The University Libraries, its Newfound Press, the Office of Information Technology Innovative Technology Center, and the Department of English will provide local access for UT faculty and graduate students to the 2008-2009 UCLA Mellon Seminar, “What is(n’t) Digital Humanities?” Seminars will begin Wednesday, November 5 from 5-8 p.m., and follow monthly through June 2009. The … Continued
Pendergrass Future tri-panel display for Agday 2008 Pendergrass Library’s Agriculture Librarian, Peter Fernandez, discusses importance of web 2.0 technologies in today’s communication and entertains questions in the benefits of open source/open access with Tennessee’s future scholars at Ag Day 2008, the Institute of Agriculture’s combined county fair-homecoming event.
A limited number of free standby tickets are available for UT faculty, staff and students to hear country music stars Brooks & Dunn talk about entertainment law at the UT College of Law. The event is at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, in the Baker Donelson Classroom, Room 132, College of Law. The event … Continued
The Elsevier publishing company recently sponsored an online survey for a study on the Values, Outcomes, and Return on Investment on University Investment in the Library. The study is conducted in conjunction with the University of Illinois and nine other university libraries world wide. The study is also a partnership with the School of Information … Continued
The following article ran on Tenn-Share’s website (www.tenn-share.org/resources/award) and featured the University of Tennessee Libraries’ own Tracy Luna, the winner of this year’s Resource Sharing Award: Tracy Luna, Lending Supervisor at the University of Tennessee Libraries in Knoxville, is the recipient of the 2008 Tennessee Resource Sharing Award. A “veteran” of UT’s interlibrary loan department, … Continued
For some Tennesseans, the Holocaust is more than a tragic chapter of history; it is a personal journey of pain and survival. Learn the stories of these fascinating local men and women at a special lecture by UT School of Journalism and Electronic Media Associate Professor Rob Heller. With the Tennessee Holocaust Commission, Dr. Heller … Continued
Watch testimonials about the benefits of open access publishing created for Open Access Day 2008.
The Music Library has just received the last of the Jamey Aebersold “A New Approach To Jazz Improvisation” Play-A-Long Book and Recording Set. So the full 124 volume set is now available for jazz students and others in both score and CD format! The scores are in the stacks at call number: MT68 .A4 The CDs … Continued
Class will teach the basics of using ArcMap to create a custom (simple) map using ESRI data and maps. Note: Must have experience using a PC computer and with file creation/navigation. Click here to Register
Join UT Map Services and the UT Outdoor Program. Learn to orienteer with map and compass, and enjoy geo-caching with a GPS! Must drive own vehicle to Ijams Nature Center. Please arrive at the Miller Education Building parking area. Equipment is limited. Please bring a compass (with sighting mirror preferred) and GPS if you have … Continued