UT Libraries is excited to introduce #UTKLibPets! Follow UTKLibraries on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or our blog to meet the beloved pets of library staff. Tag @utklibraries to share your adorable pet photos, or for an extra challenge, snap a photo of your pet sporting UT orange! Name: Bijou Breed: Welsh Corgi mix Age: 9 Likes: … Continued
Pendergrass Library offers fun events and free giveaways to help students De-Stress for Success during finals week! See our calendar of activities for May 1-9, 2017: [half] International Coffeehouse Monday, May 1 @ 2PM *Locally sourced coffee from Honeybee Free coffee and tea Tuesday, May 2 – Thursday, May 4 @ 9AM *While supplies last … Continued
The Special Collections Reading Room at the John C. Hodges Library has a sleek new look. And the Elaine Altman Evans Exhibit Area in the first-floor galleria is allowing a new audience to discover our special collections. You are invited to an event celebrating these exciting enhancements to Special Collections on Thursday, April 27. A … Continued
The Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) of the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service announces the new USDA NEWSBOX. By subscribing to this service, you will automatically receive notification of new RMRS technical series publications. To subscribe, send a request to rmrspubrequest@fs.fed.us. Your contact information will not be shared and will only be used to … Continued
Open textbooks are openly licensed textbooks that can be read online for free. At UT, two high-enrollment courses assign open textbooks: Geography 101 and Physics 221/222. These instructors don’t see a significant difference among the many textbooks available at this course-level. They consider the open textbooks to be comparable — and, in some ways — … Continued
Have you heard about open textbooks or open courseware? UT’s Student Government Association worked with the University Libraries over the last year to launch an award recognizing instructors who use open educational resources, including free and openly licensed textbooks, in their courses. On Tuesday, April 18, the SGA Open Education Awards will be presented to … Continued
The growing popularity of the Internet has made it easier and faster to find health-related information – right at your fingertips. Although much of it is valuable, some can be false and misleading. These handouts can help veterinary clients decide whether information they find on the Internet or receive via email is likely to be … Continued
Virginia Ingram, a student in UT’s audiology and speech pathology program, learns best by experience. That is why she contacted Pendergrass Library to 3D print a model of the human larynx. In Ingram’s anatomy and physiology class with Dr. Tim Saltuklaroglu, students could submit a model for an extra grade. She realized that having a … Continued
Student winners of UT’s graduate-level writing awards will read from their winning works on Monday, April 17. The event is part of the Writers in the Library reading series. Readings begin at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of the John C. Hodges Library. The public is invited to join the university community for … Continued
Faculty and graduate students are invited to a free, three-day institute on digital scholarship, May 15-17, at Hodges Library. A combination of hands-on workshops and guest speaker presentations will equip scholars with the skills they need to succeed in 21st-century digital research in academia. Participants may enroll in two of four tracks: Digital Collections & Exhibits … Continued