UT Libraries is hard at work on a redesigned website. Changeover to the new website is planned for June 2025. Students, faculty, and staff as well as the general public are invited to preview the redesigned website at tiny.utk.edu/new-site and provide feedback to the web development team. The new website is a work in progress. … Continued
UT Libraries will launch a new website in Spring Semester 2025. You are invited to preview the redesigned website and provide feedback to the web development team. To link to the beta test site, look for the announcement at the top of our current webpage — or direct your browser to tiny.utk.edu/new-site. Navigating the current … Continued
Join us in celebrating accomplishments and honors attained by UT Libraries’ staff, faculty, and student assistants. Kudos to our talented and hardworking students, staff and faculty members! Maggie Albro (Health and Wellness) co-authored an article in the journal EBLIP (evidence based library and information practice): “Checking Out Our Workspaces: An Analysis of Negative Work Environment … Continued
Due to the anticipated impact of the Morgan Wallen concerts, all University Libraries branches will operate on reduced hours on Friday, September 20, and Sunday, September 22. Reduced library hours for John C. Hodges Library, George F. DeVine Music Library and Webster C. Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library are as follows: Friday, September 20: … Continued
Teresa Braden Walker has retired from the University of Tennessee Libraries. She served UT Libraries for 29 years, most recently as Associate Dean of Libraries. Upon retirement, Walker was granted the status of Professor Emerita in recognition of her contributions to the university. Walker served on many campus-wide committees. During the pandemic, she led the campus committee … Continued
Library users can now check out their own library books from Hodges Library — without standing in line at the Public Services desk. Users can checkout books at the Meescan kiosk or from their mobile devices. Self-checkout is available only at Hodges Library. Using the Kiosk Bring your books to the Meescan Kiosk, just outside … Continued
Many library services and resources are now accessible directly from Canvas, the learning management portal through which students can access course materials and submit assignments. UT Libraries also has partnered with the VolShop to provide students with affordable course materials at the lowest possible price. From the “Resources at UT Libraries” page in Canvas, students … Continued
This summer, we celebrate the recent awards and recognitions of UT Libraries’ staff, faculty and student assistants. Kudos to our talented and hardworking students, staff and faculty members! Shaina Anderson: Anderson, arts and humanities librarian, received the UT Pride Center and Division of Access and Engagement Faculty Fellowship. The fellowship recognized her efforts, which include … Continued
The Medbery Makerspace in 209 Hodges Library welcomes all students, faculty, and staff in the UT Knoxville community to create, draft, dream, and make. Tools provided fall into the general categories of arts and crafts, textiles, and fabrication (3D printing, Cricut vinyl cutter, button makers). An online guide provides additional information. To use the makerspace’s … Continued
What library services and resources are important to our community, and how successfully do the libraries deliver them? Many library users will soon receive an email invitation from Louis Becker, Assessment Programs Librarian for UT Libraries, to participate in an online survey designed to answer those questions. On February 15th, invitations will go out to random samples of faculty, undergraduates, graduate … Continued