Gibb, Mike. Operabase http://operabase.com/en/ What more would opera singers need? This site contains a database with details of over 27,000 opera performances since autumn 2002 by any combination of opera title, composer, date, location; information about specified artists, their schedules, performance details, reviews, bios, discographies, etc.; opera city guides, information about opera houses, festivals, magazines, … Continued
On Wednesday, February 15 there will be a Faculty Centripetals Luncheon on “Dendrochronology and the violin,” presented by Henri Grissino-Mayer of the geography department. It will be held in the Executive Dining Room at the University Center. If interested please RSVP to unistudy@utk.edu or 974-8177, or visit http://web.utk.edu/~unistudy/ for more information.
Country rock musician Steve Earle will display some of his alternate talents — writer, poet, playwright — as the first reader in the spring Writers in the Library series. Earle will entertain us at 7pm on Monday, January 30, 2006, in the Hodges Library auditorium on the University of Tennessee campus. The event is free … Continued
Canary Database, Yale School of Medicine P.O. Box 102283 New Haven, CT 06510-2283 Home URL: http://canarydatabase.org/ The Canary Database contains studies in the biomedical literature that explore the use of wildlife, domestic, and companion animals as “sentinels” for the effects of chemical, biological, and physical hazards in the environment that may be a risk to … Continued
The list of workshops offered at Hodges Library this semester is available at http://www.lib.utk.edu/instruction/workshop/. Save time by taking a workshop to learn how to use collections and services: from an intro to the libraries to access to social science data to using interlibrary loan to evaluating information, a wide variety of workshops are offered. Register … Continued
The US Government website for Bird Flu planning and information is http://www.pandemicflu.gov/. Topics covered: General Information Planning and Response Monitoring Outbreaks Health and Safety Vaccines and Medications Bird & Animal Issues Global Activities Travel Research Activities
Our renovations are complete, and the Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library (A-113 Veterinary Teaching Hospital on the UT Agriculture Campus) is again open for business. All UT students and faculty are invited to visit us for their information needs.
The long awaited direct access to the two AVMA journals, JAVMA and AJVR is available from the catalog or the ejournals list–no more password/user ID to type in to get to the full-text! Thanks to the people who noticed the recent problems with these journals. Please continue to keep me informed of problems with ejournals … Continued
December 20, 2005 — Diamond Pet Food has discovered aflatoxin in a product manufactured at our facility in Gaston, South Carolina. Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring toxic chemical by-product from the growth of the fungus Aspergillus flavus, on corn and other crops. More information avaliable at: ttp://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/diamond12_05.html
Levi Collins, courtesy of Museum of Appalachia. Photographer – Robin Hood. From January 14, 2006 – April 30, 2006 the McClung Museum will have a special exhibit on the banjo titled “The Banjo: From Africa to America and Beyond.” On Saturday, January 14,2006 from 2-5 pm there will be a lecture and performance. Performing will … Continued