Note: The potential interruption is no longer an issue. All services should now be running as expected. Links to some library resources — such as digital collections and streaming media — will be out of service on Saturday, November 23, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., due to planned upgrades at OIT’s data center. Most … Continued
Beginning December 11, the Hoskins Library Storage and Reading Room will be open for walk-in access only one day per week. Thereafter, the Storage and Reading Room (200 Hoskins Library, 1401 Cumberland Ave.) will be open each Wednesday from noon until 4 p.m. Library Express delivery will still be available Monday through Friday, with 24- … Continued
The UT Libraries announces the launch of Volopedia, an online encyclopedia of all things related to the University of Tennessee. Volopedia is a user-friendly portal to topical summaries on university history and traditions. Keyword searches, alphabetical browsing, and date-range queries allow users to quickly find information on topics of interest. Thousands of entries chronicle UT-themed … Continued
The University of Tennessee Libraries endorses the Big Ten Academic Alliance statement on “Sustaining Values and Scholarship.” We join with our Big Ten colleagues in our unwavering commitment to support learning and discovery. Universities exist to create and share knowledge. We also recognize that our current academic publishing system hinders both creativity and sharing. As … Continued
The University of Tennessee Libraries ranks 23rd among US public research university libraries. That is according to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), a coalition of 124 major research libraries in the US and Canada including the National Library of Medicine and Library of Congress. Among all public and private university libraries, the UT Libraries ranks 42nd … Continued
If you’ve been thinking about adopting an open textbook for your courses, now is the time to do so. UT Libraries, with the Division of Student Life, is accepting proposals for the Open Textbook/OER Grant Program for spring 2020 and the 2020-21 academic year. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis until project funds … Continued
Holly Mercer, senior associate dean at the UT Libraries, has been elected to the Board of Governors for HathiTrust, a shared digital repository for content contributed by major academic and research libraries. HathiTrust is an international community of research libraries committed to the long-term curation and availability of the cultural record. The shared repository assures … Continued
Due to scheduled maintenance, ProQuest Ebook Central will be unavailable on: Saturday, October 19th, from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Eastern Time
The University of Tennessee Libraries has surpassed its $20 million fundraising goal for the Join the Journey campaign. The Libraries reached this milestone with nine months yet to go in the university’s capital campaign. UT Knoxville embarked on the $1.1 billion Join the Journey campaign to advance the university on its journey to becoming a … Continued
The University of Tennessee Libraries has acquired the papers of critically acclaimed cartoonist and distinguished UT alum (Knoxville ’85) Paige Braddock. The majority of the artwork now in the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives pertains to Braddock’s award-nominated comic strip, Jane’s World. The comic strip, which featured a young gay woman living … Continued
