KU Background on the Elsevier Boycott. Elsevier has responded to the mathematical community that started the boycott: Tim Gowers’ response plus comments. You’ve signed or read about the boycott…now what? 1.) Help from SPARC: “You’ve Signed the Boycott, Now What?  Tips for Campus Engagement” 2)  By June 19, 2012, please sign the petition to alert … Continued

Spring Semester 2012 January 11-April 29 Regular Hours Sunday: 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM Monday-Thursday: 7:30 AM to 10:00 PM Friday: 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Exceptions 1/16/12: Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday 3/18/12: Closed for Spring Break 3/19/12-3/23/12: Open 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM for Spring … Continued

Approximately 4000 journals are indexed in Medline/PubMed.  The committee that reviews journals for indexing in Medline/PubMed is headed by veterinarian Dr. Mary Christopher from UC Davis.   From the AVMA News January 15, 2012 Veterinarian leads committee for MEDLINE indexing Printer-friendly version Dr. Mary M. Christopher is the first veterinarian on the committee that recommends … Continued

KNOXVILLE—Get Fruved! Eat more fruits and veggies, that is. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, students today are launching a healthy foods campaign that will run through November 19. The goal of Fruved (which alludes to fruits and vegetables) is to challenge fellow students to set daily and practical health goals: Take the stairs instead of the … Continued

Learn more about OA: Short Videos by Stefan Buddenbohm I.  Go OA: What is Open Access? II.GO OA: What Rights do Scholars and Scientists Have? III. GO OA: Who’s Got Access to Scholarly Information? IV: GO OA: Academics for Sale? What Can STUDENTS Do to Support OA? Students: sign the Individual Statement on the Right to Research: … Continued

Pendergrass Library has a new copier available for use with a Vol card.  Some of its features are: Black and white ($.06/page) or color copying ($.50/page) Free scanning! USB port SD card port  

During the fall semester, the library will be open the following hours: Monday-Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Training is available, both live and recorded, with guides available in an array of languages. There are significant differences and new features to learn (for example: lemmatization) in the new Web of Knowledge environment. Five databases crucial to UTIA research and teaching are on the Web of Knowledge interface: CAB ABSTRACTS Food Science and Technology … Continued

Retraction Watch is a blog started in August 2010 to track retractions in scientific publications by Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky Read what people are saying about it. Here is one comment: “Retractions and the risk of moral panic,” Kevin Smith writing in Scholarly Communications At Duke: What I like about Retraction Watch is that … Continued

Studying for the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination? Check out Pendergrass Library’s NAVLE preparation resources at: http://libguides.utk.edu/content.php?pid=184074&sid=1547036