Upcoming Writers in the Library Events

The Libraries and the Creative Writing Program will sponsor two more Writers in the Library readings this semester. Mark your calendars. On Monday, April 15, Writers in the Library will host poets Marilyn Kallet and Keith Norris, 7:00 p.m. in the Hodges Library auditorium. Kallet is director of UT’s Creative Writing Program, and Norris, a … Continued

University of Tennessee Signs Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity (COPE)

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT) has proclaimed support for open-access publishing of journal articles by signing the Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity (COPE). UT is the eighteenth institution to join a roster of signatories that includes Harvard, Duke, Sloan-Kettering, and other preeminent research institutions. Open-access publishing is an alternative to the prevailing business model … Continued

Library Guru to Speak: “It’s Time to Think BIGGER”

Library guru/blogger/technology expert Carl Grant will speak at the UT Libraries on the challenges facing academic libraries. His theme at the talk on Monday, April 8, at 10:00 a.m. in the Hodges Library auditorium will be “Budgets, staffing and collections getting smaller? It’s time to think BIGGER.” The campus community and the public are invited. … Continued

Dean Hires “A New Breed of Leadership”

UT dean of libraries Steve Smith today announced a sweeping reorganization of the Libraries’ executive staff. Amid rumors of fractiousness and insubordination in the administrative suite, Smith has fired and replaced the Libraries’ three former associate deans. Smith characterizes his newly hired team of associate deans as “a new breed of leadership for the UT … Continued

Music Library Spring Break/Recess Hours

The DeVine Music Library will observe the following Spring Break and Spring Recess hours: Friday, March 22nd: 8:00am-5:00pm Sat & Sun, March 23rd & 24th: Closed Mon –Thurs, March 25th-28th: 8:00am-5:00pm Fri & Sat, March 29th & 30th: Closed Sun, March 31st: 6:00pm-10:00pm We will resume normal operating hours on April 1st. Have a great … Continued

Adam Prince at Writers in the Library, April 8

Adam Prince will read at UT’s Writers in the Library, Monday, April 8th at 7 p.m. in the John C. Hodges Library auditorium. The reading is free and open to the public. Adam Prince’s first book, a short story collection called The Beautiful Wishes of Ugly Men, is about how men attempt to negotiate between … Continued

Re-imagine the Library With Us

Dennis Clark will speak to the campus community on the topic “Re-imagining Library Services” on Monday, March 18, 10:00 a.m. in the Hodges Library auditorium. Clark is Associate University Librarian for Public Services at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), the largest research university in Virginia. Clark’s involvement in the design of a $50 million library addition … Continued

Free Range Video Contest Now Accepting Entries

Students, faculty, staff: Create a short video documentary (or mockumentary, if you prefer) and enter the library’s Free Range Video Contest. Registration closes March 22, and entries are due April 2. The Studio in the Hodges Library Commons is sponsoring the contest. Pioneering documentary maker John Grierson defined the documentary as “the creative interpretation of … Continued