New Student Art in the Library Exhibit

The Student Art in the Library exhibit for Spring 2009 is now on view in the Reference Reading Room, 135 Hodges Library. Student Art in the Library is a juried exhibition hosted by the University Libraries. Works submitted by currently enrolled UTK undergraduate and graduate students (whether art majors or non-majors) are judged by a … Continued

UTK Supports Open Publishing: funding for faculty and grad students

Funding is still available for UT faculty and graduate students who need to pay article-processing charges to publish in open access journals. A pilot program sponsored by the Office of Research and the University Libraries has committed $20,000 to pay fees charged by open access publishers. Open access publications are peer-reviewed like traditional publications. Benefits … Continued

From Web to Page: University Libraries and UT Press Partner in Print-on-Demand Service

The University of Tennessee Libraries Newfound Press and the University of Tennessee Press are partners in producing print-on-demand copies of online books. Newfound Press expands access to specialized works by publishing online books, journals, and multimedia for general and scholarly audiences. All Newfound Press publications are open access, freely available to anyone via the internet. … Continued

UT Libraries Releases Smokies Photos Online

The University of Tennessee Libraries Digital Library Initiatives department and The Great Smoky Mountains Regional Project are proud to unveil the Thompson Brothers Digital Photograph Collection, an online collection of stunning images of the Great Smoky Mountains. Prominent Knoxville-based photographers in the 1920s through the 1940s, brothers Jim and Robin Thompson began their careers at … Continued

Elsevier Survey Participants Win Prizes

The Elsevier publishing company recently sponsored an online survey for a study on the Values, Outcomes, and Return on Investment on University Investment in the Library. The study is conducted in conjunction with the University of Illinois and nine other university libraries world wide. The study is also a partnership with the School of Information … Continued

UT Libraries Employee Wins 2008 Tennessee Resource Sharing Award

The following article ran on Tenn-Share’s website (www.tenn-share.org/resources/award) and featured the University of Tennessee Libraries’ own Tracy Luna, the winner of this year’s Resource Sharing Award: Tracy Luna, Lending Supervisor at the University of Tennessee Libraries in Knoxville, is the recipient of the 2008 Tennessee Resource Sharing Award. A “veteran” of UT’s interlibrary loan department, … Continued

Open Publishing Support Fund Established

The University Libraries and Office of Research have launched a pilot program, Open Publishing Support Fund for faculty and graduate students to request funding for “article processing charges” that support open access publishers such as the Public Library of Science (PLoS) and BioMedCentral. Program web pages at http://old.lib.utk.edu/openpub/ include the program announcement and description, an … Continued

UT Alumnus Phillip Moffitt to Give Book Talk at Hodges Library

Once upon a time, University of Tennessee alum Phillip Moffitt taught American men the secrets of style and sophistication. As the chief executive and editor-in-chief of Esquire magazine in the 1980s, Moffitt lived and thrived in the glamorous world of big-name magazine publishing, crafting a career of great success and distinction. Today, Phillip Moffitt uses … Continued

Students, Test Your Smarts to Win Free Gadgets!

University of Tennessee, Knoxville students can now enter a contest to win free gadgets. Students may enter the Knovel University Challenge by using the UT Libraries’ subscription to Knovel, a database of chemistry and chemical engineering textbooks, and following the instructions to play. By answering three questions correctly, students are entered into a drawing for … Continued