Library News
October 22, 2026
Open Journal Finder is a tool created by librarians to help researchers find the best open access journals in which to publish their research papers. There are plenty of reasons to publish “open access”: Can increase citation counts, views, and downloads of your article Improves retention of author rights Breaks down barriers to access Complies with public access and...
October 20, 2026
The heads of two UT Libraries departments have been selected to participate in the UT System’s 2027 Leadership Institute: Elyssa Gould, associate professor and head of Acquisitions and Continuing Resources; Samantha Ward, director of Public Services and Branch Libraries. Founded in 1981, the Leadership Institute has graduated more than 1,000 participants and built a strong netwo...
October 20, 2026
The University of Tennessee Libraries celebrates and honors UT Libraries staff and faculty for their many achievements. Maggie Albro earned the Systematic Review Services Specialization, Level II, from the Medical Library Association. Maggie Albro, Michelle Brannen, Connie Inman, and Louisa Trott have hand-made items...
October 9, 2026
People say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but imitation can also act as the sincerest form of historical accessibility. A new exhibit in Hodges Library displays several facsimiles, or replications, of medieval European manuscripts housed in the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives. Facsimile production strives to replicate ever...
October 6, 2026
November 1 is the deadline to submit textbook adoption requests and video digitization requests for Spring Semester classes. Vol Books, a division of UT Knoxville’s official campus store, runs a course materials program that saves students millions of dollars a year on textbooks. Total Access offers undergraduate students all required textbooks for a single f...
September 25, 2026
Construction is complete at the long-awaited Library Storage Annex, UT Libraries’ offsite depository for rare and unique collections. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on November 10. The Library Storage Annex is a long-term solution to a long-standing problem: modern, climate-controlled, high-density storage for the Libraries’ special collections, Univer...
September 21, 2026
UT Libraries and the Office of Innovative Technologies (OIT) are establishing a new, co-funded partnership to address the impact of new technologies. Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital scholarship, data governance, privacy, and other rapidly evolving technologies are reshaping research, teaching and learning, knowledge preservation, and access to information. ...
September 21, 2026
Country music icon and esteemed philanthropist Dolly Parton, who died in 2026 at age 80, was beloved in her home state of Tennessee. In the days following her death, tributes to the Queen of Country included a memorial procession in downtown Knoxville that featured a 15-foot-tall Dolly puppet. During halftime at the Vols’ season opener a...
September 17, 2026
Library users can now check out their own library books from Hodges Library — without standing in line at the Public Services desk. Users can checkout books at the Meescan kiosk or from their mobile devices. Self-checkout is available only at Hodges Library. Update your app now. Using the Kiosk Bring your books to the Meescan Kiosk, jus...
September 15, 2026
The University of Tennessee Libraries made more interlibrary loans than any other member of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL). With 18,160 items loaned, UT topped the list, followed by Arkansas at 17,775 and Duke at 17,626. Interlibrary lending is a service that allows individuals to borrow materials not held by their own universities or local public lib...
September 3, 2026
Looking for something fun to read? Learn “All About Libby” at the first of several Library Learning Days hosted by Pendergrass AgVet Library this semester. Zoom in 3:00–3:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, to learn all about the mobile app that allows UT library users to borrow ebooks and audiobooks. Read more about Pendergrass Library Learning Days.
September 2, 2026
Thura Mack, Assistant Dean and Head of Community Learning and Engagement at UT Libraries, has been selected as an Athletics Professor of Excellence. From today’s announcement by Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor John Zomchick and Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Danny White: “The Athletics Professor of Excellence awards started in the 2024-2025 academic ...
August 28, 2026
UT Libraries invites you to join us in celebrating the life and legacy of Dolly Parton. Drop by the Medbery Makerspace in 209 Hodges Library, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Thursday, September 3rd, for music and Dolly themed crafts. Color a bookmark or make a button pin with a quote by Dolly, decorate a wooden butterfly suncatcher, or just hang out and listen to some music. Crafts available ...
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...