The Digital Scholarship Lab at the J. Willard Marriott Library of the University of Utah provides resources and assistance for faculty and students to create digital scholarship. It has audio and video studios, geospatial technology, and supports various projects involving multimedia, capstone projects, open access publishing, digital libraries, qualitative analysis, and data analysis. Staff members describe services for audio recording, video production, maps and spatial analysis, digitizing collections, and more. The lab collaborates across disciplines to enable digital research, teaching, and learning.

1. Robert Nelson
Audio Studio Engineer /
DSL Librarian
Marriott Library
Digital Scholarship Lab
Projects
Amy Brunvand
DSL Librarian
Anthony Sams
Video Studio Manager /
DSL Project Consultant
Alison Regan
Head of Scholarship &
Education Services
Justin Sorensen
GIS Specialist
Geospatial Project Consultant

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About the Digital Scholarship Lab
 Our mission is to assist University of Utah faculty and
graduate students with do-it-yourself, hands-on
creation of digital scholarship and learning objects to
enable research, teaching and learning.

3. Robert Nelson
Audio Studio Engineer / DSL Librarian
Digital Scholarship Lab / J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
The Digital Scholarship Lab
Audio Studio

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Digital Storytelling
Left: an image of the
Sri Sri Radha Krishna
Temple in Spanish
Fork, Utah and audio
of chanting recorded
by Robert

6. Anthony Sams
Video Studio Manager / DSL Project Consultant
Digital Scholarship Lab / J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
The Digital Scholarship Lab
Video Studio

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Visual Storytelling
 Blending classroom with community
outreach.
Honors College
Digital Scholarship Lab
Humanities in Focus
 Participatory Class Design

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Visual Assessment
 Musical Theatre Department
Evidence based learning
Appraise
Adjust
Apply

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Visual Research
 Linguistics
Recording in studio
 Education, Culture & Society
Courses on video pre/post production
Interviewing on site
Documentary projects
 Environmental Sciences
Location based filming

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The U & You
 Personal Project
Longitudinal storytelling
Relevant experience
Meaningful dialogue
Assessment of academic process
 Archived in the J Willard Marriott Library
 Currently building interactive web/search
engine and social network local narrative

11. Justin Sorensen
GIS Specialist / Geospatial Project Consultant
Digital Scholarship Lab / J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
Geospatial Technology in the
Digital Scholarship Lab

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What is Geospatial (GIS) Technology?
 Software used in visualization and analysis of geographic
data (information identified by geographic locations or
features on the Earth – multiple types including points,
lines, polygons and rasters
 Used on a daily basis (GPS, GIS, remote sensing)
 Software programs utilized in the Digital Scholarship Lab
ArcGIS, Google Earth, Google Maps, ArcGIS Online,
Flash-based mapping software

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How is Geospatial Technology being
used in projects at the library?
 Develop and interact with library collections
 Incorporate multiple source materials and formats into one
easily understandable interactive platform
 Understand and visualize print materials for examining
history, development and impacts taking place over time

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Historical GIS of Salt Lake City

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Reconstructing the Past Through
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

16. Amy Brunvand
DSL Librarian
Digital Scholarship Lab / J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
Digital Scholarship Lab
Projects & Collaborations

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Multi-Media Projects
Online projects may need
specialized technical help,
special expertise or even
regular library reference
help.
The DSL assisted this
project by hosting
workshops on digital
storytelling and
demographic information.

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Capstone Projects
An Honors Think Tank produced
this analysis of water at the
University of Utah which was
published digitally and is
available in the USpace
Institutional Repository.

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Capstone Projects
Other programs like the
undergraduate “Block U”
produce capstone projects
that include digital
elements.
Students from the
sustainability Block U
started a nonprofit to
“daylight” creeks in the
Jordan River Watershed.
An embedded librarian
worked with the Block U
Students

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Multi-Media Publication
Creative writers
may be asked for a
recording of a short
story or poem.
The DSL can help
make a high quality
recording.

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Open-Access Publication
The Marriott Library
supports Open Journal
System software to
publish open access
journals.
The DSL has been
working with the
Sustainability Resource
Center to help launch a
new journal for student
research.

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Multi-Media Digital Libraries
An online exhibit is a way
to highlight multi-medial
collections.
The Utah Urban Pioneers
project is a collection of
oral history interviews, a
concert tape and other
artifacts collected by
folklorist Polly Stewart.
Jamie Qing Ye, serves as
a student MUSE Intern &
Web Page Developer
Supported with a grant
from LSTA.

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Multi-Media Digital Libraries
Early graphics computers had no
printers. A photographer took
pictures of the screen and glued
them into technical reports.
Photocopy and microform reports
often have poor quality images.
Utah State Historical Records
Advisory Board provided a grant to
digitize and preserve photos.
We recently received another grant
from Chevron to continue work
digitizing these reports

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Qualitative Analysis
The DSL supports Nvivo
and Atlas.ti for qualitative
analysis.

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Data Analysis & Electronic Notebooks
The DSL has a
librarian working with
data curation and
electronic lab
notebooks.

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Questions?
Special thanks to ULA for the opportunity to present our
projects and for your attendance.
Alison Regan – alison.regan@utah.edu
Robert Nelson – robert.nelson@utah.edu
Amy Brunvand – amy.brunvand@utah.edu
Anthony Sams – tony.sams@utah.edu
Justin Sorensen – justin.sorensen@utah.edu