Sign up for Understanding Plagiarism @ UT Libraries

The Understanding Plagiarism workshop will help students recognize and avoid plagiarism in their research and scholarly work. After a discussion of the various aspects of plagiarism, we will introduce techniques of paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting and will discuss appropriate citation of sources. Examples and exercises will help reinforce some of the concepts. Event Time: 11/13/2007 … Continued

Megaconference in the Commons November 8

Jenn Fishman, Assistant Professor of English, Gavin Luter, Baker Center Coordinator, and Christina Goode, START Program Coordinator, will discuss how the Commons uses videoconferencing to connect UT students with scholars and researchers around the world at the 8th Annual Megaconference November 8 at 3:45 pm. The presentation will be broadcast live from the Commons; the … Continued

Highlander Film Series

The University Libraries invites the university and local communities to learn more about the Highlander Research and Education Center as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. All programs in the Documentaries in Library series will be on Tuesday evenings at the Hodges Library’s Lindsay Young Auditorium from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM and are free and … Continued

Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog

Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog The Library of Congress’s American Folklife Center (AFC) announces the release of its online card catalog.. This tool will enhance access to the most heavily used recordings in the American Folklife Center*s collections — field recordings made primarily in the 1930s and 40s. It contains fully searchable bibliographic data … Continued

Essay Contest: Win up to $300

Great Moments in American Life, History, and Culture: An Essay Contest Entry Form – 24 KB Word file | 32 KB PDF file Entry Deadline: November 26 All UT students are invited to enter our essay contest as part of the University of Tennessee Libraries’ celebration of its 100 years of participating in the Federal … Continued

Halloween in the Music Library

“May I help you?,” Connie Steigenga, Daytime Supervisor Halloween was celebrated in the Music Library with rousing success. Library staff and patrons alike came dressed in costume.