UT Libraries Hosts Day of Research for East Tennessee Non-Profits

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Libraries is helping local non-profit organizations gain access to the latest research. At a half-day event in the John C. Hodges Library, East Tennessee non-profits will receive research assistance and access to peer-reviewed journals. Participating non-profits were selected by lottery. The participants include a dozen United Way and Community Shares … Continued

Digital Humanities: Tom Scheinfeldt to speak April 22

Digital media and design expert Tom Scheinfeldt will offer a public lecture as part of the Illuminations Digital Humanities Series at 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 22, in the Hodges Library Auditorium. Scheinfeldt was managing director of the groundbreaking September 11 Digital Archive project and a staff member of the team that developed Omeka, the open … Continued

Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week: Enter the “Three-Minute Thesis” Competition

April 4-8, 2016 is Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week. The national celebration seeks to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of graduate and professional students to universities and their communities, and to bring awareness to the issues, concerns, and needs of graduate and professional students. “THREE-MINUTE THESES” COMPETITION The UT Libraries invites the campus community … Continued

Digital Humanities: Elaine McMillion Sheldon to speak March 24

The Illuminations Digital Humanities Series will host documentary maker and visual journalist Elaine McMillion Sheldon on Thursday, March 24, at 6 p.m. in the Hodges Library auditorium. Sheldon won a 2013 Peabody Award for her interactive documentary on an Appalachian community in economic freefall. HOLLOW examines the lives of 30 individuals living in McDowell County, … Continued

UT STEM Event for High School Students, College Freshmen April 2

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Libraries will host Big Orange STEM Saturday for high school and first-year college students from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2. Students interested in careers in science, technology, engineering or mathematics and their parents are invited to attend the event in the John C. Hodges Library, 1015 Volunteer … Continued