Pendergrass Library is proud to host a beta test of a 3D printing service and has received a consumer grade 3D printer to assess these devices. What is 3D Printing? 3D printing is a method of creating physical three dimensional objects through an additive, rather than reductive, process. As opposed to utilizing a solid block … Continued
Pamela Schoenewaldt will read at UT’s Writers in the Library, Monday, November 11th at 7 p.m. in the John C. Hodges Library auditorium. The reading is free and open to the public. Pamela Schoenewaldt’s debut historical novel, When We Were Strangers (2011), was a USA Today Bestseller, a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers … Continued
EndNote is Free to UT Students, Faculty, and Staff Want to get control of your citations? Consider attending an introductory handson class to learn how to use EndNote, a citation management tool. Also, deepen your knowledge of EndNote by taking a class on collaborative writing using EndNote and EndNote Online products. Download EndNote at http://libguides.utk.edu/endnote. … Continued
Here, for the sixth global Open Access Week, are the six most common and harmful misunderstandings about open access according to Peter Suber: 1) The only way to provide open access to peer-reviewed journal articles is to publish in open access journals 2) All or most open access journals charge publication fees 3) Most author-side … Continued
The public is invited to a lecture by Professor Tracy McKenzie, scholar of Civil War-era Tennessee. Thursday, November 14, 2013 John C. Hodges Library 6:30 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium Reception begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Jack E. Reese Galleria. Civil War artifacts will be on display in our Special Collections reading room. … Continued
The end of the semester is approaching faster than you think. As finals hurtle toward you, here are the top ten things you should know about the libraries : 1. Ask Us Now. By chat, text, phone, email, walk-in, or by appointment — from finding an article to the most abstruse research problem — librarians … Continued
Winners of the Student Art in the Library juried exhibition have been announced. The UT Libraries has been holding Student Art in the Library contests since 2005. The contest is open to UT students in all disciplines, and is judged by a committee of library staff. First-, second-, and third-place winners are awarded cash prizes. … Continued
Infograph: How Much Science Is There? (Click to expand) As part of the same issue that published the above infograph, Science also published an investigative piece by John Bohannon, “Who’s Afraid of Peer Review?” which has made national news. Peter Suber, provides an excellent summary about what can and cannot be concluded from Bohannon’s paper. … Continued
We are pleased to announce an addition to our stable of loaner laptops. The latest machine is courtesy of the Office of Disability Services and features the application known as Dragon Naturally Speaking. This speech-recognition software turns talk into text and will enable users to write documents, answer email, and use many common programs more … Continued
Student Art in the Library will unveil the fall exhibition of student works and announce the prize winners at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, in 135 Hodges Library. Each fall and spring, a committee of library staff members holds a juried exhibition of two-dimensional works by UT students. The selected pieces are installed in our … Continued