Consider yourself lucky. You live in what may be seen as the golden age of libraries. Modern libraries, including the Harold B. Lee Library, have large collections of printed materials spanning centuries of knowledge. They also have growing digital collections that give patrons quick access to rare materials. And finally, they provide patron access to …
When you start a search it is important to use strong key words. Before you type in a word you think will lead you to information that interests you, take a moment to learn the words that writers on that topic use. Our library subject pages are a good place to start. Some words are …
One of the best things about a library is that you can be writing a paper, researching your thesis, or finishing an exercise for Political Science 200 and you find that you are hungry. You know that it will take a long time to walk back to your apartment, so you start thinking about what …
They say that a lot of students take longer than four years to finish college. We can see why. If you go to school for four years that is only fourteen hundred and sixty days. That means it’s only thirty-five thousand and forty hours, or two million one hundred thousand and twenty-four hundred minutes. If …
At the south end of level 2 in the library is a music area where we play music. It is a great place to study if you like some quiet sounds. The music library organized several days of music that is played with a random setting. Today we noticed a Christmas song. We hope you …
The Harold B. Lee Library is pleased to announce a new exhibit featuring the work of acclaimed English satirical novelist William Makepeace Thackeray. Located in the L. Tom Perry Special Collection’s foyer and reference room on level 1, the exhibit highlights Thackeray’s works, just in time to celebrate his 200th birthday. The exhibit is currently …
Did you know that one of the most popular sections of the Harold B Lee Library is the Family History Library? Not only do university students and faculty use the resources in the Family History Library but it is also used by members of the local community. You are invited to visit and see what …
If you search for the term “Lego” in our Scholarsearch system you will find 3043 items. Oddly, the library doesn’t have any actual Lego®. That is not so unusual. The library has books on horses and nuclear reactors and we don’t have any of those either. Still, if you can think of a good scholarly …
Every summer the university welcomes a small group of new students who get an early start on their university careers by taking classes summer term. Well new students, welcome to BYU and welcome to the library. Please know that even though the library is a large building it is staffed by hundreds of people who …
Brigham Young University and the American Society of Papyrologists have invited scholars to a Papyrological Summer Institute with the goal of teaching how to read and use papyri. To support the institute, The Harold B. Lee Library has collected a number of ancient documents ranging from papyri to ostraca (potsherds) and metal foil that will …