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
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
The John C. Hodges Library will close at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23. A power outage in Hodges Library has been scheduled in order to perform emergency electrical maintenance. All library users will be asked to vacate the building prior to 9 p.m. Due to the power outage, some online library services will be … Continued
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
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
What is it? ChemBioDraw is a drawing tool for chemists and biologists used to create publication-ready, scientifically intelligent drawings for use in ELNs, databases and publications, and for querying chemical databases. Where can I run it? ChemBioDraw is available at no extra charge to UTK and UTSI faculty, staff, and students for installation on university-owned … Continued
Pendergrass Library is pleased to announce a new leisure reading collection. It is located on the green wall near Study Room E and the quiet zone entrance. The collection will consist of recently published fiction and nonfiction. All books may be borrowed for four weeks by any UT student, staff, or faculty member. We will … Continued
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
Citing references in your research paper? The easiest way to format a citation in the prescribed style may be to grab the citation from the Libraries’ catalog. If UT owns the item and there’s a record in the catalog, you can access a formatted citation from the brief record display (results from using the search … Continued
The UT Libraries has an app for you: BrowZine lets you browse and read journals in a format that is optimized for tablet devices. The BrowZine app is available for the iPad and Android devices. To get started, just search for “BrowZine” in the app store on your device. Simply register your NetID and password, … Continued