Christo amabilis corpus) Apolstoli optimo loco cum aro- matibus sepelivit Ps(alm) Laudate pue(ri) A(ntiphon) (Maximilla, a woman dear to Christ, too the body) of the Apostle and, embalming it with spices, buried it in the most honored place. Psalm. Praise the Lord, O you servants...

30 November, 2018 / 0 Comments

Librarians help create new library at local Women’s Center

Allyson Mower, Associate Librarian, and Rachel Blume, Assistant Librarian, are helping to build a library at YWCA Utah as part of their faculty service expectations at the University of Utah....

28 November, 2018 / 0 Comments

Digital Preservation in Libraries: Preparing for a Sustainable Future

For the past two years, I have been working with authors from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand, and India on a book titled Digital Preservation in Libraries: Preparing for a Sustainable Future. This book, edited by myself and Jessalyn Zoom from the...

27 November, 2018 / 1 Comment

It’s In the Fine Print

Not everyone graduates and finds their dream job right off the bat. But for Kalvan Sears, a double major in art and film and a part-time employee in the library’s Book Arts Program, this is a reality. Kalvan will be starting his first job out...

26 November, 2018 / 0 Comments