De-Stress for Success during finals

Are you stressing about finals week? Need some time to relax and unwind? Come to the library to “De-Stress for Success,” starting Study Day, Wednesday, Dec. 2, and continuing through Wednesday, Dec. 9. HABIT therapy dogs will visit all libraries (Hodges, Music, and Pendergrass AgVetMed). Ongoing de-stress activities include: (1) free snacks, coloring, and games … Continued

Digital Humanities: developer Wayne Graham to speak

Wayne Graham, head of research and development at the University of Virginia’s Scholars’ Lab, will offer a public lecture as part of the Illuminations Digital Humanities Series at 3:00 p.m., Friday, November 20, in the Hodges Library Auditorium. Graham’s research and development team at the Scholars’ Lab cater to the digital research and scholarly analysis … Continued

Library to Host Expert on Marrakesh Treaty: Copyright Exceptions Would Benefit the Visually Impaired

Join us Tuesday, October 20, to learn about an important pending international copyright agreement. Krista Cox, director of public policy initiatives for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), was part of the Diplomatic Conference that concluded the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print … Continued

Digital Humanities Seminar open to faculty and grad students

***Note changed location: seminars will meet in Hodges Library, Room 128.*** Interested in the digital humanities and digital scholarship? Illuminations: A Digital Humanities Seminar offers workshops, presentations by UT’s digital scholars, and conversations with guest researchers. The seminar will meet five times per semester during the 2015-16 academic year. Sessions are open to all interested … Continued

Humorist Sam Venable at UT Libraries, Oct. 15

Sam Venable, humorist and long-time columnist for the Knoxville News Sentinel, will be the guest speaker and honoree Thursday, October 15, at the University of Tennessee’s John C. Hodges Library. Venable recently donated his papers to the UT Libraries. The Library Society of the University of Tennessee invites the public to spend an evening with … Continued

Cuarteto Latinoamericano: East Tennessee Artists-in-Residence, Oct. 12-14

***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