Not long ago, Joseph Winberry, a program manager in charge of the elder abuse program at the Office on Aging, participated in a literature search workshop at UT’s Hodges Library. The UT Libraries offers these free workshops to help nonprofit organizations gain short-term access to academic research. Winberry believes public, open access to peer-reviewed literature … Continued
The UT Libraries and the East Tennessee Historical Society invite middle and high school students to a free half-day research workshop in anticipation of the National History Day Contest. The workshop will teach students how to locate primary and secondary library resources on their chosen topics. This preparatory session will take place Saturday, October 13, … Continued
UT Librarians and Writing Center staff will help students with research, organization, and writing at the first Writing Blitz of the semester on Monday, October 1. Students can work to complete a quality paper with expert advice, designated workstations, coffee, and sweet treats to help them write through the night. The Blitz is from 5 … Continued
Working on a literature review for your research paper, thesis, or dissertation? Need help identifying authoritative sources on your research topic? Keeping abreast of the latest scholarship in your discipline? Organizing your research and creating a bibliography? Take advantage of our Literature Review Drop-in Sessions at Hodges Library: September 24 and November 5 5 – … Continued
Want to get control of your citations? Save time and get organized with EndNote, the citation management tool that helps you organize, format, and insert references into your research paper. Register for the University Libraries’ hands-on workshop: Introduction to EndNote Wed., Sept. 19, 2018 3:30-5 p.m. 127 Hodges Library or Thurs., Sept. 20, 2018 3:30-5 … Continued
The University of Tennessee Libraries is partnering with the Alliance for Better Nonprofits (ABN) to offer a free research workshop for nonprofit organizations.
Workshop: 10:00-noon, Tuesday, July 31, 220E Hodges Library Bring your own laptop or tablet, or use one provided by OIT. Please register for the workshop here.
Faculty are invited to a training session for the Libraries’ new 3D anatomy table on Thursday, June 14, 1:30-3:00 p.m., in 213 Hodges Library. Please register to attend by June 11. You may also register to receive a recording of the session.
“Open Access Publishing & Avoiding Predatory Journal Publishers” (A Zoom webinar with Rachel Caldwell, UT’s Scholarly Communication and Publishing Librarian) April 12th, 2:30-3:30 p.m. EDT Register: https://goo.gl/forms/HDo4K56tX7HlHlQi2 Whether you’re looking for journals in your field, receive a solicitation to submit work from a publisher, or are wondering which Open Access journals are trustworthy, this workshop … Continued
Open textbooks are openly licensed textbooks that can be read online for free. At UT, two high-enrollment courses assign open textbooks: Geography 101 and Physics 221/222. These instructors don’t see a significant difference among the many textbooks available at this course-level. They consider the open textbooks to be comparable — and, in some ways — … Continued