Music Library opening earlier for Spring 2015

Beginning January 7th, 2015, while class is in session during the Spring 2015 semester, the George F. DeVine Music Library will be opening at 7:45 am Monday – Friday. Please note that opening early is a trial run this semester. At the end of the semester, we will assess the usage we had during the … Continued

Brown Bag, Oct. 29: Digitizing Tennessee’s historic newspapers

Historical newspaper records once available only through long hours of research can now be accessed within seconds. Learn about a program that is digitizing Tennessee’s historic newspapers and making them available online. The public is invited to a Brown Bag Lunch on Wednesday, October 29, at noon in the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. … Continued

Celebrate the Day of the Dead, Oct. 31

Stop by the Hodges Library (1st floor galleria) and vote for your favorite traditional ofrenda (altars honoring the deceased) created by students from the Second-Year Spanish Program. The Alter Exhibit and Competition will be on view from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A festival of films, music videos, and documentaries related to the Day of … Continued

Celebrate Open Access Week, Oct. 20-26

Open-access literature is digital, online, and free of charge. University students and faculty can have a role in making research and scholarship freely accessible to all. Choosing to publish in open-access journals can help. Tax dollars and college tuition pay for much of the research reported in academic journals. But the soaring costs of commercially … Continued

Big Orange Give to the UT Libraries

Join the effort to raise $5,000 for the UT Libraries. If we raise $5,000, Dr. Bass will make an additional $10,000 gift.   [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9PhAV_W2o8[/youtube] We hope you share the UT Libraries’ vision: “We are the campus main street and the crossroads for innovation, scholarship, learning, and civility.” Students rely on our libraries for round-the-clock research … Continued

Ingrid Kopp, Tribeca Digital Initiatives, at Hodges Library Sept. 30

An Evening with Ingrid Kopp, Tribeca Digital Initiatives September 30th, 7:30pm Hodges Library Auditorium An innovator in interactive storytelling and maker culture, Ingrid Kopp is Director of Digital Initiatives at the Tribeca Film Institute, where she oversees the TFI New Media Fund. Recent supported projects include Alma, Hollow, Lyka’s Adventure and Question Bridge. Ingrid leads … Continued