News and Events
Blind Date with a Book Returns
Blind Date with a Book returned to Merrill-Cazier Library this Valentine's season. 103 books were checked out in less than two days!
ORCID Workshop
USU Libraries recently joined ORCID, a nonprofit organization aimed to help researchers. To learn how to use ORCID, join us for this workshop!
Opioid Abuse Awareness at USU
Opioid abuse is a serious problem across the United States, and Utah is no exception. See what USU is doing to raise opioid abuse awareness.
How to Watch Movies Using the Library
Learn how to stream movies for free using Alexander Street Academic Video Online (AVON). This platform is available via USU Libraries.
Title IX and the 1978 USU Volleyball Team
Check out this co-curated exhibit exploring women’s sports and the passage of Title IX.
COVID Oral History Project
A digital collection of USU administrators, faculty, staff and student oral histories pertaining to the COVID-19 Pandemic is now live.
LIT Things to Check Out
From iPads to VR headsets, Library Information Technology (LIT) has a list of tech that can be checked out through the circulation desk.
Take A Break
Make sure you Take A Break this Finals Week! The Library has compiled a list of resources and activities for stress management.
Special Library Hours
The Merrill-Cazier Library will have special hours for Thanksgiving, Finals Week and Winter Break.
4th Graders Visit Library for Field Trip
Fourth graders visited the Merrill-Cazier Library to learn about Utah's Indigenous history.
Exploring the West
Learn about historic photographs that changed and manipulated how the Anglo-American expansion of the West was viewed in this exhibit.
Beat Movement Collection
Explore his digital collection of posters and broadsides documenting the poetic and aesthetic revolution of the Beat Movement.
Library Survival Guide
Learn about all the library has to support student life and well-being at USU.
Intersections on Inclusion Series
Join us Nov. 4th at 12pm for Communities Activated: Stories from Behind the Scenes of Progress, part of Intersections on Inclusion seminar series.
Supernatural Lore of Southern Utah
Join us Oct. 20th in Merrill-Cazier Library Room 101 for a spooky afternoon of literature and lore.
100 Years of Aggie Ice Cream
An exhibit on the history of the Aggie Creamery is currently on display in the Merrill-Cazier Library.
Open Access Week 2022
Join us October 27th and 28th for sessions exploring the theme "Open For Climate Justice."
The Environmental History of Tanzania
A new digital exhibit explores Dr. Chris Conte's work alongside historical photographs of the Usambara mountains in Tanzania.
Kamp Kit Exhibit On Display
Kamp Kit, an exhibit exploring the history of outdoor recreation and gear, is on display at the Merrill-Cazier Library through mid October.
Library After Hours Draws Big Crowd
The Library After Hours event for first-year connection students was one of the most attended events in library history.
Call for Proposals: Open Access Week
USU Libraries invites submissions for lightning talk proposals for Open Access Week 2022, to be held Thursday, October 27, 12 pm.
Uncovering Logan's Island Market
USU undergraduate history students uncovered the rich history of Logan's Island Market. Learn more about the project and the Libraries' digital exhibit.
Arrington Lecture 2022
Dr. Benjamin Pykles will present the 2022 Arrington Mormon History Lecture on October 13th, 2022 at 7pm.
Peer Review Week
Join us Sept 19-23 for Peer Review Week, a global event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays in maintaining research quality.
Outdoor Recreation Catalogs
USU Libraries’ Outdoor Recreation Catalogs & Magazines collection represents an ongoing effort to collect outdoor publications.
Anticipatory Intelligence and 21st Century Threats Lecture
Dr. Jeannie Johnson will present the Friends of the Merill-Cazier Library Fall Lecture on Sept. 28 at 7 p.m.
The Art of Exploration Exhibit
A new exhibit features artists from across Utah. On display until July 13th
Datapalooza 2022
Datapalooza 2022 will cover the data management basics and features a panel of researchers from across campus.
From Utah State University to Utah State Prison: The Rise and Fall of Mark Hofmann, Forger and Bomber
Richard E. Turley Jr. will discuss Mark Hofmann’s rise and fall, forger and bomber, on March 30, 2022, at 7:00 pm.
Returning Home Exhibit on Display
Returning Home will be on display on the lower level of the Merrill-Cazier Library until March 25.
Intersections on Inclusion Series
Designed to encourage reflection, community-building, and dialogue across campus, these conversations will examine inequity in scholarly practice.
Open Educational Resources Grant Call
Learn more about current OER grant opportunities
100 Years of Congregation Brith Sholem
Check out our new digital exhibit honoring the Jewish community in Ogden, Utah!
Gutenburg Achieves Escape Velocity
Learn about the OA explosion with Dr. Bruce Bugbee. Nov. 18, 12 - 1pm.
Revamp your research assignment
The USU Libraries is holding a virtual, professional development workshop in which a group of instructors engage in research assignment redesign.
Decisions Downstream
In Decisions Downstream, watershed scientist Dr. Sarah Null teams up with Utah-based artists Chris Peterson and Carsten Meier to explore new ways of seeing river habitats. On display September 14th, 2021 - December 8th, 2022.
Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture
Dr. Laurie Maffly-Kipp: “A Marvelous Work: Reading Mormonism in West Africa.” Oct. 7th, 7pm.
Intersections on Inclusion
Designed to encourage reflection, community-building, and dialogue across campus, these conversations will examine inequity in scholarly practice.
Returning Home Intermountain
Join us on Sept. 10th at 12:00pm for a Brown Bag Lecture with authors Farina King, Michael Taylor, and James Swensen to talk about their book Returning Home.
Outdoor Recreation Catalogs and Magazines
USU Libraries’ Outdoor Recreation Catalogs & Magazines collection represents an ongoing effort to collect outdoor catalog and recreation publications.
Resources for Racial Justice
A research guide for studying anti-racism and racial justice issues
Lean Library Browser Extension
The Library recently acquired Lean Library, a browser extension that makes it easy to access library materials off campus.
Datapalooza 2021
Join us the first week of April for our Second Annual Datapalooza virtual event to learn more about research data management services from USU Libraries.
Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Virtual Workshop
The USU Libraries is holding a virtual, professional development workshop in which a group of graduate instructors engage in research assignment redesign.
100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage
August 19, 2020 is the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Its language is simple and clear: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
A Statement of Solidarity
The USU Libraries condemns racism and violence against Black people and all people of color. Black Lives Matter. We stand in solidarity with the statement by Aggies Think, Care, Act.
Research Data Management Online Help
Research and Data Management Services is here to help. Contact us for email, video, and phone consultations.
Coronavirus Information Guide
This guide provides access to trustworthy sources for news and academic research on Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus discovered in December 2019.
March Digital Exhibit Spotlight
Cache Valley: An Airminded Community is a digital exhibit that is designed to make people aware of the rich aviation heritage that exists in Cache Valley.
Northern Utah Mormon Food Storage Fieldwork Collection
The Northern Utah Mormon Food Storage Fieldwork Collection is full of interviews and documentary photographs regarding Mormon food storage activities carried out by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Cache Valley, Utah, during...
Pilar Pobil Gallery Walk
Pilar Pobil will visit Merrill-Cazier Library on Thursday, February 20th at noon for a gallery walk. Learn about Pobil’s inspiration and creative process straight from the artist herself. This event is free and open to the public.
Public Domain Day Exhibit
As of January 1, 2020, U.S. publications from 1924 will finally become free to use, copy, and adapt. Copyright law allows authors and artists to profit from their creative works.
Ranch Family Documentation Project
Preserving the story of modern-day ranch families is an important area of interest for Utah State University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives.
New Digital Collection from JSTOR: Art and Science Xi, XII
Art & Sciences XI and XII contains content from 15 countries and includes premier titles such as The American Scholar, RSA Journal, and Black Scholar.