Collections at Pendergrass

Pendergrass Library is home to more than 145,000 books, datasets, journals, and periodicals. Our collection focuses on topics such as agriculture, environmental sciences, natural sciences, food Items mostly focus on North American agriculture practices. However, we purchase items with an international focus when appropriate.

Pendergrass Library is organized using the Library of Congress Classification system. Which groups books by subject. On the spines of our books, you will find a Library of Congress call number - consider call numbers the book's address. Each number and letter correlate with a subject. 

Specializing in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, with in the Pendergrass Library, you can find books on the following topics: 

• Q: Science
• R: Medicine
• S: General Agriculture
• SD: Forestry
• SF: Animal Culture
• SH: Aquaculture and Fisheries 

See the documentation on the Library of Congress Classification on Agriculture 

See the documentation on the Library of Congress Classification on Veterinary Medicine

Both Pendergrass Library and Hodges Library host Leisure Reading collections. These collections contain popular and recently released fiction and nonfiction.

See which Leisure Reading books Pendergrass has available, explore our Leisure Reading Guide.

The Collection

Pendergrass Library was the state depository for agriculture publications through 1989. As such, we followed Government Publishing Office (GPO) guidelines to keep items of historical importance. Currently, the University of Memphis is the regional depository library and is home to items published after 1989.

Also, Pendergrass maintains a large collection of Tennessee Soil Surveys. You can learn more on our Soil Survey guide.

Online Search Engines

• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (GPO Access)
• National Agricultural Library (NAL) Digital Repository
• GPO Federal Digital System (FDSYS)

Quick Links

• UT Libraries Government Documents Guide
• Federal Depository Libraries Program (FDLP) information
• U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO)
• United States Department of Agriculture

Resources for UT Affiliates

The University of Tennessee subscribe to several Government Documents Databases, available to all faculty, students and staff. Additional information can be found on our Government Information: Federal, State & Local: About Federal Publications Guide.