The UT Libraries will unveil a new homepage on Friday, August 7. Online visitors will immediately notice a new look, but the changes are more than superficial. Improved search capabilities are available thanks to a new “discovery and delivery platform” that overlays the Libraries’ catalog and other online resources. The most obvious change is the … Continued
Works by artist Katie Ries will be on display at the Pendergrass Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine Library through December. Join us for refreshments and activities with paper and bottles of homemade walnut ink on Thursday, July 16, 3:00-6:00 p.m. Images of Katie Ries previous shows are available at Flickr.com
UT alum and children’s book author Kathy Sperounis is in Knoxville this month signing copies of her new book, J.A.M.S and the Case of the Minnesota Falcons. The adventurous chapter book is geared toward 8- to 12-year-olds and teaches them to respect and care for nature. Sperounis modeled the main character after her daughter, Jordan … Continued
Microfilmed patent documents in UT’s Hodges Library helped PBS’s “History Detectives” resolve a mystery relating to the invention of the atomic bomb. Episodes of “History Detectives” attempt to solve historical puzzles submitted by viewers. In an upcoming program, a contributor is certain that his father worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II. His … Continued
The University of Tennessee is launching a service that will promote and preserve the university’s scholarly and creative work in a universally accessible digital repository. “Trace, the Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange, will promote the visibility and permanence of the UT community’s research, scholarship and creative activity,” said Barbara Dewey, dean of the UT Libraries. … Continued
The University of Tennessee Libraries has received a certified reproduction of the United States Bill of Rights, and invites the public to a ceremony celebrating the donation. The document is actually a certified reproduction of the state of North Carolina’s original 1789 copy of the Bill of Rights. It is a gift to the library … Continued
The latest addition to the University of Tennessee Libraries’ digital collections provides an intimate look into the daily life of a Civil War soldier. Three journals kept by Union soldier Henry Pippitt describe life in Company G of the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The diaries are the property of the … Continued
UT’s Special Collections will close for several months and reopen in a new location within the John C. Hodges Library (1015 Volunteer Blvd.). Services and collections will be unavailable from May 6 through August 2. During the move, manuscript collections, rare books, and the university’s archives all will be inaccessible. The new Reading Room is … Continued
Wednesday, April 22, NOON, 605 Hodges Library. Be there! Bring your lunch! Members of the UT community are invited to weekly discussion sessions about our new virtual library design. Join us every Wednesday, NOON to 1:00, in 605 Hodges Library. Be a part of the next information wave. April features website design. Upcoming topics: April … Continued
Members of the UT community are invited to weekly discussion sessions that will define our new virtual library platform. Join us every Wednesday, NOON to 1:00, in 605 Hodges Library. You can be part of the next information wave. Throughout April, we will be discussing website design. Help us envision the future of UT’s virtual library … Continued