Faculty, staff, and students are invited to contribute to a book to be published this fall by Newfound Press, the UT Libraries’ online imprint. This year, The Big Read prompted hundreds of Knoxvillians to read and discuss A Lesson Before Dying, Ernest Gaines’ thought-provoking novel about a black man who is sentenced to death for … Continued
A promotional video created by the UT Libraries has won two national awards. Librarians Being Awesome won the award for Best Performance at the Association of Research Libraries Film Festival in Vancouver, Canada, on April 26. UT’s entry was selected for the top performance award out of 57 films submitted by 36 universities. Librarians Being … Continued
Seeking Candidates: Master’s in Information Science with Focus on Assessment and UX The UT School of Information Sciences (SIS) has launched a unique master’s degree program, “Experience Assessment,” to create new leaders in assessment and user experience (UX). Information professionals are expected to test the user’s online experience in order to create user-friendly environments for … Continued
University of Tennessee, Knoxville librarians Anne Bridges and Ken Wise are among the top 100 most influential people in the history of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the Great Smoky Mountains Association. Bridges and Wise were named in a special edition of Smokies Life Magazine that commemorates the Centennial of the National … Continued
The University of Tennessee seeks candidates to serve as the Jack E. Reese Writer-in-Residence for the UT Libraries. The residency program is intended to provide a positive and encouraging environment for one Knoxville area writer. Space and equipment are made available to enhance the literary productivity of the incumbent. The Jack E. Reese Writer-in-Residence hosts … Continued
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, digital humanities librarian Ashley Maynor has been named a “mover and shaker” in the library field by the national publication Library Journal. In its March 15, 2016 issue, Library Journal profiled 54 up-and-coming information professionals who are shaping the future of libraries. Maynor was recognized as a tech leader for developing … Continued
University of Tennessee students, faculty, and staff and the community are invited to submit essays, artworks or poetry created in response to A Lesson Before Dying for a book to be published by Newfound Press, an online imprint of the University of Tennessee Libraries. Essays from all disciplinary perspectives are welcome. Submitted artworks should be … Continued
The documentary film Say It Loud: Knoxville During the Civil Rights Era will be screened at the University of Tennessee’s John C. Hodges Library on Sunday, February 21. The public is invited to this free screening at 2 p.m., in the Lindsay Young Auditorium. Featuring rare, historic footage of African American life during Knoxville’s civil … Continued
The UT Libraries has ceased support for the SelectedWorks Author Gallery, which is a module within Trace, the university’s open repository. The Libraries no longer creates nor updates author pages. Librarians recommend that authors register for a free ORCID identifier and publishing profile. Workshops on ORCID and how ORCID and Trace complement each other will … Continued
The Digital Library of Tennessee (DLTN) has deposited its first batch of records with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The DLTN became Tennessee’s DPLA Service Hub in February 2015. As a Service Hub, DLTN identifies digital collections of cultural treasures in the state’s libraries, archives, and museums; harvests metadata and thumbnails; and contributes … Continued