Effective July 1, 2020, the University of Tennessee Press joins the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus as a division of the University of Tennessee Libraries. The move follows a national trend of university presses and research libraries joining forces to advance their complementary missions. “We have an exceptional library and an excellent university press,” said Holly … Continued
Throughout the Spring Semester, UT Libraries remained committed to supporting the academic success of our community — uninterrupted.
The National Endowment for the Arts will fund a project intended to promote community healing from the devastating impact of the 2016 Chimney Tops II Wildfires. A $75,000 grant from NEA’s Our Town program will fund Wildfire Recovery through Art and Public Memory, a project of the University of Tennessee Libraries, the City of Gatlinburg, … Continued
ProQuest will be performing maintenance on Ebook Central and LibCentral in June 2020. This maintenance will take place Saturday, June 27th 12pm ET to Saturday, June 27th 3pm ET
Dean of Libraries Steve Smith will coordinate the next stage of planning for UT Knoxville’s fall semester. Chancellor Donde Plowman announced Smith’s appointment on May 21 as a special advisor on best practices for returning to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Smith’s appointment to the chancellor’s cabinet will last through at least August 31. Senior Associate Dean … Continued
The Dean’s Student Advisory Committee (DSAC) meets several times per semester to engage in discussions about library resources, services, and programs. “The Student Advisory Committee provides invaluable input to strategic decisions, library programs, communications with students, and how we use library spaces,” said Dean of Libraries Steve Smith. “It’s essential to everything we do that we … Continued
COVID-19 touches every person on the planet, and it presents an opportunity to come together as a global community. Communities and organizations around the world will participate in Giving Tuesday Now, May 5, a global day of unity in response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. Your friends and colleagues at the University of Tennessee Libraries invite … Continued
Add a UT Libraries background to your next Zoom meeting or study session! Instructions for Use Click the “select” button to save your favorite background below. On your next Zoom session, click the up arrow next to the “Stop Video” function and select “Choose Your Virtual Background.” Select the “+” button to upload your library … Continued
We miss seeing you on campus. And, regrettably, there will be no HABIT dogs at the library this semester to help us all de-stress during final exams. But we’re providing an online Stay Home Self Care & Wellness guide to help you manage stress in fun and active ways — libguides.utk.edu/stayhome. Here are other campus resources … Continued
The UT Libraries’ membership in an international digital repository is yielding an extra dividend in these troubled times. While UT classes remain online in response to the COVID-19 emergency, HathiTrust will allow unprecedented access to digital content preserved by the shared repository. In addition to the UT Libraries’ already robust electronic collections, through our partnership … Continued