Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture.

Byone, Yvonne. Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture.      Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. Ref. ML102.R27 B96 2006 Presents a cross-section of people, events, and ideas that have significantly shaped rap and hip-hop music. Each entry contains a short biography of the artist, and the appendices include a selected rap discography, statements to preserve and … Continued

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, Inc. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.      2005. http://www.rockhall.com/ Contains information about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame including inductees, exhibitions, programs and other general information about the Museum. Read how honorees are selected and inducted into the Hall of Fame.

AgEcon Search Hits 20,000 Mark

AgEcon Search (http://agecon.lib.umn.edu) has reached a milestone with the addition of the 20,000th paper. This free-to-user Web resource contains full-text of working papers, conference papers and journal articles in agricultural, resource, environmental, consumer, and other areas of applied economics. It is coordinated by two librarians at the University of Minnesota, and co-sponsored by the American … Continued

Nature Journals Online

The UT Libraries now have electronic access to the following titles, including the most current issues: Nature Biotechnology Nature Cell Biology Nature Genetics Nature Immunology Nature Medicine Nature Neuroscience Nature Structural Biology Nature Reviews Cancer Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Nature Reviews Genetics Nature Reviews Immunology Nature Reviews Neuroscience Nature Reviews Microbiology Nature Journals are listed … Continued

EPA Set to Close Library Network and Electronic Catalog

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is slated to shut down its network of libraries that serve its own scientists as well as the public, according to internal agency documents released by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). For more information see: http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=643

New Copier in the Music Library

As of Friday, February 24th, there is a new copy machine in the music library. You now have the option of using either your copy card or your Volcard to pay for copies; however, this new copier will not accept cash directly. We will still have a machine for you to add money onto your … Continued

Resource Guide

Do you want to learn more about African Americans’ contributions to the fields Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine? If your answer is yes, then African Americans in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine is a great place to start! Visit the guide for a list of print and web resources. http://old.lib.utk.edu/agvet/agriculture/aaavm.html

New Homeland Security Digital Library database

From the description: “This full-text, searchable collection includes U.S. policy documents, key federal publications, state & municipal documents, and more such as links to web sites, professional journal articles, multimedia materials, theses, gray literature, and Homeland Security related news.” Find it on the database menu at http://old.lib.utk.edu/databases/ by typing in the word [homeland] or looking … Continued

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