World Environment contains articles and pictures about environmental issues and conditions and includes background information and government documents on these topics. Go to http://old.lib.utk.edu/cgi-bin/auth/connect.cgi?primary=556. On the “America’s Newspapers” home page, click ‘Special Reports’ located on the left side bar menu to find the link to World Environment.
Our new virtual dispay Improve Your Indoor Air Quality features houseplants listed for improving indoor air quality.
“Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes” (http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/ceap/ceap05.shtml) is one in a multi-volume set developed by the Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). This bibliography highlights research findings in two main areas: (1) the effect of conservation practices and other agricultural activities … Continued
October is National Medical Librarians month. You are invited to stop by Preston Medical Library to learn about services offered and to attend a tailgate party on Friday, October 27 from 2-4 p.m. There will be food, free give-aways, and drawings for an I-Pod, Football tickets to the UT-Kentucky Game, several flash drives, and more! … Continued
The Library has installed a fully functional ArcGIS Suite with a USB key on the Adaptive workstation the the right of the service desk. For more information contatct: Richie Sexton
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a new bibliography entitled “Environmental Effects of Conservation Practices on Grazing Lands” which is a guide to recent scientific literature covering environmental effects of conservation practices on grazing lands. This information is useful in designing policies and on-the-land conservation systems that foster practical and environmentally sound grazing practices. … Continued
See what is new at Pendergrass Library! Our Fall 2006 newsletter is now available.
Cornell Lab of Orinthology’s Macaulay Library archives and preserves an exhaustive sampling of behaviors of each animal species using digital video and audio recordings. The collection of natural sounds includes more than 160,000 recordings, comprising of 67% of the world’s birds and a rapidly increasing holdings of insects, frogs, fish, and mammals. The video collection … Continued
Want to gain access to research on topics like agriculture, hunger, poverty, and the environment all from one search engine? Now you can. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Virtual Library, also known as CGVLibrary, is a valuable new resource that allows you to discover new resources, go directly to thousands of full text … Continued
Visit our Virtual Display Case to see our new display on area attractions, New In Town?