Rita Smith, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Libraries’ executive associate dean, is the 2014 recipient of the UT Chancellor’s Citation for Extraordinary Service to the University. Her extraordinary accomplishments and dedication were celebrated at the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet on April 23. The Chancellor’s Citation for Extraordinary Service to the University is a singular distinction, awarded … Continued
The UT Libraries’ Map Collection is relocating, making room for more study space on the ground floor of Hodges Library. Map Services closes May 6 to begin preparing for the move. Over the summer, the remainder of the map collection will be moved to new quarters in the James D. Hoskins Library (1401 Cumberland Avenue). … Continued
Faculty members who have published books within the last year will be honored at a reception on Tuesday, April 29, in the John C. Hodges Library. The campus community is invited to the reception, which will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Jack E. Reese Galleria on the first floor of the library. Remarks will … Continued
During finals, campus libraries will be open additional hours and will offer activities to help students “de-stress.” De-Stress For Success activities are sponsored by the UT Libraries, UT Graduate Student Senate, the Student Success Center, UT’s Thornton Athletics Student Life Center, and Threds. EXTENDED HOURS Hodges Library: All floors of Hodges Library will be open … Continued
The culmination of fifteen years of research, Terra Incognita: An Annotated Bibliography of the Great Smoky Mountains, 1544-1934 is the most comprehensive bibliography of sources related to the Great Smoky Mountains ever created. The book is now available for purchase from the University of Tennessee Press. Terra Incognita catalogs printed material on the Great Smoky … Continued
404 Day is a nation-wide day of action to call attention to the long-standing problem of Internet censorship in public libraries and public schools. Learn more from this posting from Insider Higher Ed or join the National Coalition Against Censorship at 3 PM EST for a 404 Day online teach-in about what sites get blocked and how … Continued
We at the UT Libraries pride ourselves on being innovators. But, as it says in Proverbs, pride goeth before a fall . . . or, in this instance, before a face full of claws. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I mean, cats are all over the Internet, playing pianos, doing everything … Continued
Winners of the Student Art in the Library juried exhibition have been announced. The UT Libraries has been holding Student Art in the Library contests since 2005. The contest is open to UT students in all disciplines, and is judged by a committee of library staff. First-, second-, and third-place winners are awarded cash prizes. … Continued
Come have lunch with the library and let us know: • how you find out about library resources and services • what methods of communication you prefer • how you hear about things happening on campus Have time to visit with us March 25th or 28th? Please RSVP to rmays@utk.edu.
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee high school students interested in careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics are invited to a symposium sponsored by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Libraries on Saturday, March 29. The second annual Big Orange STEM Symposium (BOSS): High School Outreach will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the John C. … Continued