The University of Tennessee seeks candidates to serve as the Jack E. Reese Writer-in-Residence for the UT Libraries. The residency program is intended to provide a positive and encouraging environment for one Knoxville area writer. Space and equipment are made available to enhance the literary productivity of the incumbent. The Jack E. Reese Writer-in-Residence hosts … Continued
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, digital humanities librarian Ashley Maynor has been named a “mover and shaker” in the library field by the national publication Library Journal. In its March 15, 2016 issue, Library Journal profiled 54 up-and-coming information professionals who are shaping the future of libraries. Maynor was recognized as a tech leader for developing … Continued
University of Tennessee students, faculty, and staff and the community are invited to submit essays, artworks or poetry created in response to A Lesson Before Dying for a book to be published by Newfound Press, an online imprint of the University of Tennessee Libraries. Essays from all disciplinary perspectives are welcome. Submitted artworks should be … Continued
The documentary film Say It Loud: Knoxville During the Civil Rights Era will be screened at the University of Tennessee’s John C. Hodges Library on Sunday, February 21. The public is invited to this free screening at 2 p.m., in the Lindsay Young Auditorium. Featuring rare, historic footage of African American life during Knoxville’s civil … Continued
The UT Libraries has ceased support for the SelectedWorks Author Gallery, which is a module within Trace, the university’s open repository. The Libraries no longer creates nor updates author pages. Librarians recommend that authors register for a free ORCID identifier and publishing profile. Workshops on ORCID and how ORCID and Trace complement each other will … Continued
The Digital Library of Tennessee (DLTN) has deposited its first batch of records with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The DLTN became Tennessee’s DPLA Service Hub in February 2015. As a Service Hub, DLTN identifies digital collections of cultural treasures in the state’s libraries, archives, and museums; harvests metadata and thumbnails; and contributes … Continued
Associate Dean of Libraries Holly Mercer will participate in the 2016-2017 Leadership Fellows program sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Mercer is associate dean for research and scholarly communication and director of Newfound Press at UT. She is one of 28 fellows selected from a highly competitive pool of university professionals from the … Continued
The Libraries invites all faculty to attend an informal coffee klatch on Friday, January 8. Drop by anytime between 1:30 and 3 p.m. for coffee, snacks, and conversation in 258 Hodges Library (the Mary Greer Room, across from the Public Services desk). Please drop in at any point that afternoon and stay for 5, 10, … Continued
Steve Smith, dean of libraries at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Research Libraries at the Association’s October membership meeting. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 124 research libraries in the US and Canada. Its mission is to influence the … Continued
***Noon, Wednesday, Oct. 14, Hodges Library auditorium — Lecture on the Classical Music Tradition in Latin America*** The acclaimed Cuarteto Latinoamericano will visit Knoxville in October. As part of an artist-in-residence program sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission, the string quartet will coach local music students and conduct master classes for students in UT’s School … Continued