Star Wars or Grocery Store Wars?
Everyone has heard of the Star Wars series of movies, right? But have you heard of Grocery Store Wars? Join the Organic Rebellion and follow Cuke Skywalker as learns the Way of the Farm….
Culture Corner to feature Appalachia
University Libraries encourages patrons to ‘hear’ native voices The Diversity Committee of University Libraries has unveiled its new theme – Appalachia – for the Culture Corner, located in the first floor galleria of John C. Hodges Library. Visit the Culture Corner Web site. “This summer’s Culture Corner theme of Appalachia is the Diversity Committee’s effort … Continued
BioMed Central Veterinary Research
Launch of BMC Veterinary Research BioMed Central today announces the launch of BMC Veterinary Research, the first international Open Access journal to cover all areas of veterinary science and medicine. BMC Veterinary Research will provide unrestricted access to this multi-disciplinary field where readership is currently restricted by the high subscription prices of specialist journals. The … Continued
Dean of Libraries Barbara Dewey elected to serve as SOLINET delegate to OCLC
Barbara Dewey, Dean of Libraries at the University of Tennessee since 2000, will represent academic libraries in the Southeastern U.S. and the Carribean and assist with improving access to the world’s information. Dewey was among those elected to the Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET) delegation to the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Members Council at SOLINET’s … Continued
UT College Catalogs Digital Project Receives Award
Digital course catalogs help university to better serve students A recent yearlong collaboration among the Office of the University Registrar, the University of Tennessee Libraries and the Office of Creative Services made an essential publication for the UT community easily accessible, and has yielded a notable campus accolade – the UT Employee Team Excellence Award. … Continued
Documentary film presentation Argentina: Hope in Hard Times
Presented as part of the Global Studies Association Conference The documentary Argentina: Hope in Hard Times will be shown Saturday, May 14 beginning at 1 p.m. in the Hodges Library Auditorium as part of the Global Studies Association Conference Crosscurrents of Global Social Justice: Class, Gender, and Race. The event is free and open to … Continued
UT Libraries Celebrates Students
Three events in April celebrate student artists As the semester winds down, students feel more pressed upon to complete projects and prepare for exams. To honor the creative efforts and hard work of UT’s students, the UT Libraries has taken time to dedicate three events during the last week of April to the achievements of … Continued
UT Libraries Changes with the Times
Libraries to Close Duplication Unit When the Duplication Unit first opened at Hodges Library, there was sometimes a line out the door of patrons and staff waiting to use the machines. “There were rails that wound from the entrance door to the wall, and people would line up, like you do at the movies,” Jim … Continued
James Agee Collection finds new home at University of Tennessee Libraries
The Special Collections Library at the University of Tennessee is the new home to one of the largest collections of James Agee materials. The collection, spanning nearly 15 linear feet, includes letters, fragments of stories and screenplays, and poetic scratchings written by Knoxville’s native son. Deedee Agee, James Agee’s daughter, and her husband, Paul Sprecher, … Continued
Reserve a Study Room
Pendergrass Library now offers the opportunity to reserve one of our study rooms. The rooms are available to anyone in the University community (undergraduate, graduate, faculty, or staff). There are a few weeks during the year when the College of Veterinary Medicine has the rooms reserved for course work. During those times, the rooms will … Continued