Historical newspaper records once available only through long hours of research can now be accessed within seconds. Learn about a program that is digitizing Tennessee’s historic newspapers and making them available online. The public is invited to a Brown Bag Lunch on Wednesday, October 29, at noon in the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. … Continued
Has Open Access (OA) Week made you excited to learn more about the power of open principles? The Mozilla foundation (the non-profit responsible for the open-source Firefox browser) has launched a news site The Open Standard. The Open Standard provides online news coverage of open, transparent, and collaborative systems at work in technology and our daily … Continued
Over his fifty-year career as an anthropologist, University of Tennessee Professor Emeritus William M. Bass excavated ancient skeletons and recovered the remains of murder victims. He also headed UT’s anthropology department for more than 20 years and trained many of the nation’s current leading forensic anthropologists. The University of Tennessee Libraries, which holds the research … Continued
Over his fifty-year career as an anthropologist, University of Tennessee Professor Emeritus William M. Bass excavated ancient skeletons and recovered the remains of murder victims. He also headed UT’s anthropology department for more than 20 years and trained many of the nation’s current leading forensic anthropologists. The University of Tennessee Libraries, which holds the research … Continued
Poets Keith Flynn and Joyce Jenkins will read from their works at the University of Tennessee’s Writers in the Library on Monday, October 27, at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of the John C. Hodges Library. The reading is free and open to the public. Keith Flynn is the founder and editor of … Continued
During Fall Break, Pendergrass Library will observe the following hours: Wednesday, October 15: Open 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM Thursday, October 16: Open 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Friday, October 17: Open 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Saturday, October 18: Open 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sunday, October 19: Open 1:00 PM to 12:00 AM … Continued
Stop by the Hodges Library (1st floor galleria) and vote for your favorite traditional ofrenda (altars honoring the deceased) created by students from the Second-Year Spanish Program. The Alter Exhibit and Competition will be on view from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A festival of films, music videos, and documentaries related to the Day of … Continued
Winners of the Student Art in the Library juried exhibition have been announced. The UT Libraries has been holding Student Art in the Library contests since 2005. The contest is open to UT students in all disciplines, and is judged by a committee of library staff. First-, second-, and third-place winners are awarded cash prizes. … Continued
Open-access literature is digital, online, and free of charge. University students and faculty can have a role in making research and scholarship freely accessible to all. Choosing to publish in open-access journals can help. Tax dollars and college tuition pay for much of the research reported in academic journals. But the soaring costs of commercially … Continued
Join the UT Libraries and The Writing Center to celebrate the National Day on Writing, Monday, October 20, noon to 2:00 in the Hodges Library Commons. Add your comments to the Graffiti Walk and pick up copies of student publications such as Pursuit: The Journal of Undergraduate Research. The National Day on Writing draws attention … Continued