This November 8, UT holds a First-Generation College Student Celebration to acknowledge first-generation students, faculty, and staff on campus. We at the UT Libraries wish to add our congratulations to first-gen college students for facing challenges to meet the goal of graduation. Among the UT Libraries’ faculty and staff are a number of first-generation college students. … Continued
During Open Access Week, October 22-28, liaison librarians shared messages with their departments on topics including how to avoid predatory publishers, recognizing the profit margins of the five major scholarly journal publishers, and the development of open access monographs and book subvention funds. So, what is there to do now? Here are a few things … Continued
The University of Tennessee Libraries has created a digital collection of drawings by artist Catherine Wiley, a notable American Impressionist painter of the early 20th century.
The Papers of Andrew Jackson project at the University of Tennessee gathers and publishes the papers of America’s seventh president. A tenth volume of Jackson’s papers is now available online. Since 1971, the project has been dedicated to transcribing and publishing Old Hickory’s entire written record. A worldwide search has gathered copies of every known … Continued
DeVine Music Library reopened at noon 8/20/18 The George F. DeVine Music Library will be closed from the afternoon of July 18 through August 20 for an upgrade to the compact shelving. During the closure, all university students, faculty, and staff may request that items from the Music Library be held for pick-up at the … Continued
Pendergrass Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine Library reopened at 1p.m. on 8/21/18 and will close at 5p.m. Regular hours resume 8/22/18. Photos and updates to come. Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library was temporarily closed for renovations on May 9. Over the summer, library services will be available in the nearby Brehm Animal Science Building, Room … Continued
The Student Government Association has named the UT Libraries their SGA Campus Partner of the Year for 2017-18. Librarian Rachel Caldwell accepted the award at SGA’s Transition Ceremony on April 26. The UT Libraries was recognized for collaborating with SGA to encourage the use of open educational resources (OER) in university courses. Open textbooks, one … Continued
The University of Tennessee Libraries has acquired a new teaching tool, a 3D anatomy table. The touch-screen Anatomage Table is an innovative approach to teaching anatomy. Digital cadavers allow students to visualize thousands of anatomical structures and to perform virtual 3D dissections exactly as they would on a real cadaver. The Anatomage Table is equipped … Continued
Poet Nikki Giovanni can be profane, irreverent, and risqué — while delivering a sincere and loving message. The renowned poet and activist spoke at the Bijou Theatre on April 5. Her presentation was the 2018 Wilma Dykeman Stokely Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Library Society of the University of Tennessee and the Friends of the … Continued