On September 15, 1963, a bomb exploded in a basement of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four little girls and injuring more than 20 others. The act of terrorism, motivated by racial hatred, galvanized the civil rights movement in America. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of that turning point in the … Continued
September is upon us, along with a new line up of movies on Residence Life Cinema (http://movies.utk.edu). See the list of September movies below, and join us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/utklibraries) to let us know what you’d like to see in October! NOW SHOWING: The Big Wedding R The Great Gatsby (2013) PG13 No Place on … Continued
The UT Libraries is seeking student artworks for the Student Art in the Library juried exhibition. The Student Art in the Library contest awards a First Prize of $300, Second Prize of $150, and Third Prize of $75. Selected two-dimensional works (drawings, graphic design, prints, photography, ceramics, painting) will be on display in the exhibit … Continued
Archivists at the UT Libraries recently received training in the same digital forensics used to investigate cybercrimes. They are using forensic techniques and the Libraries’ new Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device (better known as FRED) to recover and preserve digital content that is stored on outmoded hardware and software. Today, the record of most work … Continued
We’ve been receiving lots of feedback on the new website over the past week. So far, it has been largely positive. It became clear over the past week that the biggest concern among users was the inability to find a link to “My Account.” We’ve had enough requests for this that we feel it makes … Continued
DELBANCO WILL READ AND PAY TRIBUTE TO WRITER AND FORMER UT PROFESSOR JON MANCHIP WHITE Distinguished author Nicholas Delbanco will read at the University of Tennessee’s Writers in the Library on Monday, September 16, 7:00 p.m. in the John C. Hodges Library auditorium. Delbanco is the author of more than twenty books across several genres. … Continued
The George F. DeVine Music Library reopens tomorrow (Wednesday, August 21) in the new Natalie L. Haslam Music Center. The Music Library’s holdings include books, scores, and audio and visual materials representing nearly every aspect and genre of music. The library is open to all UT students, staff, and faculty as well as to members … Continued
The UT community has a new way to read scholarly journals: on a tablet. The UT Libraries now subscribes to BrowZine, an application that lets users browse and read journals in a format that is optimized for their tablet devices. The BrowZine app is available for the iPad and tablets running Android. To get started, … Continued
For the past two years, the UT Libraries has been scanning historic Tennessee newspapers as part of a nationwide project, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, that aims to preserve this “first draft of history.” The digitized newspapers are available to the public at the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America website. The historic … Continued
Graduate students are invited to an Open House at the library. OPEN HOUSE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Friday, August 23, 1:00-2:30 pm John C. Hodges Library Main Street (2nd floor) * Learn how the library supports your research and teaching. * Meet your department’s subject librarian and learn more about resources in your field. * Learn … Continued