The latest book from the UT Libraries’ Newfound Press will be feted Thursday, February 5, at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center Program in Sociology. From Joseph Bensman: Essays on Modern Society collects the essays of the renowned humanistic sociologist and includes a new, analytical introduction by the editors, Robert Jackall and … Continued
Steven Escar Smith, Dean of Libraries at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been appointed to the executive board of Tenn-Share, the statewide library consortium. He will serve as a member and secretary to the board through 2016. The Tenn-Share consortium — with over 680 member libraries, museums, archives and information agencies of all types … Continued
Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 7 PM Bijou Theatre Register at knoxfriends.org Dom Flemons is the “American Songster,” pulling from traditions of old-time folk music to create new sounds. A multi-instrumentalist and singer, Dom has been featured on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross and his new album, Prospect Hill, has received praise from The … Continued
***UPDATE: Submission deadline has been extended until midnight, Sunday, March 8.*** Artists: Earn cash. Win fame. Submit your work to 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 works will be on display in the exhibit area … Continued
Beginning February 1, the John C. Hodges Library will open its doors at 10 a.m. on Sundays. The library is opening two hours earlier on a trial basis. The public services desk, equipment checkout, and OIT Lab Services desk will open at 10 a.m. Food and beverages also will be available beginning at 10 a.m. … Continued
Every year the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School highlights items that would have entered the public domain prior to the 1976 Copyright Act. Click here for a full listing, more information, and to see prior years.
Over the Winter Holiday the UT Libraries will transition to a new cloud-hosted “backend” for its integrated library system. Beginning at 8 p.m. on December 11, there will be a brief disruption of Library Express delivery, pick-up, and scan-on-demand services. This past semester we launched a major upgrade to the Libraries’ discovery portal. By the … Continued
Open-access literature is digital, online, and free of charge. University students and faculty can have a role in making research and scholarship freely accessible to all. Choosing to publish in open-access journals can help. Tax dollars and college tuition pay for much of the research reported in academic journals. But the soaring costs of commercially … Continued
Winners of the Student Art in the Library exhibition will be announced Monday, October 13. The campus is invited to drop by the exhibit space in the Miles Reading Room, 135 Hodges Library, at 4 p.m., for the announcement and a reception. The Student Art in the Library juried exhibition is held twice per year … Continued
Join the effort to raise $5,000 for the UT Libraries. If we raise $5,000, Dr. Bass will make an additional $10,000 gift. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9PhAV_W2o8[/youtube] We hope you share the UT Libraries’ vision: “We are the campus main street and the crossroads for innovation, scholarship, learning, and civility.” Students rely on our libraries for round-the-clock research … Continued