Workshops at Pendergrass Library, Spring 2017

Pendergrass Library offers workshops to UT students, faculty, and staff.  To register for a workshop, email credmon1@utk.edu.  Click here for workshops at Hodges Library. Spring 2017 Workshops ORCID: Your Lifelong Digital Signature Feb 7, Tues  3-4 p.m. March 8, Wed  12-1 p.m. Why do you need an ORCID iD? ORCID connects you with all your … Continued

How the Executive Order on Immigration Affects the UT Community

UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy Cheek released a statement this morning, reassuring the campus that the university is “committed to protecting the rights and opportunities extended to all members of our academic community . . . we will continue to recruit, retain, and support faculty, staff, and students from around the world.” University staff continue to … Continued

Beall’s List Gone: How to Choose an Open Access Journal

Open access (OA) journals, like subscription journals, run the gamut from reputable and well-regarded to little-known and menial. But, with OA publishers asking authors — or their institutions — to pay article processing charges to make the work open to all readers, the latter group of journals (little-known and sloppy) have been able to make … Continued

Construction Will Block Melrose Access to Hodges Library, Dec. 11-Jan. 6

Upcoming replacement of the cooling towers atop Hodges Library will disrupt traffic and partially block Melrose Avenue access to Hodges Library. Between December 11 and January 6, visitors to Hodges Library can expect closure of Melrose Avenue between Hess Hall and Hodges Library’s west entrance, as well as intermittent closures of the Hodges Library’s west … Continued

HathiTrust Releases Massive Open Dataset

HathiTrust has announced the release of a significantly expanded open dataset, HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) Extracted Features (EF) Dataset, Version 1.0. This dataset provides researchers with open access to data extracted from the full text of the HathiTrust Digital Library (HTDL) at an unprecedented scale.    The Extracted Features Dataset opens the complete HathiTrust collection for … Continued

Oxford University Press to demo databases, Nov. 16 & 17

Oxford University Press (OUP) will will be at Hodges Library November 16 and 17 to demonstrate some of their unique databases. Wednesday, November 16, Room 211 Hodges Library (Sessions: 1:25-2:15 p.m.; 2:30-3:20 p.m.; 3:35-4:25 p.m.) Wednesday’s training sessions will feature Oxford University Press products to which the UT Libraries already subscribes: Oxford Music Online, Oxford … Continued

Conversation on the Future of Research Libraries on Oct. 10

The University Libraries will host a “conversation” on the future of research libraries on Monday, October 10. The Libraries’ guests will be the directors of two graduate programs in library and information science, Sandy Yee and Diane Kelly. Dean of Libraries Steve Smith will moderate the event. The campus community is invited to join the … Continued