All enrolled students are welcome to apply. Great prizes! Deadline extended to November 26, 2007. What government documents helped shape America? The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights … What government documents reflect our ingenuity and spirit? The patent applications for the cotton gin and electric light bulb, the Homestead Act, the … Continued
Take a look at the November Calendar for events and special days this month.
UT Libraries Hosts Documentary Series and Exhibit to celebrate Highlander’s 75th anniversary The University of Tennessee Libraries is hosting a documentary series and exhibit to teach the university and local communities about the Highlander Research and Education Center, as it celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. All programs in the Documentaries in the Libraries series … Continued
Tuesday, November 13 10:00 AM – Understanding Plagiarism
The American Folklore Society’s Ethnographic Thesaurus The American Folklore Society is pleased to announce that the Ethnographic Thesaurus is now available in a dynamically-searchable draft version on the Society’s website at: http://et.afsnet.org. The Ethnographic Thesaurus is a hierarchical listing of subject terms from folklore, ethnomusicology, cultural anthropology, and related fields. The Thesaurus will improve access … Continued
A deep and forgotten history of UT comes to light A new book about the University of Tennessee provides images of its 200-year history, from its earliest days as Blount College in 1794 to present. The book, called University of Tennessee was published as part of Arcadia Press’ Campus History Series. It was written by … Continued
Wlaschin, Ken.Encyclopedia of American opera. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2006. Ref. ML102.O6 W53 2006 With entries on approximately 750 operas and 1000 individuals, the Encyclopedia of American Opera provides a reference for plot, cast, recordings, videos, and history of American Opera. Recordings are listed from 1893 and list performers, format and brief information about the … Continued
The Compendium, formerly titled Compendium on Continuing Education for the Veterinary Practitioner, has been accepted by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for indexing in PubMed from July 2007 forward. Veterinary librarians in Missouri and Washington State have worked tirelessly to keep this omission before the committee at NLM that evaluates journals for indexing. Issues … Continued
The Understanding Plagiarism workshop will help students recognize and avoid plagiarism in their research and scholarly work. After a discussion of the various aspects of plagiarism, we will introduce techniques of paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting and will discuss appropriate citation of sources. Examples and exercises will help reinforce some of the concepts. Event Time: 11/13/2007 … Continued
Jenn Fishman, Assistant Professor of English, Gavin Luter, Baker Center Coordinator, and Christina Goode, START Program Coordinator, will discuss how the Commons uses videoconferencing to connect UT students with scholars and researchers around the world at the 8th Annual Megaconference November 8 at 3:45 pm. The presentation will be broadcast live from the Commons; the … Continued