Large-format printing at Pendergrass Library

Pendergrass Library now offers large format printing, great for posters and banners! Our HP Designjet 510 printer offers output on rolls of 24-inch, 36-inch, & 42-inch paper, both plain and coated. For fastest results, please create your file at the desired ouput size, save it as a PDF, and bring it to Pendergrass Library on … Continued

Open Access Videos and How to Support OA

Learn more about OA: Short Videos by Stefan Buddenbohm I.  Go OA: What is Open Access? II.GO OA: What Rights do Scholars and Scientists Have? III. GO OA: Who’s Got Access to Scholarly Information? IV: GO OA: Academics for Sale? What Can STUDENTS Do to Support OA? Students: sign the Individual Statement on the Right to Research: … Continued

New Color Copier Available

Pendergrass Library has a new copier available for use with a Vol card.  Some of its features are: Black and white ($.06/page) or color copying ($.50/page) Free scanning! USB port SD card port  

Fall Semester Hours

During the fall semester, the library will be open the following hours: Monday-Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Web of Knowledge/Web of Science Interface Change–it is significant: please make time for training

Training is available, both live and recorded, with guides available in an array of languages. There are significant differences and new features to learn (for example: lemmatization) in the new Web of Knowledge environment. Five databases crucial to UTIA research and teaching are on the Web of Knowledge interface: CAB ABSTRACTS Food Science and Technology … Continued

Retraction Watch

Retraction Watch is a blog started in August 2010 to track retractions in scientific publications by Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky Read what people are saying about it. Here is one comment: “Retractions and the risk of moral panic,” Kevin Smith writing in Scholarly Communications At Duke: What I like about Retraction Watch is that … Continued

Compendium–the vet journal– Access Change

Vetlearn, publisher of Compendium, Compendium Equine, and Veterinary Technician, have changed the Vetlearn interface. Anyone can register for free access to their content. There are some problems with the registration process. We couldn’t get a confirmation email in our UTK email accounts; we switched to other accounts and got the confirmation. In order to gain … Continued

Summer Hours 2011

May 11 through August 16: open Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday Opening Late: May 17–open at 10:00 a.m. Closed: May 30–Memorial Day Closed: July 4–Independence Day