Library News
August 25, 2026
Find the right research tools for your workflow. Join UT Libraries for this one-hour workshop to discuss digital tools you can use across the research lifecycle! From task management with Notion to research images organization with Tropy, in seven micro-sessions we'll discuss common tools that can be used during the research process to boost collaboration and efficiency. J...
August 24, 2026
Jargon Blaster, an interactive tutorial created by UT Libraries to help students better understand academic and library jargon, has gained national attention. The tutorial is currently a Featured Online Learning Object on the Association of College and Research Libraries’ website. In an interview with ACRL, Elijah Dies, instru...
August 21, 2026
EndNote is citation management software you can use to: Organize your research (citations, full-text articles, images, notes) Automatically generate in-text citations and bibliography as you write Share EndNote libraries with up to 100 collaborators EndNote is free to UT students, faculty, and staff through a UT site license. Register for one of the Libraries’ Zoom workshops (...
August 20, 2026
The Student Library Advisory Committee is seeking volunteers for the 2026–2027 academic year. Please submit your application via this online form by September 4. You can self-nominate or submit a nomination on behalf of someone else. Composed of undergraduate and graduate students from across disciplines, the Student Library A...
August 17, 2026
Faculty and staff involved in planning the PTRC gather at the Grand Opening. Third from left: keynote speaker Elizabeth Dougherty. UT Libraries’ newest service, a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC), celebrated its grand opening on August 14. The PTRC at UT Libraries connects innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and community m...
August 9, 2026
Although tiny in comparison to the six-story main library, Pendergrass Library has all the amenities — and some surprising services! Located in Room A–113 of the Veterinary Medical Center on the Ag Campus, the Webster C. Pendergrass Library serves patrons seeking information and research assistance related to agriculture or veterinary me...
August 7, 2026
TRACE (Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange), UT Knoxville’s open access repository, preserves research, creative work, and administrative documents created by the campus community. Anyone can keep up with the world-class research at UT Knoxville by browsing TRACE! Open Access. Archiving your r...
August 7, 2026
Textbook costs shouldn’t stand in the way of success! VolBooks and the UT Libraries have created a partnership to help make course materials more affordable to UT students. VolBooks’ Total Access program offers undergraduate students one flat fee per term for all required course materials. And...
August 5, 2026
Rare book and map collections from UT Libraries’ special collections and archives are now on display on the first floor of Hodges Library. The exhibit features maps, atlases, and geographical texts that range from global perspectives to localized charts of Tennessee and the American South. Spanning the 16th through the 19th centuri...
July 8, 2026
Edan Estes-Lumpkin speaks to Governor’s School scholars. Throughout the month of June, the UT Libraries’ Office of Community Learning and Engagement hosted the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Sciences and Engineering at the John C. Hodges Library. Across four interactive sessions, the Libraries actively connected more than 70 high sch...
May 22, 2026
UT Libraries held its annual Spirit Awards ceremony on May 20. The yearly event recognizes and honors the outstanding achievements of faculty and staff who embody the spirit of excellence, innovation, and service within the UT Libraries. For most awards, a committee of library staff members selects the winners from among those...
May 20, 2026
UT Libraries staff pack up books for the move back to Knoxville. The University of Tennessee Libraries has received thousands of books from the estate of author Cormac McCarthy. The books — numbering between 16,000 and 18,000 volumes — are from the late author’s personal library. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, who died in 2...
May 14, 2026
UT Libraries gratefully acknowledges the work of the 2025–26 Student Library Advisory Committee. Members of the Student Library Advisory Committee contribute valuable input to decision-making at the University Libraries. The committee, comprised of undergraduate and graduate students from different disciplines, provides a...
May 14, 2026
As UT Libraries prepares to relocate materials from the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives to the new Library Storage Annex, manuscript and archival collections will be temporarily unavailable, and the Reading Room will be closed for most of 2026. In-person instruction and research consultations in Special Collections will also not be avai...
May 12, 2026
The University of Tennessee Libraries celebrates the accomplishments and honors UT Libraries staff, faculty, and student assistants have achieved. Maggie Albro has earned the Systematic Review Services Specialization, Level I, from the Medical Library Association. Dameon Binion was the recipient of an impromptu awar...