It’s hard to pick a textbook nowadays. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was someone who could personalize a recommendation for you? Good news! Allyson Mower, Associate Librarian, has been helping faculty members find and choose textbooks for their curriculum for almost a year now...
“The Victorian Popular Culture database is particularly important as it consists largely of ephemera. These are historical sources that were not produced to last and thus have survived largely by chance,” explained Professor Nadja Durbach, a Professor of History at the University of Utah. She...
One of the major goals of the faculty and staff at the Marriott Library is to not just meet the needs of users, but to actively anticipate what those needs will be in the near future. In response to the changing educational technology landscape, we...
The library is always working to expand access to cutting edge technology. In response to feedback from students and faculty, the library’s Creativity and Innovation Services team has created a virtual reality (VR)-enabled classroom, which allows teams and classes to explore the latest developments in...
Gregory C. Thompson, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Special Collections at the J. Willard Marriott Library, has been named as a Fellow by the Utah Division of State History. State History’s most prestigious honor is presented to individuals with long and distinguished careers in scholarly research...
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“I knew immediately that we should use this technology to offer the audience a bird’s eye view of what the actors experience on the stage.” This was what Denny Berry, the University of Utah’s Musical Theatre Program Head, thought after a meeting with the Marriott...
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...