How many people does it take to change a lightbulb? If you ask Larry Smith that question, he’ll likely say, “Only one if you use my custom wrench.” Larry, Custodial Crew Leader at the U, was tired of spending 20 minutes to change one lightbulb. Because...
In the days before World War II, if you wanted to go down a river you went in a wooden boat. By the late 1930s, the types of wooden boats used to run rivers had settled into a few major types; the light, flat-bottom skiff...
Special Collections Print and Journal carries an array of information and history regarding Utah’s LGBTQ community and Utah Pride. Examples from the collections date to as early as January 1976. Editors of THE SALT LICK report on the naming of this important historical publication, offering...
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” This is a quote written by Harvard history professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich in 1976 in a scholarly article. The phrase went viral -- and can still be found today on t-shirts, mugs, and bumper stickers. In 2007 Ulrich went on...
The University of Utah Press is pleased to announce the following recently released books about the State of Utah. Read more...
The Audio Visual Archive of Special Collections houses moving images and sounds representative of the history of Utah and the West. In addition to showcasing the region’s arts and culture, the Audio Visual Archive also documents Utah’s role in and response to important developments in...
Mike Furlough, Executive Director of HathiTrust, will be visiting the Marriott Library on Thursday, Jan 28. Staff and faculty of The University of Utah are welcome to attend the two sessions listed below. This should be a very interesting morning. We hope you can participate! Sessions...
This kind note came to us from a happy patron who was looking for proof that a particular meringue dessert actually had existed at one point in human history. After spending many hours unsuccessfully searching for the elusive meringue a la russe recipe, the patron,...
It’s the time of year when everyone is thinking about calorie content and exercise. But promoting health and wellness is a campus priority here at the U, and the library is serious about being a part of that initiative....
This semester, Amy Brunvand, a librarian subject specialist for environmental & sustainability studies, is starting up a new book group "in hopes that people from across the campus community can come together to share ideas and conversation about sustainability." ...