Join us in commemorating the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787: • Sign Your Constitution. Sign an oversized copy of the Constitution on the Pedestrian Walkway, south side of Hodges Library, Wednesday, Sept. 16. Begins at 11:00 a.m. (Rain location: outside Starbucks, 2nd floor, Hodges Library) • “What’s Fair on the Air?” — An … Continued
Save the date! The campus is invited to an Open House at the new location of the UT Libraries’ Special Collections. Visit us Thursday, September 10, 3:00-5:00 p.m., at our new location in Room 121 of the John C. Hodges Library. Special Collections acquires and preserves collections of manuscripts, books, printed ephemera, maps, and other … Continued
Beverly Watts, Executive Director of the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, will lead a discussion on poverty Thursday, August 20, 1 p.m., in the Mary Greer Room, 258 Hodges Library. The discussion is sponsored by the UT Libraries’ Diversity Committee. Beverly L. Watts was appointed the Executive Director of the Tennessee Human Rights Commission in July … Continued
Join us Friday, August 21, 1:00 – 3:00 pm, at the Melrose entrance (2nd floor) of Hodges Library for the Graduate Student Open House. Register for Interlibrary Services. Meet your department’s subject librarian. Bring your laptop to register for wireless access at UT. Familiarize yourself with the library and its services in a relaxed atmosphere. … Continued
With the library’s compelling new homepage and its underlying discovery and delivery platform going live on August 7, the Virtual Library Steering Committee has started planning for future enhancements. This week Committee members identified some 30 desirable new features [see them below]. We invite all library employees to contribute ideas for expanding UT’s virtual library. … Continued
Works by artist Katie Ries will be on display at the Pendergrass Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine Library through December. Join us for refreshments and activities with paper and bottles of homemade walnut ink on Thursday, July 16, 3:00-6:00 p.m. Images of Katie Ries previous shows are available at Flickr.com
The athletics department announced Tuesday they will provide an additional $1 million of support to academics on the Knoxville campus for the next 15 years, beginning in 2009-2010. The $1 million is in addition to the more than $7 million in direct cash support the university receives each year. That amount includes $75,000 raised for … Continued
On Friday, June 26th, the University of Tennessee Press will hold a Scratch & Dent & Overstock Book Sale. Most books will be priced $5 for paperbacks and $10 for hardcover. The sale will take place in the UT Press lobby, located in front of Suite 110 of the UT Conference Center Building, 600 Henley … Continued
Wednesday, May 13, NOON, 605 Hodges Library. Be there! Bring your lunch! Members of the UT community are invited to weekly discussion sessions about our new virtual library design. Join us every Wednesday, NOON to 1:00, in 605 Hodges Library. Be a part of the next information wave. May programs explore social networking in the … Continued
The University of Tennessee Libraries has received a certified reproduction of the United States Bill of Rights, and invites the public to a ceremony celebrating the donation. The document is actually a certified reproduction of the state of North Carolina’s original 1789 copy of the Bill of Rights. It is a gift to the library … Continued