“Ascend the great staircase. Look up at the stars. See Shakespeare, Newton, Dante, and many others in gothic arched glory,” reads part of a clue guiding visitors through UT’s Hoskins Library building. This isn’t just any scavenger hunt, but rather an example of a complicated, eccentric and highly-addictive pursuit called letterboxing. Letterboxing is a kind … Continued
The Commons will undergo major renovations this summer, and its many services will relocate until the project is finished. “While the construction will cause services to move for the short term, I think the long term results will be more beneficial to everyone who uses the Commons,” Barbara Dewey, Dean of Libraries, said. At midnight … Continued
You must return all library materials and clear any fines before you are allowed to graduate. Be sure to check your library account at www.lib.utk.edu/catalog to see if you have any outstanding fines or books you forgot to return. Click on “My Account” from the catalog page and use your NetID to access your library … Continued
National Library Week is April 15-21, 2007. This is a time to celebrate the many contributions our nation’s libraries, librarians, and library staff and to promote library use and support. Unlike bookstores and cyber cafés, libraries offer free access to technologies including wireless Internet access, laptops for in-library use, 24/7 online reference help, e-books, blogs, … Continued
Final exams are closer than you think, and the UT Libraries are making it easier to get your work done during the last crunch of the semester by offering extended hours. Hodges Library will be open 24-hours beginning April 30 through midnight May 8. The Music Library will be open until 11 p.m. April 30-May … Continued
Steve Milewski, library supervisor of the Media Services unit, was honored on April 11th at the Chancellor’s Honors banquet with the Extraordinary Service to the University award. Steve joined Media Services in 1986 as a student assistant, and returned to school in 1988, taking undergraduate courses while working full time. He completed a BA in … Continued
Steve Milewski, library supervisor of the Media Services unit, was honored on April 11th at the Chancellor’s Honors banquet with the Extraordinary Service to the University award. Steve joined Media Services in 1986 as a student assistant, and returned to school in 1988, taking undergraduate courses while working full time. He completed a BA in … Continued
The UT Libraries’ Hold for Pickup service brings the books you need to a library service desk near you Don’t have time to get to the stacks? The UT Libraries’ new Hold for Pickup service makes getting the books you need a little easier. When you find the book you need in the libraries’ catalog, … Continued
The UT Libraries’ Hold for Pickup service brings the books you need to a library service desk near you Don’t have time to get to the stacks? The UT Libraries’ new Hold for Pickup service makes getting the books you need a little easier. When you find the book you need in the libraries’ catalog, … Continued
The Special Collections Library at the University of Tennessee recently purchased a copy of an invitation to the sudden January 1829 wedding of then-Tennessee governor Sam Houston and Eliza Allen. This rare item may be only one of its kind. Aaron Purcell, university archivist, discovered the piece on eBay.com and purchased the invitation on February … Continued