May 2016

Statistics Workshop on JMP Software June 2 Researchers working with visual data should consider attending this new workshop on JMP statistical discovery software on Thursday, June 2, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in Pendergrass Library Study Room G.  JMP combines powerful statistics with dynamic and interactive graphics, revealing insights that raw tables of numbers … Continued

April 2016

Literature Reviews Made Easier with NVivo All new research requires a review of the research that has already been written about the topic, which can be overwhelming at times. Citation management tools can organize the research. However, NVivo is a qualitative analysis tool that works with citation management tools such as EndNote and Zotero to … Continued

March 2016

Learn about 3D Printing at Pendergrass “Make Break” Are you curious about 3D printing? Have you ever wondered how to incorporate 3D design into everyday life and classroom projects? Starting March 17, UT students, faculty, and staff are invited to Pendergrass Library every third Thursday of the month from 2-3 p.m. for “Make Break” – … Continued

February 2016

Text or Live Chat with Pendergrass You can now text Pendergrass at (865) 320-9885! Last month Pendergrass launched new chat and texting services.  Send us your questions via text at (865) 320-9885, or visit us online at lib.utk.edu/agvet to send questions with chat.  Just click the green “Chat with us now!” button. Text and live … Continued

January 2016

Welcome Jeffrey Hines: Pendergrass Evening Supervisor Earlier this month, Pendergrass Library welcomed Jeffrey Hines as its newest staff member. Jeffrey is the library’s evening supervisor and works from 2 p.m. till 10 p.m. Jeffrey comes to UT Libraries from the University of Maryland, where he served as the IT Specialist for the School of Architecture, … Continued

December 2015

101 Innovations in Scholarly Communication Survey Your Pendergrass librarians want to know which research tools and sites you use so that we can better support you throughout the research workflow. Please take the 101 Innovations in Scholarly Communication survey, which was developed by Utrecht University librarians engaged in an ongoing effort to chart the evolving … Continued

November 2015

Presentation on Open Scholarship, November 17 (RSVP by November 14!) What: OpenCon 2015 satellite event, “Open Scholarship: The New Rules” When: Tuesday, November 17, 3 p.m. Where: Hodges Library 213 This brief overview of open scholarship will help researchers, graduate students, faculty, and administrators increase their readership and impact.  Learn from the leaders in open … Continued

October 2015

This month’s faculty bulletin celebrates Open Access Week with information on scholarly communication and publishing.  Questions about scholarly communication?  Contact Peter Fernandez at pfernand@utk.edu.   Register for ORCID to Distinguish your Research Why researcher identifiers, and why ORCID? There are over 40 researchers with the name “S. Smith” at the University of Tennessee alone.  A … Continued

September 2015

Include Librarians on your Research Support Team Searching for articles? Start early and save time by including librarians on your research support team: High-stakes project? Finding too many articles?  Too few? How do you know you’ve got everything? How to effectively collect, organize, and cite articles and books, etc.? Need statistical support or other support … Continued

August 2015

Welcome Back! Top 10 Things Pendergrass Can Do for You this Semester On behalf of Pendergrass Library, welcome back to another new semester! We hope you’ll stop by and see us in our temporary location in Brehm 243 – and check our Frequently Asked Questions for updates on the library’s reopening. Here are a few … Continued