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Delta Conference Logo Delta - Everything Southern 7th Annual Conference
The 2012 Delta- Everything Southern conference will be held on Friday, June 8, 2012. Online Registration is now open! We have an outstanding line up of speakers, good food, and great entertainment. Following lunch, attendees will be able to participate in break-out sessions for close interaction with our speakers and expert guests. For more information, please contact Dr. Nick Gotten at (901)682-9955 or Inez Todd at (901)678-8219. Read the brochure. Visit the site.
book_stack Circulation Conference: Thinking Outside The Book
The 8th Annual Circulation Conference will be held Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in the University Center (Bluff Room). We will feature workshops that will benefit the overall professional and personal development of public service personnel. Please register now. For more information, please contact Stacey Smith at (901)678-8201, or Yolanda Hawkins at (901)678-2744. Review Conference Schedule.
 barbara_thomas_tsa_award_opt_2 Barbara R. Thomas, Library Assistant III in the Research and Instructional Services Department of the University Libraries, received the Tennessee Library Association Support Staff Award at the Association's 2012 Annual Conference in Knoxville, Tenn.  The Award recognizes the outstanding performance of a full-time support staff member from a library in the State of Tennessee.
Digital Repository Sanitation Workers' Strike, 1968 
The Sanitation Workers' Strike, 1968 joins the University Libraries Digital Repository displaying nearly 200 selected photos from the tumultuous winter and spring of 1968 in Memphis. The collection includes contemporary press photos of events and activities centering on the assasination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4th of that year. Published on 20 March 2012, this collection joins the National African American Photographic Archive (NAAPA) and the previously released collections of the Robert R. Church Family, as well as complete runs of the University of Memphis Desoto and Lambuth College Lantern yearbooks.
New Help Guides Available
Check out the Libraries’ new Help Guides. There you will find Subject Guides to help you with research in specific subjects by directing you to highly relevant resources available in the Libraries. You will also find guides for select courses and How-To Guides that will help you format citations, effectively search databases, use RefWorks, and more.
New Document Delivery Service for Faculty
Faculty now have the option to have needed library materials delivered to their department’s administrative offices. Deliverable materials are limited to circulating items from the McWherter Library and loans obtained through Interlibrary Loan. Deliveries will be made daily, Monday-Friday. To learn more about Document Delivery, please click here.
Database: Cyberbullying Searchable Information Center
The open access collection on Cyberbullying is subsidized by ebrary and now includes over 100 titles. The collection will help parents, educators, and others better understand, prevent, and take action against this growing concern. For taking the advantage of the features such as saving documents and annotations to your personal bookshelf and highlighting / annotating documents, please create an account for this site by clicking here.
Database: Value Line
Students and researchers in business, economics and finance will find a treasure trove of data on stocks, mutual funds, options and convertibles in Value Line. "Ratings & Reports," presents full-page, individual stock reports, while "Summary & Index" provides a key to locating the latest quarterly and supplementary reports. There’s even a feature section, “Selection & Opinion,” giving Value Line’s views on the economy and the stock market, along with model portfolios and economic and stock-market statistics.
Database: International Bibliography of Art
This database provides indexing for over 500 international journals, plus books, exhibit catalogues and conference proceedings in the fields of European, American and global art, plus decorative and applied arts, museum studies and conservation, archaeology and classical studies, antiques and architectural history, and related fields. IBA includes all the data formerly published in the Bibliography of the History of Art and Répertoire de la Litterature de l'Art.
Database:Counseling and Therapy in Video
Counseling sessions and demonstrations, consultations, lectures, presentations, and interviews – all now at your fingertips through the collection. Researchers and students in social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and counseling will want to take advantage of this rich resource to expand their repertoire of sources for teaching and study.
Database: Business Expert Press
If you’re looking for the latest word in business, including supply and operations management, international business, social media, finance, accounting, public relations, and marketing strategy, this collection of e-books has what you need. Internationally recognized experts have produced a series of concise, practical books just for college students; check out our offerings!
Early American Newspapers in Microcard Collection
McWherter Library owns a number of titles from the Early American Newspapers from the American Antiquarian Society. Open the PDF to view a full listing of titles and years of coverage.
Library User Services Survey Results
Last Spring semester the University Libraries surveyed users to gather information about our services, access and collections, and the library itself. We thank everyone who responded. Click here to view a summary report and a PowerPoint.
University Libraries Employment Opportunities
More information on current Libraries employment opportunities.
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