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March 31, 2006
Pardon us. April is moving time at Hodges Library.
Hodges Library staff will be hard at work this month moving microfilm collections in Periodicals room 220, Documents and Microforms room 120, and on the 6th floor. These collections are moving to prepare for an expansion of the Commons.
More moving and some construction will be underway in Hodges this summer to prepare for the larger Commons facilities, which are set to open during the Fall 2006 semester.
Please excuse our mess as we work to bring you a better library.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 03:09 PM in Library Facility Updates
March 27, 2006
Overdue? New Changes in Library Fines Policies
The Good News: No More Fines for Many of Your Overdue Library Materials
Regular overdue fines for books, monographs, serials, periodicals and some other items are now a thing of the past. After March 30, the UT Libraries will no longer charge the $.25-a-day fine for most materials that students, faculty and staff keep beyond the due date.
However, once materials are 21 days overdue, the libraries will declare the materials "lost." This means that the borrower will be billed to replace the item as well as a $20 non-refundable processing fee. If the patron returns the "lost" material, the library automatically cancels the bill for replacement and the processing fee.
"Our goal is to get the books back in the library," David Atkins, head of Library Access and Delivery Services, said. "We shouldn't have to penalize students after they return books. We're also glad to eliminate the negative experience of paying fines, for both borrowers and library staff," Atkins said.
Patrons can keep track of their checked-out library items by using the "My Account" feature located on the libraries' catalog Web page, www.lib.utk.edu/catalog. "We are able to send patrons emails or "snail mail" notices to remind them when books are overdue. We hope this can make the process easier and friendlier for everyone," Atkins said.
Still, not all fines are going away. The libraries continues to charge fines for other types of loans and has increased the rates on equipment and recall fines. All faculty, students, and staff remain liable for recall fines. If you have a book that is recalled, the due date is changed to ten days after the date of the recall request. If the recalled item is not returned within that ten-day period, you cannot borrow any items from the library, and will be charged $.50 per day until the recalled item is returned (to a maximum of $20). This rate is an increase from the previous $.25 a day rate.
UT Libraries still charges overdue fines for reserve, media, and equipment loans:
• 2-hour reserve/overnight: $.25 per hour per item; maximum of $20.00 per item.
• 1-day, 3-day/7-day reserve and equipment: $1.00 per day per item; maximum of $20.00 per item.
• 4-hour or 24-hour Equipment Loans: $.25 per hour per item overdue; maximum $20.00 per item.
• 3-day Media (e.g. video, DVD) loans: $.25 per hour per item overdue; maximum of $20.00 per item.
To see if you have any overdue items, visit the UT Libraries catalog at www.lib.utk.edu/catalog and click on "My Account." UT Libraries accepts credit cards, AllStar Plus, checks, and money orders, but no cash, for fee and fines payment.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 02:15 PM in Press Releases
March 24, 2006
UT Libraries host The World is Flat: A Conversation with Loren Crabtree
Chancellor will discuss Thomas Freidman's best-selling book
UT Chancellor Loren Crabtree will be at Hodges Library on Tuesday, April 18 to talk about The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman's bestselling book on globalization. The discussion begins at 12:30 pm and will be held in the Culture Corner of the first floor galleria and is free and open to the public. The event supports the university's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).
Attendees do not need to be familiar with the book, but to help stimulate conversation the UT Libraries has started a blog that features excerpts from The World is Flat. To read the blog and post comments, visit www.lib.utk.edu/news/readyfortheworld.
The discussion will be simutaneously webcast; please click here to view the webcast.
In the book, Friedman equates the term "flat" with connectedness. He explains that with advances in technology and removal of trade and political barriers it is now possible to do almost anything--communicate, educate, conduct business--with billions of other people across the planet almost instantaneously. The flat world offers unprecedented opportunities for individuals around the globe, but also unprecedented challenges.
"[Friedman] wants to tell you how exciting this new world is, but he also wants you to know you're going to be trampled if you don't keep up with it," Tom Nissley said in a review for Amazon.com.
Chancellor Crabtree also will report on the public implementation phase of UT's Quality Enhancement Plan: The International and Intercultural Awareness Initiative that strives to engage UT students in the crucial process of becoming educated to live in the global society Friedman, and others, describe.
"Broadening students' knowledge and experience with cultures other than their own, both domestically and abroad, will better prepare them for success in an ever-changing global society," said Crabtree. "Increasing international and intercultural awareness in our university community is vital not only for our students growth, but also for our faculty and staff to thrive."
The planning and reaccreditation phases of the QEP were completed fall semester when UT received its highly positive ten-year reaccreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 11:53 AM in Events
March 21, 2006
A Gift of Difference in the Academic Library
Loretta Parham of the Atlanta University Center to discuss diversity in libraries
Tuesday, April 11 at 3 pm
Room 605, Hodges Library
Loretta Parham, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Robert W. Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center, will present A Gift of Difference in the Academic Library at Hodges Library in room 605 on Tuesday, April 11 at 3 pm. The event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served.
The modern academic library is a global community. With collections that span a universe of subjects and contexts, these libraries mirror the diversity of the university's students, faculty, and staff. Library services recognize and celebrate cultural differences. Parham will discuss the important components that differences bring to an organization, and how libraries can help to increase cultural awareness.
Loretta Parham leads a corporation that serves four academic institutions in Atlanta--Morehouse College, Spelman College, the Interdenominational Theological Center, and Clark Atlanta University. Distinguished as a "Mover & Shaker" by Library Journal, Parham is a compelling speaker and writer. She earned her MLS degree from the University of Michigan, and has held key positions in library services, higher education, and nonprofit organizations.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 02:49 PM in Events
John C. Hodges Sculpture Installed at Library
University Library is named for former UT Professor
A relief sculpture of English Professor John C. Hodges was recently installed at the Melrose entrance of Hodges Library. Dr. Hodges taught at UT for 41 years and wrote the Harbrace Handbook, the most widely used college textbook ever printed in America. Hodges Library is named in his honor.
Dr. Hodges joined the University of Tennessee faculty in 1921, and he served as head of the Department of English for more than half of his 41 years at the university. Dr. Hodges was one of the world’s leading authorities on English playwright William Congreve, and he also established and directed a statewide program dedicated to improve the teaching of English in Tennessee schools.
Before his retirement in 1962, Dr. Hodges accepted the appointment as coordinator of the Library Development Program. He remained a volunteer after his retirement and was successful in soliciting substantial gifts to enlarge the university's library resources. Dr. Hodges also made numerous anonymous gifts to the University Libraries during his lifetime and bestowed generous monetary gifts and his valuable personal collection of William Congreve materials to the university upon his death in 1967.
The six-story, 350,000-square-foot John C. Hodges Library building was constructed around the smaller, five-story, 100,000-square-foot John C. Hodges Undergraduate Library built in 1969. The present building was completed in 1987 and incorporated the collections of the former Undergraduate Library and the former James D. Hoskins Main Library.
The sculpture was a gift to Dr. Hodges from UT's Office of Development upon his retirement. Mrs. Cornelia Hodges recently gifted the sculpture to the library.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 02:37 PM in Press Releases
March 17, 2006
Chaplin and Agee: The Untold Story featured at April Writers in the Library
Author John Wranovics to speak Monday, April 17 at the University Club
John Wranovics, author of Chaplin and Agee: The Untold Story of the Tramp, the Writer, and the Lost Screenplay, will discuss his book at Writers in the Library on Monday, April 17 at 7 pm. The event will be held at the University Club at the Corner of Kingston Pike and Neyland Drive and is free and open to the public.
Wranovics' work explores the unlikely friendship between author Agee and film legend Chaplin. Agee wrote his first screenplay, The Tramp’s New World, to feature Chaplin's trademark character in a post-apocalyptic New York City. While Chaplin never considered making the film in a serious way, the script was a catalyst for a great friendship between the two.
The event is sponsored by the University of Tennessee Library Friends.
The Writers in the Library series is sponsored by the University of Tennessee Libraries and the Creative Writing Program of the UT English Department. For further information, please contact Jo Anne Deeken, Head of Technical Services, UT Libraries, at 974-6905 or deeken@aztec.lib.utk.edu, or R.B. Morris, Jack Reese Writer in Residence, UT Libraries, at 974-3004 or rbmorris@utk.edu.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 03:48 PM in Writers in the Library
UT Conference Looks at Growing Latino Population
KNOXVILLE -- An ever-growing Latino population is changing the demographic landscape of Tennessee and creating new challenges for professionals, the public sector and communities around the state.
The University of Tennessee is teaming up with several groups in the Knoxville community to provide some guidance through a conference, "The New Latino Immigration to Tennessee: Opportunities and Challenges."
Faculty and students from area colleges and universities, local professionals, civic leaders and community advocates throughout the state will find useful information at the conference, to be held March 31-April 1 at UT Conference Center, 600 Henley St.
UT Libraries is one of the many sponsors of the event, and a special pre-conference session will be held for librarians on Friday morning.
Pre-registration for the conference is required. Registration forms can be downloaded and faxed or completed online at http://www.lib.utk.edu/~refs/imm-conf/index.html.
The conference costs $15 per day or $25 for both days. Extra fees are required for attendees seeking continuing education credit. For a complete schedule and more information, visit the conference Web site.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 12:50 PM in Events
March 13, 2006
Calling All Student Artists: Exhibit Your Works at the Library!
Student artists can participate in Student Art in the Library, a juried exhibition that showcases only student art
Student artists are invited to submit their works to Student Art in the Library, a juried exhibition open to all undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Two Student Art in the Library exhibits are held each year, one during the fall semester and one in the spring. This is the third call for submissions to the competition. Artworks are displayed in the Reference room of Hodges Library.
Students do not need to be art majors to submit, but the works must be two-dimensional. "We've had a wide range of art works displayed, including photography, oil painting, architectural drawings, ink drawings, lithographs and screenprinting," Jennifer Beals, art and architecture librarian and exhibit coordinator, said.
Exhibit jurors examine submissions for quality, and try to choose pieces that work well together while representing a wide range of artistic styles and genres.
Students must be enrolled graduates or undergraduates and need to submit at least one digital image of their work along with the submission form. Submissions need to be received no later than midnight on April 20th, 2006. Submission details are available at the Student Art in the Library website.
The jury will review submissions and artists will be notified of their selections by May 2, 2006.
Email Jennifer Benedetto Beals for more information or call 974-0014.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 02:12 PM in Press Releases
UT Libraries E-Forum: Library Special Collections in a Digital World
Yale University Librarian Alice Prochaska to discuss modern uses of rare books
Join the UT Libraries for the next e-Forum, on Tuesday, March 28 when Alice Prochaska, University Librarian at Yale University, presents Library Special Collections in a Digital World. The lecture will be held at 3:30 pm in room 605 of Hodges Library and is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Rare books, manuscripts and archives were once the hidden treasures of libraries. Today, thanks to digitization and other technological advances, these materials more accessible than ever before. But how can faculty integrate these important materials into classroom teaching and learning? Prochaska will discuss this and other issues related to special collections materials in the modern library.
Alice Prochaska earned a BA and PhD in Modern History at the University of Oxford and began her career as museum curator and archivist. From 1992-2001 she worked as Director of Special Collections at the British Library, where she supervised the library's program to digitize unique and rare materials and improve electronic finding aids. Now leading one of the greatest research libraries in the world, she will share her vision for bringing special collections to light.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 09:51 AM in E-Forum