The UT Libraries’ online imprint, Newfound Press, has just published the autobiography of internationally renowned sociologist Arthur Vidich. Arthur J. Vidich (1922-2006) was an active researcher and teacher whose career spanned the second half of the twentieth century. With a Critical Eye: An Intellectual and His Times recounts Vidich’s career in the wider cultural context … Continued
During study days and final exams, all of Hodges Library will be open 24 hours. The entire building will be open continuously from noon, Sunday, November 29, until midnight, Thursday, December 10.
Dorothy Allison, 1992 National Book Award finalist for her semi-autobiographical novel, Bastard Out of Carolina, will present a reading Thursday, November 12, 7:00 p.m., at UT’s Frank H. McClung Museum auditorium. The reading, hosted by UT’s Creative Writing Program as part of the Fellowship of Southern Writers Benefit Reading Series, is free and open to … Continued
If you receive an email invitation to participate in a survey about library services, please take a few minutes to complete the survey. The UT Libraries is conducting an online service quality survey of UT students, faculty, and staff beginning October 26. The survey is part of an effort led by the Association of Research … Continued
Beginning November 1, all floors of the Hodges Main Library will remain open until the early hours of the morning, Sunday through Thursday nights. Ground through 6th floors will now be open until 3 a.m. After 3 a.m., students may continue working in the Commons (2nd floor), which remains open 24 hours, from noon, Sunday, … Continued
Distinguished poet Hilda Raz will read from her works Monday, October 26, at 7 p.m. in the Hodges Library Auditorium. Hilda Raz is the Luschei editor of Prairie Schooner, and professor of English and Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her most recent books are All Odd and Splendid, poetry from Wesleyan … Continued
A pilot program to support UT faculty and graduate student use of open-access journals has been tapped by a dozen faculty in seven departments. To date six articles have been published in six peer-reviewed open-access journals, with five more manuscripts still in the peer review process. The Open Publishing Support Fund, sponsored by the UT … Continued
Author William Hensley will lecture in the Hodges Library Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13. The event is sponsored by NASA/AISES, the Libraries’ Diversity Committee and the English Department. The lecture is titled “Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: Alaska and the Real People.” Mr. Hensley is the author of Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A … Continued
Wanted: UT students and friends to attend the screening of the UT Libraries’ Sparky Short Video Contest. The screening will take place Wednesday, October 21, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Hodges Library auditorium. Please come out to support students at UT who created short videos to illustrate the value of information sharing. There will be a … Continued
The UT Press and UT Libraries will sponsor a book talk by Aaron Purcell, author of White Collar Radicals: TVA’s Knoxville Fifteen, the New Deal, and the McCarthy Era on Tuesday, October 20, 10:30 a.m. in the Mary E. Greer Room, 258 Hodges Library. Aaron Purcell is an associate professor and director of special collections … Continued