Need funds to publish in an open access journal? They are available from the UT Open Publishing Support Fund. From the Open Publishing Support Fund Web site: “Each year a smaller percentage of all scholarly publications is available to researchers because of increasing prices, even though the production of scholarly information is growing exponentially. Faculty … Continued
Highly recommended new film by Richard and Carole Rifkind in the UT Libraries collection: Naturally obsessed the making of a scientist (link to film Web site) Info from the UT Libraries’ catalog Author: Richard A. Rifkind 1930- ; Carole Rifkind ; Lawrence Shapiro ; Robert Townley ; Gabe Cubberley ; Kil Carroll ; Buddy Squires … Continued
Pendergrass Library welcomes the art of Ericka Walker to the Alcove. Her lithographic posters will be with us until December. Click here to see Ericka Walker’s portfolio.
Research Computing Support is a UT service available to help with project planning, data sampling, data analysis, testing and presentation. Consultants offer support for a variety of data software. Consultations are available at Pendergrass Library by appointment Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: Ann Reed annreed@utk.edu 865-974-1576 Research Computing Support @ Pendergrass Flyer
UT Libraries have begun a new subscription to JoVE: JoVE: What is it? Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is a peer reviewed, PubMed indexed journal devoted to the publication of biological research in a video format. Find JoVE on the ejournals list. JoVE has new Neurosciences and Immunology and Infectious Disease content.
Spend too much time scheduling meetings? Looking to reduce e-mail in your inbox? Consider using Doodle to schedule meetings online. It is free (ad-supported), and can be integrated with most popular calendar systems. For an example click here.
Summer Semester Hours Thursday 6/3/2010 through Tuesday 8/10/2010 Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Saturday-Sunday closed Exceptions Closed Monday 7/5/2010 for Independence Day
Arizona State U. Libraries has a good guide to negotiating with publishers to retain rights to your work. From the ASU Libraries guide: “Scholarly Communication: What Should Faculty Members Do? Fortunately, you are not alone. Other professionals in research institutions acknowledge that the crisis in scholarly communication is severe enough to develop new dissemination tools … Continued
All UT Libraries will be closed on Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day.
Pendergrass Library is getting a fresh coat of paint. We hope you like our new colors. Please feel free to comment here or, use our comment blog to let us know what you think