Book of the Week — Ligeia: A Libretto

Long years have passed, my memory is feeble through much suffering...

15 October, 2018 / 0 Comments

Like gold to airy thinness beat

Our two souls, therefore, which are one, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but an expansion, Like gold to airy thinness beat.” ...

10 October, 2018 / 0 Comments

Requesting updates to digital library items

Over the past several years, we have had users contact us when they have additional information about an item that could be added to the metadata that is used to discover items in our digital library or if they notice an issue with a particular...

09 October, 2018 / 0 Comments

Book of the Week — Ada’s Echo

"The valleys filled with silicon and I was forced to learn a new language. Now I speak in bits and bytes. Strings of zeros and ones. I navigate a new topography." -- Kelly Wellman "Imagination...

09 October, 2018 / 0 Comments

GIS in Geoscience: Identifying Populated Areas of High Concern for Earthquake Occurrences

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...

08 October, 2018 / 0 Comments

We recommend — Book as Archive & Enclosure

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04 October, 2018 / 0 Comments

Legacy of the Lost: Exploring one of Utah’s Most Enduring Mysteries

Here at the University of Utah, most 20 year olds are happily entrenched in their undergraduate experience. They spend their time studying and doing coursework, socializing with friends, and working various part-time jobs. However, at 20 years old, Everett Ruess led a much different life....

02 October, 2018 / 0 Comments

Out with the Old, in with the New

By Robert Nelson Greetings, In the Audio Studio, we have relied on a very robust digital recorder: the ProTools brand. From Fall of 2009 - Summer of 2017, it always worked and never failed when we had a recording session. Alas, we were slammed on both ends of...

02 October, 2018 / 0 Comments

Honoring the U’s Student Journalists

As we celebrate the digitization of 100 years of the Utah Daily Chronicle, we take a moment to chat with the UU’s Director of Student Media, Jake Sorensen. In addition to overseeing the Chronicle operations, Jake’s responsibilities include K-UTE Radio, Wasatch Magazine, thegeekwave.com, and AdThing,...

02 October, 2018 / 0 Comments

Welcoming the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

In July we welcomed Dan Reed, Ph.D. to the post of Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs (SVPAA) at the University of Utah. When I met with Dr. Reed for the first time, I was delighted to learn about his deep appreciation for libraries –...

01 October, 2018 / 0 Comments