Several University of Tennessee Libraries faculty members are lending their skills to the success of the cooperative digital library HathiTrust. HathiTrust is a shared digital repository for content contributed by major academic and research libraries. The shared repository assures long-term preservation of the partner libraries’ digital content as well as persistent access to the digital … Continued
In honor of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the UT Humanities Center is collaborating with the Keats-Shelley Association of America to celebrate Frankenreads, an NEH-funded series of events and initiatives. Events include: Frankenstein in Print: Rare Editions of Frankenstein. An exhibition of rare editions of Frankenstein and medical texts from the nineteenth century, … Continued
Over the past year, the UT Libraries offered several workshops to help local nonprofits gain temporary access to academic research. Librarians asked participants how their organizations could benefit from open access to the peer-reviewed literature, and here are some of their responses:
Open access to information — free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research — has practical, real-world implications for people right here in East Tennessee. Because most academic research is hidden behind a paywall, many small nonprofits cannot access the peer-reviewed journal articles that can bolster their requests for grant funding. “Without access … Continued
October 30, 2018, marks the tenth anniversary of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, UT’s public policy center named for the US senator from Tennessee who was famous for his civility and nonpartisanship. It is also the tenth anniversary of the Modern Political Archives (MPA). On October 30, author Ira Shapiro will … Continued
About fifty East Tennessee K-12 teachers devoted a recent Saturday to learning new ways to help their students excel in science and mathematics. Big Orange STEM Saturday for Educators, held at UT’s John C. Hodges Library on September 29, was sponsored by the UT Libraries, the East Tennessee STEM Hub, and the Center for Enhancing … Continued
Not long ago, Joseph Winberry, a program manager in charge of the elder abuse program at the Office on Aging, participated in a literature search workshop at UT’s Hodges Library. The UT Libraries offers these free workshops to help nonprofit organizations gain short-term access to academic research. Winberry believes public, open access to peer-reviewed literature … Continued
The University of Tennessee Libraries has secured funding from Project Ceres to digitize and preserve a selection of vintage agricultural publications from UT Extension and UT Experiment Stations (now named UT AgResearch). A digital collection of the Tennessee Farm News (1922-1988), Tennessee Farm and Home Science (1952-1988), and a series of Extension special circulars (1925-1968) … Continued
Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library now opens earlier on Sundays. Beginning Sunday, October 14, the library will open at 10 a.m. on Sundays during the fall and spring semesters. If you have any questions, contact Pendergrass Library at 865-974-7338 or agvetlib@utk.edu.