Want a cool poster of Smokey reading a book? Drop by the library this week to pick up one of our “READ” posters. It’s National Library Week, and we’re celebrating. Posters featuring Smokey, Little Smokey, the Volunteer, and Dr. Bill Bass (of “Body Farm” fame) are the first in our series of posters picturing campus … Continued

Final exams are approaching, and our students are already beginning to stress out. With the help of numerous co-sponsors, the Libraries will once again offer Finals Week activities to help our students refresh and recharge. Activities will include free chair massages, visits by HABIT (Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee) therapy dogs, cartoon screenings, and outdoor games. … Continued

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