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Nicholas Delbanco to Read at UT Libraries

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DELBANCO WILL READ AND PAY TRIBUTE TO WRITER AND FORMER UT PROFESSOR JON MANCHIP WHITE

delbancoDistinguished author Nicholas Delbanco will read at the University of Tennessee’s Writers in the Library on Monday, September 16, 7:00 p.m. in the John C. Hodges Library auditorium.

Delbanco is the author of more than twenty books across several genres. His novels include What Remains, Spring and Fall, and his celebrated Sherbrookes trilogy. He has also written two short story collections and numerous works of nonfiction, including, most recently, The Art of Youth: Crane, Carrington, Gershwin, and the Nature of First Acts, which profiles prodigies who produce their major work at an early age. Delbanco is currently at work assembling a collection of literary correspondence between himself and Jon Manchip White, former Lindsay Young Professor of English at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. White, the author of over 30 books and many plays, poems and film scripts, died earlier this year, at age 89. White and Delbanco’s epistolary collection covers more than three decades and chronicles the men’s friendship and literary careers. In addition to presenting his own work, Delbanco will pay tribute to White by reading from a selection of the correspondence.

Nicholas Delbanco is Robert Frost Distinguished University Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan. He has served as Chair of the fiction panel for the National Book Awards, received a Guggenheim Fellowship and, twice, a National Endowment for the Arts Writing Fellowship.

Delbanco will hold an informal chat with interested students, 3:00–4:00 p.m, Monday, September 16, in 1210 McClung Tower.

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Writers in the Library is sponsored by the University of Tennessee Libraries and the UT Creative Writing Program in association with the John C. Hodges Better English Fund. For further information contact Marilyn Kallet, Director, UT Creative Writing Program (mkallet@utk.edu), or Christopher Hebert, Writer-in-Residence, UT Libraries (chebert3@utk.edu).

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Music Library Reopens in Haslam Music Center

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The George F. DeVine Music Library reopens tomorrow (Wednesday, August 21) in the new Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.

The Music Library’s holdings include books, scores, and audio and visual materials representing nearly every aspect and genre of music. The library is open to all UT students, staff, and faculty as well as to members of the local community and researchers around the world. The Music Library website — lib.utk.edu/music — provides 24/7 access to articles, databases, catalogs, and streaming music and video.

The Natalie L. Haslam Music Center is the new home of the university’s School of Music. In addition to the Music Library, it houses a new recital hall, band room and office suite, computer labs, a recording studio, 40 performance studios/offices and a variety of technology-enhanced practice and rehearsal rooms.

For high quality music collections, information and research assistance, visit the new Music Library in G04 Haslam Music Center. Or chat online with a librarian at lib.utk.edu/music.
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During Fall and Spring Semesters, the library is open:
8 – 10, Monday – Thursday
8 – 5, Friday
(Closed Saturday)
2 – 10, Sunday

Browse Journals on your iPad or Android Tablet

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browzineThe UT community has a new way to read scholarly journals: on a tablet. The UT Libraries now subscribes to BrowZine, an application that lets users browse and read journals in a format that is optimized for their tablet devices. The BrowZine app is available for the iPad and tablets running Android.

To get started, just search for “BrowZine” in the app store on your tablet. Simply register your NetID and password, and you’ll have access to all the UT Libraries’ electronic journals (issues back to 2005) and lots of useful features. BrowZine users can create a personal bookshelf of favorite journals, be alerted when new editions of journals are published, and easily save to Zotero, Dropbox, and other services. Remember to update your password with BrowZine whenever you change your NetID password.

If you have further questions, contact Gayle Baker at the UT Libraries (865-974-3519, gsbaker@utk.edu)).

More Historic Tennessee Newspapers Scanned and Preserved

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Herald&TribuneFor the past two years, the UT Libraries has been scanning historic Tennessee newspapers as part of a nationwide project, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, that aims to preserve this “first draft of history.” The digitized newspapers are available to the public at the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America website. The historic newspapers are fully searchable.

Chronicling America was updated last week and now contains over 6.6 million pages from more than 1,000 titles published between 1836 and 1922 in 30 states. This latest update brings newspapers from new awardees West Virginia, Michigan, and Iowa.

A further 27,400 pages of Tennessee newspapers have been made available, bringing our overall total to just over 126,000 pages. The update includes the following titles:

    Union and American [Greeneville], 1875-1877
    Herald and Tribune [Jonesborough], 1869-1897
    Union Flag [Jonesborough], 1865-1869
    Memphis Daily Appeal, 1877-1885
    Public Ledger [Memphis], 1875-1883
    Sweetwater Forerunner, 1868-1869
    Sweetwater Enterprise, 1869-1872
    Weekly Herald [Cleveland], 1876- 1881
    Winchester Daily Bulletin, 1862-1863
    Winchester Home Journal (and its many title variations), 1857-1882

Click here for a list of all Tennessee newspapers currently available on Chronicling America.

For more information about TNDP and other historical newspaper curios, visit the project’s blog at http://www.lib.utk.edu/tndp/news/.

Libraries’ Redesigned Website Launched August 12

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beta18JulyThe UT Libraries has a new website! Redesigned using the university’s new templates, our new site launched on the morning of Monday, August 12. The new site is sleek and easy to use, and will be up and ready to go for the students as they return for the fall semester. As part of the Libraries’ site, the Library Friends pages have been updated and redesigned as well.

Check it out at lib.utk.edu/friends or use the link to the Library Friends at the bottom of the Libraries’ main page at lib.utk.edu. New information and links will be up when the site is launched on Monday and will be added throughout the fall.

Library Will Host Open House for Graduate Students, Aug. 23

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Graduate students are invited to an Open House at the library.

OPEN HOUSE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
Friday, August 23, 1:00-2:30 pm
John C. Hodges Library
Main Street (2nd floor)

* Learn how the library supports your research and teaching.
* Meet your department’s subject librarian and learn more about resources in your field.
* Learn about citation management tools like Zotero and Endnote.
* Register for interlibrary loan and Library Express delivery.
* Bring your laptop and activate your wireless account.

Join us for refreshments and a potlatch of donated books. We will give away door prizes — including an iPad mini — that will help graduate students with their research and teaching.

Battle of Fort Sanders: Library Marks the Sesquicentennial

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FortSandersThis fall marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Sanders, a major engagement in the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War. The University Libraries will host an event highlighting the pivotal battle that took place less than half a mile from the current John C. Hodges Library.

The University Libraries holds significant collections on the Civil War, including Civil War diaries and letters. Look for information on our collections and the Battle of Fort Sanders in our upcoming Library Development Review.

We hope you will join us to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Fort Sanders on Thursday, November 14, at 5:30 pm in the Hodges Library. The event will include an exhibit featuring many items from the Libraries’ Civil War collections and a lecture by Dr. Tracy McKenzie, faculty member in history at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and distinguished historian on the American Civil War. Mark your calendars and plan to attend. Our Library Friends will receive additional details via invitation later this fall.

Friends: Join Us to Host Graduate Students

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GradsEach year the Libraries host an open house specifically for graduate students. It’s a great opportunity for students to meet the librarian for their subject area, learn about the library services that will support them, and get to know library faculty and staff. Last year the Library Friends hosted a table at the open house and introduced graduate students to the work that the Friends do to support the Libraries. We’re planning to do this again and need your help! Can you help to staff the Library Friends table on Friday, August 23, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm? Please contact Jeff Johnson (jjohnson@mhminc.com) or Erin Horeni-Ogle (ehoreni@utk.edu) today.

Also, would you be willing to underwrite graduate student memberships in the UT Library Friends, at $5 each? With a student membership, graduate students will receive the Libraries’ publications, e-newsletter, and invitations to library events. Last year one of our Library Friends sponsored student memberships, and it was a fantastic opportunity to engage students in conversations about supporting the UT Libraries. Great impact for a relatively low cost! Contact Erin (ehoreni@utk.edu) if you would be willing to sponsor student memberships this year.

Free Movies on Demand, Anywhere on Campus

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cinemaStudents in the dorms — or, for that matter, anywhere on campus — can now stream movies to their laptops, on demand. The free movie channel (movies.utk.edu) is available to anyone, as long as they’re on campus to access the wireless network.

Each month, a selection of twenty feature films is available on demand from any laptop or desktop computer. The movie channel is not available from off-campus, and is presently not available to tablet computers. The Volunteer Channel (UT campus cable 12) makes the movies available to televisions in UT residence halls on a rotating schedule.

Students are invited to visit the Libraries on Facebook to weigh in on new movie selections each month — www.facebook.com/utklibraries.

Upper Floors of Hodges Library Undergoing Renovation

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More renovations are underway at the Hodges Library. Library users will soon encounter an entirely new look as they exit the elevators onto the upper floors. In the meantime, we ask our patrons to excuse the noise and disruption.

The open seating areas in the central corridors of the stacks floors — floors 3 through 6 — are receiving a facelift. The central aisles will soon have more electrical outlets, improved lighting, and new digital signs.

Upgrades also include new security features: cameras, emergency phones, and open sightlines in the central aisles. These improvements are part of the Libraries’ efforts to better support 24-hour access to the stacks. During the fall and spring semesters, all floors of the Hodges Library are open 24 hours, Sunday through Friday, and until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. We are opening and improving spaces in the central corridor of each floor to give students more opportunities to study where they can see and be seen by other students rather than having to find a remote corner for lack of a seat or an electrical outlet.

Visitors to the library this week may need to seek alternate routes as they wander around the upper floors: we’re laying new carpeting in the central aisles. Please bear with us. Better things are coming!


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