I am pleased to announce that David Atkins, currently Head of Branch Libraries and Collection Logistics at the UT Libraries, has been appointed as the next Dean of Libraries at East Tennessee State University. He will assume this role in January. David has been a UT library faculty member for over 20 years. He formerly … Continued
Several University of Tennessee Libraries faculty members are lending their skills to the success of the cooperative digital library HathiTrust. HathiTrust is a shared digital repository for content contributed by major academic and research libraries. The shared repository assures long-term preservation of the partner libraries’ digital content as well as persistent access to the digital … Continued
The University of Tennessee Libraries has secured funding from Project Ceres to digitize and preserve a selection of vintage agricultural publications from UT Extension and UT Experiment Stations (now named UT AgResearch). A digital collection of the Tennessee Farm News (1922-1988), Tennessee Farm and Home Science (1952-1988), and a series of Extension special circulars (1925-1968) … Continued
Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library now opens earlier on Sundays. Beginning Sunday, October 14, the library will open at 10 a.m. on Sundays during the fall and spring semesters. If you have any questions, contact Pendergrass Library at 865-974-7338 or agvetlib@utk.edu.
The Hoskins Library Storage & Reading Room will be closed for several days due to demolition of a nearby wing of the Hoskins Library. Demolition is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 8. The Storage & Reading Room will close at 4 p.m., Friday, October 5, and will reopen following clearance of all debris from … Continued
Holly Mercer, senior associate dean at the University Libraries, has been elected to the HathiTrust Board of Governors for 2019. HathiTrust is a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating in a digital library initiative to preserve and provide access to the published record in digital form. The member libraries aim to build a … Continued
UT Librarians and Writing Center staff will help students with research, organization, and writing at the first Writing Blitz of the semester on Monday, October 1. Students can work to complete a quality paper with expert advice, designated workstations, coffee, and sweet treats to help them write through the night. The Blitz is from 5 … Continued
4:30 p.m., THURSDAY, SEPT. 20. We are currently experiencing problems with two of the elevators in Hodges Library. At this time, only one elevator is operational. We realize this is an enormous inconvenience, and we are working to resolve the problems. For those needing assistance, please ask the Public Services desk at the 2nd floor … Continued
If you’re not already registered to vote, we can help. The UT Libraries created a useful online guide on how to register and how / when / where to vote. The guide includes an online registration form (requires a Tennessee Driver’s License) as well as a downloadable mail-in application. There are also some helpful answers … Continued