University of Tennessee Libraries to host Environmental Semester Film and Discussion Series

The University of Tennessee Libraries will host a FREE six-part viewing and discussion series as part of UT’s Environmental Semester. As part of its Documentaries in the Library series, this spring’s showings will focus on independently produced documentary films that offer a wide range of approaches and contributions to our understanding of nature, environmentalism, media … Continued

Search Engine May Widen Access to UT Library Materials

Books in the University of Tennessee library system will be more visible to those searching the Internet, thanks to two new projects by the search engine Google. UT libraries dean Barbara Dewey said Wednesday that one project is the Google Scholar service. When a user searches for a topic, a list of books and scholarly … Continued

2003-2004 Library Development Review Hot Off the Press

From fiction to fact, from the Civil War to the Secret City, the 2003-2004 Library Development Review has an article for everyone. The 2002-2003 Library Development Review received a Best in Show Award for fundraising publications from the Southeastern Library Association; the 2003-04 issue features local history, memorabilia and donor biographies. While most people are … Continued

UT Libraries Awarded Prestigious IMLS Grant

Funds will help preserve history of education and arts literacy in the Smokies In 1910, the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women worked to open the first school to serve the families in and around Gatlinburg. Thanks to a nearly quarter-million dollar grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Science (IMLS), this important story … Continued

Start the Environmental Semester Early: Enter the Recycled Video Contest

Budding Filmmakers can win great prizes Reduce, reuse and show off your artistic skills by participating in the University Library Studio’s Recycled Video Contest and Festival. Contestants will use footage from public domain films to create their own movies. “This is essentially an editing contest,” Troy Davis, Media Services Librarian, said. Contestants can choose footage … Continued

Poet Laureate to Speak at UT Libraries

he Poet Laureate of the United States, Ted Kooser, will speak on the UT campus at noon on Friday, November 5, in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of Hodges Library. The event is free and open to the public. The Library of Congress announced Kooser’s appointment in August. Notable poets who have also served as Poet … Continued