Here, for the sixth global Open Access Week, are the six most common and harmful misunderstandings about open access according to Peter Suber: 1) The only way to provide open access to peer-reviewed journal articles is to publish in open access journals 2) All or most open access journals charge publication fees 3) Most author-side … Continued
Infograph: How Much Science Is There? (Click to expand) As part of the same issue that published the above infograph, Science also published an investigative piece by John Bohannon, “Who’s Afraid of Peer Review?” which has made national news. Peter Suber, provides an excellent summary about what can and cannot be concluded from Bohannon’s paper. … Continued
We are pleased to announce an addition to our stable of loaner laptops. The latest machine is courtesy of the Office of Disability Services and features the application known as Dragon Naturally Speaking. This speech-recognition software turns talk into text and will enable users to write documents, answer email, and use many common programs more … Continued
During the fall semester (8/21/13-12/12/13), Pendergrass Library will be open the following hours: Sunday: 1:00 PM-Midnight Monday-Thursday: 7:30 AM-Midnight Friday: 7:30 AM-6:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM Exceptions to the regular hours include: 9/2/13: Closed for Labor Day 10/16/13: Open 7:30 AM-6:00 PM for Fall Break 10/17/13-10/18/13: Open 8:00 AM-6:00 PM for Fall Break 11/27/13: … Continued
Welcome to the University of Tennessee and especially welcome to Pendergrass Library! We hope to see you often throughout the year. Here are some important things to know about Pendergrass: We will be open more hours during the 2013-2014 school year. During fall and spring semesters, the library will observe the following hours: Sunday: 1:00 … Continued
Stop by Pendergrass Library and pick up a free packet of sunflower seeds. For recipes, flower arranging ideas, and sunflower cultivation tips, check out our sunflower Pinterest page: http://pinterest.com/agvetlib/sunflowers/
Come check out our new equipment at Pendergrass Library! 3 Macbook chargers (45W, 60W, and 85W) 2 Digital Voice Recorders 1 Snowball Microphone 2 Lightning to USB Cables 2 Lightning to 30-pin Adapters 2 Computer Mice For more information on these items and other loanable equipment, please visit libguides.utk.edu/content.php?pid=377609&sid=3093022.
Students: take a well-deserved break from final exams, refresh and recharge at the library. The UT Libraries will once again offer finals week activities to help students “De-Stress for Success.” Activities in Hodges Library begin on Study Day, April 29. UT’s Student Assessment of Instruction System will host a free ice cream social from noon … Continued
Zotero now works with Internet Explorer, iPads, and other mobile browsers. Use the Zotero Bookmarklet to save sources directly to your Zotero library online. You must have a (free) Zotero account, but no other software installation is needed. Zotero users now also have access to 300MB of free storage (for PDF’s and other attachments, upgraded … Continued
A new guide has been released for Open Access Week 2012. From the Web site: “This resource outlines the core components of open access (e.g., reader rights, reuse rights, copyrights, author posting rights, etc.) across the continuum from “open access” to “restricted access”. Its aim is to help authors make informed decisions on where to … Continued