Privacy Badger Stops Ads & Trackers

Privacy Badger is a new, free browser add-on created by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.  It stops advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking what pages you visit online.  If an advertiser seems to be tracking you across multiple Web sites without your permission, Privacy Badger automatically blocks that advertiser from loading any more content in … Continued

Attention, student artists: library seeks works for juried exhibition

The UT Libraries is seeking student artworks for the Student Art in the Library juried exhibition. The contest awards a First Prize of $300, Second Prize of $150, and Third Prize of $75. Selected two-dimensional works (drawings, graphic design, prints, photography, ceramics, painting) will be on display in the exhibit area during the fall semester. … Continued

3D printing turns library users into industrial designers

Last year, the Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library added 3D printing to the technology they provide to library users. 3D printing lets designers rapidly turn their ideas into plastic prototypes. Engineering students from the College of Agriculture are using the AgVet library’s 3D printer to test their design ideas. The library’s IT technologist, Richie … Continued

Follow Our Leisure Collection Online

Pendergrass Library is launching a Goodreads account that will allow our patrons to browse titles in our new leisure reading collection remotely. Titles that are part of the collection are listed on the Our Books shelf; titles ordered but not yet received are listed on the Coming Soon shelf. Our Goodreads account is also synced … Continued

Research hint: Virtual browsing

There’s nothing like the serendipity of browsing the stacks and discovering that one book that is the perfect reference on your topic. Well, actually, there is. Now there’s virtual browsing in the Libraries’ online catalog. If the search box on the Libraries’ homepage leads you to a promising title, you can browse adjacent titles in … Continued