Last year, the Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library added 3D printing to the technology they provide to library users. 3D printing lets designers rapidly turn their ideas into plastic prototypes. Engineering students from the College of Agriculture are using the AgVet library’s 3D printer to test their design ideas. The library’s IT technologist, Richie … Continued
The George F. DeVine Music Library (G4 Natalie L. Haslam Music Center) will be closed July 3-31 for upgrades to the library’s compact shelving. During this time, users may request delivery of Music Library materials by selecting “Request” “Item Pickup or Delivery” from the “Items” record in the library catalog. Please be aware that for … Continued
Blake Reagan, Micheline Westfall, Corey Halaychik The University of Tennessee Library Council recently honored three UT staff members for working to streamline the purchase of library materials across UT campuses. Not long ago, Corey Halaychik, Blake Reagan, and Micheline Westfall finalized the one-hundredth “master agreement” with a library vendor. The UT libraries typically negotiate hundreds … Continued
Pendergrass Library is launching a Goodreads account that will allow our patrons to browse titles in our new leisure reading collection remotely. Titles that are part of the collection are listed on the Our Books shelf; titles ordered but not yet received are listed on the Coming Soon shelf. Our Goodreads account is also synced … Continued
What is it? ChemBioDraw is a drawing tool for chemists and biologists used to create publication-ready, scientifically intelligent drawings for use in ELNs, databases and publications, and for querying chemical databases. Where can I run it? ChemBioDraw is available at no extra charge to UTK and UTSI faculty, staff, and students for installation on university-owned … Continued
Two historically important books, acquired by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have been added to the library’s special collections. Phillis Wheatley was an enslaved person in the household of a prosperous Boston family. Her Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (published 1773) was the first published book by an African-American woman. Life of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, … Continued
Pendergrass Library is pleased to announce a new leisure reading collection. It is located on the green wall near Study Room E and the quiet zone entrance. The collection will consist of recently published fiction and nonfiction. All books may be borrowed for four weeks by any UT student, staff, or faculty member. We will … Continued
Re-carpeting on all floors of Hodges Library will begin following final exams and will continue through June. New carpet will be installed on the ground floor, first floor (including the auditorium), and all stacks floors (floors 3-6). Carpets in faculty studies and beneath graduate carrels also will be replaced. Small areas within the stacks may … Continued
Rita Smith, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Libraries’ executive associate dean, is the 2014 recipient of the UT Chancellor’s Citation for Extraordinary Service to the University. Her extraordinary accomplishments and dedication were celebrated at the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet on April 23. The Chancellor’s Citation for Extraordinary Service to the University is a singular distinction, awarded … Continued
Students enrolled in summer session classes can get a head start on an important skill: creating and formatting bibliographies. Cite It Right: EndNote Edition is a workshop to help students learn to cite resources and format papers using the EndNote citation management tool. The workshop will take place Tuesday, May 6th, at 2 p.m. in … Continued