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76 Silverman, Randall H.Fiber and talent intertwine at TwinrockerSeventeenth century philosopher John Locke compared the newborn human mind to a blank sheet of paper, a page devoid of any mark, ready to receive on its surface the unique characters of an individual's soul and circumstance. As history demonstrates, not all minds-or sheets of paper-are created equal...Twinrocker Homemade Paper; Mold-made paper; Papermaking1995
77 Kraus, Peter L.Filling a need or seeing an opportunity? The Evolution of grant writing and research instruction in the libraries at the University of UtahAbstract An investment in continuing education in the area of grantsmanship for a public services librarian has resulted in the teaching of Grant Writing & Research offered at the J. Willard Marriott Library and the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library on the campus of the University of Utah. ...Higher Education; Funding; Award; Librarianship; Academic Libraries; Research Libraries2007
78 Silverman, Randall H.Fire and ice : a soot removal technique using dry ice blastingAwelder's spark touched off the attic fire in the Sevier County Recorders Office in Richfield, Utah on May 2, 2006, igniting a blaze that ripped through the crawl space consuming the building's paper-backed insulation. The fuel readily spent, the fire burned itself out 15 minutes later, sparing the ...Manual wiping; vacuuming with a HEPA filter; ozone treatment2008
79 Silverman, Randall H.Fire and ice: a soot removal technique using dry ice blastingA welder's spark touched off the attic fire in the Sevier County Recorders Office (Richfield, Utah, USA) on 2 May 2006, igniting a blaze that ripped through the crawl space and greedily consumed the building's paper-backed insulation. The fuel readily spent, the fire burned itself out 15 minutes lat...2006
80 Silverman, Randall H.Fire and ice: a soot removal technique using dry ice blastingA welder?ÇÖs spark touched off the attic fire in the Sevier County Recorders Office (Richfield, Utah, USA) on 2 May 2006, igniting a blaze that ripped through the crawl space and greedily consumed the building?ÇÖs paper-backed insulation. The fuel readily spent, the fire burned itself out 15 min...Disaster cleanup, techniques; Book repair; Preservation; Fire damage2007
81 Silverman, Randall H.First paper made west of the MissouriThe need for paper was recognized in Utah by the American Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers before their arrival in "Great Salt Lake City" (as it was originally called) in 1847. Frustration at having to delay plans to publish a newspaper was noted in a letter drafted by Young on July 17...Deseret News; Thomas Howard; Sugar House Mill; Granite Paper Mill1994
82 Silverman, Randall H.First word in lasting impressionsThe creaking lever-action of a Columbian letterpress printing damped, handmade paper with cast metal type is an anomaly in the modern age. What now can be achieved within minutes on an offset press requires hours of meticulous setting, locking up, inking, and proofing to print on a Columbian powered...Columbian letterpress; Clymer; Red Butte Press1993
83 Ogburn, Joyce L.Foreword: Closing the gap between information literacy and scholarly communicationTwo cornerstone programs of the academic library are poised to bring new life to each other as librarians look to close the gap between information literacy and scholarly communication. It has been easy for these two library-based programs, designed and created along different paths and for differen...2013
84 Kraus, Peter L.Francis Carroll, Good and wise measure: the search for the Canadian-American boundary, 1783-1842A Good and Wise Measure is not only a groundbreaking historical work; it is also a delight to those who work in the area of cartography, maps, or government documents in libraries. The author makes extensive use of original source material and numerous obscure resources. Simply put, this book can se...2003
85 Paiva, MarieFrom palace to treasure house: creating a new space for the Institute of Ethiopian Studies LIbraryThe Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES) Library is a research library located at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. Hope arrived in 2009 when construction began for a new IES library.Ethiopia; Research libraries; American Library Association annual conference2011
86 Frontiers of space: technology and the search for life elsewhereIt will take about a decade to develop the technology for a planetfinder telescope. There is a prototype interferometer at the Palomar Observatory in California, and over the next several years a full-scale system will be installed at the Keck Observatory. Experience with these ground-based systems ...Viking Mission; Titan; Mars1996-10-01
87 Arlitsch, KenningFuture leaders' views on organizational cultureResearch libraries will continue to be affected by rapid and transformative changes in information technology and the networked environment for the foreseeable future. The pace and direction of these changes will profoundly challenge libraries and their staffs to respond effectively. This paper pre...2010
88 Arlitsch, KenningFuture leaders' views on organizational cultureResearch libraries will continue to be affected by rapid and transformative changes in information technology and the networked environment for the foreseeable future. The pace and direction of these changes will profoundly challenge libraries and their staffs to respond effectively. This paper pres...Organizational culture2009
89 GPO Public Access Assessment2012-05-22
90 Chaufty, Lisa MarieGeospatial initiatives at the J. Willard Marriott LibrarySlideshow presentation given May 9th, 2012 at the UGIC conference held at Ruby's Inn, Bryce Canyon National Park. Presentation includes information on: A clickable county map of our digital assets. Hidden Water unveils surface water systems on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley. A collaboration ...2012-05-09
91 Landesman, Margaret M.Getting it right - the evolution of reference collectionsSUMMARY. Reference works were present in the earliest libraries; and their numbers have grown inexorably ever since. They consume an increasing share of library acquisitions budgets. This article traces the evolution of reference collections, drawing on experiences at the author's library. The autho...History, reference works; Library, reference sources; Reference media2005
92 Silverman, Randall H.Gibbs Smith: progressive publisherThere is a country twang reverberating in the national blood stream at the moment. Resurgent interest in the American West has mainstreamed country music, drawn ever-larger crowds to the Buffalo Bill and Gene Autry museums, and landed Clint Eastwood two Oscars for his Unforgiven in 1992.Peregrine Press; Electronic pre-press; Western culture1994
93 Fairfield, MelissaGovernment Printing Office Public Access Assessment cover letter2012-05-31
94 Silverman, Randall H.Grain in the inkWhen the brothers Charles and Herbert Hatch coined the phrase, "Advertising without posters is like fishing without worms," they adopted the stance of "early birds." Co-founding Nashville's Hatch Show Print in 1879, their commercial poster art was a critical factor in success and failure of many 19t...Poster; Hatch Show Print; Country Music Foundation1995
95 Landesman, Margaret M.Heard on the net, trouble downloading: a library's most urgent issue, but not, perhaps, the most important oneArticle exploring issues facing libraries in providing access to electronic journals and articles.Libraries, internet downloads; Electronic Journals, access; Open Access2005-10-07
96 Love, April M.Hidden water: Salt Lake County, UT drainages, a part of the Western Waters Digital LibrarySalt Lake Valley watershed, hidden water2012
97 Landesman, Margaret M.History of pioneer: Utah's online libraryText of a speech given by the author on October 4, 2001, at the Nevada Library Association Annual Convention.Libraries; Online Library catalogs; Library Resources2001-10-04
98 Silverman, Randall H.Hurricane havoc in paradiseTuesday 3 November 1992: Having previously cast absentee ballots, six conservators departed from Honolulu airport on election day for Kaua'i and a first-hand look at the damage caused by Hurricane Iniki.Recovery; Mold; Kaua'i museum1992
99 Anderson, Richard BryanIMHBCO (In my humble but correct opinion) -- The book is dead and it's a good thing, tooAs a group, we librarians are certainly not unique in our ability to deny the obvious. But sometimes I think that we take that ability to a unique extreme. It is obvious, for example, that as a research tool for all but a very few academic disciplines, the print monograph is dead.Librarian; Academic; Libraries2002
100 Anderson, Richard BryanIMHBCO (In my humble but correct opinion) Is the library collection too risky?Like many (maybe even most) of my colleagues, I've been thinking a lot lately about low to allocate a suddenly diminished materials budget. Only a year ago our biggest worry was how to deal with serials inflation in an environment that offered insufficient budget increases.2009
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