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176 Breznay, Ann Marie; Haas, Leslie M.If you build it will they come? Services will make the difference in a portalAbstract: Identifying and adding services to a library portal will add to its long term success in a market that pits libraries against commercial vendors like Google and Amazon.com. The current focus on portals has been on selecting collections and developing the basic functionality of the websi...Web design; Functionality; Customization2005-10
177 Phong-Tuong, BuiIllimunation of computer generated images (CSTD-73-005)This .report describes a new model for the shading of computer-generated images of objects in general and of polygonally descibed free-form curved surfaces in particular. The shading function is determined by a linear interpolation of the curvature of the surface. It takes into consideration the phy...Computer animation1973-07
178 Silverman, Randall H.Importance of permanenceColor, opacity, weight, texture, printability, and permanence - the choice of paper is critical to any successful printing job and can spell the difference between a satisfied customer and one you'll never see again. Paper is an organic material and as such begins breaking down from the moment of i...Paper; Acid free; Alkaline paper1992
179 Silverman, Randall H.Inconvenient legacyThe role of research libraries is to preserve the long-term memory of humankind. Straddling competing interests, they strive to provide unimpeded access to scholarly books while maintaining those same volumes in perpetuity. In practice, these ?Ç£bastions of knowledge?Ç¥ lean toward pragmatic mai...Research libraries; Preservation; Book repair2007
180 Dennis, Sharon E.; Candler, Chris S.; Uijtdehaage, Sebastian; McIntyre, Sandra A.; Dippie, Shona R.Indexing standard for sharing health education multimedia resources: the Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) metadata schemaHealth sciences educators are increasingly incorporating multimedia (including images, animations, and videos) into educational materials , such as PowerPoint lectures, web sites, and interactive quizzes and cases. Educators continue to "reinvent the wheel" and develop costly duplicates of multimedi...Health Education Assets Library; HEAL2004-01-05
181 Industrial revolutions: from canal systems to computer networksToday's so-called "Information Revolution" is often compared to past industrial revolutions, especially a British Industrial Revolution which took place between 1750 and 1830 and a Second Industrial Revolution which is believed to have occurred in the United States between 1880 and 1940. The compari...Information technology; Information Age2000
182 Kraus, Peter L.Information literacy for German language & literature at the graduate level: new approaches and modelsAt the University of Utah the recent hiring of several new faculty members in the German Language and Literature Section of the Modern Languages department has resulted in an increased demand for library services in the area of instruction and technical support. Areas explored will include approache...Germanic languages; Higher Education; Librarianship2007
183 Morrison, David L.Innovation scholars: patents and advanced research in technology2013-01
184 Le Ber, Jeanne M.Integrating palm devices into the School of Medicine curriculumBuilt on existing relationship with course master to integrate PDAs into the School of Medicine curriculum.Palm Devices; Medicine Curriculum; Personal Digital Assistant; PDA2006-03-31
185 Morrison, David L.Intro to IP and patent searching for new engineers2013-09
186 Peay, Wayne J.; Rockoff, Maxine L.Introduction to the JMLA supplement: the NLM 2004 symposium on community-based health information outreachThis paper introduces the Special Supplement to the Journal of the Medical Library Association that documents the proceedings of the Symposium on Community-Based Health Information Outreach held on December 2 and 3, 2004, at the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The goal of the Symposium was to ex...National Library of Medicine (U.S.); NN/LM; RML; National Network of Libraries of Medicine; Regional Medical Libraries; Consumer Health Information; Outreach; Community-based Organziations2005-04
187 Silverman, Randall H.J. J. Audubon & 19th century color printingIn 1826, the first hand-colored proofs of John James Audubon's double elephant folio edition of The Birds of America were pulled in Edinburgh, Scotland. His life-sized Wild Turkey was among them, transforming the 41 year old naturalist's "innate desire to acquire a thorough knowledge of the birds o...John James Audubon; Copperplate; Lithograph1994
188 Silverman, Randall H.Jackets recommended: the case for preserving dust jackets in research librariesThis paper will provide a historical overview of dust jackets and present a cost-effective mass approach to their treatment. Research libraries generally treat dust jackets as extraneous to the physical integrity of new acquisitions and consequently discard them as part of the shelf preparation p...2000
189 Silverman, Randall H.Tsunami and Archives: The Unexpected Possibilities; Jakarta, Indonesia 17-18 July 2006The International Gathering on Tsunami and Archives, sponsored by the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (ANRI) and the International Council on Archives (ICA), was held in Jakarta, Indonesia 17-18 July 2006. The event was conducted in English and Indonesian and provided a venue for arch...Natural disasters; Tsunami; Preservation; Book repair2007
190 Kraus, Peter L.John Steele Gordon, Thread across the ocean: the historic story of the transatlantic cableA Thread across the Ocean is a tale of historic and heroic proportions which the author fails to do justice to. The topic is the historic laying of the first telegraph cables across the Atlantic; however, though it is an enjoyable read, it is not a scholarly work. The depth of this work could have ...2003
191 Sorensen, Justin Bruce; Williams, Donald Glade; Chaufty, Lisa MarieJust digitize it! : The J. Willard Marriott Library's endeavor to bring geological scholarship to the world (Abstract)The need to organize, preserve, and share the geoscience materials available at the University of Utah motivated the J. Willard Marriott Library's Geospatial Information Committee to begin a project of digitizing the University of Utah's geological theses and their associated maps. This presentation...Thesis and dissertation georeferencing project; digitization; Utah; Abstract2011-10-12
192 Silverman, Randall H.Legacy of a one-man book makerLate in 1983, Dr. Gregory Thompson, newly appointed head of Special Collections at the University of Utah's Marriott Library received a call from a local gentleman interested in selling off some books. In what would become a commonplace occurrence for Thompson over the next 27 years, he and Margaret...2010
193 Paiva, MarieLennox Tierney collection: Japanese imagesLennox Tierney is a retired art history professor whose specialty was Asian Studies and Japan in particular. Tierney was a photographer, film maker, world traveler, author and tour guide. There are 11,000 digital images which can be viewed at the Marriott Library website.Japan; Photographs; Fine arts2013
194 Morrison, David L.Letter to David KapposLetter written by David Morrison to Mr. David Kappos, JD, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, July 11, 2012.2012-07-11
195 Landesman, Margaret M.Libraries investing in the future first - some practical suggestionsMuddling through is what we mostly do most of the time. It is a reasonable strategy for bridging the gap between present resources and future expectations--providing expectations are in a reliably upward direction.2004
196 Landesman, Margaret M.Libraries investing in the future first - some practical suggestionsThis essay offers some practical suggestions for implementing transformative strategies for libraries, with a focus on using the materials budget as an investment fund.Libraries; Acquisitions; Budget; Materials2004-06
197 Leither, LukeLibrary alchemy: researching contemporary artThis poster was created to present a workshop for researching contemporary art in the Marriott Library. The workshop and poster was created by Luke Leither, the Art and Architecture Library at the University of Utah.Art; Contemporary Art; Research; Fine Arts2013
198 Ogburn, Joyce L.Library as Knowledge Commons for the UniversityFor much of the 20th century libraries were known and valued for their collections, and the defining role for a library was to be "a repository of knowledge." Although libraries continue to build and deliver a large collection of resources, we are now defined by the services we offer and our ability...Knowledge Commons2010
199 Silverman, Randall H.Library collections conservation discussion group: taking a comprehensive look at book repairA national effort to improve the quality of book repair operations is under way. This work has been spearheaded by the Library Collections Conservation Discussion Group (LCCDG) of the American Institute for Conservation. During the past three years LCCDG has broadly examined samples of book repair t...Collections; Techniques; Treatment1994
200 Ogburn, Joyce L.Library profile: Penn StateInstitution profile: Penn State is a land grant institution often described as the one university geographically dispersed. Penn State supports twenty-two campuses scattered across the commonwealth. Contrary to what one might infer from the name Penn State, the University is considered "state rel...Pattee Library; Penn State University; Profiles1990
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