The University of Tennessee has joined the Open Textbook Network (OTN). Here’s why… College textbooks are incredibly expensive, costing US students an average of $1,298 a year!* What happens when textbooks cost this much? Students take out more loans, they take fewer courses, or they simply don’t buy the textbook. In fact, 65% of students … Continued
Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library is here to help save you time, provide access to the information you need, and make the research process as easy as possible. The following are just a few of the services we provide: 1. One-on-One Research Help Overwhelmed by too much information? Don’t know where to start on … Continued
Pendergrass Library has immediate job openings for two positions over the 2016-17 academic year: Student Library Assistant (see position here) Graduate Student Library Assistant (see position here) Candidates must be extremely dependable, able to work independently, and have a strong work ethic. Students from all fields of study are welcome to apply. New hires can … Continued
Artists: Earn cash. Win fame. Submit your work to the Student Art in the Library juried exhibition. Numerous awards include a First Prize of $300. The contest is open to all currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students, in any discipline. The exhibition accepts primarily two-dimensional works (drawings, graphic design, prints, photography, painting) but will accept … Continued
Graduate students are invited to an Open House at the library. OPEN HOUSE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Friday, August 21, 2:00-3:30 pm John C. Hodges Library in the Jack E. Reese Galleria (1st floor) Watch our live feed during the event: http://s.lib.utk.edu/grad-open-house * Learn how the library supports your research and teaching. * Meet your department’s … Continued
Pendergrass Library is closing May 8 due to construction. Pendergrass services will be available in Brehm Animal Science Room 243 (Computer Lab), as well as virtually through chat and email from May 11 to the end of construction. View our maps of how to get to Brehm and where to find the computer lab. What … Continued
The UT Libraries will soon launch a new homepage. The new page will go live immediately following spring semester. In the meantime, users can test-drive our leaner, cleaner homepage at lib.utk.edu/testing. Our new homepage has fewer distracting graphics. A slimmer OneSearch box and the smaller footprint of the page reduce the need for vertical scrolling. … Continued
Students can reserve a group study room in advance from wherever they happen to be, through the Libraries’ new online reservation system. Group study rooms on the 1st and 2nd floors of Hodges Library and the group study in the Music Library are available for booking. Access the reservation system at s.lib.utk.edu/studyrooms. A valid UT … Continued
The Libraries’ website allows you to request items online, but you must be signed-in to do so. If you access the website from off-campus — whether you’re a UTK-affiliated user or non-UTK user — you will not be able to see the full range of One Search results unless you sign-in prior to conducting your … Continued
Okay, so UT doesn’t own the book and doesn’t provide access to the e-book . . . But I know it’s out there! Why don’t I see it among my search results? Download a PDF of this research hint here. [clear] [clear] Click Expand My Results to retrieve an even larger universe … Continued