Welcoming New Librarians

The UT Libraries welcomes three new librarians: Diversity Librarian Residents Rabia Gibbs and Kynita Stringer-Stanback and our new Archivist, Alesha Shumar. Rabia Gibbs and Kynita Stringer-Stanback will be our fourth team of Diversity Librarian Residents, a program initiated in 2002. During a two-year internship, residents have the opportunity to work in several areas of the … Continued

Vote for Your Favorite Student Video on Open Access

UT students have seven entries vying for the Sparky People’s Choice Award for best short video on the value of openly sharing ideas. The University Libraries invites you to vote for your favorite student video. The Sparky Awards are sponsored by SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition. The SPARC judges have chosen their … Continued

“Love Your Libraries” Fun Run March 20, 2010

Join other library supporters at the 18th annual “Love Your Libraries” Fun Run, sponsored by Comcast and hosted by the University of Tennessee Graduate Student Senate. The 5K race and fun walk will take place Saturday, March 20, 2010. Registration is from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. in Circle Park on the UT campus, and the … Continued

Peace Corps at UTK: Calling all Aggies – Peace Corps is Looking for a Few Good Farmers February 24 at 6pm

Peace Corps Recruiting Presentation Pendergrass Library on the Agriculture Campus A113 Veterinary Teaching Hospital Entrance off Joe Johnson Dr. Help farmers market their products. Develop alternatives to wood as a fuel source. Start a recycling program. Promote environmentally friendly farming practices. Peace Corps agriculture and environment Volunteers do all of this, and much more! If … Continued

Hook Up to the New Wireless Networks @ UT

UT has added new wireless networks and will disable the old network, nomad, Feb. 3rd. Switch to the  new network today. Come by the service desk and we will help hook you up. For more information about UT Wireless: http://wireless.utk.edu/node/5 To register your computer for wireless access: https://netreg.utk.edu/netreg/ Report areas that have a lack of … Continued

Author Leanne Tyler, Feb. 8

Award winning author Leanne Tyler will read from her work 7 p.m., Monday, February 8, in the Hodges Library Auditorium. Tyler’s debut release, Victory’s Gate, was the 2007 American Rose winner of the Through the Garden Gate contest and was released electronically by The Wild Rose Press in December 2007. Finally in December 2009 the … Continued

Meet the Author – Scott Pearson

A. Scott Pearson, author and UT alumnus, will be the featured speaker at an event in the Hodges Library Auditorium at 7 p.m., Wednesday, February 3. Pearson will discuss his first novel, Rupture, a medical thriller set in Memphis. The fictional book tells the story of a doctor on the cusp of a groundbreaking discovery. … Continued

Jeff Hunter – Tennessee Field Organizer Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition Presentation February 25

February 25 @ Pendergrass Library on the Agriculture Campus Brown Bag it 12-1. Jeff Hunter, coordinates the Tennessee Wild project for the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition. Tennessee Wild is dedicated to protecting wilderness on the Cherokee National Forest for the benefit and enjoyment of current and future generations. Hunter, a naturalist, avid fisherman and backpacker … Continued

Test Prep for MCAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT and more…

The LearningExpress Library is one of the University Libraries more recent additions to the collection.  This resource allows you to take timed, practice tests such as the GMAT, LSAT, GRE, MCAT, TOEFL, and praxis, as well as professional exams such as those for civil service, EMS, military, firefighter, law enforcement, teaching, plumbing, and electrical.