Attention Scholars: Is Your Research Findable on the Web?

“Off the Page and Onto the Web” is a new series of essays that explore scholarly publishing at UT, written by Linda Behrend, Collection Development Librarian at the University of Tennessee Libararies. The essays deal with the changes in the way scholarship is produced and disseminated, including non-traditional ways using the Internet and World Wide … Continued

Journal Prices 2006

Journals assigned to agriculture and veterinary medicine with 2006 prices are on the journals website . The journals lists are on spreadsheets and are listed either by code or by title. The fund code for agriculture is AGRI. The code for veterinary medicine is VMDO. Please direct questions or suggestions aboutthe journals collection to Ann … Continued

Publishing option: PLoS Public Library of Science

Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world’s scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource. All PLoS activities are guided by core principles. There are a number of ways to stay connected to news and journals of the PLoS. ANYONE AT UT GETS … Continued

FJH Piano Teacher Workshop

David Karp Workshop In this informative workshop, Dr. David Karp will present the newest Piano Adventures® publications — My First Piano Adventure™ series and Gold Star Performance by Nancy and Randall Faber. Come and experience this engaging exploration into these two new series and acquire original and creative teaching tips and ideas for your studio! … Continued

Hot Summer Nights at the Blount County Public Library

508 N. Cusick Street Maryville, TN 37804 (865) 982-0981 Fax (865) 977-1142 This summer the Blount County Public Library will host a concert series entitled “Hot Summer Nights.” From the last week in July through the end of August there will be a concert each Thusday evening at 7:00pm. The concert schedule is as follows: … Continued

Russian Librarians Visit UT Libraries

Emerging Russian leaders study American libraries Five librarians from diverse areas of the Russian Federation visited the University of Tennessee Libraries on July 11 and 13, 2006, as part of the Open World Program. The Open World Program is designed to give emerging Russian leaders a firsthand look at American democracy and civil society. The … Continued

Academic Blogging

Interested in learning how to use blogs in an academic setting? Check out Academic Blogging from the UT Educational Technology Collaborative. This tutorial will take you through the history of the blog and give you tips on how to effectively use this technology for learning and professional development.

UT Libraries Participate in Leadership Exchange Program

Libraries will host HBCU Librarian The University of Tennessee Libraries is one of five libraries chosen by the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) to participate in a pilot exchange program in June and July of 2006. Funded by a $20,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation, the exchange program will provide librarians from … Continued

Caribbean Popular Music

Moskowitz, David V. Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of      Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall. Westport, CT:      Greenwood Press, 2006. Ref. ML102.P66 M67 2006 Includes information on the different genres, record labels, performers, song writers and producers present within Caribbean popular music. Within each entry words defined elsewhere in the book are noted by … Continued