Jeff Daniel Marion to receive James Still Award

Jeff Daniel Marion will receive the James Still Award for Writing about the Appalachian South from the Fellowship of Southern Writers during the Chattanooga Arts & Education Council’s (AEC) Conference on Southern Literature, April 14-16. Marion is the Jack E. Reese Writer-in-Residence at the University of Tennessee Libraries. Jeff Daniel Marion has published eight poetry … Continued

Chancellor Cheek: Reduce Power Use from 2-8 p.m.

April 1, 2011 To: UT Knoxville Students, Faculty and Staff From: Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek Subject: Call to Conserve Energy During New Peak Times Today marks the beginning of Earth Month on our campus. It also marks a change in the way we purchase electricity. UT Knoxville is one of the largest electrical customers in … Continued

Poetry Reading by Bobby Caudle Rogers

Writers in the Library will host a reading by poet Bobby Caudle Rogers at 7 p.m., Monday, April 4, in UT’s Hodges Library auditorium. Bobby C. Rogers won the 2009 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize — one of America’ s most distinguished awards for a first book of poetry — for his collection Paper Anniversary. … Continued

Music Library closing over the summer

The George F. DeVine Music Library will close over the summer for renovations to the HVAC system in the Humanities & Social Sciences Building. During the closure, Music Library materials can be requested through the Libraries’ online catalog. Materials will be paged (usually overnight) and held at the Hodges Library Circulation Desk (Melrose Avenue entrance). … Continued

Another Successful Fun Run

Thanks to Comcast and the UT Graduate Student Senate for hosting another successful Love Your Libraries Fun Run. 177 runners and walkers participated in the Fun Run through the heart of the UT campus on March 5. This is the third year that Comcast has been the title sponsor for the Fun Run and the … Continued

Publish in PLoS journals

UT is an institutional member of the Public Library of Science. All UTK authors receive a 10% discount on PLoS publication fees and may also apply to the UTK Open Publishing Support Fund to cover costs. Why open access? Read Philip Bourne’s editoral on taking full advantage of the content of scholarly articles.

Can’t find your print journal in Hodges Library?

Since UT Libraries owns the electronic version of many journals, we are moving thousands of duplicate print volumes from the Hodges Library Stacks to Storage. We do have a lot of materials on the move and our UT Libraries Catalog has yet to catch up with accurate location information. As a result, you may be … Continued

Meet the Candidates for Dean of Libraries

Candidates for University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dean of Libraries will give presentations to the campus community on February 8, 10, and 14. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend. Dr. Steven Smith Associate Dean for Collections and Service Texas A& M University Libraries Presentation: Tuesday, Feb. 8, 1:30-2:30, Hodges Library auditorium Followed by a … Continued