The UVU Library Follows the Money

Forty years ago this week, the Watergate scandal broke, changing the way Americans perceived their government forever. Most of our students today weren't even born at the time and have little idea about how the story evolved from a late night break in to the resignation of a president. All this week, we will be featuring books and databases that can help show (or remind) people what happened all those years ago.

American History in Video

This unique database streams newsreel, documentary, and other video on a wide range of topics in American history. American History in Video is available on and off campus so that you can watch history as it happened.

Nixon Collection

We have books about all American presidents in our collection. But because of Watergate and other scandals, we have shelves of books about Richard Nixon. They can be found on the fourth floor, in section E 885.

If you have any questions about accessing these resources, please call us at (801) 864-8840. We're happy to help!

The Library Won't Hurt a Bit

60 years ago saw the first field test of the polio vaccine, the first step towards eradicating the terrible disease. To highlight this important moment in medical history, the UVU Library created a display about vaccination and will be sharing useful resources.

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Vaccinations are the subject of many myths. The articles in Health Source: Consumer Edition can show you the latest research and help you sort fact from fiction.

Public Health Books

Section RA on the fourth floor contains our collection of books about public health. This broad category includes books on health communication, vaccination programs, health education, and many more topics.

As always, you can ask for help with your research questions at the Reference Desk, call us at (801) 863-8840, or chat with us using LiveHelp. Debbie Short, our health sciences librarian, can also help you with advanced research.

The UVU Library Makes Friends

With Facebook celebrating its tenth birthday this week, we wanted to share the books we've collected about friendship and the impact that social networking has had on our relationships. We put up a display on the first floor with the most relevant books, and we hope you'll stop by to take a look. Here are some other resources we have for doing research on friendship and social networking:

Books about Friendship and Social Interaction

Books about friendship are available in several locations in the Library, but most of them can be found on the fourth floor in section HM.

Sociological Collection

This database contains research touching on just about every aspect of social life. Researchers have been looking at how social networking and social media has changed the way we communicate, resolve conflicts, and make friends since before Facebook became an Internet phenomena. Most of that research can be found in Sociological Collection.

We'd like to be your friends! Follow the Library on Facebook and Twitter for news and highlights from the Library, book recommendations, pictures, and more.

Beatlemania at the UVU Library

All book displays are on the first floor.

On February 7, 1964, the Beatles landed in the United States to begin their first US tour. We're celebrating this milestone in music history by featuring some of our music research sources all this week.

Music Collection

You can check out as many books from our regular collection (fourth floor) as you can carry away for three weeks at a time. Our music books--which include biographies, histories, music theory texts, and more--can all be found in section M.

Music Reference Books

Our reference books are selected to help you get started on your research. Many of our books about popular music can be found in this collection, located on the first floor. Music books are in section M. One of the best sources of information about popular music, The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, can be found here. Most reference books check out for three days at a time.

Online Music Reference Books

We are very proud of our online reference collection. The above link takes you to a page that lists our books by subject. Just click music to see all of our available titles. Our collection focuses on classical music, but you can also find information about popular music and musicians.

As always, if you have questions about your research or need help getting started, please contact us at the Reference Desk. We can be reached by phone at (801) 863-8840. You can also get in touch via text, chat, and email (Get Help details).