Feb 01, 2022 Books to celebrate Black History Month
February is Black History Month. In honor, here are some recommends from librarian Allyson Mower....
Jan 31, 2022 Welcoming New Associate Dean for Collections and Scholarly Communication, Joel Thornton
It is with pleasure that the J. Willard Marriott Library announces the appointment of Joel Thornton, M.S., as the Associate Dean for Collections and Scholarly Communication, effective February 2022....
Jan 31, 2022 Book of the Week — Critical Opalescence
Critical Opalescence Alisa Golden Berkeley, CA: Never Mind the Press, 2004 N7433.4 G65 C75 2004 Critical Opalescence is a 2004 Artists’ book by Alisa Golden. The "Art By Mail" subscription book consists of three, letter-pressed pamphlets themed around an unstable form of water — the phenomenon from which the...
Jan 27, 2022 Book of the Week — Star of Ashes
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Jan 21, 2022 Remembering Rick Reese – Leading Utah Rock Climber
[caption id="attachment_25254" align="alignleft" width="185"] Rick Reese's Junior Yearbook Photo, 1964 Utonian, University of Utah[/caption] Rick Reese, a former University of Utah student and employee, passed away on January 9, 2022. Rick Reese was a well-known climber and conservationist. He established many rock climbs in Little Cottonwood...
Jan 18, 2022 Book of the Week — La Mano dell’Uomo
"My hand now raises the glass, hoping for reasonably happy times, and toasts to your health and ours, and signs...
Jan 14, 2022 Announcing New Associate Dean for Special Collections
The Marriott Library is pleased to announce that Dr. Todd Samuelson has accepted the role of Associate Dean for Special Collections, effective immediately....
Jan 14, 2022 Expanding Access to Plays and Productions
By Greg Hatch From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when University classes all went virtual, the Marriott Library redoubled its efforts to acquire resources that could be accessed online. And theater has been well represented in these acquisitions. Since January 2020, Marriott Library has purchased...
Jan 12, 2022 LEGOs in ProtoSpace
By Luke Leither We are excited to announce the addition of thousands of LEGO pieces and a dedicated LEGO table to ProtoSpace for Spring 2022. The LEGOs were donated to the Fine Arts & Architecture Library by the Lassonde Studios and are now being made available...
Jan 10, 2022 Book of the Week — Polygraphice…
"Polygraphice is an art, so much imitating Nature, as that by proportional lines with answerable Colours, it teacheth to represent to the life (and that in plano) the forms of all corporeal things, with their respective passions." Polygraphice; or, The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting,...