Category Archive for Announcements
March 10, 2008
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Posted by admin at 09:49 AM in Announcements
February 25, 2008
Student Art in the Library - Call for submissions
UT Libraries seeks submissions to the Fall Student Art in the Library exhibition. Entrants must be registered graduate or undergraduate students. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, April 8.
Selected artwork will be installed in May and remain on view through November 2008 in first floor reference room, Hodges Library. For more info, contact Jennifer Beals at 974-0014 or jbeals@utk.edu.
Student Art in the Library: http://www.lib.utk.edu/refs/artinlibrary/
Posted by admin at 01:55 PM in Announcements, Exhibits
January 04, 2008
Map Services Reopen in Hodges Library
A newly configured Map Services area opens in the John C. Hodges Library on Wednesday, January 9. The ground floor space, which was used as a computer lab prior to the expansion of the Commons on the 2nd floor of Hodges, now houses a diverse collection of books, atlases, globes, digital resources, geographic software, and over 300,000 sheet maps.
We invite you to visit the Hodges Map Services area and take advantage of the varied resources that support research, teaching, and the every day need for map and geographic information. Services and resources are available onsite to the general public as well as to UT students and staff. Materials are available for checkout to UT students and staff and UT-affiliated borrowers.
Map collections and services were previously located in the basement of the James D. Hoskins Library. The core collection of topographic and geologic maps received through the federal depository program were maintained by the university geography department from the 1940s until the University Libraries assumed the collection in 1989. In addition to sheet maps and other materials, today's Map Services features computers, Geographic Information System (GIS) software, GPS equipment, and expert staff who are available to help users access digital geospatial data.
Visit our Map Services website (www.lib.utk.edu/cic) for more information.
Posted by Martha Rudolph at 02:13 PM in Announcements, Library Facility Updates
Work at the Libraries - Student Library Assistant jobs available
The library is now accepting applications for several student library assistant job openings. Positions are available in The Commons, Map Library, Periodicals and Documents, Library Express and Library Administration. For more information or to apply for these positions go to the Student Vacancies page.
Posted by Dan Greene at 01:13 PM in Announcements
December 05, 2007
Commuters: Park overnight and ride the T to Hodges Library
Commuters: Park overnight and ride the T to Hodges Library during finals.
Thanks to UT Parking Services, 24-hour parking will be available to commuters during finals week. December 5 through 13, students with valid commuter parking permits may park at the Lake Avenue Garage, Levels 1 and 2, and ride the T-Link bus to and from Hodges Library. (All other commuter lots close at 3 a.m.)
Posted by Martha Rudolph at 01:56 PM in Announcements
December 04, 2007
Map Library Is On The Move
The move is on! Relocation of the Map Library began today.
Tons of maps and map cabinets are being moved from the basement of Hoskins Library to the new location on the ground floor of Hodges Library.
The Map Library will reopen in January. In the meantime, please direct your geographic questions to any of our reference desks. Materials charged out from the Map Library may be returned to the circulation desk at Hodges Library.
Thanks for your patience. We are excited to have these geographic materials and the expertise of our Map Library staff closer to the heart of campus.
Posted by Martha Rudolph at 03:32 PM in Announcements, Library Facility Updates
November 30, 2007
Libraries Offer Extended Hours During Exams
The UT Libraries are offering extended hours and lots of quiet study spaces to help students get through final exams.
Hodges Library will be open 24 hours from Dec. 5 through midnight Dec. 13. The Music Library will remain open until 11 p.m. Dec. 4 through Dec. 6 and Dec. 10 through Dec. 12. The Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine Library will be open until midnight Dec. 5 through Dec. 7 and Dec. 9 through Dec. 12.
Complete information about hours is available at www.lib.utk.edu/hours.
After midnight, certain areas in Hodges Library are reserved for quiet study, including the entire first and third floors, the Media Center and Studio (Room 245), and the Mary E. Greer Room (Room 258, just inside the Melrose Avenue entrance). Group study spaces are available in the Commons and on the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors.
The Pendergrass AgVetMed Library will offer a "doodle table" for those who need a creative break from their study sessions.
We ask for your help in making the library a more pleasant study environment. Turn off cell phones, dispose of trash properly, and don't leave your personal belongings unprotected.
Be sure to tell us what you think of the extended hours! There will be a suggestion box available to collect comments at the Melrose Avenue circulation desk in Hodges Library.
We encourage students to use the "T" for safe travel to and from late-night study sessions. For information about the T, visit www.ridethet.com.
Posted by Martha Rudolph at 03:44 PM in Announcements
November 26, 2007
Pendergrass radio spots hit WUTK
Pendergrass Library is happy to support UT's Independent radio station 90.3 The Rock.
Visit Pendergrass 2.0 to hear our new radio spots featured on WUTK
Posted by Dan Greene at 09:21 AM in Announcements
October 26, 2007
Calling All Student Artists: Show off your talent at the Libraries
UT Libraries seeks submissions to the Spring Student Art in the Library exhibition. Entrants must be registered graduate or undergraduate students. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, Nov 7. Selected artwork will be installed in December and remain on view through May 2008 in first floor reference room, Hodges Library.
For more info, contact Jennifer Beals at 974-0014 or jbeals@utk.edu or visit http://www.lib.utk.edu/refs/artinlibrary
Posted by at 04:36 PM in Announcements
September 24, 2007
Book Sale at Hodges Library on Friday
A book sale will take place in Hodges Library on Friday, October 26 from 9-3 in the Mary E. Greer room, on the second floor near the Melrose entrance. Paperbacks are $1, hardbacks and media are $2. More valuable books will be specially priced. All proceeds go to support the library.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 10:50 AM in Announcements
September 08, 2007
Fall Break - The Commons and Starbucks closures
The Commons North will be closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (Oct.10-12) for carpet cleaning and installation of additional computers It will reopen Friday at 5 p.m.
The Commons South will close at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 for carpet cleaning and reopen Saturday Oct. 13, at 8 a.m.
Starbucks will be closed from midnight Tuesday Oct. 9 until Sunday Oct 14. The neighboring study rooms and vending machines will also be unavailable. The Bookstore will remain open.
Posted by at 10:29 AM in Announcements, Commons
August 02, 2007
Beat the Rush: Course Reserves Services for Faculty and Instructors
Digital Production Services at Hodges Library is currently accepting course reserve reading lists for the fall 2007 semester.
If you want your Hodges Library reserve collections (print or electronic) ready by the first day of classes, please submit your request by August 14, 2007.
If your material is not needed by the first day of class, please help us distribute the work flow more evenly by bringing those requests to us at a later time.
We process reserve requests on a first-come, first-serve basis, and fall semester brings our heaviest volume. Requests submitted after August 14 may fall into our backlog queue. When in backlog, requests may take at least 7 days to process and prepare for your class. The backlog period often lasts until the middle of September. Once the backlog passes, we are able to process most requests in 24 hours.
We have approximately the last three years of your reserve requests. This way, we can recycle your old reserve lists into new.
Please bring new requests to Room 170, Hodges Library or email the reserve services staff (hodgesreserve@utk.edu). MS Word or other attachments are welcomed. You can also email or drop off our interactive request form, available at http://www.lib.utk.edu/reserve/faculty/reqform.pdf.
For more information about Hodges Library Reserve services, like submissions, instructions, FAQs, etc, please refer to our Course Reserves Web site at http://www.lib.utk.edu/reserve. You can call Digital Production Services at 974-4121 Monday-Friday, 8 am-6 pm.
If Pendergrass Agriculture-Veterinary Medicine, DeVine Music, Map, or Social Work-Nashville branch libraries provide your primary reserve services, you may contact those libraries directly.
We look forward to working with you!
Posted by Laura Purcell at 12:20 PM in Announcements
May 04, 2007
Letterboxing comes to the UT Libraries
"Ascend the great staircase. Look up at the stars. See Shakespeare, Newton, Dante, and many others in gothic arched glory," reads part of a clue guiding visitors through UT's Hoskins Library building. This isn't just any scavenger hunt, but rather an example of a complicated, eccentric and highly-addictive pursuit called letterboxing.
Letterboxing is a kind of treasure-hunting, half-sport, half-hobby, that involves using maps, clues and compasses to look for hidden containers. Once the letterbox container is found, the letterboxer inks a unique stamp found in the box and presses it into his notebook. Then he inks his personal stamp (most letterboxers carve their own unique stamps) and leaves his mark in a small book that is kept in the box. The letterboxer then reseals the box, returns it to its hiding place, and is off to seek the next letterbox.
Letterboxing can be traced back to 1854 in England, when a Victorian gentleman placed his calling card in a bottle and stuck it into a bank at Cranmere Pool in a remote part of Dartmoor National Park in Devon. Other walkers who found the bottle left their cards or a postcard that the next walker could send back to its owner. As late as the 1970s, there were only a few dozen letterboxes on Dartmoor, but by then rubber stamps had replaced calling cards and postcards. Since then, the number of boxes has exploded. There are now thousands of letterboxes hidden on Dartmoor and the hobby has spread internationally. There are more than twenty letterbox sites in Knoxville, and many more throughout the region.
Visit www.letterboxing.org to learn more about letterboxing and to find clues to letterbox sites. Visit Hoskins Library Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. to find their letterbox site.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 01:53 PM in Announcements
May 01, 2007
Construction plans for Commons shuffles services
The Commons will undergo major renovations this summer, and its many services will relocate until the project is finished. (Check out our podcast.)
"While the construction will cause services to move for the short term, I think the long term results will be more beneficial to everyone who uses the Commons," Barbara Dewey, Dean of Libraries, said.
At midnight on May 8, the Commons, rooms 220 and 235 in Hodges Library, will close. The Summer Commons will reopen on May 14 at 7:30 a.m. in the Media Center of Hodges.
The Summer Commons will have computer workstations and printers, photocopiers, and laptop and equipment checkout. The DART machine will also be located in the Summer Commons.
Computers will also be available in the Reference and Documents, Microforms and Periodicals room on the first floor of Hodges Library.
Before the Summer Commons opens, May 9-13, loaner laptops will be available for checkout at the Melrose circulation desk.
The Summer Commons will be open from 7:30a.m. through midnight Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-midnight on Saturday and noon to midnight on Sunday. For more information about hours, please visit www.lib.utk.edu/hours.
The practice presentation room will be relocated to room 251, just outside the Media Center.
Reference services will be located in the Reference Room on the first floor of Hodges. The Stat Lab will also provide office hours in the Reference Room. The Writing Center will only offer hours in room 212 of HSS during the summer, but will resume Commons hours in the fall semester.
OIT Help Desk services, including password resets, and student computer repair, will move to rooms 103 and 104 in Aconda Court during the construction. Call 974-9900. Their summer hours will be 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
For more information about the Commons, please visit commons.utk.edu.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 11:03 AM in Announcements, Commons, Library Facility Updates
April 30, 2007
Graduating? Be sure to clear those fines!
You must return all library materials and clear any fines before you are allowed to graduate. Be sure to check your library account at www.lib.utk.edu/catalog to see if you have any outstanding fines or books you forgot to return. Click on "My Account" from the catalog page and use your NetID to access your library account.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 02:02 PM in Announcements
April 16, 2007
Celebrate the libraries during National Library Week
National Library Week is April 15-21, 2007. This is a time to celebrate the many contributions our nation's libraries, librarians, and library staff and to promote library use and support.
Unlike bookstores and cyber cafés, libraries offer free access to technologies including wireless Internet access, laptops for in-library use, 24/7 online reference help, e-books, blogs, Wikis and downloadable MP3s.
Libraries don't just provide the hardware, but also offer the expertise of librarians in helping teach people how to use the Internet and find the information they need quickly. While Web search engines can give you thousands of responses to a question, your librarian can help you find the one answer you need.
Although libraries are on the forefront in delivering new technologies, they are still providing the nuts-and-bolts services that people need. From providing the tools to conduct a job search, write a résumé to learning new work skills, libraries are empowering their users with the tools needed to better their lives.
"Reading and checking out books are still the primary reason why people visit the library, but in many communities libraries take on different roles," said American Library Association President Leslie Burger. "Libraries are continuously reinventing themselves in an effort to provide a multitude of programs and services for their users. In many communities the local library serves as a cultural center, technology training center, cyber café, or community center."
Library use is up nationwide among all types of library users. Almost 1.8 billion visitors checked out more than 2 billion items last year from one-room rural outpost libraries to new modern facilities.
Visit the American Library Association to learn more about National Library Week.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 04:26 PM in Announcements
Libraries Offers Extended Hours During Exams
Final exams are closer than you think, and the UT Libraries are making it easier to get your work done during the last crunch of the semester by offering extended hours.
Hodges Library will be open 24-hours beginning April 30 through midnight May 8. The Music Library will be open until 11 p.m. April 30-May 3 and the Ag-Vet Med Library will be open until midnight April 30-May 7.
More information about hours is available at www.lib.utk.edu/hours.
After midnight, Hodges Library will reserve the Studio and Media Center as well as the first and third floors for quiet study. Group study spaces are available in the Commons and on the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors.
The Pendergrass AgVetMed Library will offer a "doodle table" for those who need a creative break from their study sessions.
The libraries will also coordinate with the T: Late Nite & Link transportation services so students can get to and from the libraries safely for their nighttime study sessions. For more information about the T, visit www.ridethet.com.
The University Libraries first offered extended hours during finals in spring 2006, and offered 24-hours during finals in Hodges in fall 2006. The libraries saw a 30% increase in traffic compared to library usage in spring 2006 and fall 2005 exam periods. In fall 2006, there was a 40% increase of library use from 12 midnight-7:30 a.m. during the extended hours.
Please be sure to tell us what you think of the extended hours! There will be a suggestion box available at the Melrose Avenue circulation desk to collect comments.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 04:16 PM in Announcements, Good News
March 30, 2007
Need a book? Don't wait! Use the new Hold for Pickup feature
The UT Libraries' Hold for Pickup service brings the books you need to a library service desk near you
Don't have time to get to the stacks? The UT Libraries' new Hold for Pickup service makes getting the books you need a little easier.
When you find the book you need in the libraries' catalog, click the link labeled Request. Students, faculty, staff, and library subscriber card holders can have the books they need pulled and waiting for them at the service desks at Hodges Library, Pendergrass AgVetMed, Map, Music, and Preston Medical Library. It will take two business days to process most requests.
Library Express customers (faculty, graduate students, and staff) can have books delivered to their departmental offices (not personal) or use Hold for Pickup at the branch library of their choice. Library subscriber card holders can also have storage items as Hold for Pickup.
For more information about borrowing library materials please visit www.lib.utk.edu/circ/circ/borrowing.html.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 03:05 PM in Announcements
March 04, 2007
Documents to the People: 100 years of keeping you in the know
UT celebrates more than a century of providing government information
From the Declaration of Independence to your great-great grandfather's military records, from the Civil Rights Act to Smokey Bear's conservation efforts, the United States government produces a tremendous amount of information that influences our daily lives.
And the UT Libraries has played a major role in making that information available to Tennesseans for more than a century.
In 2007, the University of Tennessee Libraries celebrates some important milestones in its history of providing access to federal and state government information: 110 years as a designated depository library (1897), 100 years as a land-grant depository library (1907), and 90 years as a Tennessee state depository library (1917).
UT Libraries is one of 1,200 Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) libraries in the nation and one of six depositories for state of Tennessee government publications. As a depository, the libraries are a vital link to bringing government information to students, faculty and surrounding communities. Anyone can visit the UT Libraries and use the federal and state depository collections, which are filled with information on careers, business opportunities, consumer information, health and nutrition, legal information, demographics, and many other subjects.
Government publications form a critical component of the University of Tennessee Libraries' collections. They are rich in primary source materials that provide a window into the history, culture and daily life of the United States for researchers. Because users expect and prefer electronic formats, the libraries
now offer government publications in digital format.
Free access to government publications is important to the libraries and a central part of its service philosophy. The UT Libraries will continue to serve as a government information access center and help guide users to information in the digital environment.
To celebrate these important anniversaries, the libraries will highlight different government documents, publications and collections throughout the year. Visit www.lib.utk.edu/refs/govdocs100 for more information.
For assistance with government documents, just AskUsNow! or consult the UT Libraries' Government Documents and Microforms department, the Pendergrass Agricultural and Veterinary Medicine Library or the Map Library.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 01:29 PM in Announcements
March 03, 2007
Quilts! Exhibit and Film Series
Quilts are more than just bed coverings--they tell stories, document the past, and express a range of emotions, from love to sorrow.
In honor of Women's History Month, the UT Libraries presents an exhibit and film series focused on quilts and the women who made them.
Exhibit
March 1-April 2: Merikay Waldvogel's quilts will be on display in Hodges Library outside the Lindsay Young Auditorium. These quilts come from Waldvogel's personal collection. A nationally recognized quilt historian, Waldvogel will speak on March 7 from 7-9 p.m. at the McClung Museum Auditorium.
Films
Tuesday, March 6: Hearts and Hands: The Influence of Women & Quilts on American Society. Showings will be at 12:30 and 1:35 p.m. Room 251, Hodges Library.
Tuesday, March 20: The Quiltmakers of Gee's Bend, 11 a.m. and 12:40 p.m. and The Quilts of Gee's Bend, 12:05 p.m. Room 251, Hodges Library.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 03:27 PM in Announcements, Exhibits, Film Series
February 27, 2007
It's not too late: register for the Free Range Video Contest
The Studio is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our Third Annual Free Range Video Contest.
Registration is open until March 9th. We will be working with the Make Orange Green campaign this year and the screening will be a part of the campus Earth Day festivities. Videos can be made in any style but must no longer than 2 minutes.
You can submit up to two entries. Submissions are due by 11 p.m. on Monday, March 19. Visit the Studio for more information.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 12:28 PM in Announcements
February 22, 2007
UT Libraries hosts Ugandan librarian Maria Musoke
The UT Libraries are pleased to host Dr. Maria G.N. Musoke, University Librarian at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, in Knoxville from Saturday, February 24-Thursday, March 1, 2007.
Makerere University and the University of Tennessee signed a partnership agreement in April 2002. The collaboration is funded in part through the Carnegie Corporation's Strengthening Selected African Universities Program.
Makerere University is one of the oldest universities in sub-Saharan Africa, with a record of academic excellence, research collaboration, and an excellent Africana collection. Cooperative initiatives are planned between Makerere and UT that will support and strengthen the educational and research capacity of both universities. Digitization of unique resources and electronic document delivery form the basis of those projects.
Dr. Musoke is the third librarian from Makerere to visit the UT Libraries. Miriam Kakai, Robert Kakembo and James Mugasha made earlier visits to Knoxville. UT librarians David Atkins, Barbara Dewey, and Anthony Smith have all made visits to Kampala.
Visit www.lib.utk.edu/africa/ for more information about the University of Tennessee and Makerere University exchange program.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 04:00 PM in Announcements
February 15, 2007
15th Annual Love Your Libraries 5k Run and Fun Walk February 24
Registration begins at 7:30 at Circle Park Drive
The Graduate Student Senate shows its love for the UT Libraries by sponsoring the 15th annual Love Your Libraries 5K Run and Fun Walk on Saturday, February 24. On-site registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the race begins at 8:30 a.m.
Proceeds from the race are used to purchase library materials crucial to graduate-level study and research. UT Athletics has already shown its support for the libraries by helping to sponsor the race and pledging $5,000.
UT alumna Cindy Wyrick helped organize the first race in 1992 and is thrilled to see the fun run celebrate its 15th anniversary.
"Fifteen years ago, when the GSS (then Graduate Student Association) started the fun run, we were looking for a project to undertake that would benefit the entire campus," Wyrick said. "A fun run to benefit the UT Libraries was an easy choice because no other entity on campus provides as much support and assistance to all of the University's students as the libraries."
"It is very rewarding to see the GSS continue to make this fundraising effort on behalf of the UT Libraries more successful each year," Wyrick continued.
The race begins and ends at Circle Park Drive and takes runners through the heart of the UT campus. Click here for a .pdf map of the race route.
Registration costs $12 before February 14 and $15 on race day. Click here to download the 2007 entry form.
Race shirts are guaranteed to all pre-registered runners. Shirts will be given out on a first-come, first served basis on race day.
The awards ceremony immediately follows the race. Awards are given to the top three male and female overall runners, 1st Masters (40+) and 1st Grandmasters (50+). Awards must be picked up on race day morning--they will not be mailed.
For more information, please contact Graduate Student Senate Vice President Amy Colvin at gss2@utk.edu or call 974-2377.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 02:29 PM in Announcements
January 16, 2007
UT Libraries' history recorded in latest Library Development Review
The 2005-2006 Library Development Review is now available. This year's issue chronicles the history of the libraries and helps celebrate some amazing milestones--the 20th anniversary of the remodeled John C. Hodges Library, the 75th anniversary of the James D. Hoskins Library opening--as well as many other anniversaries. From a few hundred volumes available to the students of Blount College in 1794, to putting the first bar codes on books in 1983, to opening the Commons in 2005, the issue tells the University of Tennessee Libraries' storied past. View or download a .pdf version, or contact Laura Starratt, UT Libraries Development Assistant, (974-0037; lstarratt@utk.edu) if you would like a print copy.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 12:20 PM in Announcements
January 10, 2007
UT Libraries CLOSED in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The University of Tennessee Libraries will be closed Monday, January 15 in honor of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. Hodges Library will close at 10 p.m. on Sunday, January 14 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 16 at 7:30 a.m.
Branch libraries will also be closed in observance of the holiday--please contact them regarding opening times on January 16.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 11:08 AM in Announcements
December 07, 2006
Love Your Library--Keep it Clean!
The entire Hodges Library building is open 24-hours during finals to provide students with extra study space during the exam period.
Please respect your library by helping us to keep it clean! No one wants to use a sticky keyboard or sit at a crumb-laden table. We also don't want to attract cockroaches, mice, and other critters to the building.
Extra trash receptacles are available throughout the library. If you have notes, a first draft, old tissues, food wrappers or an empty drink container to toss, please put them into a nearby waste can. You can also help us by reporting spills--please call 974-4351 so we can clean them promptly.
The university libraries wishes all students the best of luck during exams!
Posted by Laura Purcell at 08:11 AM in Announcements
November 20, 2006
Need Study Space at Finals Time? Try Hodges Library!
The University Libraries offer study space, extended hours during finals
Students who need a quiet nook for cramming or a room for a group study session need look no further than Hodges Library.
Hodges Library has become the go-to place for many students seeking a place to work on projects or cram for exams. Because the demand for study space in the library has become so great, Hodges Library will be open 24 hours during finals beginning Wednesday, December 6 and ending Thursday, December 14.
"The use of Hodges Library during finals time has increased dramatically the last few years," Barbara Dewey, Dean of Libraries, said. "During Spring 2006 finals we kept the first and second floors of Hodges open 24 hours, but students need more room and we want to do our best to accommodate them," said Dewey.
The extended hours in Hodges Library during finals time is an experiment, and the library will be keeping usage statistics to measure its success. During the extended hours special library services, such as reference assistance, will not be available.
Group study areas in Hodges are available on a first come, first serve basis. Rooms for group study are 135B, 210, 220 A-C, 255 A-C, 441 and 641. There are also tables available for group work in The Commons. The tables on stack floors 4-6 are reserved for group work as designated.
Quiet study areas in Hodges are reserved for independent work, and students are asked to refrain from group conversation and silence cell phones and pagers. Rooms for quiet study are 338, 440, 442, 541 and the first floor and room 258 after midnight. Tables on stack floors 4-6 are reserved for quiet study as designated.
Study carrels, located on the stack floors, are also available for quiet study. While many carrels are reserved for graduate student use, undergraduate students can also have carrels reserved for them on a space-available basis. Students can apply for carrel space at the Hodges Library Main Circulation Desk near the Melrose entrance on the second floor.
Visit http://www.lib.utk.edu/outreach/study/ for more information about quiet and group study areas in Hodges Library.
For more information about study areas and library hours, call 974-4351.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 01:23 PM in Announcements
September 29, 2006
Calling All Student Artists: Show off your talent at the UT Libraries
The University of Tennessee Libraries invites all student artists to submit their work to the Student Art in the Library juried exhibition.
The exhibit is open to all undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Only 2-dimensional works, such as drawing, graphic design, printmaking, photography, ceramics or painting, are featured. Artists are encouraged to submit older pieces or to create something specifically for the library. Each artist can submit up to three pieces for the exhibit.
For submission details, please click here to visit the Student Art in the Library web page.
The deadline for submissions is November 7, 2006. The jury will then begin the selection process. The new exhibit will be installed in December and will remain on view through Spring Semester 2007.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 12:14 PM in Announcements
September 05, 2006
Library of Congress online survey
The Library of Congress wants to gain a better understanding of who its patrons are, what services they use, and the quality and value of those services.
If you are a user of the Library of Congress, either on site or via the Web, please take a few minutes to give them your feedback using their online survey:
http://osincsurvey.com/run/osl03loc
This user survey is being conducted by Outsell, Inc. on behalf of the Library of Congress. All responses will be kept confidential. Only grouped data will be reported; your responses will not be singled out in the analysis.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 09:51 AM in Announcements
August 28, 2006
UT Libraries Associate Dean to Retire
Aubrey Mitchell will retire after 42 years of service on August 31
Aubrey Mitchell first came to work at the University of Tennessee Libraries as a student assistant in 1958. He earned $.75 an hour. On Thursday, August 31, 2006 Mitchell will retire from the libraries from his position as Associate Dean. He has been a faculty member of the UT Libraries for 42 years.
Mitchell was appointed Head of the Agriculture Library in 1964. He served in that role until 1981, when he was appointed Associate Director of Collection Development. He became Associate Dean of Public Services in 1985 and moved into the position of Associate Dean for Access Services in 1992. In 1997, Mitchell was appointed Associate Dean of Libraries. He served as Interim Dean of Libraries from 1999-2000.
"Aubrey Mitchell has made a tremendous contribution to the university through his leadership in the libraries," Joe Johnson, University of Tennessee President Emeritus, said. "He always placed first the well being of the campus through library services. I admire his dedication-he is a first-class human being," Johnson said.
When he started his career the UT Libraries had closed stacks; each time a student wanted a book, they had to submit a request and have the book retrieved for them. Throughout his career, Mitchell has been dedicated to increasing information access for not just the University of Tennessee, but for all Tennesseans. Mitchell has been an active participant in TENN-SHARE, a coalition of more than 450 Tennessee libraries dedicated to sharing resources throughout the state. Through this group, Mitchell was integral to the creation of the Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL), which provides free online access to electronic databases for all libraries serving the citizens of the state of Tennessee. The databases index more than 1,000 magazines, journals, newspapers and reference works. More recently, Mitchell helped create Volunteer Voices, a TEL project dedicated to providing access to Tennessee's rich culture and history through digitized primary sources.
In 2004, Mitchell was awarded the Tennessee Resource Sharing Award from the Tennessee Library Association for this outstanding work in promoting resource sharing in Tennessee libraries.
"Speaking for libraries across Tennessee, we are thankful for an advocate such as Aubrey Mitchell," Jeanne Sugg, Tennessee State Librarian and Archivist, said. "His dedication to the expansion of TEL through his leadership in TENN-SHARE has brought libraries of every type together in a successful, first-ever collaboration. It is because of his respected participation in such professional organizations in Tennessee that such a strong and cohesive alliance has come to be. Aubrey is a gentle giant who has raised the bar for all of us," Sugg said.
"Aubrey Mitchell is an outstanding individual, librarian, and public servant of the state of Tennessee," Barbara Dewey, Dean of Libraries at the University of Tennessee, said. "He has tirelessly moved these projects forward without bringing any attention to himself. He has been a key player in lobbying state officials such as the Secretary of State and the Commissioner of Education as well as state legislators to the benefits of state resource sharing and the TEL projects in particular."
"What I will miss most about Aubrey Mitchell is his optimism," Dewey continued. "Whenever a problem arises, or there's some issue with the budget, Aubrey always insists that everything will be all right, and that things will work out in the end. I will certainly miss his calm reassurance and warm smile," Dewey said.
Mitchell looks forward to spending more time at his home in Seymour with his wife, Marla, two children and five grandchildren. In retirement, he will continue to serve as a member of the University of Tennessee Library Friends.
Aubrey Mitchell's retirement party will be held Monday, August 28, 2006, from 4:00-6:00 pm at the University Club.
Posted by Laura Purcell at 08:50 AM in Announcements
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