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July 30, 2004

The Book & The Scholar Symposium

The Book and The Scholar: A Symposium Celebrating the Year of the University
Press
, will be held September 23-24 at the John C. Hodges Library. For faculty, graduate students, librarians, editors, writers, and other communications professionals, program addresses the value of a university press, expectations of the university for the press, and strategies to nurture the vitality of the press. Co-sponsored by the UT Press and the University Libraries with support from the UT Chancellor's Office.

Program on Tuesday, September 23 features:

* The University Press on the Campus and in the Academic Community
* The University Press and the Academic Career
* Book Publishing Trends in the Digital Age
* Kick-off of TENNESSEE READS, a book club co-sponsored by UT Press and UT Library Friends at the University Club.

Wednesday is a writers' workshop for faculty and graduate students who want to publish with a university press but who are unfamiliar with the process.

For more info call 974-3321 or visit the website at http://www.lib.utk.edu/bookandscholar.

Posted by at July 30, 2004 06:20 PM