“Love Your Libraries” Fun Run, March 5

Join other library supporters at the 19th annual “Love Your Libraries” Fun Run, sponsored by Comcast and hosted by the University of Tennessee Graduate Student Senate. The 5K race and fun walk will take place Saturday, March 5, 2011. Registration is from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. in Circle Park on the UT campus, and the … Continued

Think Green! Use The New Book Scanner Instead

Use the book scanner to copy articles into pdf format, then email or save to a memory stick. Our original Optic Book is stationed in the computer lab and we have installed a second Optic Book Scanner to the right of the service desk. Instructions are posted at the scanning stations, but don’t hesitate to … Continued

Jesmyn Ward at Writers in the Library, Jan. 25

Jesmyn Ward will read from her work at Writers in the Library, 7 p.m., Tuesday, January 25, in UT’s Hodges Library auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Ward’s debut novel, Where the Line Bleeds, tells the story of twin brothers Joshua and Christophe, who take very different paths as they embark … Continued

Dissertation Workshop CANCELLED

The Libraries’ “Starting Your Dissertation” workshop, originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 11, has been CANCELLED due to inclement weather.

Get sms text message alerts from UT on your mobile

The UT ALERT text messaging system is designed to enhance and improve communication so that all members of the campus community can stay informed in the event of an emergency. The system will add another immediate mechanism to the existing methods that the university has in place to alert the community to an emergency situation. … Continued

Museum Hosts Musical Instruments Of 200 Countries

by Ted Robbins January 5, 2011 NPR Music News The Musical Instrument Museum of Phoenix, which calls itself the largest global instrument museum, is quiet — but only at first. “It’s one of the most quiet museums you’ll ever be in,” museum director Bill DeWalt says. “Everyone is listening to the sound through the headphones.” … Continued

Beat the Rush Send Your Reserve List Today

Please plan to request library materials you wish to provide for students during the upcoming semester as soon as possible. A separate reserve request is required for each course. The UT Libraries will purchase materials required for reserve that are not currently in the collection. Please submit such requests as soon as possible to ensure … Continued

New Tracks added to Music Online

There is BIG news about a release to our streaming music collections in Music Online: Listening. Released were nearly 400,000 tracks/17,000+ albums of new music to a number of databases. New music includes: JAZZ MUSIC LIBRARY 4,654 albums (61,796 tracks) from a wide variety of genres and labels, including Storyville Records, JSP Records, Montreux Jazz, … Continued

1400 Books on All Aspects of Pet Health

Pendergrass Library has 1400 books in SF 400-800 on all aspects of pet health, including behavior, nutrition, wellness, caring for senior animals. Here is a sample: Eco dog : healthy living for your pet / Corbett Marshall and Jim Deskevich SF427 .M35 2008 Frogs, toads, and treefrogs : everything about selection, care, nutrition, breeding, and … Continued