Internationally acclaimed poet Adam Zagajewski will read at UT’s Writers in the Library on Wednesday, October 31, at 7 p.m. in the Hodges Library auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Adam Zagajewski is widely considered to be one of the leading poets of Europe. Born in 1945 in Lvov, he was … Continued
Dean of Libraries Steve Smith invites the campus community to join him in welcoming new library faculty to the campus. A welcome reception will be held on Wednesday, October 31, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Jack E. Reese Galleria, first floor of Hodges Library. Our new library faculty are: · Robin Bedenbaugh, Research … Continued
A new guide has been released for Open Access Week 2012. From the Web site: “This resource outlines the core components of open access (e.g., reader rights, reuse rights, copyrights, author posting rights, etc.) across the continuum from “open access” to “restricted access”. Its aim is to help authors make informed decisions on where to … Continued
Computers and printers are now available in Commons North, which reopened earlier this week. Service points are not in their final configuration, but staff are present to direct students to needed services. The study area outside Starbucks’ new, west-facing entrance has reopened with café seating and comfortable, curved couches. More improvements will be evident soon.
Adam Johnson, author of the acclaimed new novel The Orphan Master’s Son, will read at UT’s Writers in the Library, 7 p.m., Monday, October 29, in the John C. Hodges Library auditorium. The reading is free and open to the public. Dystopian views of the future dominate Johnson’s short stories and his first novel, Parasites … Continued
If educating the next generation ranks high on your list of cherished causes, you might wish to join the University of Tennessee Library Friends. Within higher education there is much discussion of furthering “student success.” Indeed, new funding guidelines for Tennessee colleges and universities are predicated on measures of student success such as on-time graduation. … Continued
The Tennessee Newspaper Digitization Project (TNDP), a partnership between the UT Libraries and the Tennessee State Library and Archives, has received a second grant to digitize another 100,000 pages of microfilmed historic Tennessee newspapers. The TNDP is like a time machine to Tennessee’s past, allowing students, teachers, genealogists, and history buffs to consult the primary … 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-place and second-place winners are awarded cash prizes. This … Continued
The University of Tennessee Libraries invites you to a humorous evening with Knoxville News Sentinel editorial cartoonist Charlie Daniel. Join us Thursday, October 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the John C. Hodges Library auditorium. Reception begins at 6 p.m. In 2011, Charlie Daniel donated his entire life’s work of hand-drawn, original cartoons to the UT … Continued
A large portion of the Commons in the Hodges Library should reopen in mid-October. Both Commons North and Commons South are nearing completion. New glass-enclosed group study rooms that admit ample natural light have been built around the perimeters. Service desks, computer tables, and booth-style seating are already in place. Library and OIT staff will … Continued