J. Willard Marriott Library Blog

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Oct 02, 2025 New digital collections for July – September 2025

Posted at 11:00h in Digital Collections, Digital Library, Manuscripts, Multimedia Audio Visual, Multimedia Photographs, Special Collections by Anna 0 Comments

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From July - September, Digital Library Services has added over 6700 new items to the digital library from Special Collections, details about selected new collections and topics are covered below. Photos Utah Ski Team Photos (P0372) - Over 3700 photos added to this collection. The University of...

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Oct 01, 2025 How We OA: A Conversation on Open Access Research

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Sep 26, 2025 Now on Display! The Business of Books

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Books have long been more than vessels of knowledge; they are objects of commerce shaped by the interplay of market forces, entrepreneurial ambition, and shifting patterns of consumer demand. At the core of this history is the book as both artifact and investment. The qualities...

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Sep 22, 2025 Improve your college experience at the ProtoSpace featuring games major Ben Ramirez

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Sep 19, 2025 Book of the Week – The Palm Leaf Book

Posted at 09:00h in Book of the Week, Rare Books, Special Collections by Thea 0 Comments

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"On leaf of pam, on sedge-wrought roll, On plastic clay and leathern scroll, Man wrote his thoughts; the ages passed, And to! the Press was found at last!" - John Greenleaf Whitter, The Library What are Palm Leaf Manuscripts? Before the introduction of paper, palm leaf manuscripts were the most popular writing...

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Sep 15, 2025 6 Great Reads for Latine Heritage Month

Posted at 11:29h in General, Recommendations by Chloe 0 Comments

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AANHPI Heritage Month is a time to honor and celebrate the rich cultures, histories and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Whether you're looking to deepen your understanding of AANHPI heritage or simply wanting to read powerful stories by AANHPI authors, here...

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Sep 15, 2025 Top Reads for Banned Books Week

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Sep 12, 2025 Book of the week – Apropos of Lady Chatterley’s Lover

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Happy Birthday D.H. Lawrence! “For him the novel was not the exposition of a thesis about people, but an adventure of the soul.” – Richard Aldington on D.H. Lawrence [caption id="attachment_34600" align="aligncenter" width="450"] D.H. Lawrence: a complete list of his works...

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Sep 10, 2025 The Apiary: Advancing the U’s Research Data Infrastructure 

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The Apiary: Advancing the University of Utah’s Research Data Infrastructure is a pilot project of the Marriott Library’s data librarians, Kaylee Alexander and Madison Golden; it is funded by the VPR’s Incentive Seed Grant program to improve and expand research data management support for the...

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Sep 08, 2025 Teamwork, Talent and Celebrating the U’s 175th Anniversary

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The U’s 175th anniversary has been celebrated in grand style over the past year. There have been multiple festivities for students, staff, alumni and the community, as well as a feature in the winter 2025 issue of Utah Magazine. Now, as things wrap-up, let’s take...