HathiTrust has announced the release of a significantly expanded open dataset, HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) Extracted Features (EF) Dataset, Version 1.0. This dataset provides researchers with open access to data extracted from the full text of the HathiTrust Digital Library (HTDL) at an unprecedented scale. The Extracted Features Dataset opens the complete HathiTrust collection for … Continued
All libraries will be open additional hours during final exams. View the schedule of extended hours here.
HABIT dogs, massages, snacks at Hodges, Music, and Pendergrass libraries can help you de-stress during final exams. See the full schedule of De-Stress for Success activities here.
If you missed the Libraries’ earlier training sessions on Gale Researcher and Artemis Primary Sources databases –- or if you’d like to learn more –- join the webinar offered by Gale Cengage Learning on Friday, November 18. Gale Researcher helps students identify and link to relevant, authoritative sources. Introductory essays, peer-reviewed articles, and streamed video … Continued
Oxford University Press (OUP) will will be at Hodges Library November 16 and 17 to demonstrate some of their unique databases. Wednesday, November 16, Room 211 Hodges Library (Sessions: 1:25-2:15 p.m.; 2:30-3:20 p.m.; 3:35-4:25 p.m.) Wednesday’s training sessions will feature Oxford University Press products to which the UT Libraries already subscribes: Oxford Music Online, Oxford … Continued
Award-winning author/poet Garrett Hongo will read from his work on Tuesday, November 15, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as part of the Writers in the Library series. The reading will be in the Hodges Library auditorium at 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Garrett Hongo was born in Volcano, Hawaii, … Continued
Bret Anthony Johnston will read from his work on Monday, November 7, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as part of the Writers in the Library series. The reading will be in the Hodges Library auditorium at 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Bret Anthony Johnston is the author of the … Continued
October 24-30 is Open Access Week Non-profit organizations are an undeniable force for good in our society. They do amazing work, often with very limited funds. Best practices, evidence-based decision-making, good data — the needs of non-profit organizations are similar to many businesses, and access to the latest research can help them deliver the best … Continued
October 24-30 is Open Access Week College textbooks are incredibly expensive, costing US students an average of $1,298 a year!* In fact, textbook prices increased 82% between 2003 and 2013, approximately triple the rate of inflation in overall consumer prices (CPI) during the same time (27%).** What happens when textbooks cost this much? Students take … Continued
October 24-30 is Open Access Week If you’re a researcher, you may have run into this situation before: You need an article and it isn’t available through UT Libraries’ subscriptions, so you wait a couple of days to get a copy through interlibrary loan. But what happens if you aren’t affiliated with a large university? … Continued