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

Learning is a lifelong imperative, but with an exponentially increasing amount of new knowledge, it can be a huge challenge. Richard Hamming, mathematician and computer science pioneer, offers advice on how to cultivate a style of thinking, an orientation toward the future, and motivation to continue learning: Rule 1. Cultivate lifelong learning as a “style … Continued

ArcGIS software can be used to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data for a variety of geodatabase management functions and research applications.  The latest release of this software, version 10.3, will be available to UT faculty and staff at the OIT Software Distribution site on July 24th, 2015: … Continued

PubAg is a new FREE search engine created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Agricultural Library (NAL).  PubAg is user-friendly and gives the public enhanced access to research published by USDA scientists. Search and access over 40,000 full-text scientific journal articles from 1997 to 2014.  Subject areas covered in PubAg’s database include: … Continued

Download the free BrowZine app to browse and read journals in a format that is optimized for tablets and mobile devices.  BrowZine is easy to use and great for students, faculty, and researchers. Use BrowZine to: Access all UT Libraries’ electronic journals (issues back to 2005). Create a personal bookshelf of favorite journals. Receive alerts … Continued

SciVal Funding is a subscription database that helps researchers find funding opportunities relevant to their interests. Use SciVal Funding to: Find funding opportunities Find new sources of external grant income Identify collaborators and investigators that are winning grants in your field Analyze funding trends Set up alerts to be notified automatically of funding opportunities Get … Continued

Whenever you create something – an article, book, or piece of art – you hold the copyright to that work. Copyright protects the author or creator’s exclusive right to use and distribute his or her work for a period of time. While copyright is important for protecting intellectual property, it is not always best suited … Continued

To help the University Libraries better meet digital scholars’ needs, we would like you to complete a survey designed to help us make decisions about future resources and support for digital scholars. Click here to begin the survey. The survey is brief, anonymous, and participants are eligible for a $10 Starbucks card raffle. Faculty and … Continued

  Do you care about Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data?  Do you want to learn from colleagues and collaborators, be inspired, and help make the fundamental right to research a reality?  For these and many more reasons, you should follow updates from OpenCon 2015!   OpenCon 2015 is the student and early career academic … Continued

The University of Tennessee’s two-year subscription for iThenticate plagiarism detection software expired on March 29, 2015, and your account associated with this trial subscription was deactivated. If you or your department wishes to use plagiarism detection software to assist with your publishing, you have several options to choose from. If you are interested in continuing … Continued