February 2007 News
15th Annual Love Your Libraries
5k Run and Fun Walk February 24
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.
For more information visit: http://www.lib.utk.edu/news/archives/announcements/001597.html
UT Libraries Celebrates Black History Month
Join the UT Libraries in celebrating Black History Month 2007. In honor of this month, the libraries' diversity committee is sponsoring a film series. Showings will be held on February 13, 19 and 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Hodges Library.
Visit the libraries page Celebrating Black History Month 2007 for additional resources and information.
Writers in the Library
Marilyn Kallet - February 12, 7 p.m.
Lindsay Young Auditorium - Hodges Library
Kallet will read from Last Love Poems of Paul Eluard and selections from her own work.
Marilyn Kallet will read poems of surrealist French poet Paul Eluard and selections from her own work on Monday, February 12 at 7 p.m. A reception, featuring chocolate, will be held immediately after the reading. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information visit: http://www.lib.utk.edu/writersinthelibrary.
Film Movement Series
Day Break - Feb 6, 7:30 p.m.
Lindsay Young Auditorium - Hodges Library
In Iran, capital punishment is carried out according to Islamic law, which gives the family of the victim ownership of the offender's life. Day Break, based on a compilation of true stories and shot inside Tehran s century-old prison, revolves around the imminent execution of Mansour, a man found guilty of murder.
Familia - Feb 20, 7:30 p.m.
Lindsay Young Auditorium - Hodges Library
Michele, a divorced aerobics instructor with a gambling addiction, loses her job and seeks refuge with a childhood friend, Janine, who lives in a seemingly comfortable middle-class suburban neighborhood.
For more information, visit http://www.lib.utk.edu/mediacenter/film
Appalachian Celebration
Hodges Library features two exhibits on the Cherokee this semester, the Culture Corner and outside the Lindsay Young Auditorium. In addition to the two poster displays, there are books on the history, customs, government, language and literature of the Cherokee, as well as a selection of children's books.
For further resources, visit http://www.lib.utk.edu/diversity/culturecorner
Pendergrass AgVetMed
Virtual Display Case exhibit, The Horse: A Mirror of a Man
EndNote Web Available
Organize, store, and share your references with EndNote Web for free. The program works seamlessly with ISI Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) and EndNote. http://www.endnoteweb.com
UT Libraries offers lots of support for using EndNote at http://www.lib.utk.edu/refs/endnote/ or email citenote@utk.edu.
Workshops & Instruction
Register for workshops at http://www.lib.utk.edu/instruction/workshop
New and trial databases, electronic journals and other electronic resources
Links to new databases can be found at the UT Libraries Electronic Resources News, http://www.lib.utk.edu/news/eres
Libraries Hours
http://www.lib.utk.edu/hours
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