Library News
May 14, 2026
UT Libraries gratefully acknowledges the work of the 2025–26 Student Library Advisory Committee. Members of the Student Library Advisory Committee contribute valuable input to decision-making at the University Libraries. The committee, comprised of undergraduate and graduate students from different disciplines, provides a...
May 14, 2026
As UT Libraries prepares to relocate materials from the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives to the new Library Storage Annex, manuscript and archival collections will be temporarily unavailable, and the Reading Room will be closed for most of 2026. In-person instruction and research consultations in Special Collections will also not be avai...
May 12, 2026
The University of Tennessee Libraries celebrates the accomplishments and honors UT Libraries staff, faculty, and student assistants have achieved. Maggie Albro has earned the Systematic Review Services Specialization, Level I, from the Medical Library Association. Dameon Binion was the recipient of an impromptu awar...
May 8, 2026
The 2ndBRIDGE program, hosted by the University of Tennessee Libraries, teaches middle school students about opportunities available at the University of Tennessee and motivates them to begin thinking about college preparedness. The Libraries’ Office of Community Learning and Engagement organized the event held at the John C. Hodges Library on May 1. The 2026 2ndBRIDGE hosted si...
May 8, 2026
Pictured (from lower left): Cooper Henson, Afia Adiba, Ashley Cate, Joe Ferguson, Lily Hague, Abigael Johnson This spring, more than 16 UT Libraries student workers and full-time staff will complete their academic degrees. We take this opportunity to celebrate them and recognize their achievements. Afia Adiba will receive her Master ...
April 27, 2026
The University of Tennessee Libraries has signed an agreement with the scholarly publisher John Wiley & Sons that will allow a limited number of UT authors per year to publish free of charge in Wiley’s hybrid* open access journals. Corresponding authors currently affiliated with the University of Tennessee System (includin...
April 20, 2026
Students visit a tabling event at Big Orange STEM Saturday, March 28, 2026. Knox County high school students recently experienced the cutting edge of science and technology through the 2026 Big Orange STEM Saturday (BOSS) conference, hosted by the University of Tennessee Libraries. This year’s theme was “Tomorrow’s Cures, Today’s Innovati...
April 10, 2026
Join in the Libraries’ Scavenger Hunt during National Library Week (April 20–24) and enter a drawing for a giveaway (sponsored by the Vol Shop). All Scavenger Hunt hints and giveaway details will be posted Monday, April 20, on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn (@UTKLibraries). You must submit at least four correct answer...
April 6, 2026
Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor John Zomchick has reappointed Steve Smith to serve another five-year term as Dean of Libraries. The reappointment, effective July 1, comes after a mandatory evaluation in accordance with the Faculty Handbook. The provost charged a committee comprised of campus and libraries employees to revie...
March 30, 2026
As UT Libraries moves archival collections into a new offsite storage facility over the summer and fall months, most materials will be unavailable to researchers and the Special Collections Reading Room will be closed temporarily. When actual relocation of collections begins, researchers can anticipate these disruptions to availability of collections: June 22 – October...
March 19, 2026
Alex Singleton, a UT graduate student in saxophone performance, designed and 3D-printed a custom tray that helps saxophone students safely disassemble and reassemble their instruments. Access to innovative technologies at the University of Tennessee Libraries is helping students turn creative ideas into real-world tools, including a ...
March 17, 2026
Algood Middle School (AMS) fifth graders recently engaged in a full day of exploring environmental protection during the Reading Design Challenge: Conservation Counts event hosted at the University of Tennessee Libraries on March 5, 2026. With the help of AMS’ librarian, Mrs. Shannon Bee Auberson, the program was specifically designed to prepare students for the Tennessee STEM I...
March 6, 2026
Knoxville native and nationally recognized Americana artist Trisha Gene Brady will premiere new original compositions inspired by the Fifty Years in Cades Cove Collection, preserved in the University of Tennessee Libraries’ digital archives. The debut performance will take place at the Knoxville Museum of Art on Wednesday, Marc...
February 23, 2026
Howdy! The Minnie Pearl Story, a 2025 release from the University of Tennessee Press, is the Tennessee History Book Award winner of the year. Another UT Press title, Tennessee Samplers: Female Education and Domestic Arts 1800-1900, was also a finalist for the award. From the Ten...
February 20, 2026
The research landscape has changed. Artificial intelligence — the new kid on the block — has quickly gained a foothold on university campuses. Librarians have updated their skills accordingly. The University of Tennessee System provides guidelines for faculty/staff members and for students on the ethical use of AI in instruction or coursework. Student use of AI technology i...