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July 31, 2006
Attention Scholars: Is Your Research Findable on the Web?
"Off the Page and Onto the Web" is a new series of essays that explore scholarly publishing at UT, written by Linda Behrend, Collection Development Librarian at the University of Tennessee Libararies. The essays deal with the changes in the way scholarship is produced and disseminated, including non-traditional ways using the Internet and World Wide Web.
Behrend's first essay, "Is Your Research 'Findable' on the Web?" discusses whether scholarly publications on the Internet can be discovered and whether there are beneifts to publishing in digital form.
Subsequent essays will include topics such as open access, journal editors at the University of Tennessee, and authoring tools.
Click here to read the essays.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 01:31 PM in Announcements
July 11, 2006
Russian Librarians Visit UT Libraries
Emerging Russian leaders study American libraries
Five librarians from diverse areas of the Russian Federation visited the University of Tennessee Libraries on July 11 and 13, 2006, as part of the Open World Program. The Open World Program is designed to give emerging Russian leaders a firsthand look at American democracy and civil society. The program also aims to promote understanding and create friendships between the two nations.
The visiting librarians included:
Svetlana Alenkova, a federal government official responsible for libraries throughout Russia.
Irina Arkhipova, deputy director of the Chelyabinsk Region Youth Library Resource Center.
Larisa Degteva, head of program development at the Lipetsk Region Children's Library.
Saida Kasuyeva, head of user relations at the Khasavyurt City Central Library.
Irina Kuznetsova, head librarian at Samara State Technical University.
Each U.S visit focuses on a theme that relates to the participants' professional or civic work. More than 10,000 emerging Russian leaders and professionals have participated in the program. The Open World Program is the first and only exchange program in the U.S. legislative branch. Established in 1999, the program is headquartered at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Click here to visit www.openworld.gov for more information.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 02:00 PM in Good News
July 09, 2006
UT Libraries Participate in Leadership Exchange Program
Libraries will host HBCU Librarian
The University of Tennessee Libraries is one of five libraries chosen by the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) to participate in a pilot exchange program in June and July of 2006. Funded by a $20,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation, the exchange program will provide librarians from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) an opportunity to investigate issues of strategic importance to their institutions and gain perspectives on leadership from the host institutions. The exchange also aspires to foster additional collaboration between ASERL and HBCU libraries.
UT Libraries was selected for the exchange due to its expertise in digital libraries, collection management and institutional repositories. The libraries will host Evelyn Council, Associate Director of Collection Development at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.
"I look forward to learning how cutting edge programs, such as the institutional repository and digital press, went from vision to practical implementation," Council said. "I also hope to observe successful examples of enhancing library visibility, developing programs, improving functionality and enhancing collections," she continued.
"The Leadership Exchange is a great opportunity to work closely with colleagues at HBCU libraries, and it is an honor for UT to be selected," Barbara Dewey, Dean of Libraries, said.
Ms. Council will visit UT from July 10 through July 21.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 03:32 PM in Good News
July 06, 2006
UT Libraries Classes for July
Save time and energy by taking one of our helpful library instruction classes!
INTRODUCTION TO THE UT LIBRARIES
A 50-minute workshop and tour that provides a basic overview of the UT Libraries' services.
Tuesday, July 11 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.
Wednesday, July 12 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Location: 211 Hodges Library (InfoLab)
Click here to register.
LIBRARY RESEARCH: THE BASICS
Bring your research questions, papers and projects to get help finding library materials and using the information you find.
Tuesday, July 18 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Thursday, July 26 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: 211 Hodges Library (InfoLab)
Click here to register.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 03:18 PM in Events
July 05, 2006
Find Something FUN to Read at the Library
UT Libraries launches new leisure reading collection
Looking for something FUN to read? Look no further than the UT Libraries. With romantic love stories, popular prizewinners, gripping mysteries and edge-of-your seat thrillers, the libraries new leisure reading collection is the perfect answer to that "what to read?" question.
"Students often ask us where books for fun, recreational reading are located. This collection is a response to that," Teresa Berry, science librarian and leisure reading collection curator, said.
The collection is located on the first floor of Hodges Library in the Jack E. Reese Galleria near the Documents and Microforms room. There are three hundred volumes of recently published and bestselling fiction and nonfiction; authors include Danielle Steele, Scott Turow, Malcom Gladwell, and Anna Quindlen. The collection is leased from MacNaughton Books, which provides many circulation-ready materials for public libraries. New titles will be added to the collection each month as older titles cycle out. Many popular titles are also included in the UT Libraries' permanent collections.
Books from the leisure reading collection are listed in the online catalog. The books are available for 28-day checkout and can be delivered to faculty with Library Express. This is the pilot phase of the project, and continuation depends on funding. For more information, click here to visit the Leisure Reading Collection web site.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 12:11 PM in Good News